I transfered a project from my macbook to my windows desktop, it was made on iMovies and it is an .mov file. I have quicktime on windows with divx update, but still just sound and no visual. what upgrade if at all possible do i need?
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I transfered a project from my macbook to my windows desktop, it was made on iMovies and it is an .mov file. I have quicktime on windows with divx update, but still just sound and no visual. what upgrade if at all possible do i need?
Chances are high that you cannot do anythin with the file on a Windows machine.
The MOV file extension refers to the container—not the compression formats contained within. This is the generic QT file container and may contain any compression formats which aew compatible with your MacBook platform. However, since you mention iMovie, let me give you just one possible scinario. Lets's say you have an HDV or AVCHD camcorder and import the video content to a recent version of iMovie. During the import process, the video is converted to QT edit compatible compression formats and place in an MOV file container. In this case, the video is transcoded to AIC (the Apple Intermediate Codec) and the audio is converted to AIFF (Linear PCM) for editing. Now, if you copy the MOV file to a Windows machine and try to play it in the QT player, only the audio can be hear because the video codec is only available for Mac platforms.
In such a case as the example above, users would normally convert the AIC/AIFF MOV file to Windows compatible files before moving them to the Windows platform. The codecs you use for this conversion would depend on what you plan to do with the files on the Windows computer. H.264/AAC in MOV, MP4, or M4V file contains should play fine in any QT player on any platform. Or, if you prefer, you could convert the files to other popular formats like those used in DivX, WMV or other file containers if that is your preference.
In any case, to see what your problem actually is, the normal procedure is to open the file(s) in a QT player on your MacBook (since we know the file opens and plays there) and check the "Inspector" window to see what video codec is actually needed for playback in the QT player under Windows. E.g., another potential problem codec would be MPEG-2 since iMovie converts the long GOP content to all I-frame MPEG-2 video but the Windows version of QT does not come with its own MPEG-2 codec and you would have to install a QT player compatible version to view such files in the QT player. Also, if you have FCP installed on the MacBook and import or export QT (MOV) files using any of the FCP installed "Pro" codecs, then they could also be a source of problems.
I transfered a project from my macbook to my windows desktop, it was made on iMovies and it is an .mov file. I have quicktime on windows with divx update, but still just sound and no visual. what upgrade if at all possible do i need?
Chances are high that you cannot do anythin with the file on a Windows machine.
The MOV file extension refers to the container—not the compression formats contained within. This is the generic QT file container and may contain any compression formats which aew compatible with your MacBook platform. However, since you mention iMovie, let me give you just one possible scinario. Lets's say you have an HDV or AVCHD camcorder and import the video content to a recent version of iMovie. During the import process, the video is converted to QT edit compatible compression formats and place in an MOV file container. In this case, the video is transcoded to AIC (the Apple Intermediate Codec) and the audio is converted to AIFF (Linear PCM) for editing. Now, if you copy the MOV file to a Windows machine and try to play it in the QT player, only the audio can be hear because the video codec is only available for Mac platforms.
In such a case as the example above, users would normally convert the AIC/AIFF MOV file to Windows compatible files before moving them to the Windows platform. The codecs you use for this conversion would depend on what you plan to do with the files on the Windows computer. H.264/AAC in MOV, MP4, or M4V file contains should play fine in any QT player on any platform. Or, if you prefer, you could convert the files to other popular formats like those used in DivX, WMV or other file containers if that is your preference.
In any case, to see what your problem actually is, the normal procedure is to open the file(s) in a QT player on your MacBook (since we know the file opens and plays there) and check the "Inspector" window to see what video codec is actually needed for playback in the QT player under Windows. E.g., another potential problem codec would be MPEG-2 since iMovie converts the long GOP content to all I-frame MPEG-2 video but the Windows version of QT does not come with its own MPEG-2 codec and you would have to install a QT player compatible version to view such files in the QT player. Also, if you have FCP installed on the MacBook and import or export QT (MOV) files using any of the FCP installed "Pro" codecs, then they could also be a source of problems.
Thanks ever so much, I only understand Macs in very simple manner so I copied all imported data from camcorder onto the project and once finished I exported as mp4, then transfer to windows and it played visual and audio on QT windows. Great, well pleased thanks Apple guru!
I can't play an iMovie on windows?
