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Q: Sending Quicktime files to non-mac users?

I love QT fro taking quick screencasts so i can ask questions by email or teach others when they have a question. But most others have Windows so I don't think my .mov is visible. I always convert using Mpeg Streamclip but this takes quite a while.

 

Is there a way to more quickly record, save, export or convert within Quicktime or iTunes? (I found a post about opening in iTunes and that it converts, but I don't understand the steps.)

 

Would the export settings within Quicktime (To itunes, for iPod, iPad, etc) be useful here?

 

TAHNKS!!!

iMovie '11, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), Mpeg Stream Clip Version 1.9.2 (1.9

Posted on Aug 7, 2016 12:38 PM

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  • by think.different,

    think.different think.different Aug 7, 2016 1:11 PM in response to ScraPerfect
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    Aug 7, 2016 1:11 PM in response to ScraPerfect

    That export setting would spit out a .m4v file, which is an iTunes video file, there are video players on windows that can play these.

  • by Jon Walker,Helpful

    Jon Walker Jon Walker Aug 7, 2016 2:44 PM in response to ScraPerfect
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    Aug 7, 2016 2:44 PM in response to ScraPerfect

    I love QT fro taking quick screencasts so i can ask questions by email or teach others when they have a question. But most others have Windows so I don't think my .mov is visible. I always convert using Mpeg Streamclip but this takes quite a while.

    The only advantage for using a third-party conversion app to turn MOV files into MP4 files would be those instances where you wish to control the MP4 video profile and or level settings or when you wish to change the video resolution or file size. Since H.264/AAC compressed data is the same whether stored in an MOV, MP4 or M4V file container, a faster solution would be to use the "Save As..." File menu option in MPEG Streamclip to "copy" the H.264/AAC data from your MOV and/or M4V file containers to an MP4 file container. (I.e., MPEG Streamclip allows you to target either MOV or MP4 target file containers.) Since this process of "copying" H.264/AAC tracks does not recompress the data, the process is much faster than "converting" your source files.) And if your source MOV or M4V files don't contain any extraneous data tracks, the simply changed the MOV or M4V filename extension to ".mp4" is even faster and normally plays properly in most media players.

     

    Is there a way to more quickly record, save, export or convert within Quicktime or iTunes? (I found a post about opening in iTunes and that it converts, but I don't understand the steps.)

    QT X is restricted to H.264/AAC and Apple ProRes/LPCM compression formats. QT 7 Pro with appropriate codecs can convert to a wider range of compression formats but is being phased out by Apple. iTunes does not support direct recoding of content but can convert to AAIF, MP3, AAC, WAV, and Apple Lossless audio formats and can downsample videos to lower resolution if desired. Without knowing your specific "record, save, and convert" requirements, it is difficult to make specific recommendations here.

     

    Would the export settings within Quicktime (To itunes, for iPod, iPad, etc) be useful here?

    QT X, QT 7 Pro, or the Finder "Encode" convert option? QT 7 Pro offers the most compression formats, target settings, and file formats. The Finder "Encode" option offers H/264/AAC and Apple ProRes/LPCM compression formats with "Greater compatibility" or "Higher quality" for H.264/AAC compression but only to MOV or M4V file containers. QT X export is the most settings context adaptively controlled by QT X based on the target resolution/device setting.

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