MOV File Player

MOV is a file extension used by the QuickTime media player. QuickTime is a multimedia framework, developed by Apple Computer Inc., which also provides essential support for software packages including iTunes. QuickTime is distributed free of charge and is available on Linux, Mac OS, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows operating systems. MOV files are common on the Web, but in order to play these files you may need to install an extra software component (allowing your particular media player to view MOV files), or convert the MOV file into another file format.

The MOV file format is a multimedia container format that can store one or more tracks of data such as video, audio, text, and effects. Each track can either contain a digitally encoded media stream, playable using the appropriate codec, or a data reference to a media stream located in another file. In practice this means that it can be easily edited since there is no need to rewrite all media data after editing. Tracks are maintained in a hierarchical data structure consisting of objects called atoms. An atom can be a parent to other atoms or it can contain media or edit data, but it can't contain both. There are some cool websites in file extension PDF format which have some really good information pertaining to MOV files.

The official multimedia player which can play MOV files is the QuickTime player as stated above, however there is an alternative which can support the openly-documented MOV files. QuickTime Alternative is an all-in-one freeware package made for the Windows operating system that enables more players to play MOV files. Normally, the latest version of QuickTime would have to be installed to play MOV files, however QuickTime Alternative takes several codecs from QuickTime 7 (though it is not a licensed Apple product). It also includes web browser plugins for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Netscape, and comes packed with Media Player Classic also known as MPC star.

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