What is the difference between .mov and .fits?
- Extension
- .mov
- .fits
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Apple
- IAU FITS Working Group
- Description
- A MOV file is a common multimedia container file format developed by Apple and compatible with both Macintosh and Windows platforms. It may contain multiple tracks that store different types of media data and is often used for saving movies and other video files. MOV files commonly use the MPEG-4 codec for compression.
- The Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) file format is a digital file format used primarily in astronomy for storing, transmitting, and analyzing scientific images and data. Developed in the late 1970s, FITS was designed to provide a standard for the interchange of astronomical data, facilitating the sharing and analysis of data among astronomers and researchers worldwide.
- MIME Type
- video/quicktime
- image/fits
- Sample
- sample.mov
- sample.fits
- Wikipedia
- .mov on Wikipedia
- .fits on Wikipedia