What is the difference between .mov and .wmv?
- Extension
- .mov
- .wmv
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Video
- Developer
- Apple
- Microsoft
- 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.
- A WMV file is a video file based on the Microsoft Advanced Systems Format (ASF) container format and compressed with Windows Media compression. It contains video encoded with one of Microsoft's Windows Media Video (WMV) proprietary codecs and is similar to an .ASF file.
- MIME Type
- video/quicktime
- video/x-ms-wmv
- Sample
- sample.mov
- sample.wmv
- Wikipedia
- .mov on Wikipedia
- .wmv on Wikipedia