What is the difference between .mov and .xvid?
- Extension
- .mov
- .xvid
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Video
- Developer
- Apple
- Xvid
- 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.
- Video clip or movie encoded using Xvid, an open-source video codec published under the GNU GPL license; compresses video data using MPEG-4 technology; allows for faster data transmission and more efficient storage of video files.
- MIME Type
- video/quicktime
- video/x-msvideo
- Sample
- sample.mov
- Wikipedia
- .mov on Wikipedia
- .xvid on Wikipedia