No dont just change the file extension, it will cause problems. movs are not the same as mp4/m4v files.
I have a mp4 file here that works on the ipod and on quicktime etc. If I rename it to .mov then it no longer opens at all in quicktime. Use quicktime pro if you want to create real, valid mov files from mp4 files. However I beleive the method Richard suggested isnt quite right, as that will involve the video being recompressed, wheras ideally you want to convert the container from mp4 to mov, without actually needing to re-encode the video and audio again. If you created the mp4 using quicktime, you can load it into quicktime and then select save as self-contained movie, and you will end up with a mov version in seconds, as no reencoding is required. If you created the mp4 using a different encoder, this may not work. In this instance you will have to re-encode the video again when converting to a mov, using the method that Richard mentioned. Converting the other way round, from a mpeg4 .mov to a .mp4, is easy and fast using quicktime pro. Open the mov and select 'export movie to mpeg4, but select 'pass-through' as the video and audio type. This will make a mp4 file from a mov without recompressing, and so is very fast. Cheers Steve of Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Verdi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You can also change the extension from .mp4 to .mov > -Verdi > > On Dec 4, 2005, at 4:09 PM, Richard wrote: > > > Open it in Quicktime Pro and export as "Movie to Quicktime Movie" > > > > Richard > > > > > > On 12/4/05 4:33 PM,"Nerissa \(TheVideoQueen\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > >>> what do i have to do to make a mp4 into a .mov?? > >>> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -------------------- > > ~--> > > Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the > > Sweet Life. > > http://us.click.yahoo.com/KIlPFB/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ~-> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/I258zB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
