Talk:QuickTime File Format

Filename extensions

This doesn't say anything about the filename extension .MOV Why is that? AboundingHinata (talk) 20:00, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It does. The infobox says "Filename extension: .mov, .qt".—J. M. (talk) 01:05, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't explain anything about it. What does? AboundingHinata (talk) 14:17, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What exactly should it explain? It says the filename extensions associated with this format are .mov and .qt. I don't think there's anything else to add.—J. M. (talk) 03:51, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have a camera that records to .MOV, and I was interested on what .MOV is. So I went to here, and nonetheless it got redirected to here. OK? AboundingHinata (talk) 15:07, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

.mov is a filename extension. It is written in the infobox. The infobox says it is a filename extension, and it also links to the filename extension article that explains what a filename extension is. So everything is explained there.

Generally, Wikipedia does not have articles about filename extensions, because a filename extension is nothing more than a couple of characters, an optional part of a file name. An article called ".mov" could only say: ".mov is a series of characters 'm', 'o' and 'v' following a dot. It is a filename extension typically associated with the QuickTime File Format." Articles like this would be absurd. That's why we have articles about formats, not about filename extensions. For example, .mkv is a redirect to Matroska, because .mkv is just a filename extension associated with the Matroska format, .cdr is a redirect to CorelDRAW, because .cdr is just a filename extension used by the CorelDRAW program, and so on.—J. M. (talk) 15:49, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, Thank you I understand.AboundingHinata (talk) 18:09, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

mov vs. qt - samples please!

Is there any difference between .mov and .qt files? Are they totally interchangeable/identical? The article should be very clear about this!

Please add sample files with these two file formats, and/or links to demonstration sample files. -96.233.20.116 (talk) 17:21, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

MOOV is not MooV

There is a new term that needs its own WP page: MOOV is in the news: Headline: MOOV to Next Generation Fitness Coaching Wearable.

http://guardianlv.com/2014/02/moov-to-next-generation-fitness-coaching-wearable/

"MOOV is a sleek watch-like device with a 1.5 inch disc which can be strapped around the wrist, arm, ankle, or even a bicycle." — FYI, Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 09:11, 28 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The reason I mention this is because MOOV redirects here; rather, it should be disombobulated instead. This relatively new term (MOOV) needs its own WP page. — Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 09:13, 28 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

BTW/FYI: At this time, as far as I can ascertain, 'MOOV' does not stand for anything, unless you make it up, such as 'MOtivational On (you) Visionary' .!. :-) MOOV is not an acronym, at this time, to anyone but the inventor. — Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 10:01, 28 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]