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QuickTime Movie
Filename extension
.mov, .movie, .qt
Internet media type
video/quicktime[1][2]
Type code
MooV
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)
com.apple.quicktime-movie
Developed by
Apple Inc.
Initial release
Proprietary: December 2, 1991; 32 years ago (1991-12-02) Public: March 1, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-03-01)[3]
Latest release
September 13, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-09-13)[4]
Type of format
Container format
Container for
Audio, video, text
Extended to
MPEG-4 Part 12
Open format?
Yes
Free format?
No[5]
QuickTime File Format (QTFF) is a computer file format used natively by the QuickTime framework.[6][7][8]
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^"QuickTime File Format" (PDF). Apple Developer. Apple. March 1, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
^"QuickTime File Format Specification - Document Revision History". Apple Developer. September 13, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
^QuickTime File Format (Full draft). Sustainability of Digital Formats. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. February 14, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
^Apple Inc. "QuickTime File Format Specification: Introduction to QuickTime File Format Specification". Retrieved October 9, 2018.
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