Do you have a MOV video or movie file that will not open correctly? If so, our free-to-use MOV video repair tool may be able to help. Our tool analyses the content of your MOV file and is able to determine if the file content is valid. Our tool will let you know what is wrong with your MOV file and attempt to fix it.
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A maximum of 20 files can be uploaded at once.
Here are 3 simple steps to repair your MOV using our fast and free repair tool.
No. Our MOV repair tool will not adjust the resolution or quality of the repaired file.
Yes! Our MOV repair tool is 100% free to use.
No, you can repair as many files as you wish. We do not have any limits when using our MOV repair tool.
We aim to process MOV repairs as quickly as possible; this usually takes around 5 seconds; however, this may be longer depending on the file size and data needed to be repaired.
Once your MOV has been selected, it will undergo some initial checks to verify that the file has some basic information. If the initial checks pass, we then upload the file to our servers for more detailed analysis.
Yes, of course it is! Your MOV, once repaired, is deleted 15 minutes after upload, and any download link will expire after this time.
Yes! Our MOV repair tool will run on any system with a modern web browser.
| Extension | MOV |
| Full Name | QuickTime File Format |
| Type | Video |
| Mime Type | video/quicktime |
| Format | Binary |
A MOV file is a multimedia video file that Apple first created for their QuickTime media playback application. A MOV file can contain audio and video in a highly compressed format, using a number of different codecs for maximum flexibility.
Internally, a MOV file is arranged as a series of independent tracks. These tracks can contain audio and video; allowing these two different data types to be separated ensures playback is always in sync.
Although there are other popular formats, such as MP4, MOV files are still very much in demand due to their flexibility, and with the backing of Apple, this ensures there is widespread support for the format amongst video editing software.
MOV files are all binary format in nature, storing video frames in a compressed format dictated by a bit-rate setting. This bit-rate setting is often located within the file header bytes, a sequence of bytes unique to a particular file format. The header bytes not only identify the type of video file to be played but also compression and codec settings.
By analysing the MOV file header bytes, our tool is able to calculate the expected length of the video file and also perform other integrity checks to ensure the video file is what the header bytes claim it to be. Our MOV repair tool can check the header byte sequence relatively quickly and report any immediate issues right away.
As mentioned above, within the MOV file data are values that determine how aggressive the compression algorithm is when it comes to balancing file size with playback quality. Our tool will not alter any bit rate or other quality settings; these will be preserved during any repair performed on the uploaded file.
Our tools support most common codecs, allowing our tool to parse the MOV file content when looking for issues with the playback of the file.
