MOV files are some of the most common video files on the internet and people have an irritating habit of giving you MOV files that you can’t use on your windows machine (even with QuickTime installed) because of the difference in encoding types. Luckily, through a ridiculous process of trial and error, I have figured out a way to get those MOV files from your mac to your PC in a usable format.

Unfortunately you are going to need some tools to pull this off:

• QuickTime Pro (this is essential if you don’t have a Mac – but if you don’t have a Mac it might not work)
• iMovie (if you don’t have QuickTime on your Mac)
• A Mac (if your QuickTime on Windows can’t view the video)

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