QuickTime

File Format
Name	QuickTime
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Video QuickTime
Extension(s)	.mov
MIME Type(s)	video/quicktime
PRONOM	x-fmt/384

Quicktime is a container format developed by Apple Computer, Inc. It is usually used to wrap video content, but can also be used to wrap sound and still image data.

The Quicktime format was used as the basis for the international standard MPEG-4 format.

Specifications

• Quicktime File Format Specification (classic, 2001)
• Quicktime File Format Specification (current, as of 2012)

References

• Quicktime : Wikipedia