QuickTime Movie
Extensions: .mov
Owner: Apple Computer
Support
BSD-licensed:
Export:
Officially Supported Versions:
Reader: QTReader (Source Code, Supported Metadata Fields)
Writer: QTWriter (Source Code)
Freely Available Software:
We currently have:
several QuickTime datasets
the ability to produce more datasets
We would like to have:
more QuickTime datasets, including:
files compressed with a common, unsupported codec
files with audio tracks and/or multiple video tracks
Ratings
Pixels:
Metadata:
Openness:
Presence:
Utility:
Additional Information
Bio-Formats can save image stacks as QuickTime movies. The following table shows supported codecs:
Codec |
Description |
Native |
---|---|---|
raw |
Full Frames (Uncompressed) |
read & write |
iraw |
Intel YUV Uncompressed |
read only |
rle |
Animation (run length encoded RGB) |
read only |
jpeg |
Still Image JPEG DIB |
read only |
rpza |
Apple Video 16 bit “road pizza” |
read only (partial) |
mjpb |
Motion JPEG codec |
read only |
See also