.mov files not working

[EthanSinger]

I have a very low-end Rebel T3 camera from Canon and am trying to import it into Hitfilm4 on a PC but it is saying that I need to install QuickTime and I did but i don't know what to do and it is still not working.

 

[Solandri]

.mov is a container. Your PC said to install Quicktime because it originated with quicktime, but if you don't have the codecs for the video/audio inside the container, it won't work.

Go to one of these sites (only one) and install the codec pack. do not install both.

https/www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm
http/www.cccp-project.net/

You can also use VLC as your media player. It includes its own codecs built-in so you don't need to install one. Every other media player out there uses Windows to decode the video for it, so relies on codec packs like above.

http/www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html

 

[dexxterlab97]

Get a VLC player or MPC-HC (this one is better because it is lightweight)

Or get QuickTime

 

[kenrivers]

Did you reboot the computer after installing QuickTime? Have you tried opening the .mov file with QuickTime to make sure it plays?