# .mov is not working

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/mov-is-not-working/283543
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** insert-video
**Created:** [October 26, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mov-is-not-working/283543 "2023-10-26T14:36:45Z")
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### Author: ![Arkshine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/arkshine/32/298682_2.png) [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mov-is-not-working/283543/13 "2023-10-26T15:59:56Z")

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I guess If you don’t have the codec that the .mov file has been encoded with, this will not work. Especially if encoded with old codecs. On iOS, It seems only [MPEG-4/h264 is supported](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/AudioVideo/Conceptual/Using_HTML5_Audio_Video/Device-SpecificConsiderations/Device-SpecificConsiderations.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40009523-CH5-SW9) in `<video>`. I am not an expert; I could be wrong, though.

I’m not sure what would be the best way to fix that.  
For Chrome/Edge and similar, you should use `video/mp4` for sure.

Honestly, it would be easier (universally compatible, at least) to convert MOV to MP4. 🤔

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