I used iMovie to capture a bunch of DV tapes a few years ago and have a lot of clips with the .mov extension. Get Info says the are DV Movies but nothing will play them including iMovie. I just bought FCP and it doesn’t recognize the files either. What am I to do? I want to be able to play them again.
Mac mini, macOS 15.5
How large is the .mov? Does it by chance have "dvau, DV AUDIO" when it is just a reference.mov the old iMovie v1-6 makes for the project or for the iDVD while the actual media files are elsewhere.
MPEG Streamclip (up to Mojave) allows to export such iMovie-edited reference.mov project if the media files are still there. Or just use the media files.
Convert Legacy DV (.mov) File to MP4 or O… - Apple Community
How large is the .mov? Does it by chance have "dvau, DV AUDIO" when it is just a reference.mov the old iMovie v1-6 makes for the project or for the iDVD while the actual media files are elsewhere.
MPEG Streamclip (up to Mojave) allows to export such iMovie-edited reference.mov project if the media files are still there. Or just use the media files.
Convert Legacy DV (.mov) File to MP4 or O… - Apple Community
Open one of these files in VLC. I’d expect VLC to be able to play almost anything. Then still in VLC, with the file open, press Command-I to see the details. Post a screenshot.
iMovie will not open or play iMovie files from a few years ago.
