MOV, the QuickTime multimedia file format, only can be played on some special media players, like Apple QuickTime, VLC, etc. Compared with some other popular media formats, like AVI, and WMV, it has many limitations when people try to play the files in Windows Media Player or import the files to Windows Movie Maker for editing.
Because Windows Media Player does not support MOV format, we need a video converter to convert MOV files to Windows Media Player formats, like WMV, AVI, MPEG, etc. here we have two different video conversion programs for Windows and Mac users. Aimersoft Video Converter Ultimate, compatible with Windows operating system (Windows 8 included), supports convert all popular video/audio format from one to the other. It's built-in editor can also fulfil your needs to create personalized video visual effects. To convert MOV video, Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac is available for your choice.
How to Import and Play MOV Files in Windows Media Player
1 Load MOV files from hard drive or portable devices
After install and run Video Converter, click Add Files to load MOV files from your computer or portable devices. You also can drag the files to this program directly.
2 Set output format for Windows Media Player
Click "Output Format" drop-down list to select AVI, WMV or MPEG format for Windows Media Player. Then click "Output Folder" drop-down list to set destination folder for output files.
3Edit MOV video files (optional)
Click Edit to customize your videos by trimming, cropping, adding watermarks, applying special effects, inserting subtitles and more to get the overall effect you want.
4Convert MOV files for Windows Media Player.
Once you've finished all the settings, click on "Convert" button to convert video. After conversion, you can click the Find Target button to open the output folder and find the converted files.
5Import and play your video files in Windows Media Player
After converted the MOV videos, you can easily play these videos in Windows Media Player.
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