MOV vs MP4.The comparsion between MOV or MP4 format

Comparison between MOV and MP4

File Extension	MOV	MP4
File Type	Apple QuickTime Movie	MPEG-4 Video File
Description	Compatible with both Mac and Windows platforms; contains multiple tracks that store various types of media data; commonly uses the MPEG-4 codec for compression	Uses MPEG-4 compression, commonly used for sharing videos on the internet; use separate compression for audio and video tracks; supported by most programs and devices
Developed by	Apple	International Standard
Pros	providing better quality files, ability to enhance sound, picture quality and picture resolution	compatibility with multiple media players; providing better compression sizes; being supported by most operating systems
Cons	As MOV was designed specifically for Quick Time environment, it can suffer problems outside of that environment.	A slight loss in file quality; require you to wait for pre-buffering before viewing content, increasing the amount of time it takes to view the video as a whole
Help You Choose	For an Apple Mac user, MOV is a perfectly safe choice; you might run into problems with MOV format outside of Quick Time	MP4 has more support, run smoothly on most operating systems; commonly used for sharing video files on the Interne;
Programs that open MOV/MP4 files	QuickTime for Windows QuickTime for Mac iOrgSoft Video Converter VideoLAN VLC media player	Windows Media Player QuickTime Player VideoLAN VLC media player