MOV is a video playing format developed by Apple to support videos for its software. The reason an iPhone user needs to convert its videos to MOV format is because iPhone has a narrow range of formats it supports. If you wish to enjoy videos on your cell phone, you have to make sure it is compatible with your iOS. In addition MOV is a format supported generally by almost all video players across different devices and software. So in case you want to transmit your iPhone videos to your Mac or Windows PC, you will again need to convert iPhone video to MOV.

• Part 1. Best Tool to Convert iPhone Video to MOV
• Part 2. List of iPhone Supported Video Formats

Part 1. Best Tool to Convert iPhone Video to MOV

UniConverter is considered as a widely used converter of video into supported formats. Using this converter you can convert not only locally saved videos but online videos as well into formats you desire. The user interface is easy to use as its user friendly. In addition you can avail the benefit of lossless image quality. This software converts your files without losing the original resolutions and quality.

User Guide to Convert iPhone Video to MOV using UniConverter

Step 1. Import your iPhone video

Start video conversion by choosing the "Add Files" button. This "Add Files" button has an option to add a single file and even a folder. An alternative for this will be to drop the files by dragging them via cursor. The loaded files will be visible in the program window.

Step 2. Select output format as MOV

Now select the format you desire to convert your iPhone video into. A list of formats like MOV, MP4, FLV and VOB are available for conversion. The next step is to select the output device from the options. Choose the resolution you require, or it will be selected by default.

Step 3. Convert iPhone video to MOV

Next, choose a path for your video to be saved at according to your convenience. Lastly, click on the "Convert" to begin conversion.

Part 2. List of iPhone Supported Video Formats:

There is a great chance that you click on a video to play on iPhone but it does not open up or play. This is because iPhone does not support all kinds of video formats and to be able to view your favorite clips and videos you have to convert these files into formats supported by iPhone. There are numerous video formats out there but iPhone generally supports around 6 different video formats. Below is the list of acceptable video formats by iPhone.

• MPEG-4: This format compresses data for streaming online and for distributing in Compact Disk form.
• : This video format is an advanced form of MPEG-4.This is ideal for advanced video coding.
• MOV: This is the most common video format supported by iPhone. This format compresses videos with the help of proprietary Algorithms.
• M4V: An extension for MPEG-4 .This version is used for videos downloaded from ITunes store. In addition this format has copyright support as well.
• MP4: A standard video format used by many applications and software. It is common for videos, which are uploaded online.