iOS - ?

Although I've been using a Mac since 2007, minus a year when I didn't have a working one, I'm still not up on the lingo. I work off a right brain, not a left one but still need my Mac for every day stuff. So, what does iOS mean? and what does it have to do with converting a movie from a MOV status to say an AVI one?

notNewbie said:

So, what does iOS mean?

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"iOS" = Operating System for an "iDevice" (iPhone, iPod, iPad, etc.).

And this is what Wikipedia says via an internet search:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS

- Nick

notNewbie said:

So, what does iOS mean? and what does it have to do with converting a movie from a MOV status to say an AVI one?

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Nothing really (or directly). Converting a movie from one format to another is something usually done with an app.

- Nick

…still need my Mac for every day stuff. So, what does iOS mean?

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I don't know what Mac or OS X version you're using, but most recent one's allow you to right-click (Control-click) on a word(s) and select the "Lookup…" option that the builtin Dictionary will normally supply.

For other stuff, a google search will be your friend and it often helps to precede the work or phrase with "What is xxx" and enter what you want in place of the xxxs.

And for converting stuff etc., the OS (Operating System) may depend on whether the app (Application) used is supported or even contains the feature you want and even later "new & improved" apps may have even had some "features" that used to work removed.

I hope this helps a bit.





- Patrick
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iOS is the operating system that runs on iPhones, iPads and iPods (hence the "i" in iOS). OS X is the operating system that runs on a Mac desktop or notebook, though it will now be known as macOS for clarity.

iOS = iDevices
macOS = Macs

Neither one has much to do with converting video. For that, you'd need to process it through conversion software of some kind. What is it are you trying to do?

MOV and AVI are nothing to do with any "status" of a movie. They are file extensions. They are automatically generated by the software that was used to create them, and exist to instruct your computer which software to use to play them.

Quicktime is generally the software used to play .MOV files. They are the native files created by the iPhone and iPad.

I suggest using VLC for playing movies. So long as you keep it more or less up to date, it will play just about any movie, without you having to bother looking for codecs. (Codecs are software patches which allow a program to play files which are not native to it.) You also won't have to worry about converting files from one type to another.

You can download VLC free from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

There is a version available from the Apple App Store for mobile devices, but I can't vouch for it since I've never used the current version.

Well I think that covers the definitions part but I still don't know what it is you are trying to do. If for example you have a .mov file and you want to convert it to AVI you will need a third party application.


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This Google link brings up a host of options for converting MOV to AVI https://www.google.co.uk/search?cli...&oe=UTF-8&gfe_rd=cr&ei=NhHhV4HfOI6GgAa0q52IDA

In Post #6, Kevin pointed out the Quicktime and VLC can be used to view such formatted videos. He gave the details in his post.

Ian

So can we assume you want to convert this format to AVI? Or do you just want a way to view these files?

Rod Sprague said:

So can we assume you want to convert this format to AVI? Or do you just want a way to view these files?

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A good question and an answer would help if the OP is still abound and about.




- Patrick
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