But the problem is that QuickTime and iMovie only support limited number of video formats like MP4 and MOV. For example, some Mac users have videos they want to play on QuickTime or edit in iMovie. And it is common sense that different formats, due to their different developers, can only work with some particular devices and media players, which could be really bothersome sometimes.

It is quite common to encounter such kind of questions since nowadays there are a lot of video types which are saved in different formats like MKV, MP4, FLV, AVI, WMV and more. I do not mind spending a few bucks for a good program if necessary.

Is it possible to save them in MOV that will work with iMovie or QuickTime? If so, what would be best and what program would work best. I wanted to be able to edit them on iMovie and play them on QuickTime but I failed since the format of the videos are not supported. I can open them on some popular media players such as VLC player, Windows Media Player and so on but not on iMovie or QuickTime. I have some short video clips downloaded from websites. Q: ' I am a new Mac user with an iMac, OS 10.5.7.