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Hi, I already have Catalina upgrade and my .MOV video files will not open in QuickTime or iMovie. How can I convert these files and what is the appropriate file format I should covert to?
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In the Photos app library that that you have designated as the system photo library, you can go to Photos/Preferences/iCloud and enable iCloud Photos. That should back up your system Photos library. However, it isn't really a total backup but rather a syncing feature.
I suggest that you post your question in the Photos for Mac forum, as the contributors there are very expert in the use of the Photos app. I do not use iCloud Photos so not completely familiar with the subtleties of it. Here's the link:
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/photos_osx
-- Rich
Try converting your .mov clips to H.264, Mp4/AAC with the free download, Handbrake. Handbrake will do it by default. Do that even if the codec already is indicated to be Mp4/AAC. Re-rendering often cures the issue.
You can get Handbrake here:
A simple way to do it is to open Handbrake and do a File/Open Source. Navigate to your video and choose it as the source from the resulting screen. Then do File/Start Encoding. Wait a couple of minutes for the conversion to complete. Then save and import the converted clip into iMovie.
-- Rich
Thanks this worked!
Here's a screen shot of the Photos app preferences box re iCloud:
-- Rich
Great. Have fun. 😊
-- Rich
Hi! Me again. Is there a way to only back up your photo/video gallery and voice clips to iCloud without needing to upload all the apps and other stuff too?
.MOV videos will not open on QuickTime or iMovie
