Answers.Body: <p>You didn't mention whether you're using a Mac or Windows, but...</p>
  
  <p>You could use a tool like <a href="http://www.squared5.com" rel="nofollow">MPEG Streamclip</a> to change the format of the video, or strip off the audio.  Works on both Mac or Windows.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I use a Linux-based OS, but this question applies to Windows users, thanks!
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Body: <p>My camera records videos in <code>.mov</code> format, what can I use to edit out the audio and lower it's size in a Windows environment?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Note that `.mov` is just a container. What you're really looking to do is change the compression. A QuickTime video file (`.mov`) can have any number of different codecs used to compress it.
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Tags: <transcoding>
Title: Compress or convert .mov to lighter format
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ThreadText: # Compress or convert .mov to lighter format
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2011-11-09)
  
  My camera records videos in `.mov` format, what can I use to edit out the audio and lower it's size in a Windows environment?
  
  **Tags:** transcoding
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Note that `.mov` is just a container. What you're really looking to do is change the compression. A QuickTime video file (`.mov`) can have any number of different codecs used to compress it.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2011-11-09. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
  
  You didn't mention whether you're using a Mac or Windows, but...
  
  You could use a tool like [MPEG Streamclip](http://www.squared5.com) to change the format of the video, or strip off the audio. Works on both Mac or Windows.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: I use a Linux-based OS, but this question applies to Windows users, thanks!  
  
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