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The GroupDocs.Metadata API supports extracting QuickTime atoms from a MOV video. The atom is the basic data unit in any QuickTime file. Please find more information on QuickTime atoms in the official specification: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/QuickTime/QTFF/QTFFPreface/qtffPreface.html

The following are the steps to extract QuickTime atoms from a MOV video.

1. Load a MOV video
2. Get the root metadata package
3. Extract  the native metadata package using the MovRootPackage.getMovPackage method
4. Read the QuickTime atoms

advanced_usage.managing_metadata_for_specific_formats.video.mov.MovReadQuickTimeAtoms

try (Metadata metadata = new Metadata(Constants.InputMov)) {
	MovRootPackage root = metadata.getRootPackageGeneric();

	for (MovAtom atom : root.getMovPackage().getAtoms()) {
		System.out.println(atom.getType());
		System.out.println(atom.getOffset());
		System.out.println(atom.getSize());

		// ...
	}
}

GroupDocs.Metadata for Java allows managing XMP metadata in MOV files. For more details please refer to the following guide: Working with XMP Metadata.

You may easily run the code above and see the feature in action in our GitHub examples:

• GroupDocs.Metadata for .NET examples

• GroupDocs.Metadata for Java examples

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