moov atom
Definition
The master index atom in an MP4 or MOV file. Contains all track sample tables, timing information, creation and modification timestamps, and vendor-specific metadata boxes. Parsing the moov atom directly gives the examiner access to the full file structure independent of any media player.
Related terms
- EXIF
- Exchangeable Image File Format: a binary metadata standard defined in the IFF/TIFF structure embedded in JPEG APP1 segment and TIFF file headers....
- IPTC-IIM
- International Press Telecommunications Council Information Interchange Model: a legacy binary metadata standard embedded in JPEG APP13. Carries caption, credit, copyright, and editorial...
- Makernote
- EXIF tag 0x927C: a manufacturer-defined metadata block whose internal structure is proprietary. Each camera brand and model family stores different fields. Makernotes...
- RIFF chunk
- Resource Interchange File Format: the container structure used by WAV and AVI files. A hierarchy of typed chunks, each with a four-character...
- XMP
- Extensible Metadata Platform: Adobe's XML-based metadata container embedded as a text packet in image files. Can carry all standard EXIF and IPTC...
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- Metadata, EXIF, and File-Structure ForensicsThe master index atom in an MP4 or MOV file. Contains all track sample tables, timing information, creation and modification timestamps, and vendor-specific me...