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Are *.mov and *.m4v files from older iPhones today (2022) to be considered legacy?

I would just leave the files as they are. Any modern video player can easily play all of these formats just fine. Your hunch is correct though, .mov and .m4v were developed by apple, but today there ...
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TV app in Catalina does not search in local library

Use the Show Filter Field option to search your library: Click Library at the top of the window Click View in the menubar and select Show Filter Field Use the filter field to search your library
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Movie from iTunes: We've determined that your purchase does not meet the conditions for a refund

I had this issue once before and if I recall correctly, I was able to use the support chat on apple.com to resolve the issue. Give it a try.
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In iTunes, when you purchase a movie in HD/4K, is the SD copy included?

According to Apple's site about downloading or streaming movies: After you buy a movie or TV show from the iTunes Store, you can stream it on the device that you bought it on or on any of your other ...
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Do movie bundles get prorated for the movies already owned?

Movie bundles are not prorated for movies you have already bought. I took the plunge and purchased the bundle containing a previously bought movie. You get the dialog below, after payment confirmation,...
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Is there a way to get a screenshot / snapshot of a movie purchased on iTunes?

You can't take a screenshot of a protected video with the stock Mac tools. Apple has built-in protection to prevent this from happening (if the video is not protected, then it's ok to take a ...
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Any way to have custom movie artwork for movies purchased on iTunes spread to iPhone and iPad via iCloud?

iTunes movies I have tested this with purchased movies from the iTunes Store. It is not possible to change the artwork for purchased movies across devices using iCloud. The same is true for The ...
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Is there a way to get a screenshot / snapshot of a movie purchased on iTunes?

SnapNDrag Free does not take photos of DRM protected content and VLC does not play DRM protected content. I can't speak on the $10 SnapNDrag. Right now, there are several programs that are ...
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Does an Apple TV stream 4K movies if the Internet connection is somewhat less than the recommended 25Mbps?

Yes, you can stream 4k movies on the Apple TV 4k with a somewhat less than the recommended 25 Mbps internet connection. In practice the available bandwidth for streaming the movie should not drop 15 ...
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Are *.mov and *.m4v files from older iPhones today (2022) to be considered legacy?

From Wikipedia: The International Organization for Standardization approved the QuickTime file format as the basis of the MPEG-4 file format. Because both the QuickTime and MP4 container formats can ...
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How do I trim first and last few seconds of a mp4 using AppleScript?

tell application "QuickTime Player" set d to duration of document 1 trim document 1 from 1 to (round d - 2) end tell Changes from above are highlighted bold. If the file you want isn't open ...
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How to make Mojave's quick actions for movies show up in finder?

Make sure your desired quick actions are enabled in System Preferences → Extensions → Finder.
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Is there a way to go back a few seconds in a movie on iTunes on a Mac?

Use Cmd+Option+Left Arrow to skip backwards five seconds. Use Cmd+Option+Right Arrow to skip forward five seconds. Hold the keys down and you'll keep skipping backwards or forwards with momentary ...
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Complete a movie download on different Wi-Fi

Yes, if you switch to another network, the download resumes from where it was interrupted (the download will pause as long as you not connected to a wifi, in your case).
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How to avoid qtvr files being transformed to movies

You need to install QuickTime Player 7 for Mac OS X v10.6.3 or later from this link: https://support.apple.com/kb/dl923 I can confirm that I can still interact with my QTVR files, both panoramas and ...
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How to avoid qtvr files being transformed to movies

QuickTime VR hasn't been used for at least 10 or 11 years so it's going to be really difficult to find a current player for this file format. There's likely no path to remedy this. Even on Apple's ...
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How do I find all files categorized movies on my disk?

An alternative to the command line is Spotlight UI itself: a Spotlight search in Finder (cmd+F) should come up with the same results, as "About This Mac > Storage" did. In the search criteria set "...
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How do I find all files categorized movies on my disk?

In a Terminal, use the following command: mdfind "kMDItemKind == '*movie'" This will output the fully qualified pathnames of files in which the metadata stores used by Spotlight classify it as some ...
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