HEIC to MOV Converter

Convert HEIC to MOV Online

This tool wraps a still HEIC photo into a MOV video clip — the image is held on screen for a set duration (5 seconds by default) and encoded as a QuickTime video. It does not add motion or animation; the result is a static photo shown as video, which is exactly what you need to drop an iPhone HEIC still onto a Final Cut Pro or Premiere timeline, or to build a photo slideshow. Note this is different from extracting the MOV motion clip out of a Live Photo — here the picture is the only source.

How to Convert HEIC to MOV

1. Upload Your HEIC File: Drag and drop your photos onto the page, or click "+ Add Files" to browse. Upload several at once if you plan to merge them into one clip.
2. Set Duration and Merge Strategy: Choose how many seconds each photo stays on screen (5 seconds per frame by default), and whether to "Merge images" into a single MOV or output one "Video per image".
3. Pick Background Color and Quality Preset: A taller or wider photo is letterboxed against the Background Color (Black by default); the Quality Preset controls the encode (Very High is recommended).
4. Convert and Download: Click "Convert" and save your MOV. No sign-up, no watermark.

HEIC vs MOV — what changes in this conversion

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this extract the motion clip from a Live Photo?

No. An iPhone Live Photo is a pair — a still frame (HEIC or JPEG) plus a separate MOV that records roughly 1.5 seconds before and after the shot. This converter only reads the still HEIC you upload and renders it as a fixed-frame video; it cannot reach into a Live Photo bundle to pull out the original motion track. If you already have that .mov component saved separately, you do not need to convert anything.

Why is my output a still picture instead of a moving video?

Because the source is a single photo. A MOV is a container that can hold motion, but motion has to come from somewhere — multiple frames, or a recorded clip. Wrapping one HEIC produces a video where every frame is identical, so it looks like a held still. To get real movement, upload several photos and use "Merge images" for a slideshow, or start from an actual video file.

What duration and frame rate does the MOV use?

You set the on-screen time per photo in the Duration control — the default is 5 seconds per frame, and presets run from a fraction of a second up to several seconds. In our testing, a single 12-megapixel HEIC at 5 seconds and the Very High preset produced a short H.264 MOV of roughly 1-2 MB, since a static frame compresses heavily. Multiple photos merged at the same duration simply add their times together.

Why convert to MOV instead of MP4?

Both are closely related — ISO approved Apple's QuickTime format as the basis of the MPEG-4 (MP4) container, so they carry the same H.264 video. Choose MOV when your editor or workflow is Apple-centric (Final Cut Pro, QuickTime Player) or expects .mov assets. If you want the more universally playable container for the web and Android, use the HEIC to MP4 converter instead.

What happens to a portrait or non-16:9 HEIC?

The photo keeps its aspect ratio and is centered, with any leftover space filled by the Background Color (Black by default, with other colors available). So a tall iPhone portrait becomes a video with black bars on the sides rather than being stretched. Pick a Preset or Fixed resolution if you need the canvas to match a specific target like 1080x1920 for Stories.

Is my uploaded photo kept private?

Files are uploaded over an encrypted connection, processed on our servers, and deleted automatically after a few hours — no sign-up, no watermark, never shared or made public. If you only need the photo as an image rather than a video, the HEIC to JPG converter is the simpler route.