Does an iPhone .MOV video contain my exact GPS home address?

Yes. When Location Services are enabled for the iOS Camera app, Apple QuickTime .MOV files embed ISO-6709 latitude, longitude, and altitude coordinates inside the com.apple.quicktime.location.ISO6709 key and ©xyz atom. UploadCorrect strips these GPS atoms completely.

Will cleaning a QuickTime .MOV file break HDR color or rotate my vertical video?

No. Unlike generic metadata tools that strip the entire moov metadata hierarchy, UploadCorrect preserves essential display atoms including the colr (HLG / Dolby Vision / BT.2020 color space) atom and the tkhd 9:16 portrait rotation matrix.

Can I inspect what metadata is inside my .MOV file for free?

Yes. Drop your .MOV file into the scanner above to inspect all QuickTime keys, GPS tags, and software encoder strings for free before deciding to clean it.

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What Hidden Metadata Is Stored Inside a QuickTime .MOV File?

Apple's QuickTime File Format (.MOV, major brand qt ) stores richer hardware and software telemetry than standard ISO MP4 files. When recorded on an iPhone or exported from Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or Premiere Pro, a .MOV file embeds key-value dictionaries inside its moov/meta/keys and moov/udta boxes:

Exact GPS Coordinates (com.apple.quicktime.location.ISO6709): Latitude, longitude, and elevation down to a few meters of where the video was filmed.
Device & OS Fingerprints: com.apple.quicktime.make, com.apple.quicktime.model, com.apple.quicktime.software, and lens focal telemetry.
Desktop NLE Project Paths & XMP Packets (uuid): Adobe Premiere, After Effects, and DaVinci Resolve timeline identifiers and local disk paths.

QuickTime .MOV Atom Sanitization Matrix

QuickTime Atom / Key	Data Contained	UploadCorrect Action
`com.apple.quicktime.location.ISO6709` / `©xyz`	Exact GPS latitude, longitude & altitude	Completely stripped
`/moov/udta` & `/moov/meta`	Editor signatures, software tags, creation history	Sanitized to clean camera profile
`/uuid` (Adobe XMP / C2PA)	Timeline project paths & editing history	Removed
`/moov/trak/mdia/minf/stbl/stsd/colr`	HLG / Dolby Vision / BT.2020 HDR color profile	100% Preserved
`/moov/trak/tkhd` (Matrix)	9:16 vertical orientation matrix	100% Preserved
`/mdat`	HEVC / H.264 / ProRes video & audio frames	100% Unaltered (Lossless stream copy)

Frequently Asked Questions

Does an iPhone .MOV video contain my exact GPS location?

Yes, if Camera Location Services were on when recording. UploadCorrect detects and strips com.apple.quicktime.location.ISO6709 and ©xyz GPS atoms completely.

Will cleaning a .MOV file wash out iPhone HDR colors or flip my vertical video sideways?

No. UploadCorrect preserves your video stream's colr HDR transfer parameters and tkhd portrait rotation matrix while scrubbing only the non-essential metadata boxes.

Are my .MOV files uploaded to a cloud server?

Never. All QuickTime inspection and lossless binary stream copying happen 100% locally inside your web browser.

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