Can't convert to .MOV, forces .MP4 file extension

[astinad]

Hello, thank you for taking the time to look at this issue I'm having.

I'm using VLC 2.1.2 on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit on an AMD E-350 processor with 8 GB of RAM.

I'm trying to convert an .AVI encapsulated H.264 codec movie to an .MOV encapsulated format. Here's what's happening:

1. I go to Media > Convert / Save
2. I add the file and I click on Convert/Save
3. I create my own profile where the encapsulation is MP4/MOV; the "Video Codec" tab has the "Video" option checked and the "Keep original video track" checked; the "Audio codec" tab does not have "Audio" checked because there's no audio in the video; there are also no subtitles
4. The profile is named "Video to MOV"
5. I click on "Create"
6. Back in the "Convert" window I set the Profile to my newly created Video to MOV profile.
7. In the destination I click "Browse" and in the browse window I type the name of my file as such: "description.mov"; it is worth noting here that the "Save as Type" drop-down menu only shows the .mp4 extension, not .mov, but I type my filename with the .mov extension like I've heard you're supposed to do.
8. Back in the "Convert" window, the Destination file still reads with an .mp4 extension instead of the .mov extension I typed.
9. So, I click in the "Destination file:" text box and replace the .mp4 extension with the .mov extension.
10. I then click on "Start"
11. The file streams in VLC, and when I go to the output destination, I see "description.mp4" and the file does play correctly in VLC.

What do I need to do to convert an .AVI encapsulation to an .MOV encapsulation?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

mov and mp4 are globally the same.

[astinad]

Well, they're not at all the same when your audio workstation only recognizes .MOVs and not .MP4's.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

So, your audio workstation is buggy. Rename the file.

[astinad]

No it's not buggy. It only accepts .MOV for video files. It's in the official documentation. My issue is with using VLC to convert a video to an .MOV and not an .MP4. The issue is not with my audio workstation, it is performing exactly as expected.

When you say rename the file, do you mean just manually changing the .MP4 extension to .MOV? Is that what you mean when you say they're globally the same?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Yes. That's what I'm telling you since the beginning.