500 KB MOV sample file

A MOV file of exactly 512,000 bytes. It is a valid QuickTime movie file, generated for this site and checked with an independent parser. Use it wherever you need a 500 KB sample, test or dummy MOV file.

sample-mov-500kb.mov

500 KB512,000 bytes

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Type: video/quicktime
SHA-256: 4243242e8637851ec388d4a2adf73f17c756dd874e38353c7ad2629edcee741c
Direct URL: https://www.sampletestfiles.com/downloads/mov/sample-mov-500kb.mov

What is in this file

270 frames (9.0 s) of a synthetic test pattern with a frame counter, looping every six seconds, in one H.264 video track of a QuickTime movie. 7,501 bytes of a trailing "free" atom bring the file to the exact size.

Dimensions	640 × 360 px
Duration	9.0 s
Frame rate	30 fps
Video codec	H.264 (AVC), Main profile
Audio	No audio track
Container	QuickTime (brand "qt ")
Fast start	Yes (moov before mdat)

First bytes of the file

The first 64 bytes of sample-mov-500kb.mov as a hex dump: offset, bytes, then the same bytes as text. The MOV signature is 66 74 79 70 71 74 20 20 at offset 4.

00000000  00 00 00 14 66 74 79 70 71 74 20 20 00 00 02 00  |....ftypqt  ....|
00000010  71 74 20 20 00 00 06 ff 6d 6f 6f 76 00 00 00 6c  |qt  ....moov...l|
00000020  6d 76 68 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |mvhd............|
00000030  00 00 03 e8 00 00 23 28 00 01 00 00 01 00 00 00  |......#(........|

Preview

MOV files cannot be shown in a browser. Download the file and open it in an application that reads MOV, such as QuickTime Player, iMovie and Final Cut Pro.

Where 500 KB matters

A 512,000-byte file: larger than most API body limits, smaller than most upload limits. These are the default limits a file of this size is useful for testing:

System	Limit	Note
Amazon DynamoDB items	400 KB per item	500 KB cannot be stored as a single item.
Express body parsers	100 KB by default	Rejected unless the limit is raised.
nginx request body	1 MB by default (client_max_body_size)	Accepted with room to spare.

All 500 KB sample files

Use this file for

Typical image-upload tests
Testing thumbnail and duration extraction
Testing video uploads from iPhones and cameras

Testing notes for MOV

Browser playback is uneven. Safari plays MOV; other browsers depend on the codec inside and on how the server labels the file. Convert to MP4 for anything shown on a web page.
Phone footage stores its orientation as a rotation flag instead of rotating the pixels. A pipeline that ignores the flag produces sideways video.

MOV format reference

Technical details

File name	sample-mov-500kb.mov
Format	MOV (QuickTime movie)
Extension	.mov
MIME type	video/quicktime
Size	512,000 bytes (500 KB)
Kind	Binary
Signature	66 74 79 70 71 74 20 20 at offset 4
SHA-256	4243242e8637851ec388d4a2adf73f17c756dd874e38353c7ad2629edcee741c
Created	2026-10-10
Validation	Exact size, signature bytes and structure checked when the file was generated
Preview	Not available for this file; details only
Source	Generated for this site; not copied from elsewhere
Licence	Free to use, modify and redistribute (terms)
Category	Video

Validated for expected format and integrity. As with any download, scan the file with your own security tools before opening it. How files are made and checked

Download from the command line and verify

Fetch the file with curl, then compare its checksum with the SHA-256 value above.

curl -o sample-mov-500kb.mov 'https://www.sampletestfiles.com/downloads/mov/sample-mov-500kb.mov'
sha256sum sample-mov-500kb.mov     # Linux
shasum -a 256 sample-mov-500kb.mov # macOS

On Windows, run Get-FileHash sample-mov-500kb.mov -Algorithm SHA256 in PowerShell. A matching value proves that the download is complete and unaltered.

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Questions about this file

Is this file exactly 500 KB?: Yes. It is 512,000 bytes, which is 500 KB in the binary units that operating systems and server limits use (1 KB = 1,024 bytes).
What is inside the 500 KB MOV file?: 270 frames (9.0 s) of a synthetic test pattern with a frame counter, looping every six seconds, in one H.264 video track of a QuickTime movie. 7,501 bytes of a trailing "free" atom bring the file to the exact size.
Do the MOV samples have sound?: No. They contain one H.264 video track and no audio track, with the index at the start of the file.

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