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Method 2: Converting the video to a Different Format (if applicable) If you’ve made sure that the format you are trying to play is supported by QuickTime and you can’t afford to switch video playback tools, move down to the next potential fix below. Here are a few media players that we recommend in case you are not restricted to using Quicktime: If you find yourself in this particular scenario, there is no viable reason for insisting on using QuickTime since there are better alternatives (especially on Windows). If the format you are trying to open with QuickTime when you end up seeing the ‘ Error -2041 – an invalid sample description was found in the movie’ is not in the list, chances are you’re dealing with a format incompatibility.

Important: These formats are officially supported by Quicktime, but there are also a number of formats that are partially supported by the application. Here’s a list of formats that are supported by Quicktime: MOV Keep in mind that Quicktime is certainly not known for supporting a wide array of video formats, especially if you plan on using it on a Windows computer.īefore you begin troubleshooting the ‘ Error -2041 – an invalid sample description was found in the movie’ error for an issue that is affecting the local playback, you need to start by making sure that the file format you are trying to open with QuickTime is actually supported by the application. Now that you know every potential culprit that might be responsible for the apparition of this error code, here’s a list of verified methods that other affected users have successfully used to get to the bottom of this issue: Method 1: Check if the Video Format is supported by QuickTime This is not the correct approach as you need to go through a proper conversion suite to make the change to a fully supported format. Extension of the file doesn’t correspond with the format – You can also expect to see this particular error code in those instances where you attempted to modify the format of the video file by just changing the extension.The file format is not supported by Quicktime – Since QuickTime has quite a limiting lineup of supported file formats, you can expect to see this particular issue if you’re trying to force the opening of a video file that is not supported by QuickTime.