Audio and Video file format

Audio and Video file format
    Video can be stored in many different formats
    The AVI Format
    • The AVI (Audio Video Interleave) format was developed by Microsoft.
    • The AVI format is supported by all computers running Windows, and by all the most popular web browsers. It is a very common format on the Internet, but not always possible to play on non-Windows computers.
    • Videos stored in the AVI format have the extension .avi.
    The Windows Media Format
    • The Windows Media format is developed by Microsoft.
    • Windows Media is a common format on the Internet, but Windows Media movies cannot be played on non-Windows computer without an extra (free) component installed. Some later Windows Media movies cannot play at all on non-Windows computers because no player is available.
    • Videos stored in the Windows Media format have the extension .wmv.
    The MPEG Format
    • The MPEG (Moving Pictures Expert Group) format is the most popular format on the Internet. It is cross-platform, and supported by all the most popular web browsers.
    • Videos stored in the MPEG format have the extension .mpg or .mpeg.
    The QuickTime Format
    • The QuickTime format is developed by Apple.
    • QuickTime is a common format on the Internet, but QuickTime movies cannot be played on a Windows computer without an extra (free) component installed.
    • Videos stored in the QuickTime format have the extension .mov.
    The RealVideo Format
    • The RealVideo format was developed for the Internet by Real Media.
    • The format allows streaming of video (on-line video, Internet TV) with low bandwidths. Because of the low bandwidth priority, quality is often reduced.
    • Videos stored in the RealVideo format have the extension .rm or .ram.
    The Shockwave (Flash) Format
    • The Shockwave format was developed by Macromedia.
    • The Shockwave format requires an extra component to play. This component comes preinstalled with the latest versions of Netscape and Internet Explorer.
    • Videos stored in the Shockwave format have the extension .swf.
    Audio File Formats
    • Common file types used for digitized sounds
      • AIFF audio (.aifc, .aiff, .aif)
      • MIDI (.midi, .mid)
      • MP3 Audio (.mp3)
      • Ogg-Vorbis (.ogg)
      • Real Audio (.ra, .ram, .rm)
      • Windows Media (.wma)
      • WAV audio (.wav)

Last modified: Sunday, 8 January 2012, 9:19 PM