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| File extension | .avi |
| Category | Video File |
| Description | AVI stands for Audio Video Interleave. Files of this format have an .avi extension. Developed by Microsoft in 1992, it has become so widespread that many people consider it the de-facto standard for storing video and audio information on PC. AVI combines audio and video into a single file in a standard container to allow simultaneous playback. Its advatage is a simple architecture, due to which AVI runs on a number of different systems like Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix and is supported by all of the most popular web-browsers.' |
| Actions | AVI to WEBM - Convert file now View other video file formats |
| Technical Details | AVI is a derivative of the Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF), which divides a file's data into blocks, or chunks. Each chunk is identified by a FourCC tag. An AVI file takes the form of a single chunk in a RIFF formatted file, which is then subdivided into two mandatory chunks and one optional chunk. The first sub-chunk is identified by the hdrl tag. This sub-chunk is the file header and contains metadata about the video, such as its width, height and frame rate. The second sub-chunk is identified by the movi tag. This chunk contains the actual audio/visual data that make up the AVI movie. The third optional sub-chunk is identified by the idx1 tag which indexes the offsets of the data chunks within the file. |
| Associated programs | ALLPlayer Apple QuickTime Player Microsoft Windows Media Player VideoLAN VLC Media Player |
| Developed by | Microsoft |
| MIME type | video/avi video/vnd.avi video/msvideo video/x-msvideo |
| Useful links | More detail on the AVI file What programs can I use to open an AVI file ? Convert AVI file |
| File extension | .webm |
| Category | Video File |
| Description | Similar to the MKV file extension, WEBM is a file format developed by a number of parties, including Google. Launched in 2010, it is open source format designed to deliver video through the web. It can be used for a variety of types of video, from video calls to high definition movies. WebM is growing, and by using the HTML5 version of YouTube, it is possible to watch video encoded in WebM. |
| Actions | Convert WEBM file View other video file formats |
| Technical Details | WebM benefits from being designed for use on the modern web, rather than for local use. This means the format is specifically designed for the wide range of devices that are used to access the web, from Smart Phones to Powerful PCs. The video element of the file is encoded using VP8 video codec and the audio element of the file is encoded using the Vorbis audio codec. |
| Associated programs | Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox VLC Media Player |
| Developed by | Google (Previously developed by On2, Xiph, and Matroska) |
| MIME type | video/webm audio/webm |
| Useful links | Official WebM Site More Information on WebM Video Explaining WebM Convert WEBM file |
Convert AVI file
Using Zamzar it is possible to convert AVI files to a variety of other formats
- avi to 3gp (3GPP Multimedia File)
- avi to 3g2 (3GPP2 Multimedia File)
- avi to aac (Advanced Audio Coding File)
- avi to ac3 (AC3 Audio File)
- avi to flac (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
- avi to flv (Flash video)
- avi to gif (Compuserve graphics interchange)
- avi to ipad (MPEG-4 (H264) Video File)
- avi to iphone (MPEG-4 (H264) Video File)
- avi to ipod (MPEG-4 Video File)
- avi to mp3 (Compressed audio file)
- avi to mov (Apple QuickTime Movie)
- avi to mp4 (MPEG-4 Video File)
- avi to mpg (Moving Picture Experts Group File)
- avi to ogg (Ogg Vorbis Compressed Audio File)
- avi to wav (Windows audio file)
- avi to webm (Multimedia Container Format)
- avi to wmv (Windows Media Video)