Video File Formats

1. FLV

1.1. Flash Video

1.2. video format used to deliver video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player

2. MP4

2.1. moving pictures expert group 4

2.2. compressed file format that can be used for audio or video, appropriate for streaming

3. MPEG

3.1. Moving Pictures Expert Group

3.2. standard for compressing digital video, universal standard for digital video

4. MOV

4.1. Movie

4.2. MOV common multimedia format used for video commonly played in Quicktime

5. SWF

5.1. Flash

5.2. pronounced swiff; compressed

6. M4V

6.1. iMovie

6.2. m4v compressed for iTunes

7. ASF

7.1. Advanced Streaming Format

7.2. open file format for streaming multimedia files for windows platform

8. AVI

8.1. AVI video file format originally designed for Windows: can be compressed or uncompressed

8.2. Audio Video Interleave

9. VOB

9.1. Video Object

9.2. movie data file form a DVD disc

10. WMV

10.1. Windows Media Video

10.2. compressed video format designed for Windows but also viewable on Macs