Video File Formats
by Lauren McMahen
1. .wmv - Windows Media Video
1.1. Originally designed to play in windows media player; compressed.
2. .avi - Audio Video Interleave
2.1. Standard windows video format; typically uncompressed but has the ability to be compressed.
3. .mpg - Motion Picture Experts Group
3.1. Compressed video format; compressed.
4. .mov - Movie
4.1. Quick time video; compressed.
5. .asf - Advanced Streaming Format
5.1. Microsoft streaming media format; compressed.
6. .mp4 - MPEG
6.1. Format used for audio and video streaming; compressed.
7. .vob - Video Object
7.1. DVD video format.
8. .swf - Flash
8.1. Pronounced swiff; compressed
9. .m4v - IMovie
9.1. ITunes; compressed
10. .flv - Flash
10.1. Common with youtube videos; compressed.