Video File Formats

1. .wmv- Window 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. Quicktime video; compressed

5. .asf- Advanced Streaming Format

5.1. Microsoft streaming media format; compressed

6. .mp4

6.1. Mpeg file format used for audio and video streaming; compressed

7. .vob- Video Object

7.1. DVD video format

8. .swf

8.1. Flash; pronounced swiff; compressed

9. .m4v

9.1. iMovie- iTunes; compressed

10. .flv

10.1. Flash- common with You Tube video; compressed