Video File Formats

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.