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Audio Video Interleave: A multimedia container created by Microsoft for use with their Video for Windows software. This is considered a "raw" format, and provides the largest file size. This is NOT suitable for network-based video. It IS suitable as an archive format and editing format. | Audio Video Interleave: A multimedia container created by Microsoft for use with their Video for Windows software. This is considered a "raw" format, and provides the largest file size. This is NOT suitable for network-based video. It IS suitable as an archive format and editing format. | ||
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=====DivX===== | |||
A competitive codec to MPEG-4. | |||
NOTE: Not to be confused with the DIVX disc player system, from which it originally got its name. | |||
=====FLV / SWF / Flash===== | =====FLV / SWF / Flash===== | ||
The well-known Flash video formats. The FLV is the actual video file, while the SWF is a player 'wrapped' around, or 'containing' a FLV video. Adobe, the current owner of the Flash platform, has acknowledged that Flash is deprecated and will be superseded by HTML5.<ref>http://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2011/11/flash-focus.html</ref><ref>http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2011/11/11/clarifications-on-flash-player-for-mobile-browsers-the-flash-platform-and-the-future-of-flash/</ref> | The well-known Flash video formats. The FLV is the actual video file, while the SWF is a player 'wrapped' around, or 'containing' a FLV video. Adobe, the current owner of the Flash platform, has acknowledged that Flash is deprecated and will be superseded by HTML5.<ref>http://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2011/11/flash-focus.html</ref><ref>http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2011/11/11/clarifications-on-flash-player-for-mobile-browsers-the-flash-platform-and-the-future-of-flash/</ref> | ||
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=====H.264===== | =====H.264===== | ||
Also known as H.264. It is the current MPEG standard for High Definition video. See MP4. | |||
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======H.264 Software====== | ======H.264 Software====== | ||
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Audio compression formats. Of the three, the MP3 is the most common and well-known. | Audio compression formats. Of the three, the MP3 is the most common and well-known. | ||
MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group and is the group responsible for setting motion picture industry standards. | MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group and is the group responsible for setting motion picture industry standards. | ||
=====MP4===== | =====MP4/DivX===== | ||
MPEG-4 is the most recent MPEG video standard, encompassing newer HD standards. | MPEG-4 is the most recent MPEG video standard, encompassing newer HD standards. | ||
======Examples====== | ======Examples====== | ||