File Name

Extension

Descriptions

AVI

.avi

A multimedia format developed by Microsoft in 1992 used for fighting against Apple QuickTime. Even though AVI is already an old technology but because of the ubiquity of Windows, it is still widely used in the industry.

DV-AVI

.avi

DV stands for Digital Video format, which is a digital video format used for home applications developed by Sony, Panasonics and JVC. This kind of video recording format is used in most of the digital cameras.

QuickTime File Format

.mov

This file format was developed by Apple Computer and in 1998, the International Organization for Standardization approved to use the Quick Time file format as the fundamental of the MPEG-4 Standard, which can also contain pictures, subtitles and etc. in addition to video and audio.

MPEG

.mpg/ .mpeg/ .mpe/ .dat/ .vob/ .asf/ .3gp/ .mp4

Multimedia packet ratified by International Organization for Standardization (ISO) / International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and supported in most devices. There are different file formats for different applications.

WMV

.wmv/ .asf

This is a common name for the digital video coding format developed by Microsoft for Windows Media.

Real Video

.rm/ .rmvb

A file format developed by RealNetworks for multimedia encoding using Real Video and Real Audio applications.

Flash Video

.flv

A very popular network video packet format which is an extension from Adobe Flash. More and more video websites are developed due to popularity of this format.

Matroska

.mkv/ .mk3d/ .mka/ .mks

Matroska can transmit a variety of video coding formats, audio coding formats, and subtitles in packets which can be recovered at the same time, giving the user a better and clearer effect.