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Video File Formats and Their Usage
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Video File Formats and their Usage

File Format Plug-in Support Helper Ap Extension Description

Quicktime Video Quicktime Movie Player
.mov QuickTime, software that allows you to play and edit various types of media on your computer, includes extremely efficient compressors which allow streaming of video, audio and photographic virtual reality. (Files created on a Mac must be "flattened" for playback on Windows.)

MPEG Video Quicktime Movie Player .m15, .m1a, .m1v, .m64, .mp2, .mpa, .mpg, .mpm, .mpv MPEG, a file format defined by the Motion Picture ExpertsGroup, is a digital video format designed for progressive download, which can be accelerated with hardware. Typically, movies presented in .mpg formatare higher resolution and better quality than the equivalent QuickTime versions.

Video For Windows (AVI) Quicktime Movie Player .avi AVI is the file format for Video For Windows, MicroSoft's digital video technology. QuickTime can play these files on MacOS or Windows computers.

RealMedia RealVideo Real Player Real Player .RM Real Media allows viewing of the film as it arrives at the user's computer- progressive download, eliminating the need to download the film completely before viewing. Real Media format is especially useful for computers with slower Internet connections, such as a 28.8 modem. Video playback is slower (3-6 frames per second) and may be affected by Internet traffic.

DV Quicktime Movie Player .midi,.mid DV is the format for DV camcorders and decks. The codec is defined by a consortium and released in variations by a number of third parties to accompany their FireWire cards and DV editing solutions. DV is not a compact format.

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File Format	Plug-in Support	Helper Ap	Extension	Description
Quicktime Video	Quicktime	Movie Player	.mov	QuickTime, software that allows you to play and edit various types of media on your computer, includes extremely efficient compressors which allow streaming of video, audio and photographic virtual reality. (Files created on a Mac must be "flattened" for playback on Windows.)
MPEG Video	Quicktime	Movie Player	.m15, .m1a, .m1v, .m64, .mp2, .mpa, .mpg, .mpm, .mpv	MPEG, a file format defined by the Motion Picture ExpertsGroup, is a digital video format designed for progressive download, which can be accelerated with hardware. Typically, movies presented in .mpg formatare higher resolution and better quality than the equivalent QuickTime versions.
Video For Windows (AVI)	Quicktime	Movie Player	.avi	AVI is the file format for Video For Windows, MicroSoft's digital video technology. QuickTime can play these files on MacOS or Windows computers.
RealMedia RealVideo	Real Player	Real Player	.RM	Real Media allows viewing of the film as it arrives at the user's computer- progressive download, eliminating the need to download the film completely before viewing. Real Media format is especially useful for computers with slower Internet connections, such as a 28.8 modem. Video playback is slower (3-6 frames per second) and may be affected by Internet traffic.
DV	Quicktime	Movie Player	.midi,.mid	DV is the format for DV camcorders and decks. The codec is defined by a consortium and released in variations by a number of third parties to accompany their FireWire cards and DV editing solutions. DV is not a compact format.

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Catherine Hays Zabriskie
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