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.AVI File Name Extension - Audio Video Interleave Files
This section describes what is .avi file name extension or Audio Video Interleave file.
.avi is the file name extension for files that stores audio and video data together using the AVI (Audio Video Interleave) format, which was developed in 1992 by Microsoft.
An AVI file actually stores audio and video data under the RIFF (Resource Interchange File Format) container format. In AVI files, audio data and video data are stored next to each other to allow synchronous audio-with-video playback.
Audio data is usually stored in AVI files in uncompressed PCM (Pulse-Code Modulation) format with various parameters. Here are the format parameters of an example AVI file:
Bit Rate: 176.4 kbps Sample Site: 8 bits Sample Rate: 22.05 kHz (kilo Hertz) Number of Channels: 1 (mono)
Video data is usually stored in AVI files in compressed format with various codecs and parameters. Here are the format parameters of an example AVI file:
Frame Rate: 15.000 fps Resolution: 320x240 pixel Bit Rate: 926.0 kbps Codec: ffcvid - Cinepak Video
AVI files are usually generated by audio and video recording devices.
For more information on .avi file name extension, go to Microsoft Web site.
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Audio CD (Compact Disc Digital Audio or CD-DA) Format
Audio CD (Compact Disc Digital Audio or CD-DA) Players
Audio CD (Compact Disc Digital Audio or CD-DA) Rip Music
MP3, MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, Encoding Format
DVD (Digital Video Disc) Standard Format
TOC (Table Of Contents) on CDs
IsoBuster - A Nice CD GUI Tool
vStrip - Rip and Manipulate DVD VOB Files
mpgtx - Manipulating MPEG Files
►CD/DVD - File Name Extension and Format Types
.MP3 File Name Extension - MP3 Files
.WAV File Name Extension - WAV Files
.WMA File Name Extension - Windows Media Audio Files
.ISO File Name Extension - ISO Files
.DAT File Name Extension - VCD Media Files
.INF File Name Extension - AUTORUN.INF Files
.IFO File Name Extension - DVD Information Files
.VOB File Name Extension - DVD Video Object Files
►.AVI File Name Extension - Audio Video Interleave Files