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'''Audio Video Interleave''' ('''AVI''') is a multimedia container format originally developed by Microsoft and IBM and based on the [[RIFF]] wrapper format. AVI is itself a wrapper that can enclose video and audio bitstreams in many encodings, including [[Indeo]], [[Sorenson]], and [[Cinepak]]. | '''Audio Video Interleave''' ('''AVI''') is a multimedia container format originally developed by Microsoft and IBM and based on the [[RIFF]] wrapper format. AVI is itself a wrapper that can enclose video and audio bitstreams in many encodings, including [[Indeo]], [[Sorenson]], and [[Cinepak]]. | ||
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| + | == Identification == | ||
| + | Files begin with bytes <code>'R' 'I' 'F' 'F' ?? ?? ?? ?? 'A' 'V' 'I' 0x20</code>. | ||
== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
| + | * [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd318189(v=vs.85).aspx Windows Dev Center → DirectShow → AVI RIFF File Reference] | ||
* [http://www.opennet.ru/docs/formats/avi.txt AVI description] Probably extracted from Video for Windows Programmer's Guide | * [http://www.opennet.ru/docs/formats/avi.txt AVI description] Probably extracted from Video for Windows Programmer's Guide | ||
* [http://mediaxw.sourceforge.net/files/doc/Video%20for%20Windows%20Reference%20-%20Chapter%204%20-%20AVI%20Files.pdf Copy of Chapter 4: AVI Files from Video for Windows Programmer's Guide] 1993 | * [http://mediaxw.sourceforge.net/files/doc/Video%20for%20Windows%20Reference%20-%20Chapter%204%20-%20AVI%20Files.pdf Copy of Chapter 4: AVI Files from Video for Windows Programmer's Guide] 1993 | ||
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* [http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/6/1/161ba512-40e2-4cc9-843a-923143f3456c/DVAVSPEC.RTF DV Data in the AVI File Format Specification, Version 1.01] Microsoft, 1997 | * [http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/6/1/161ba512-40e2-4cc9-843a-923143f3456c/DVAVSPEC.RTF DV Data in the AVI File Format Specification, Version 1.01] Microsoft, 1997 | ||
* [http://www.iana.org/assignments/wave-avi-codec-registry/wave-avi-codec-registry.xml WAVE and AVI Codec Registries (Historic Registry)] Hosted by IANA. Implies use of video/vnd.avi as mimetype. | * [http://www.iana.org/assignments/wave-avi-codec-registry/wave-avi-codec-registry.xml WAVE and AVI Codec Registries (Historic Registry)] Hosted by IANA. Implies use of video/vnd.avi as mimetype. | ||
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| + | == Sample files == | ||
| + | * https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/video/avi/ | ||
| + | * http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/avi/ | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
Revision as of 15:09, 16 September 2023
Audio Video Interleave (AVI) is a multimedia container format originally developed by Microsoft and IBM and based on the RIFF wrapper format. AVI is itself a wrapper that can enclose video and audio bitstreams in many encodings, including Indeo, Sorenson, and Cinepak.
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Identification
Files begin with bytes 'R' 'I' 'F' 'F' ?? ?? ?? ?? 'A' 'V' 'I' 0x20.
Specifications
- Windows Dev Center → DirectShow → AVI RIFF File Reference
- AVI description Probably extracted from Video for Windows Programmer's Guide
- Copy of Chapter 4: AVI Files from Video for Windows Programmer's Guide 1993
- RIFF-AVI FILE FORMAT
- Documention page from abcAVI Tag Editor site Has links to copies of AVI documentation at bottom.
- DV Data in the AVI File Format Specification, Version 1.01 Microsoft, 1997
- WAVE and AVI Codec Registries (Historic Registry) Hosted by IANA. Implies use of video/vnd.avi as mimetype.
Sample files
Links
- Wikipedia: Audio Video Interleave
- Overview of Video for Windows, DirectShow (ActiveMovie), and AVI by John F. McGowan, 1996-2004
