Cinepak

File Format
Name	Cinepak
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Video Cinepak
LoCFDD	fdd000064
FourCC	CVID
Released	1991

Cinepak, also known as Compact Video, is a lossy video codec developed in 1991 for playback on from CDs on consumer-level hardware. It was designed for 320x240 video, but could be used in other resolutions.

Software

• FFmpeg
• A converter to Cinepak for Windows

Specifications

• An unofficial specification of the Cinepak format

Sample Files

• A typical Cinepak stream, embedded in an AVI container
• A Cinepak stream of an unusual resolution, also in an AVI container
• MPlayerHQ sample file list

Links

• MultimediaWiki page for Cinepak
• Wikipedia page for Cinepak
• The "Cinepak Developer's Resources" from 1995