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{{FormatInfo | {{FormatInfo | ||
|subcat=Video | |subcat=Video | ||
|extensions={{ext|avi}} | |extensions={{ext|avi}} | ||
| − | |mimetypes={{mimetype|video/vnd.avi}} | + | |mimetypes={{mimetype|video/avi}}, {{mimetype|video/x-msvideo}}, {{mimetype|video/vnd.avi}}, {{mimetype|video/msvideo}} |
| + | |locfdd={{LoCFDD|fdd000059}} | ||
|pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/5}} | |pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/5}} | ||
| + | |kaitai struct=avi | ||
| + | |released=~1992 | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | '''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]]. | ||
| − | + | == Identification == | |
| + | Files begin with bytes <code>'R' 'I' 'F' 'F' ?? ?? ?? ?? 'A' 'V' 'I' 0x20</code>. | ||
| − | == | + | == 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. | + | * [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://pvdtools.sourceforge.net/aviformat.txt RIFF-AVI FILE FORMAT] | ||
| + | * [http://abcavi.kibi.ru/developer.htm Documention page from abcAVI Tag Editor site] Has links to copies of AVI documentation at bottom. | ||
| + | * [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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| + | == Links == | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia: Audio Video Interleave]] | ||
| + | * [http://www.jmcgowan.com/avi.html Overview of Video for Windows, DirectShow (ActiveMovie), and AVI] by John F. McGowan, 1996-2004 | ||
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| + | [[Category:RIFF based file formats]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Microsoft]] | ||
| + | [[Category:IBM]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Windows]] | ||
Revision as of 19:31, 14 May 2018
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.
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.
Links
- Wikipedia: Audio Video Interleave
- Overview of Video for Windows, DirectShow (ActiveMovie), and AVI by John F. McGowan, 1996-2004
