Tip #2922 - AVI
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AVI
We've been talking
a lot about different computer terms lately, so I thought I would finish
the week off with one more. Have you ever heard of AVI? Maybe you know
it as Audio Video Interleave. Either way, it is the term used to describe
a multimedia format for videos used on computers. AVI was introduced by
Microsoft back in 1992 and has stuck around ever since.
AVI files contain
both audio and video data sets and they support streams from those two
types of formats, which deal with simultaneous playback. AVI files also
have extensions, so if you ever see something like AVI 2.0, those are
just extra features that come along with that particular AVI file when
you have a video playing. Some of those extensions are developed by Matrox
OpenDML and they are also supported by Microsoft.
To some, AVI files
are considered to be an outdated form of a video container. When they
are used with certain types of multimedia, there is always an extra overhead,
which increases the file size to more than is needed, which can create
some problems. Although there are some limitations with the AVI format,
it is still popular with a lot of file sharing communities. They are also
very compatible with Windows Media Player, which is a very well known
media player.
If you are a major
file sharer, you just basically have to decide for yourself and use what
works best for you, right?!
~ Erin
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