What is the difference between .avi and .dv?
- Extension
- .avi
- .dv
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Video
- Developer
- Microsoft
- DV Consortium
- Description
- An AVI file is a file saved in a multimedia container format created by Microsoft. It stores video and audio data that may be encoded in a variety of codecs such as DivX and XviD. AVI files typically use less compression than similar formats such as .MPEG and .MOV.
- Recorded video file created by a digital video (DV) camera; saved to the camera's DV tape and uses a standard raw format for the DV video; supported by several video editing programs.
- MIME Type
- video/avi
- video/x-dv
- Sample
- sample.avi
- sample.dv
- Wikipedia
- .avi on Wikipedia
- .dv on Wikipedia