What is the difference between .dat and .xvid?
- Extension
- .dat
- .xvid
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Video
- Developer
- MPEG-1 Layer 2 Audio
- Xvid
- Description
- MPEG stream in a RIFF container used in VideoCDs.
- Xvid-encoded video files are digital video files that have been compressed and encoded using the Xvid codec, an open-source video codec designed for compressing video data in order to facilitate faster transmission over computer networks or for more efficient storage on computer disks. Xvid, which is a reverse spelling of "DivX," emerged as a popular format due to its ability to compress video files without significant loss of quality.
- MIME Type
- video/mpeg
- video/x-msvideo
- Wikipedia
- .dat on Wikipedia
- .xvid on Wikipedia