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| |extensions={{ext|avi}} | |extensions={{ext|avi}} | ||
| − | |mimetypes={{mimetype|video/avi}} | + | |mimetypes={{mimetype|video/avi}}, {{mimetype|video/x-msvideo}}, {{mimetype|video/vnd.avi}}, {{mimetype|video/msvideo}} | 
| |locfdd={{LoCFDD|fdd000059}} | |locfdd={{LoCFDD|fdd000059}} | ||
| |pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/5}} | |pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/5}} | ||
| + | |kaitai struct=avi | ||
| + | |wikidata={{wikidata|Q209054}} | ||
| |released=~1992 | |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] | 
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| * [http://www.opennet.ru/docs/formats/avi.txt AVI description] Probably extracted from Video for Windows Programmer's Guide | * [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://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://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://abcavi.kibi.ru/developer.htm Documention page from abcAVI Tag Editor site]  Has links to copies of AVI documentation at bottom. | ||
| − | * [http:// | + | * [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 | 
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| * [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. | ||
| + | == Sample files == | ||
| + | * {{DexvertSamples|video/avi}} | ||
| + | * {{DexvertSamples|audio/aviAudio}} | ||
| + | * http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/avi/ | ||
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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:Microsoft]] | ||
| [[Category:IBM]] | [[Category:IBM]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Windows]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:37, 18 February 2024
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.
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[edit] Identification
Files begin with bytes 'R' 'I' 'F' 'F' ?? ?? ?? ?? 'A' 'V' 'I' 0x20.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Sample files
[edit] Links
- Wikipedia: Audio Video Interleave
- Overview of Video for Windows, DirectShow (ActiveMovie), and AVI by John F. McGowan, 1996-2004

