AVI

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	== References ==		== References ==
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVI AVI : Wikipedia]		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVI AVI : Wikipedia]
		+	* [http://www.opennet.ru/docs/formats/avi.txt AVI description] Probably extracted from Video for Windows Programmer's Guide
	* [http://www.jmcgowan.com/avi.html Overview of Video for Windows, DirectShow (ActiveMovie), and AVI] by John F. McGowan, 1996-2004		* [http://www.jmcgowan.com/avi.html Overview of Video for Windows, DirectShow (ActiveMovie), and AVI] by John F. McGowan, 1996-2004
	* [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000059.shtml AVI, from Library of Congress resource on Sustainability of Digital Formats]		* [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000059.shtml AVI, from Library of Congress resource on Sustainability of Digital Formats]
	* [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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File Formats

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Electronic File Formats

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Video

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AVI

File Format
Name	AVI
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Video AVI
Extension(s)	.avi
MIME Type(s)	video/vnd.avi
PRONOM	fmt/5

AVI, standing for Audio/Video Interleaved, is a video container format originally developed by Microsoft and IBM and based on the RIFF wrapper format. AVI is itself a wrapper that can enclose video bitstreams in many encodings, including Indeo, Sorenson, and Cinepak.

References

• AVI : Wikipedia
• AVI description Probably extracted from Video for Windows Programmer's Guide
• Overview of Video for Windows, DirectShow (ActiveMovie), and AVI by John F. McGowan, 1996-2004
• AVI, from Library of Congress resource on Sustainability of Digital Formats
• WAVE and AVI Codec Registries (Historic Registry) Hosted by IANA. Implies use of video/vnd.avi as mimetype.