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{{FormatInfo
 
{{FormatInfo
 
|subcat=Video
 
|subcat=Video
 
|extensions={{ext|avi}}
 
|extensions={{ext|avi}}
|mimetypes={{mimetype|video/vnd.avi}}
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|mimetypes={{mimetype|video/avi}}, {{mimetype|video/x-msvideo}}, {{mimetype|video/vnd.avi}}, {{mimetype|video/msvideo}}
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|locfdd={{LoCFDD|fdd000059}}
 
|pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/5}}
 
|pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/5}}
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|kaitai struct=avi
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|wikidata={{wikidata|Q209054}}
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|released=~1992
 
}}
 
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'''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]].
  
[[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]].
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== Identification ==
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Files begin with bytes <code>'R' 'I' 'F' 'F' ?? ?? ?? ?? 'A' 'V' 'I' 0x20</code>.
  
== References ==
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== Specifications ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Video_Interleave Audio Video Interleave : Wikipedia]
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* [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd318189(v=vs.85).aspx Windows Dev Center → DirectShow → AVI RIFF File Reference]
* [http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/6/1/161ba512-40e2-4cc9-843a-923143f3456c/DVAVSPEC.RTF DV Data in the AVI File Format
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Specification, Version 1.01] Microsoft, 1997
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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
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* [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://www.jmcgowan.com/avi.html Overview of Video for Windows, DirectShow (ActiveMovie), and AVI] by John F. McGowan, 1996-2004
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* [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
* [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000059.shtml AVI, from Library of Congress resource on Sustainability of Digital Formats]
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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.
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== Sample files ==
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* {{DexvertSamples|video/avi}}
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* {{DexvertSamples|audio/aviAudio}}
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* http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/avi/
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== Links ==
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* [[Wikipedia: Audio Video Interleave]]
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* [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]]
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[[Category:Microsoft]]
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[[Category:IBM]]
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[[Category:Windows]]

Latest revision as of 03:37, 18 February 2024

File Format
Name AVI
Ontology
Extension(s) .avi
MIME Type(s) video/avi, video/x-msvideo, video/vnd.avi, video/msvideo
LoCFDD fdd000059
PRONOM fmt/5
Wikidata ID Q209054
Kaitai Struct Spec avi.ksy
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.

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Files begin with bytes 'R' 'I' 'F' 'F' ?? ?? ?? ?? 'A' 'V' 'I' 0x20.

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