| File Type |
Audio Video Interleave File |
| File Format |
File |
| Common? |
No |
| File Description |
Video container or wrapper format created by Microsoft; stores video data that may be encoded in a variety of codecs; typically uses less compression than similar formats such as .MPEG and .MOV.
AVI files can be played by various video players, but the player must support the codec used to encode the video data; for additional information, view the FileInfo.com Playing AVI Files help article. |
| Program(s) that open avi files |
Mac: Apple QuickTime Player; Microsoft Windows Media Player; Roxio Toast; Roxio Popcorn; VideoLAN VLC media player; Other movie player with supporting codecs
Windows: Apple QuickTime Player; Microsoft Windows Media Player; CyberLink PowerDirector; Roxio Creator; VideoLAN VLC media player; Nullsoft Winamp; Other movie player with supporting codecs
Unix: xine multimedia player; VideoLAN VLC media player |
