Video & Audio Glossary > AVI video format
| File Type |
Audio Video Interleave File |
| Category |
Video Files |
| 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 |
 Windows |
Apple QuickTime Player
Microsoft Windows Media Player
CyberLink PowerDirector 8
Roxio Creator 2010
VideoLAN VLC media player
Nullsoft Winamp Media Player
Other movie player with supporting codecs |
 Mac OS X |
Apple QuickTime Player
Microsoft Windows Media Player
Roxio Toast 10 Titanium
Roxio Popcorn 4
VideoLAN VLC media player
Other movie player with supporting codecs |
 Linux |
xine multimedia player
VideoLAN VLC media player |
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