About DivX DivX is video format created by DivX, Inc. DivX became quite popular due to the ability to compress videos to almost 15% of the original size (i.e. 2Gb doen to 700Mb). That means that a full film can be fitted into a CD. What is important, the .divx files retain much of the original quality of the DVD, sometimes the result is even indistinguishable from the source. DivXNetworks creates and distributes this technology which often referred to as…
About AVI Format AVI stands for Audio Video Interleave (or Audio Video Interleaved), is a multimedia container format introduced by Microsoft as part of its video for Windows technology. AVI combines audio and video into a single file in a standard container to allow simultaneous playback. AVI is a derivative of the Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF), which divides a file's data into blocks, or "chunks." Each "chunk" is identified by a FourCC tag. An AVI file may carry audio/visual…
About AVCHD Format AVCHD stands for Advanced Video Codec High Definition, is first developed by Sony and Panasonic in 2006 to deliver high definition video on consumer camcorders. AVCHD is a form of video compression that allows the large data files created by HD video recording to be captured and saved on digital media such as hard disk drives and flash memory cards. AVCHD uses MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (AVC) video compression codec or Dolby AC-3 (Dolby Digital) or linear PCM audio…
About ASF Format ASF stands for Advanced Systems Format. It was developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows Media framework. ASF is based on serialized objects which are essentially byte sequences identified by a GUID marker.ASF is most commonly used for streaming media purposes. The format doesn't specify the way video or audio should be encoded. ASF specifies the structure of video or audio stream. Due to this encoded with different audio or video codecs the files will still…
About AAC Format AAC, or Advanced Audio Coding, is a lossy compression and encoding algorithm for digital audio. Designed by the MPEG group that includes Dolby, Sony, Nokia, FhG, and AT&T, it is believed to be the successor to MP3. AAC was officially declared an international standard in 1997. AAC is often referred to as "MP4 audio" as it is usually packaged inside an MP4 container. AAC is also the default or standard audio format for iPhone, iPod, iPad, Nintendo…
About 3GP Format 3GP (3GPP file format) is a multimedia container format defined by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) for use on 3G mobile phones but can also be played on some 2G and 4G phones. 3GP is a simplified version of the MPEG-4 Part 14 (MP4) container format, designed to decrease storage and bandwidth requirements in order to accommodate mobile phones. The 3GP file format stores video streams as MPEG-4 Part 2 or H.263 or MPEG-4 Part 10…























