AVI (Audio Video Interleave) is a format defined by Microsoft for
storing audio/video data. It is very popular on the Windows platform.
Some common questions about the AVI format are listed below
- What does the "... could not find vids:nnnn ..." error mean?
- The letters "nnnn" are a four character number and letter sequence
which seem obscure. This means that the AVI file was encoded with a
format for which you do not have the codec
installed on your computer. Some common formats include the following.
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| Code |
Description |
| CVID |
Cinepak video format |
| I263 |
Intel 263 format. |
| IV50 |
Intel Indeo V5 format |
| MP42 |
Microsoft MPEG-4 format |
- Where do I get the codecs so I can view these files?
- See codecs for more information.
- How do I play these files?
- For Windows, download the Windows Media Player from Microsoft.
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