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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVI Wikipedia's article on AVI]
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'''AVI (Audio Video Interleave)''' is a popular [[container]] format used to hold video and audio data.
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To play an AVI file, the audio and video files need to be encoded with [[codec]]s the player understands.  
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AVI files aren't designed to hold [[subtitles]]. Also, they don't support some features which more recent container formats support.

Revision as of 16:29, 25 April 2006

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) is a popular container format used to hold video and audio data.

To play an AVI file, the audio and video files need to be encoded with codecs the player understands.

AVI files aren't designed to hold subtitles. Also, they don't support some features which more recent container formats support.