What is AVI & WMV?

[VelMurugan]

What is AVI?

AVI stands for Audio Video Interleave. It is known technically as a container format and was introduced 15 years ago in 1992. Being a container format, AVI can include both video and audio allowing synchronous playback. AVI files can be found online as music videos, TV shows, streaming video and can even be downloaded as a full length motion picture.

What is WMV?

WMV files stand for Windows Media Video. This file type was developed by Microsoft specifically for streaming, however it can also be saved to a hard drive or disc media for playback with Windows Media Players and other types of players such as Winamp, DivX and VLC player. The current version of WMV is WMV9 which includes the feature of a high compression rate in order to fit large videos into a small amount of storage space, making it a great format for transferring over the internet. Just as AVI files are popular, so are WMV files and you will find almost every type of media in WMV format.

[sakunthala]

the avi is audio video format it has introduce with before years it allow both audio and video playback
the wmv is windows medio video it has develop by microsoft for streaming it can save in hard disk and can play with any player