AVI Sample Files
AVI, or Audio Video Interleave, is a container for audio and video data. It was created by Microsoft as a subformat of the format RIFF. AVI files were popular because they allowed for compressing video files onto a CD ROM, without losing quality or needing too much computing power to play.
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| File | File type | File size | Resolution | Mime type | Aspect ratio | Length | Codec | Download example file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVI Example Video Download at 640x480 (480) | AVI | 91 MB | 640 x 480 (480p) | video/avi | 4:3 | 10:34 | MPEG-1 + MP3 | Download example file |
| AVI Example Video Download at 1280x720 (720 - HD) | AVI | 122 MB | 1280 x 720 (720 - HD) | video/avi | 16:9 | 10:34 | MPEG-1 + MP3 | Download example file |
| AVI Example Video Download at 1920x1080 | AVI | 175 MB | 1920 x 1080 (1080 - Full HD) | video/avi | 16:9 | 10:34 | MPEG-1 + MP3 | Download example file |
| AVI Example Video Download at 3840x2160 (UHD or 4K) | AVI | 631 MB | 3840 x 2160 (UHD or 4K) | video/avi | 16:9 | 10:34 | MPEG-1 + MP3 | Download example file |
Example AVI files
Example AVI files are audio and video data containers that use the Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) standard. This file format is supported by a variety of video players. The AVI file format uses several codecs to store both audio and video data. The hdrl tag is the file header while the movi tag contains the actual audio/visual data. Example AVI files are useful for testing purposes. AVI files used to be the most popular video formats, before MP4.
AVI files contain audio/visual data. These files are characterized by a header and chunks that store the audio and video information. The header is identified by the "hdrl" tag and the chunks contain the data. Each chunk can contain different codecs. The third component is optional, and serves as an index for offsets. AVI files are frequently used for film post-production.