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When you get music video files from Web sites on the Internet, they could be in a wide range of video formats such as WMV or AVI. The problem comes when you want to play this music video on your...

TUB is a graphics file type. The format is a multi-celled picture. Since this format isn't widely used by many programs, you'll have to convert it in order to use it with other programs or to...

Adobe Acrobat is a software by Adobe that allows viewing and creating files in PDF format. PDF format enables users to create documents that cannot be changed by another party or to view scanned...

Since the file format MP3 is actually copyrighted, there may be times when you'd like to have your music encoded in a completely patent-free format referred to as "open source." An example of an...

Although it is fine to view a downloaded movie on a computer media player such as Windows Media Player or VLC Player, it just isn't the same as watching one on a television set. One way to do this...

Archives are a type of file format where other files are compressed and stored together as a collection. This means that many files may be compressed into one archive. This makes all the files...

Flash Live Video (FLV) files are files that are streamed Internet video. If you save a YouTube video and play it through an FLV player, that file is then in FLV format. However, not all media...

An MPEG, short for Moving Picture Experts Group, is a video format that is used to compress large amounts of data into smaller sizes so that they are easier to transfer and send. Because of its...

Professional-looking signs for notices and postings can easily be prepared on the computer without the need to purchase software. Freeware programs such as OpenOffice are available for download...

JPG files and TIF files are both raster image files made of pixels. JPG is the default file type that many digital cameras use to store photos. The type of compression used in JPG files is lossy,...

One of the programs that comes with the SmartSuite office set, Lotus 1-2-3 is a spreadsheet program used in many business settings. Lotus 1-2-3 creates spreadsheet files that are readable only in...

3GP files are widely used in 3G cell phones. When a phone captures a video clip, that clip is automatically saved as the 3GP file type. Not all programs and devices have the capability to read the...

Windows Media Video Files, or WMVs, use Microsoft's Advanced Systems Format and Windows Media Compression. MOV files are Apple QuickTime video files that use an Apple-developed form of...

Apple's MOV files for video play on both Macintosh computers and PCs. Among the major media players available, however, only Apple's QuickTime Player supports the MOV format. Most MP3 players...

Digital video (DV) can be stored in numerous formats on your computer. MPG and AVI are some of the more widely used and recognized digital video formats. While both of these file types are high...

MP4 files have become a standard file type for uploading video to portable media devices, such as MP3 players, and for uploading to video-sharing sites like YouTube. Highly compressed MP4s have...

WMV, or Windows Media Video, is the file format for videos designed to play and stream through the Windows Media Player. For example, any video created in Windows Movie Maker is saved as a WMV...

Third Generation Partnership, or 3GP, is the video format of mobile phones. Files in 3GP format are able to be digitally transferred from your phone to your friends and family. Videos in 3GP...

WAV is one of the most commonly used file types for audio files on Windows-based systems. WAV uses varying bitrates, which results in CD-quality sound. CAF files are similar to WAV files, but they...

OGG files are audio files that are comparable to MP3 files. The OGG files use a style of compression known as Ogg Vorbis and manage to maintain a higher quality of sound than MP3 files that are...

VOC is an audio file type created by Creative Labs computer components like SoundBlaster sound cards. In VOC files, the audio is compressed to create smaller files. While WinAmp can play VOC...

Adaptive multi-rate (AMR) files are audio files common in 3G mobile phones. They are designed to compress the sound of the human voice while retaining quality, and are therefore perfect for phone...

While many videos available online are encoded in either Windows Media (.wmv) format or Quicktime (.mpg) format, there are still many encoded in other formats, such as .asf. ASF stands for...

PDF is the standard file extension for documents that are created in Adobe Acrobat. PDF can be a versatile format because it can support pictures, hyper links and other media. However if you want...

There are many types of file formats, and while they may not seem important, each format has a purpose. A CDA format is an audio only file that literally stands for "CD-Audio," while a DVD is...

A motion picture expert group file, or MPEG, is the format used for video CDs (VCDs). This is also the format used to convert VHS videos into digital format, and it has been used since the late...

A VCD or Video Compact Disk is a video and audio file that is burned onto a CD. Because this is a format that is fit for a CD, the video quality is only slightly better than that of a VHS tape....

When saving an image file, such as an entire CD or DVD, a BIN file is created. These are archive files and are a great way to back up media without having to compress it into a ZIP file. However,...

Many documents are available for download as a PDF. But with all of the software titles available as options, how did this format become so popular? What does it have to offer?

You will need to convert your AVI files to DVD format for your DVD player to be able to play them. This conversion is needed when transferring files from a digital videocam to your computer. ...

You can add songs from a CD to iTunes. It is an easy way to listen to all those old CD’s you no longer play. It is a simple process that will allow you to take your music with you anywhere when...