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At one time, videos could only be made in a studio with professional equipment. Today, the ability to make video has become more mainstream. These videos are digital, not the analog of the past....

Converting MPEG files to MP3 format can be defined as changing an audio file's codec to a different file format. In most cases, this is done to make the audio file more accessible for playback in...

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...

Files with the ".dream" extension are Stardock Deskscapes wallpaper files. Desktop wallpapers created using the Dream format go beyond standard image desktops. Dream wallpapers often have complex...

AMVs are Anime Music Video files. These highly compressed files are commonly used on Chinese portable media devices, and saved at resolutions just large enough to fit small media player screens....

When video is ripped from a DVD, the DVD files can be viewed in some media players, but they are not widely recognized in programs such as video-editing softwares. If you would like to be able to...

RMVB stands for Real Media Variable Bit Rate. The compression that is done in RMVB files is dependent upon the type of video file being compressed, which allows for higher quality video in smaller...

VCDs are compact discs that contain video files. The video CDs are playable in many major DVD players, as well as computer CD and DVD drives. The video on a VCD can also be pulled from the disc...

Video files that come from Sony's PSP gaming system are actually MP4 files. These files are smaller than other video file types, such as AVI and MPEG, but are not as compressed as they can be....

The variable bit rate compression used in RMVB files make these Real Media files a good choice for storing movies. RMVB files compress smaller than almost any other file type and can save a lot of...

When you rip a DVD to your computer, you may end up with an ISO file. An ISO file is actually an image file that contains all of the files that make up the DVD, including the movie, plus any...

A GTS file is a type of video file created when video that was recorded on a DVR or satellite receiver is captured onto a computer through a connection such as a USB cord. GTS files are not...

Many of the most popular video-editing software on the market, including Windows MovieMaker and Adobe Premiere, can read JPEG image files. By using one of these video-editing programs, you can...

MTS is the file extension for the Advanced Video Codec High Definition, or AVCHD, video file type. Sony and Panasonic use this codec and the .mts file extension for the footage captured on their...

If you have AVI files on your computer that you would like to burn to VCD, it's a rather simple process to prepare them for burning. VideoCDs use MPEG files, which are high quality video files...

FLV files are flash video files used to create brief animated introductions on websites or to create simple video animations for popular streaming video sites. FLV files are perfect for websites,...

JPEG is the standard format for images and for digital picture photos. When someone would like to create a slide show using her JPEG images, she needs to convert her JPEGs into a video file...

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....

SWF files are Adobe Flash animations and video that can be viewed on most browsers. AVI is a multimedia video format. Free software utilities (freeware) are available for PCs that will convert SWF...