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Production File Format Overview
File Type
File Exten-
sion
Distribution Strengths Weaknesses
MPEG-4
video
MP4
Web, Local,
Mobile, CD,
DVD
Excellent quality
Small file size
Plays on most
desktop browsers
and newer smart-
phones and tab-
lets
Broad adoption
and support for
this format
Best format for
sharing
Not sup-
ported by all
browsers if
the Flash
player is not
installed
Windows
Media
Video
WMV
Web, Local,
CD, DVD
Plays in Windows
Media Player on
most Windows
PCs
Excellent quality
Small file size
Requires Win-
dows Media
Player or Sil-
verlight player
Does not play
natively on
Macs
Limited
mobile play-
back support
QuickTime
Movie
MOV
Web, Local,
CD, DVD
Plays in iTunes or
QuickTime player
on Windows
Native video for-
mat for Macs
Cross platform
Requires
iTunes or
QuickTime
player to be
installed on
Windows
Limited
mobile play-
back support
Audio
Video Inter-
leaved
AVI
Not intended
for distribution
Vendor neutral for-
mat
A good format for
Not a good
choice as a
sharable for-
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