cODECS

AVI

• Launched in 1992
• Support multiple streaming audio and video
• Great compatibility
• Good quality

MPGE

• Launched in 1988
• Can be played in Quick Time
• Can have different codecs
• Can be played in Windows Media Player

MOV

• Launched in 1991
• Apple´s own codec
• Good quality
• Useful for streaming

WMV

• Launched in 2005 (the first version)
• Compresses video
• Allows streaming
• Really good when it´s pusblished in the Internet

RM

• Launched in 2009
• Has its own extensions
• Good quality
• Based on its own codec

FLV

• Launched in 2002
• High visual quality
• Based on Sorenson Spark
• Can be reproduced in different local programs

vob

• Based on MPEG
• Used in the distribution of DVD´S
• Contains video, audio and subtitles

3GP

• Launched in 1998
• Used in 3G phones
• The mpeg4 format was used as a base to create it.
• It was developed to have standards for mobile technology.