Most operating systems are compatible Portable Document PDF None Very common Format Adobe reader is required Scalable Vector SVG None All web browsers are compatible Graphics Small Web Format / SWF None Flexible metafile Shockwave Can be used for vector image, animation and video Requires Flash player Audio File Formats File Format Acronym Compression Information Waveform Audio WAV Lossy, Lossless Microsoft’s metafile format Format or None Can include raw or compressed audio data Various lossless and lossy codecs can be used Audio Interchange File AIFF Lossy, Lossless Apple’s audio format Format or None Most contain raw samples Can be compressed using codecs Moving Picture MPEG-3 / Lossy Popular for electronic distribution of Experts Group – 1, MP3 audio files Audio Layer 3 Lossy compression removes sounds that most people would not notice Windows Media Audio WMA Lossy Microsoft’s format to compete with MP3 Musical Instrument MIDI Lossless or Specifies each note, tone and Digital Interface None sometimes instrument. Video File Formats File Format Acronym Compression Information Moving Picture MPEG / Lossy Common [2007] Experts Group MPG Moving Picture MPEG4 / Lossy Very common Experts Group – 4, MP4 Supports a large variety of resolutions Layer 14 and frame rates Used on portable devices Audio Video Interleave AVI Usually Lossy Created by Microsoft and IBM Older
Most operating systems are compatible Portable Document Format PDF None Very common Adobe reader is required Scalable Vector Graphics SVG None All web browsers are compatible Small Web Format / Shockwave SWF None Flexible metafile Can be used for vector image, animation and video Requires Flash player Audio File Formats File Format Acronym Compression Information Waveform Audio Format WAV Lossy, Lossless or None Microsoft’s metafile format Can include raw or compressed audio data Various lossless and lossy codecs can be used Audio Interchange File Format AIFF Lossy, Lossless or None Apple’s audio format Most contain raw samples Can be compressed using codecs Moving Picture Experts Group – 1, Audio Layer 3 MPEG-3 / MP3 Lossy Popular for electronic distribution of audio files Lossy compression removes sounds that most people would not notice Windows Media Audio WMA Lossy Microsoft’s format to compete with MP3 Musical Instrument Digital Interface MIDI Lossless or None Specifies each note, tone and sometimes instrument. Video File Formats File Format Acronym Compression Information Moving Picture Experts Group MPEG / MPG Lossy Common [2007] Moving Picture Experts Group – 4, Layer 14 MPEG4 / MP4 Lossy Very common Supports a large variety of resolutions and frame rates Used on portable devices Audio Video Interleave AVI Usually Lossy Created by Microsoft and IBM Older
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