Video formats for local playback can be divided into video and local video broadcast for the network in the network video streaming video two categories. Although the latter played in the playback picture quality on the stability and the former may not be good, but the network is the wide dissemination of the video streaming of video is being widely used to make video on demand, network demonstration, remote education, network of Internet video ads.

MOST POPULAR VIDEO FORMATS:

There are too many video formats to say, I just want to talk about the most popular formats.

• AVI: Abbreviation of Audio Video Interleaved (Audio Video Interleaved). This AVI video format released by Microsoft, the field can be said in the video format of one of the oldest. Is the combined voice and video formats simultaneously. It uses a lossy video compression method, but the compression is relatively high, although not a very good picture quality, but its still very wide range of applications. AVI support for 256 colors and RLE compression. AVI information is mainly used in the multimedia CD-ROM to store TV, movies and other video information.

• MOV: Offers two standard images and digital video formats, that can support static *. PIC and *. JPG image formats, dynamic compression method based Indeo *. MOV, and MPEG compression method based on the *. MPG video format.

• ASF (Advanced Streaming format Advanced Streaming Format). ASF is a MICROSOFT Real player in order, and now developed a competition can watch videos online file compression format. ASF uses MPEG4 compression algorithm, compression ratio and image quality is very good

• 3GP: 3GP is a 3G streaming video encoding formats, mainly to meet the high transmission speed of 3G networks developed, and is currently the most common type of mobile phone video format

• FLV: FLV streaming media format is a new video format. Because it documents the formation of small, fast loading, making it possible for network viewing video files, it appears effective solution for video file into Flash, so that the exported SWF file in size, not very good on the network Use and other shortcomings.

VIDEO CONVERTER:

According to there are so many video formats and some many devices such as MP4, PSP, iPhone that can play videos, and one device can play some video formats, So, sometimes, we need converter videos from one formats to anther formats. For example, if you want enjoy DVD movies in you digital devices. Also, you must have some great moment that recode by camera, if you want review the great moment in the DVD, you may need converter the video to the DVD formats.

I think some video converter software is perfect, so I want to recommend you a very good video converter software—XFreesoft video Converter for Mac and XFreesoft video Converter. 

They are extremely powerful and full-featured Video Converter software that supports almost all video formats. Supported video formats include: AVI, MPEG, WMV, DivX, MP4, MKV, RM, MOV, XviD, 3GP, etc. This fascinating Video Converter software can help you convert video for your mobile video player such as iPad, MP4, PSP, iPod, iPhone etc