Re: Playing AVI files

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From: Rebecca and Rowland
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 00:00

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Peter Ceresole <peter@cara.demon.co.uk> wrote:

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> There's obviously more to AVIs than meets the eye. I suspect it's a moving
> standard.

AVI files can be created with any of a number of different encodings.
The particular encoding is specified in the file, and new encodings are
added at Bill's whim.  What this means is that old software won't play
new AVIs in general, although you'll get lucky sometimes.

It's not like RTF which shifts about all over the place - AVIs at least
have the decency to specify exactly which encoding is being used.

Rowland.

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