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Posted by Specs on 09/30/45 11:41
"HangingJester" <hangingjester@cox.net> wrote in message
news:t5nOf.366$ld2.288@fed1read11...
> Ty Ford wrote:
> > On Fri, 3 Mar 2006 18:09:06 -0500, Ritz wrote
> > (in article <k04Of.177$EK1.0@fe10.lga>):
> >
> >
> ><SNIP>
> >
> > Thanks! I did check and they said an .avi would do instead of a .wmv. Is
> > there much difference?
>
>
> Yes, an .avi codec file can be played on more computers. .wmv & .wma
> are both Microsoft Media codec's. Created, because Microsoft doesn't
> like to "play well' with others. DivX is based on a 'hacking' of the
> codec. Not all .wmv files are the same, and this is why a particular
> media player may not be able to play newer WMV10 files.
>
> ~ Jester
This is utter nonsense.
AVI is not a codec it is a wrapper format in much the same way as MOV is.
Many different codecs can be embedded in the .avi format for use in many
different situations a la MOV.
Divx is not a hack, Divx4 is none other than MPEG4 aka H.264.
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