AVI

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AVI stands for Audio Video Interleave. AVI is a file container format. DivX and XviD are two video codecs that are commongly used in AVI containers.

[edit] File Size Limitations

There are several AVI formats in use with different file size limitations:

• VFW AVI: The Video For Windows architecture limits the AVI file size to 2 GB
• OpenDML AVI: An extension of the AVI format that allows AVI of any size
• Segmented AVI: Breaks AVI file into 2 GB or 4 GB chunks, and allows AVI of any size

In addition to the AVI file limitations, the file system used by Windows will also put a limit on maximum file sizes. FAT16 limits file sizes to 2 GB on Windows 95/98/ME, and 4 GB on Windows NT/2000/XP. FAT32 limits the file sizes to 4 GB. NTFS allows practically unlimited file sizes.