Video and Animation Files
Files used for storing video content and animations.
| Extension | Description | Author | File / Link |
|---|---|---|---|
ac3
|
AC3 Audio and various digital audio & video standards | Advanced Television Systems Committee | Link |
anim
|
IFF format for CEL animations | Sparta Inc. | Download |
| Deluxe Paint Anim Files | Download | ||
avi
|
AVI Graphics Format Overview FAQ | John F. McGowan | Link |
| AVI File format (MS Word) | Download | ||
bvh
|
Character Studio 2.0 BVH File Format Specification | Download | |
byu
|
BYU Animation Format | Deprecated resource Link | |
c3d
|
Biomechanical data file format | Andrew Dainis | Download |
| C3D Format website | Motion Lab Systems, Inc. | Link | |
cel
|
Autodesk Animator CEL File Format | Max Maischein | Download |
cin
|
Cinematic files from Id's Quake II | Tim Ferguson | Link |
codecs
|
Video compressors/decompressors (codecs) used by Video for Windows and ActiveMovie | Dave Wilson | Link |
| WAVE and AVI Codec Registries | E. Fleischman | Download | |
dff
|
DFF File Format | Steven Belsky | Download |
dvm
|
DVM Movie File Format | Bert Greevenbosch | Download |
filmstrip
|
Filmstrip v1.0 format (Acrobat) | Adobe | Download |
flc
|
Animator Pro File Formats (FLC, FLI, CEL, PIC, MSK, COL, PLY, TWO, OPT) (RTF) | Download | |
fli
|
FLIc Files Format description | Mike Haaland | Download |
flic
|
The FLIC file format (FLI and FLC) | ITB CompuPhase | Download |
flt
|
Autodesk Animator FLC/FLT File Format | Max Maischein | Download |
gl
|
GRASP animation files | George Phillips | Download |
iso
|
ISO/IEC 13818 MPEG 2 Format (9 parts) | Deprecated resource Link | |
| ISO/IEC 11172 MPEG 1 Format (5 parts) | Deprecated resource Link | ||
lcc
|
LCC video file format | Deprecated resource Link | |
lza
|
LZA Animation File Format | Brian Jensen | Download |
media-info
|
General Media Info, Common Frame Sizes/Resolutions Sample Rates and encoding | Shan Weber | Download |
mkv
|
Matroska file formats (MKV, MKA, MKS) | Deprecated resource Link | |
mng
|
Multiple Network Graphics | Deprecated resource Link | |
mov
|
QuickTime Movie Format | Shan Weber | Download |
| QuickTime Movie File Format May 1996) | Apple | Download | |
| QuickTime Atom Hacks | Shan Weber | Download | |
| QuickTime movies | Apple | Link | |
mpeg
|
ISO/IEC 13818-1 MPEG-2 Systems | ISO/IEC | Download |
| ISO/IEC 13818-2 MPEG-2 Video | ISO/IEC | Download | |
| ISO/IEC 13818-3 MPEG-2 Audio | ISO/IEC | Download | |
| MPEG-2 Technical Frequently Asked Questions list | Chad Fogg | Download | |
| Moving Picture Experts Group | Deprecated resource Link | ||
| MPEG-4 Audio Reference Software (C code) | Various Authors | Download | |
| MPEG A Multimedia Application Format Overview and Requirements (v.2) | Wo Chang | Deprecated resource Link | |
| MPEG Video Header (Partial Information) | Wilson Woo | Download | |