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A Guide to Online Media

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Audio and Video Standards

There are several kinds of audio and video formats. Each has slightly different quality and capabilities. Most media players are capable of playing all standard media files in addition to their own native formats.

Audio	Video
Music CD Mpeg Layer 3 audio - mp3 Midi files AIFF audio file	DVD video AVI video (includes DIVX) Mpeg Video

Other File Formats

A large percentage of the web based media produced are in formats that are more proprietary. Some of the most common file formats are Quicktime, Real Media, Windows Media, Flash and Adobe Acrobat.

To learn more about each of the media formats, select one of the links below

• Quicktime - Apple Technologies
• Real Media - Real Networks
• Windows Media - Microsoft Corporation
• Flash - Macromedia
• Acrobat - Adobe Systems

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