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Video File Formats

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#804 From: Eric Crichlow [Digital F Nov 12, 1994 1:10 PM
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Try as I might, I never seem to be able to locate the file format specs for any of the popular video schemes (QuickTime, MPEG, AVI). Are these doc files too big to be located online here? Are they only available for a fee? Either way, where can these formats be found?
#1001 From: REZA DASTMALCHIAN Nov 17, 1994 12:44 AM
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Eric: The AVI file format you can get by purchasing Microsoft Video for Windows developer kit which has a bunch of other things that you may not need. I guess Microsoft needs the money! MPEG specs are put out by ISO (international standards organization) and it is fairly complicated. If you understand signal processing and have looked at ISO papers before this one should be in any university engineering library micro film. QuickTime , I don't know. Probably Apple. I looked at all of these things about a year ago and then decided to develop my own video compressor/player for an upcomming product. Goodluck, -Reza