| Extension | 3GP |
| Full Name | Multimedia Container Format |
| Type | Video |
| Mime Type | video/3gpp |
| Format | Binary |
3GP files are a legacy video format originally designed for use with early mobile and internet devices. The format is capable of storing video and audio data in a highly compressed format. This naturally led to a decrease in quality but was heavily driven by the need to minimize file size, thus reducing the bandwidth usage of the early devices.
The video audio and video compression were highly effective and allowed video clips created on these devices to be shared without consuming large amounts of bandwidth. The low-resolution camera and displays of these early mobile devices also helped keep file sizes to a minimum.
The 3GP format is still fairly common today; however, it is in decline and has mostly been replaced by other video formats, such as MP4. We have a selection of M4A converter tools for converting these files into other formats if native video editing applications lack such features.
| Extension | AVI |
| Full Name | Audio Video Interleave |
| Type | Video |
| Mime Type | video/x-msvideo |
| Format | Binary |
The AVI video file format is a general-purpose multimedia format for housing video and audio data. Created by Microsoft in the early 1990s, the format has, over the years, garnered widespread support; however, with more modern and capable formats such as MP4, AVI is now considered a legacy format, with support for it on the decline.
The format allows the storage of both audio and video tracks using a variety of different codes. This allowance for different codes means that some AVI files would not play on devices that did not have the correct codec software installed.
Despite AVI files being superseded by more efficient formats that offer improved codecs and other features, many video editing and playback software can open and play AVI files.
