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There are many video formats out there.
The MP4, WebM, and Ogg formats are supported by HTML.
The MP4 format is recommended by YouTube.
| Format |
File |
Description |
| MPEG |
.mpg
.mpeg |
MPEG. Developed by the Moving Pictures Expert Group. The first popular video format on the web. Not supported anymore in HTML. |
| AVI |
.avi |
AVI (Audio Video Interleave). Developed by Microsoft. Commonly used in video cameras and TV hardware. Plays well on Windows computers, but not in web browsers. |
| WMV |
.wmv |
WMV (Windows Media Video). Developed by Microsoft. Commonly used in video cameras and TV hardware. Plays well on Windows computers, but not in web browsers. |
| QuickTime |
.mov |
QuickTime. Developed by Apple. Commonly used in video cameras and TV hardware. Plays well on Apple computers, but not in web browsers. |
| RealVideo |
.rm
.ram |
RealVideo. Developed by Real Media to allow video streaming with low bandwidths. Does not play in web browsers. |
| Flash |
.swf
.flv |
Flash. Developed by Macromedia. Often requires an extra component (plug-in) to play in web browsers. |
| Ogg |
.ogg |
Theora Ogg. Developed by the Xiph.Org Foundation. Supported by HTML. |
| WebM |
.webm |
WebM. Developed by Mozilla, Opera, Adobe, and Google. Supported by HTML. |
MPEG-4
or MP4 |
.mp4 |
MP4. Developed by the Moving Pictures Expert Group. Commonly used in video cameras and TV hardware. Supported by all browsers and recommended by YouTube. |
Note: Only MP4, WebM, and Ogg video are supported by the HTML standard.
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