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Website Planet’s interview with AVS4YOU: mission, challenges of the present and future perspectives

Website Planet had the chance to sit down and chat with Irina Sanaeva, head of the digital marketing department at AVS4YOU. We talked about AVS Video Editor, how we decided to develop it, how we made it stand out from the competition, and how we plan to stay on top of the recent trends in our industry.

What is AVS Video Editor and how does it work?

AVS4YOU.com is a leader in the multimedia market, specializing in the development of audio and video solutions for beginners and professionals.

AVS Video Editor is part of AVS4YOU Multimedia Suite comprising 5 programs for working with audio and video data. It is a powerful and easy-to-use video editing program. What makes AVS Video Editor stand out from the competitors is that it is an all-in-one video editor, recorder and maker. The editing opportunities are endless. You can create any kind of video content from a birthday message or a holiday trip to a cookery video for your blog or a product review.

According to user reviews, our programs are chosen thanks to their simplicity, ease of control and versatility. For many users AVS Video Editor proves to be a game changer in video editing. The scope of industries where our customers work is enormous. They are marketers, web designers, clergymen, pastors, students, online tutors, editors, managing directors and consultants, and even the police and government organizations.

What sparked the idea, and what have you achieved so far?

AVS4YOU software is not a new player on the market. We have been successfully promoting our products online for more than 15 years. There are millions of happy users from 150+ countries.

Initially, we offered software components which, later on, gave rise to current applications. Apart from audio and video converters considered to be a growing trend at the beginning of 2000s, our store provided users with apps ensuring pc security from malware and spam such as AVS Firewall and AVS Registry Cleaner. Yet, due to a strong competition in this sphere, it was decided to mainly focus on processing audio and video data, where AVS4YOU remains a high-profile IT company with a considerable share on the multimedia market.

How does your mission differ from the other companies in your niche?

AVS4YOU team aims at developing sophisticated solutions to keep up with modern trends. 

One of them is to offer freeware along with commercial programs. Unlike many competitors, AVS Video Converter and AVS Audio Converter allow users to convert an unlimited number of files without extra charges. There are neither hidden ads nor restrictions in terms of a file size, no watermark is applied to output files. Yet, editing features are locked and require the purchase of an annual or unlimited subscription.

Another trend worth mentioning is that at AVS4YOU we tend to support all new audio, video and image formats whenever they appear on the market. At the early 2000s we were the first to  burn Blu-ray discs, upload media files to Apple iPod on computers running under Windows, introduce multi-threading conversion. Later on we implemented decoding and encoding using hardware acceleration on an Intel GPU (Intel Quick Sync Video technology).  Eventually, a command-line mode was rolled out allowing to significantly automate conversion processes  with the help of special XML templates. On top of this, we pioneered in providing the support of video created with H.265/HEVC, AV1, VP9 codecs. As you can see, AVS4YOU has always been ahead of the competition, and we are very proud of our achievements.

Most importantly, we want AVS4YOU software to combine simplicity of use and a variety of features, and at the same time to be affordable for everyone, regardless of their income and editing experience. 

Who are your typical users and what problems do they have when they come to you?

AVS Video Editor is an optimal solution for all creators regardless of their editing experience. Thanks to its intuitive interface there is almost no learning curve, which makes it extremely attractive for newbies and casual users.

The program is packed with advanced features such as color grading, video stabilization, chroma key, hundreds of special effects and others. Being a really nifty tool for making quick edits and improving video quality of the original raw footage in general, it suits professionals perfectly well.

The key features of AVS Video Editor:

  • Delete unwanted scenes or cut out a video to fit it to the desired length
  • Rotate video files filmed upside down
  • Create a slideshow with smooth transitions
  • Capture pc screen to record online calls or make a how-to video
  • Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, gamma
  • Customize video with 300+ modern effects and filters such as picture-in-picture, old movie, tilt shift, yellow-magenta, orange-green, etc.
  • Stabilize shaky video
  • Digitize old VHS tapes and transfer video from DV/HDV cameras and webcams

And what makes them eventually choose you over your competitors?

First of all, it is a competitive offer. As a rule, our competitors promote just one program, be it a video editor or a video converter. Unlike the competition, we offer a complete multimedia suite at an affordable price. When users need even one program they get 4 programs as a gift. This is a significant competitive advantage, especially in terms of price-quality ratio. 

Second, AVS Video Editor is good value for money. It combines all basic and the majority of advanced editing features. A user-friendly interface, a rich collection of effects and transitions, GPU acceleration, a set of export options and ready presets for social networks, modern gadgets and pc make editing with AVS Video Editor fun and pleasure.

Finally, AVS Video Editor is easy but powerful. Drag and drop your own video files on the Timeline and tweak them if necessary using simple tools. To add some flair to the footage, insert custom text, favorite tracks, themed stickers and you are done.

What integrations and other tools are your customers mostly using in combination with AVS Video Editor?

One of the most demanding features of AVS Video Editor is screen capture. It is possible to record full screen or a selected area, with or without audio, and split the recording by file size or duration. What’s more, you can add a mouse click effect and animation while recording, make snapshots in a click and save them to JPEG, PNG, BMP. The program allows you to stop recording automatically by setting the time limit or maximum file size.

Speaking about AVS4YOU Multimedia Suite, our customers prefer to use AVS Video Converter for saving old formats to popular MP4, H.265, WEBM, etc. and AVS Audio Editor for polishing audio recordings. It must be mentioned that AVS Video Editor can perform these tasks, too, but it cannot substitute AVS Audio Editor completely. There are more audio fine-tuning tools such as noise removal, normalizer, equalizer, etc. Thus, all the programs from the package go hand in hand reinforcing each other’s functionality. 

What do you see in the future of your industry, and how do you plan to cope?

The latest trend in video editing is that the software must be user-friendly without any intimidating learning curve, on the one hand, and offer a variety of handy tools, on the other. The set-up wizard and the interface must be very much geared towards beginners, making it easy to start with the basics. In this aspect, AVS4YOU software follows the trend up to the mark.

More and more apps implement AI technologies for object detection and body effects, for example, and use GPU acceleration to speed up video rendering processes. At present, the majority of apps are capable of producing high definition 4k videos and even higher resolutions. In the near future the support of 8k video will be a must-have for all video editors. Another point is that the latest formats such as HEVC, Sony XAVC and XAVC-S formats, AV1 emerge on the market. AVS4YOU team does the best to keep up with accelerating trends, and as a result, there will be 2-3 major releases per year.

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We are happy to launch AVS4YOU Spring Affiliate Contest. Promote AVS4YOU software and receive valuable gifts such as a Murena One smartphone, a Mini PC, etc.

Time Duration: March 1, 2023 – May 31, 2023.

Participants: All AVS4YOU affiliates. If you are not a member of our affiliate program, please join now.

Prizes: the 1st prize – a Mini PC or a Murena One smartphone

            the 2nd prize – 10% extra to the regular affiliate commission for 6 months

            The 3rd prize – 5% extra to the regular affiliate commission for 6 months

About AVS4YOU Affiliate program

An affiliate program implies that you recommend AVS4YOU products to your website or blog audience, or share posts in social media. You earn a commission whenever someone makes a purchase through your unique affiliate link associated with the recommendation.

How to participate

  1. Register as an AVS4YOU affiliate in the Avangate Affiliate Network filling in a short form and answering few questions about your business. Once your partnership request is approved, you may start generating sales. 
  2. Generate and place affiliate links on your website, blog or YouTube channel. If it is done, make sure that your affiliate links are correct. Here are affiliate link samples. To AVS4YOU homepage:

https://secure.avangate.com/affiliate.php?ACCOUNT=ONLMETEC&AFFILIATE=XXXXX&PATH=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.avs4you.com

Buy link for AVS4YOU Unlimited Subscription (coupon embedded):

https://secure.avangate.com/order/checkout.php?PRODS=604132&QTY=1&AFFILIATE=XXXXX&CART=1&COUPON=Spring23

Don’t forget to replace XXXXX with your Avangate affiliate ID.

3. To help you boost sales you may use banners, coupon codes, send newsletters to your customers, run PPC campaigns.

How winners are chosen

On the first of June 2023 we’ll check the sales report for the previous 3 months and pick three winners in each category:

A) Top affiliates

B) Active affiliates 

C) New affiliates 

The winners will be contacted via email address for further delivery details.

All things considered, the conditions and terms are easy to follow. You just need a stroke of luck and a strong desire to win. Ready to get generous gifts?

If you have any questions in terms of the contest, please contact us at sales@avs4you.com.

Good luck to all participants!

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How to trim MP3 on Windows

How to trim MP3 on Windows

Trimming MP3 removes unwanted parts from an audio file, which could be useful in many cases. In this article, we’re sharing how to do that on Windows.

Why trim MP3 audio files?

There are several most common use cases for removing parts from songs and voice recordings.

Soundtrack or voiceover in a video. You definitely have seen videos with funny sounds, music, or voiceover. Whereas popular social sharing platforms like TikTok and Snapchat have integrated tools to add and trim audio, you may need a movie with sound on a DVD or stored locally on a laptop. Desktop audio editing suites allow producing an audio track as well as the final version of your video.

Ringtone for incoming calls. Most of the default tunes in smartphones are boring, not to mention that so many people use them and you’d check your device whenever someone receives a call. Trimming MP3 files helps create a custom ringtone, which could be your favourite song.

Sampling. Professional music producers and DJs are often inspired by popular melodies and trim MP3 to make samples for remixes and even new beats.

How to trim MP3 on Windows

AVS Audio Editor is a great app where you can remove unnecessary parts from your audio file. The software is supported on Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, and even older versions — Vista and XP.

There are two methods to trim MP3 depending on what part should be deleted.

Trim to selection

This guide is relevant if you want to select the desired length of an audio track and remove everything except the selection. Follow these steps for creating a ringtone, for example.

Step 1. Click the Open button to upload your track to AVS Audio Editor.

Alternatively, you can click Import from Video to extract sound from a clip.

Step 2. Select the part of a song you want to keep as the output file.

Play back the selected part to make sure it’s the correct one.

Step 3. Go to the Edit tab and click Trim to selection.

Step 4. Save your new MP3 file.

Trim certain parts in an audio track

This method helps remove unwanted pieces of a recording, such as hummings and scratchings in the beginning or at the end.

Step 1. Click the Open button to upload your track to AVS Audio Editor.

Alternatively, you can click Import from Video to extract sound from a clip.

Step 2. Select the part of an audio you want to remove.

Play back the selected part to make sure you aren’t trimming important pieces.

Step 3. Go to the Edit tab and click Delete.

Step 4. Save your new MP3 file.

Want to trim your MP3 files on your Windows laptop? Try AVS Audio Editor today!

The entire AVS4YOU multimedia suite is currently available with large discounts up to 70%.

Useful links

How to record voice on Windows 10?

What is mono and stereo audio?

How to normalize audio?

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How to rotate a video?

How to rotate a video?

While creating a new video project, you can find out that some clips are vertically-oriented, specifically those taken on a smartphone. That happens because watching vertical videos on a phone is more convenient. Desktop and TV screens are totally opposite — they require landscape mode footages for a better watching experience.

Fortunately, all video editing software supports video rotation feature. In this article, we’ll cover guides for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android.

Rotate a video on Windows

AVS Video Editor is among the easiest apps to change your clip layout even on older Windows computers.

Step 1. Run the app and import your video to a project.

Step 2. Drop the video you want to rotate to the timeline.

Step 3. Go to Effects -> Transform, and add Rotate to the timeline. Move the effect edges to apply it to the entire clip.

Step 4. Set the desired rotation angle. Click Edit Effects, and move the slider until the proper angle is achieved.

After carrying out these steps just preview and save your movie.

Video rotation and more advanced effects are available in AVS Video Editor. Check it out today!

The entire AVS4YOU multimedia suite is currently available with large discounts. Save 70% today!

Video rotation on Mac

iMovie is nearly the best and free way to turn your video left or right on Mac. This is a native app available on Apple’s computers and laptops by default — no additional downloads needed.

Step 1. Open a clip in iMovie and click Cropping.

Step 2. Choose either Rotate the clip clockwise or counterclockwise and save the output.

Source: Apple

Rotate video recordings on iPhone and Android

Changing the video orientation from portrait to landscape and backwards doesn’t even require third-party applications on your smartphone. This action is possible right in the image galleries.

If you have an iPhone:

  • Find your recording in Photos and tap Edit at the top-right corner.
  • Tap the Crop icon and then choose Rotate at the top-left corner.

If you have an Android:

  • Find your clip in Google Photos and tap Edit.
  • Choose Crop and tap the Rotate icon at the center.

As you see, video rotation is an effortless process on any operating system. Use it when editing your projects and discover more features via links below.

Useful links

How to stabilize videos

How to slow down a clip

How to add pictures to a footage

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Dear users,

Thank you for choosing AVS4YOU, your inspiration, loyalty and trust, which motivates us to make our programs more user-friendly and your editing experience more enjoyable. Is AVS4YOU special offer in your Christmas wish list? Take a look at what AVS-Santa has got for you:

First, festive atmosphere may come to your home even before the New Year’s Eve! So make magic happen with a $ 29.00 gift card on AVS4YOU Unlimited Subscription until December 31.

Second, write a review of AVS Video Editor on Capterra.com and receive a gift certificate of your choice worth up to $20: Amazon, Visa, iTunes or Starbucks. Please submit your name and a relevant e-mail at info@avs4you.com until December 27 to confirm your participation.

Third, Christmas is about family. Get a free license key for AVS Video ReMaker 1 Year Subscription and share it with someone special.

May joy and love fill your hearts and homes these wonderful days. Stay tuned not to miss amazing upcoming updates and new exclusive offers!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Best free video converter 2019

Many solutions have fought for the right to claim the title by the end of this eventful year. And although there is a variety of tools out there meeting different users’ needs, we believe that the ultimately best free video converter stands for equally affordable and powerful software that is already proven to be reliable in user practice. Here, we are going to tell you why AVS Video Converter matches this description, and why you should try it right away if you haven’t yet.

What you can do with a free video converter

A video converter is a program for converting videos to and from various formats for a range of purposes: watching via specific devices, uploading it somewhere in the acceptable format, compressing its size, converting the downloaded videos from the internet, etc.

While the most popular format is likely MP4 which can be played everywhere and is compatible with most programs, a free video converter (such as AVS) is built specifically to work with it seamlessly.

A good video converter you may want to use must show good performance and the conversion speed, and feature a comfortable, user-friendly interface that makes your work with the program a pleasant experience.

Reasons to choose AVS4YOU software

Performance and usability

Free video converter from AVS4YOU will keep you satisfied with how fast it converts your downloaded and recorded videos to any formats you choose, as it takes just a few seconds for the job to be done. Add a well-optimized UI that swiftly responds to your commands, and you get a cozy experience in your routine video editing that is no longer an annoying task, but an easy few moves.

If you’d like to speed up your conversion routine even more, you can make use of the Command Line Mode and choose from the ready conversion templates without clicking the interface buttons and setting up properties manually. Besides, here you can convert as many files as you want in bulk to create a single output file or a row of files.

Features and capabilities

Multiple formats to choose from. AVS Video Converter works equally well both ways with all popular formats: the omnipresent MP4, Apple’s MOV, Blu-ray video, WMV, AVI, M4V, and basically all other popular video formats used by our devices, programs and operating systems.

Device profiles. Speaking about devices, you can convert videos for using them on whatever gadget you have: XBox, Nintendo consoles, Sony Playstation, mobile devices such as Apple iPhone XS / XR / X / 8/7, Apple iPad Pro, 2018, 2017, iPad Air 2, Samsung Galaxy S10, and many others.

DVD creation. With AVS4YOU, you can perform multiple operations and avoid dragging your media through a number of different programs. For example, when the conversion process to a DVD/Blu-ray disc format is finished, you can prepare all the rest of the disc contents (such as chapters and menus), create styles and captions for the menu and burn all the data altogether onto a disc to forge a beautiful catchy movie.

Video sharing. With a special sharing directory of AVS Video Converter, you can upload your videos directly to any popular web hosting, such as YouTube, Facebook or Flickr.

Bulk operations. For those working with files in bulk, AVS also supports batch and multithreading conversion for processing multiple files at once and proceed to the next steps, like burning them into the disc.

Advanced instruments. A cherry on the pie is advanced conversion properties that don’t let you miss the tiny yet important bits of the conversion process – input/output properties for setting the processing mode, advanced video file parameters, output settings, aspect ratio correction, and Flash Player options selection if necessary.

Constant improvement

AVS4YOU releases Video Converter updates non-stop, catching up with all the important events in video software and hardware industries.

Besides thorough overall optimization and performance enhancements, the free video converter acquired a number of useful features, such as presets for new playback devices, an improved Batch conversion mode and file merging, support of NVIDIA and Intel Media decoders for a variety of video codecs and many more.

Try AVS Video Converter right now

We hope that this was a piece of helpful advice for choosing a free video conversion software that you might get the best possible results with. Download AVS Video Converter now and convert videos in any popular formats for all purposes and devices:

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to drop us a line below!

TalkHelper: Another option worth trying

TalkHelper is a video converter for clips in any popular format, including MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, WMV. Here are some advantages of this app.

Format and codec support. Apart from frequently used multimedia types, TalkHelper allows working with rare formats, such as ASF, RMVB, SWF, RM etc.

Compatibility with any device. With this app you can make clips playable on smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and consoles.

High-quality conversion. Processed videos keep their quality as close to the original files as possible.

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Great news everyone!

We are happy to announce Black Friday Sale. Get 40% off on AVS4YOU Unlimited Subscription with BlF20Blog coupon code. The offer is valid from November 21 till December 2, 2019. Happy shopping with AVS4YOU!

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How to Convert MOV to MP4

MOV to MP4 Converter

Many people are surfing the Internet in order to find how to convert MOV to a more universally usable file type, like an MP4, because not all media players, devices, online file storage services, and websites support the MOV format. The best way is to convert your MOV files using a free MOV to MP4 converter, such as AVS Video Converter.

MOV vs MP4 file format

The MOV (QuickTime Movie) is a multimedia container that contains one or more tracks. MOV,  one of the oldest file standards, was developed by Apple and is used natively by the QuickTime framework. It enables to combine different types of multimedia data (video, audio, and text) and maintains the hierarchical structure.  

The MP4 (also known as MPEG-4 Part 14 or MPEG-4 AVC) is one of the most universal and standardized file formats that exist today. It is used on all kinds of devices, operating systems and supported across various video platforms. 

MOV and MP4 file formats both use the lossy video compression approach to store and share video files. They do not impact the quality of encoded video and just act like containers, so the choice of option depends mainly on where you use these two formats. Some media players and devices support MP4 format but are not able to open and play MOV files. Therefore, you need to check what formats are supported by standard media players on Android smartphones and Smart TVs, etc. Fortunately, it is becoming a rare case at present and the majority of modern devices support both containers.

Online or Desktop Converters    

It is quite confusing to choose the right tool for converting MOV to MP4 files. You can easily convert video files without downloading them with an online application. It may be helpful if you need to convert between popular video formats quickly without wasting time on the software installation. However, despite being so user-friendly, online converters have a couple of limitations – files must be no more than 100 MB, and you can only convert a maximum of 2 files during one session. Online tools offer limited conversion and editing capabilities, and their conversion speed depends on your internet connection.

Another way to convert MOV files is to use desktop mp4 converters like Free AVS Video Converter. It converts all widely used formats to mp4 and vice versa faster than online converters. It works with all video file sizes. Besides, batch conversion mode is available. 

Desktop MP4 converters are probably the most reliable and useful file conversion tools. However, using more advanced conversion and editing options can be confusing tasks for non-experienced users.   

MOV to MP4 Converter                               

If you are new to video encoding, following our step-by-step tutorial, you will be able to convert your video file to MOV format using AVS Video Converter.

One click is worth a thousand words – download Free AVS Video Converter now and convert your video files to all popular formats for free.

We hope this guide was useful to you. If you have any questions, please use the comment section below.

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All about Free MP4 Converter

There are many reasons why you would need to reduce the file size or to convert incompatible data to a better-supported or a more modern format. If this is the case, and you are looking for a good mp4 converter, AVS Video Converter would be of great help for you. Best of all, it is completely free.

What you need to know about MP4

Free AVS mp4 converter is a software that converts between popular video formats for various devices, primarily, from/to mp4 format. MP4 (also known as MPEG-4 Part 14 or MPEG-4 AVC) is a digital multimedia container that can be used to store video, audio, subtitles, still images and other data, such as 3D graphs, menus, and user interactivity.

The mp4 format is widely used due to its compressed nature, good quality, and compatibility with almost all types of players and devices. Free AVS Video Converter converts mp4 files to desirable formats and vice versa fast and accurately: avi to mp4, mkv to mp4, webm to mp4, flv to mp4, dvd to mp4, mp4 to avi, mp4 to wmv, and others.

Working with AVS MP4 Converter

AVS Video Converter is well-equipped to handle video conversion tasks and includes editing options. Let’s take a look at the features that make it a top choice. First of all, this free mp4 converter has a clean tabbed interface that seems familiar even to inexpert users. Each tab contains easy-to-use conversion tools. For example, you can choose the command line mode to automate and speed up the conversion processing by using templates and converting as many files as you want during one session.

What’s more, you have at your disposal smart presets to convert video for various devices without losing quality. You may split one video into multiple separated parts of the selected format. MP4 converter also allows to upload your video to YouTube and other web services smoothly. AVS converter has a built-in CD/DVD burner to write media files on data discs. You can customize DVD/Blu-ray menus by applying effects, colors and editing chapters.

Editing videos with AVS

As for the editing features, AVS Video Converter lets you apply a variety of effects to both image and sound. There is also an opportunity to convert a video with subtitles and even to customize their look. 

As you can see, Free AVS Video Converter offers a great user experience and provides you with all the necessary tools in a clever and powerful manner. Download and install our free MP4 converter right now and try it yourself!

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video file format refers to the type of file format for storing digital video data on a computer system, disk or other digital media. Every film and video clip is stored in a certain format and can be converted into another one with AVS Video Converter for free!

Formats universal for common PC media players

AMV

It’s probably the most familiar video project associated with PC. It indicates as Windows Media Video file. One of the advantages of these files is a small file size (it’s useful mostly in cases when you try to share it with your friend via the Internet). On the other hand, low size is a result of high video compression which leads to quality losses. Unfortunately, if you want to save your video in HD (or FullHD) quality, you should choose another format. For example, MOV.

MOV 

It is a container developed by Apple for QuickTime. It can contain several audio and video tracks, subtitles, animation, and horizon-to-horizon images. It’s mostly common among Mac users (nevertheless, it’s compatible with both Macintosh and Windows platforms). MOV file is distinguished by an extremely high visual quality, which certainly, affects its’ size: it’s formidable! In some cases, the size of a 10-minute video can achieve 2 GB! Thanks to high image quality, MOV file often is used for storing FullHD films and videos. 

AVI (Audio-Video Interleaved )

AVI is a standard video format for Windows machines, developed by Microsoft. AVI works as a container holding audio and video created and compressed using several codecs (DivX, XviD, H.264 etc.). AVI files use less compression and take more space than many other video files. They also can be created without compression which leads to the significant file size increase. AVI format is supported by all Windows-based devices as well as many Android-based devices, game consoles and can be played on almost all personal computers.              

MKV

MKV (Matroska) is a video container much like MOV and AVI. Can incorporate audio, video, and subtitles into a single file even if those elements were encoded with usage of different codecs (for example, you can have an MKV video file with H.264 video file and AAC or MP3 audio). MKV is not an industry standard, therefore not all media players support it – even though support has grown rapidly. You can use an MKV compatible media player or download the appropriate codecs for the media player to playback such video.

Best formats for Internet sharing

FLV

FLV (Flash Video) is the file, that uses Adobe Flash Player to transmit media files over the Intentet (99% of all Internet users have Flash Adobe player installed in the browser, which made this format the most common online viewing platform in a very short time). It’s used on video sharing and news networks (Youtube, Vimeo, Google Video, etc). The current version of the FLV format also supports H.264 codec, which offers a significantly better quality/bitrate ratio. Thanks to it, Flash files can contain high definition quality videos with an ACC sound. The FLV file can be played by almost all popular and open-source media players (VLC, Media Player Classic, Winamp (WinOS) QuickTime (MacOS)).                                                     

SWF

SWF (Shokwave Flash or Small Web Format) – a video format, which can contain video and vector-based animations and sound. It’s designed for efficient delivery over the web. It can be played in Adobe Flash Player, VLC Media Player, Media Player Classic Home Cinema, etc. 

WEBM

WebM is a media file format designed for the web basing on MKV container structure. The main advantage of these files is that they have support for the most popular web browsers (Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera) since the format is sometimes used on HTML5 websites for video streaming. The integration of WebM video on the website occurs without long delays and errors in the process. High data compression and video quality rates make this format one of the most successful and popular video formats of the new generation.

Formats common among device users

MP4

 MP4 file format is also known as MPEG-4 Part 14 or MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding). MP4 is basically a container that holds audio and video files that are digitally encoded. It’s also used for video streaming over the Internet and becomes a universal standard for sharing videos on the Internet. Thanks to nearly lossless compression algorithm, MP4 videos are famous for its’ higher quality than most other formats.

M4V

M4V format (also known as iTunes video file) was developed by Apple and is very similar to the MP4 format as they are both based on MPEG-4 video container format. Unlike MP4M4V can be played only in certain media players: like QuickTime Player, iTunes, RealPlayer, Media Player Classic Home Cinema.

3GP

3GP is a multimedia file saved in an audio and video container format developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). Stores video and audio streams that are transmitted between 3G mobile phones and over the Internet. 3GP files are commonly used by 3G mobile phones that support video capture, but may also be played on 2G or 4G phones. On the PC you can open it with a variety of programs (such as Microsoft Moves&TV, QuickTime player, VLC media player and other)

Disc formats

I’m planning to write a post about Disc formats a bit later, so now I’ll give you a brief explanation of these.

VOB

VOB (Versioned Object Base) – files that contain the video, audio and subtitles information on the DVD disc (at the same time IFO (information) files contain the navigation and configuration files, BUP file is a backup for the IFO file – standard DVD disc structure).

M2TS                                          

M2TS is the container format commonly used for high definition video on Blu-Ray Disc and AVCHD. M2TS can provide you with a better viewing experience than other common HD formats. These files can be opened with Windows Media Player, VLC Player, Splash and probably some other popular media player applications as well.

BDAV/BDMV

 BDAV/BDMV – Blu-Ray Disc format. Generally, when video content is recorded on BD-R or BD-RE media using a Blu-Ray Disc recorder, the content is recorded in BDAV format (Blu-Ray Audio-Video). On the contrary, BDMV files contain data about the contents of a Blu-Ray disc (video file title, location directory) and include index.bdmv, MovieObject.bdmv and sound.bdmv (these files don’t hold the actual multimedia files themselves).

Convert all the video formats above with Free AVS Video Converter and share it with your friends! 

That’s all with common video file formats for today. Soon I will write a similar post describing the most common audio formats!).

What’s your preferred format for each purpose? Please share your experience in the comments below.