Video on the web - viewing and sharing videos

1. FORMATS
.MPEG (compressed, open standard); .AVI (Audio Video Interleave, Microsoft standard); .WMV (compressed, proprietary Windows Media Video); .MOV (Apple’s QuickTime proprietary format); .SWF (playable in browsers, Shockwave)

2. PLAYERS AND SOFTWARE
Browsers; Windows Media Player software; Quicktime software.

3. MOBILE GADGETS
Personal Video recorders; iPod video players; Advanced phones such as iPhone; PDA (Personal Digital Assistants); MPEG players; Microsoft’s Zune.

4. SHARING MY VIDEO ONLINE (YouTUBE)

You can upload video files to public web sites such as YouTube.com for others to view, tag, comment and share. This is part of a trend that may see TV-type content available on computers and portable devices.

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