On 2013-01-01, Stroller wrote: > On 30 December 2012, at 11:39, Nuno J. Silva wrote: >> ... >> The AVI container has been used by windows for a long time, so I'd say >> chances are that it will work on more systems, but I can't say for sure. > > But h264 in an AVI is invalid. > > AVI is dated and just plain nasty. > > You should use something else (like h264 in an MP4) if you possibly can.
AVI is old, AVI has issues. AVI is not compatible with some codecs. *But* AVI has been around for long enough to be supported by many versions of Windows and Office, and what we're looking for here is whatever offers the broadest support. I don't even think Windows (at least up to 7) has a builtin h264 decoder. At least I remember having to install codecs in Vista and 7 machines in order to view h264 Youtube videos. -- Nuno Silva (aka njsg) http://njsg.sdf-eu.org/
