AVI vs DV, difference between AVI and DV format

Comparsion between AVI and DV

File Extension	AVI	DV
File Type	Audio Video Interleave File	Digital Video File
Description	AVI is a container format that may be composed of different codecs including DV. A basic AVI file (or Windows AVI) usually consists of one video stream and one audio stream.	DV is a codec (compression method) used by a digital video DV camera. The ".dv" extension is also sometimes used for other video formats such as QuickTime-DV or DV-AVI.
Developed by	Microsoft	N/A
Pros	Can contain various video/audio codecs, making it one of the most popular video formats.	Every frame is a keyframe, making frame accurate editing easy.
Cons	AVI, AVI-XviD for example, often has a keyframe every 300 frames, making it not accurate for frame editing.	DV codec is only accepted by a limited number of editors and players. Not good compatibility.
Help You Choose	For video playback, AVI(DivX, XviD) is much better than DV in format compatibility; for video editing, AVI-DV apparently has the best flexibility and quality.	If you want to enjoy the advantages of DV, you can encode AVI with DV, and for Mac users, encode QuickTime with DV.
Programs that open AVI/DV files	Microsoft Windows Media Player XBMC Adobe Flash Professional CC VideoLAN VLC media player	Apple iMovie 10 Eltima Elmedia Player VideoLAN VLC media player Apple QuickTime Player