MOV VS AVI

Difference between MOV and AVI

File Extension	MOV	AVI
File Type	Apple QuickTime Movie	Audio Video Interleave File
Description	MOV was originally developed by Apple as a file format for its QuickTime movie player. The MOV format presented a lot of advantages that are quite usable to everyday use but the proprietary nature of the MOV format was a major hindrance.	AVI which stands for Audio Video Interleave is a relatively old container that was developed by Microsoft as the file format for its media player application-popupar format especially in the internet where the need for compatibility is quite enormous.
Developed by	Apple	Microsoft
Pros	Capable of multiple tracks and overlay subtitles; Commonly uses the MPEG-4 codec for compression; Often smaller in size compared with AVI;	Stores video data encoded in a variety of codecs; Uses less compression than MOV; The most popular and commonly used file format;
Cons	Not used as commonly as AVI in non Apple users;	Does not natively support MPEG-4 codec; Does not support subtitles; Tends to be larger than most video formats;
Programs that open AVI/MOV files	Apple QuickTime Player Microsoft Windows Media Player VideoLAN VLC media player CyberLink PowerDVD 14	Microsoft Windows Media Player VideoLAN VLC media player ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre Roxio Toast 11

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Since the media stored in an AVI/MOV file may be encoded using one of several different media codecs, it is possible your video player does not support the codecs used by the AVI/MOV file. In such case, you need to convert the AVI/MOV file to proper format using iOrgsoft Video Converter before playing back.