Movies & Animations
| Format | Description | Author | File / Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC3 | AC3 Audio and various digital audio & video standards | Advanced Television Systems Committee | LINK |
| ANIM | IFF format for CEL animations | Sparta Inc. | Download |
| Deluxe Paint Anim Files | Download | ||
| AVI | AVI Graphics Format Overview FAQ | John F. McGowan | LINK |
| AVI File format (MS Word) | Download | ||
| BVH | Character Studio 2.0 BVH File Format Specification Character Studio 2.0 BVH File Format Specification | Download | |
| BYU | BYU Animation Format | LINK | |
| C3D | Biomechanical data file format | Andrew Dainis | Download |
| C3D Format website | Motion Lab Systems, Inc. | LINK | |
| CEL | Autodesk Animator CEL File Format | Max Maischein | Download |
| CIN | Cinematic files from Id's Quake II | Tim Ferguson | LINK |
| CODECS | Video compressors/decompressors (codecs) used by Video for Windows and ActiveMovie | Dave Wilson | LINK |
| WAVE and AVI Codec Registries | E. Fleischman | Download | |
| DFF | DFF File Format | Steven Belsky | Download |
| DVM | DVM Movie File Format | Bert Greevenbosch | Download |
| FILMSTRIP | Filmstrip v1.0 format (Acrobat) | Adobe | Download |
| FLC | Animator Pro File Formats (FLC, FLI, CEL, PIC, MSK, COL, PLY, TWO, OPT) (RTF) | Download | |
| FLI | FLIc Files Format description | Mike Haaland | Download |
| FLIC | The FLIC file format (FLI and FLC) | ITB CompuPhase | Download |
| FLT | Autodesk Animator FLC/FLT File Format | Max Maischein | Download |
| GL | GRASP animation files | George Phillips | Download |
| LCC | LCC video file format | LINK | |
| LZA | LZA Animation File Format | Brian Jensen | Download |
| MEDIA INFO | General Media Info, Common Frame Sizes/Resolutions Sample Rates and encoding | Shan Weber | Download |
| MKV | Matroska file formats (MKV, MKA, MKS) | LINK | |
| MNG | Multiple Network Graphics | LINK | |
| MOV | QuickTime Movie Format | Shan Weber | Download |
| QuickTime Movie File Format May 1996) | Apple | Download | |
| QuickTime Atom Hacks | Shan Weber | Download | |
| QuickTime movies | Apple | LINK | |
| MPEG | ISO/IEC 13818-1 MPEG-2 Systems | ISO/IEC | Download |
| ISO/IEC 13818-2 MPEG-2 Video | ISO/IEC | Download | |
| ISO/IEC 13818-3 MPEG-2 Audio | ISO/IEC | Download | |
| MPEG-2 Technical Frequently Asked Questions list | Chad Fogg | Download | |
| Moving Picture Experts Group | LINK | ||
| MPEG-4 Audio Reference Software (C code) | Various Authors | Download | |
| MPEG A Multimedia Application Format Overview and Requirements (v.2) | Wo Chang | LINK | |
| MPEG Video Header (Partial Information) | Wilson Woo | Download | |
| MPEG 21 Overview v.5 | LINK | ||
| MPEG 7 Overview | LINK |
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