| Full Name | MS Video for Windows video clip |
| Format ID | IG_FORMAT_AVI = 52 |
| File Extension(s) | *.avi |
| Data Type | Raster Image |
| Data Encoding | Binary |
| Color Profile Support | No |
| Multi-Page Support | Yes |
| Alpha Channel Support | No |
N/A
No
| Filter Control Parameter | Type | Default Value | Available Values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FILE_NAME | String | "" | any string | Obsolete. Not currently used. |
| IMAGE_IS_KEY_FRAME | AT_BOOL | TRUE | TRUE, FALSE | The filter will set this to TRUE or FALSE when reading an image depending on whether or not the image is marked as a key frame in the AVI file. |
See the Global Control Parameter, MULT.PREFER_DIRECTSHOW_FOR_AVI_MPEG.
AVI files are a special case of RIFF files. RIFF is the Resource Interchange File Format. This is a general purpose format for exchanging multimedia data types that was defined by Microsoft and IBM. An AVI file ("audio/video interleave") typically contains video and optionally audio which is synchronized to the video.
ImageGear can read video frame images from uncompressed and RLE compressed AVI files using this AVI format filter. To read AVI files which use other forms of compression, it's necessary to use the MULTIMEDIA format filter instead. Attach the ImageGear Multimedia Component to Core ImageGear. See Attaching Components.