[PCWorld]

Post your comments for Video Formats Explained here

[smoothh13]

VideoLAN - VLC media player simplifies everything by including most of the video codecs built into its software. Just install, set VLC as the default program for .avi, .mkv, ...etc and voila~ No need to mess around with codecs.

[RakhiChowdhary]

Gomplayer also comes with most of the video codecs. You can try GOMplayer also.

[chevrolet1994]

A good attempt at trying to explain the different video formats(I'm still confused!).

[maisun]

how do i know which format is optimum for a specific purpose. for example, i need to preserve my family videos for a long long time with out allotting much space on the HDD. again, to enjoy a movie on my hand held device, which format should i convert them into? i surely don't want the movie to appear gloomy but still take up more space or may the audio gets poor. etc,etc.

[GeekyScientist]

This article is helpful but I still need to know which file format and codec will produce good quality results and have a high level of compatibility.

A chart/table comparing the various codecs and/or file formats would be helpful.

[roberttexas]

have 80gigs of various video in different formats wanting to creat a master disc or backup that will play on computer and DVD--wanting to convert to single format that will permit the most storage minimize need discs..?? what do I need to do and know