Does HTML5 <video> playback support the .avi format?

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phuang07 picture phuang07 · Nov 9, 2010 · Viewed 102.9k times · Source

I am wondering if the HTML5 <video> tag now supports playback of .avi format video files.

Answer

Richard Poole picture Richard Poole · Nov 9, 2010

Short answer: No. Use WebM or Ogg instead.

This article covers just about everything you need to know about the <video> element, including which browsers support which container formats and codecs.

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