6.1 Introduction to Multimedia
6.1.5 Common media file formats used in multimedia applications
Two data-compression standards are commonly used with digitized video. These are the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) and the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) compression standards.

Other Compression Standards
Another data-compression method used with PCs is the Indeo compression standard, developed by Intel. Indeo is similar to the MPEG standard, in that it was actually designed to be a distribution format. It was primarily intended to play back compressed video files from the smallest file size possible. Later versions of this standard include the MPEG compression methods.

Another compression/decompression standard supported by Video for Windows is Cinepak. This standard uses an AVI file format to produce 40:1 compression ratios and 30-frames per second capture, at 320-by-200 resolution. Windows 95 naturally supports several different compression techniques. These include Cinepak, two versions of Indeo, an RLE format, and the Video 1 format.