Feature | MP4 | AVI |
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Proprietor | MPEG | Microsoft |
Supported Video Formats | MPEG-2 Part 2, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, H.263, VC-1, Dirac, others | Almost all |
Supported Codecs | MPEG-4, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, also MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMV/VC-1, Real Video, Theora, VP8, VP9, MVC | DivX, Xvid |
Supported Devices | PC, Mac, all kinds of mobile devices as iPhone iPad Android, etc. | PCs and Game Consoles. Not supported by Macs. |
Supported Media Players | All media players | Windows-based media players |