What are some common multimedia file types?
Image, video, and audio files are available in a number of different file types. Some multimedia file types work with both Windows and Macintosh computers. Others are platform specific.
| File Extension | Type of File / Type of Computer |
| .aiff | Sound File Mac |
| .au | Sound File Mac |
| .avi | Video / Windows |
| .bmp | Image file (Bit map) Windows |
| .gif | Image file (Graphic Interchange Format) Mac & Windows |
| .jpg .jpeg. .jpe | Image file a common graphics file found on the Internet |
| .mid | Sound File for use with MIDI sound mixing systems Mac & Windows |
| .mpeg .mpg | Video format (Motion Pictures Expert Group) Mac & Windows |
| .mp3 | Music file, requires .mp3 player Mac & Windows |
| .ppt | Powerpoint Presentation Mac & Windows |
| .ram .ra | Real Audio file Mac & Windows |
| .swf | Macromedia Flash Mac & Windows |
Authored by Dennis O'Connor