Not able to play avi files using mediaelement.js plugin

Question

I have been using the mediaelement.js plugin in my website.I have been playing video formats like mp4 etc.But I cannot play videos with avi format.I would like to know if mediaelement.js does support playing avi videos or is there some other way by which i could play videos with avi format.Really hoping if someone could help me..

Answer 1

AVI files aren't any good for streaming videos. The main reason for this is, the index block - which is needed for seeking - is located at the end of AVI files, thus requiring the file to be completely buffered locally before the user can seek specific positions in the video.

For this reason, mediaelement.js doesn't support AVI files. And that's also why you should always convert videos to h.264 MP4 or FLV for streaming (yes, those formats have the index at the beginning, so they're a lot better for streaming).