Understanding the video snap sets

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AVI and FLV Video Sets

We offer video game preview sets in two different formats to support the Front-Ends that are currently available.

AVI - AVI video game previews are the most widely used and compatible format. GameEx, Mala, MameWah, AtomicFE and Maximus Arcade are all compatable with AVI videos. All AVI video game previews are encoded using the Xvid codec.

FLV - FLV video game previews are based on the Flash video standard. This is the exclusive video format for HyperSpin. GameEx has also recently added support for FLV videos.

Video Quality: HiQ vs. SQ

HiQ - HiQ (High Quality) video game previews are the highest quality videos that we offer. Typically these videos run at 640x480 resolution. These are best if you are using a high resolution display or are running video previews full screen. Not every released set is currently available in HiQ. Because of the higher resolution these videos are typically twice the size of our SQ video sets.

SQ - SQ (Standard Quality) video game previews are what the majority of our sets have been released at. Typically these videos run at a 320x240 resolution. These are best if you are using a TV/Arcade monitor as your display or if you are running the video in a small preview window. SQ sets are not recommended for full screen previews.