Xvid is rarely used these days, but that means it can be hard to know what to do with it if you come across it while digging through your old files. It’s essentially a method for compressing video, ...

For preservation, file formats matter just as much as the storage medium.

One of the hassles of working with audio and video files is that there are many different file formats, and not all are easily read or universally compatible with software you commonly use. Xvid is a ...