| Movie Type | Extension | Programming Platform | Movable | Transparency | Playback Platforms | Interactivity | Sound | Drivers Required |
| Autodesk Animations | .fli, .flc | Win | Yes | Yes | All | No | No | No |
| Windows Movie | .avi | Win | Yes | No | Win | No | Yes | Yes |
| QuickTime Movie | .mov | Mac (*Win) | Yes | No | All | No | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Bitmap Sequence | .dib | Win | Yes | Yes | All | No | No | No |
| Director Movie | .dir | All | No | No | All | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PIC Animations | .pic | Mac | Yes | Yes | All | No | No | No |
| MPEG AVIs | .mpg or .avi | Win | No | No | Win (with Hardware Assist) | No | Yes | Yes + |
| Animated Gif | .gif | Win (with UCD) | No | No(?) | Win (with UCD) | No | No | UCD |