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It is an XML file that contains video encoding settings and a record of when and how a video was converted.</p> </div> </div> </div> <button id="moreTypes" class="btnprimary" data-nextdate="2024-11-24">Load More</button> </div> <div id="right"> <div class="listBox"> <h2 class="heading">Weekly Top Extensions</h2> <a href="/extension/exe" class="topExt"><span class="move down"></span><span class="extension">.EXE</span><span class="type">Windows Executable File</span><span class="prevrank">+0</span></a> <a href="/extension/apk" class="topExt"><span class="move down"></span><span class="extension">.APK</span><span class="type">Android Package File</span><span class="prevrank">+0</span></a> <a href="/extension/jpg" class="topExt"><span class="move down"></span><span class="extension">.JPG</span><span class="type">JPEG Image</span><span class="prevrank">+0</span></a> <a href="/extension/crypt14" class="topExt"><span class="move down"></span><span class="extension">.CRYPT14</span><span 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