AVI Audio Video Interleave
Microsoft's video format from the 1990s, found on old cameras, DVDs ripped with DivX or Xvid, and older downloads. AVI files are large for their quality, and phones and browsers rarely play them.
Video · Windows 10 and 11
Old camera clips, DVD rips and downloads from the DivX and Xvid days are often AVI. MP4 plays them on any phone, TV or browser, usually in a smaller file.
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Microsoft's video format from the 1990s, found on old cameras, DVDs ripped with DivX or Xvid, and older downloads. AVI files are large for their quality, and phones and browsers rarely play them.
The video format that plays practically everywhere: phones, TVs, browsers, WhatsApp, YouTube and every editor. With H.264 video and AAC sound inside, it is the safest choice for sharing.
Questions
No. They're encoded at a high quality setting, so the MP4 looks the same as the AVI.
Yes. Select them all, drag, tap Shift and drop on MP4. They're converted one after another, and each MP4 is saved next to its original.
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