How to convert AVI with AVI converter for Mac

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What's AVI
How to play AVI files
How to converter AVI using AVI converter for Mac

Yes, you might be completely mad at those AVI files which are downloaded from some video-sharing sites like YouTube, or recorded by your camera, or are shared from your PC friends—you just can’t use them on your Mac, unable to play it with QuickTime, neither edit in iMovie. Of course, you are not able to import AVI to iTunes for organizing or transfer to your iPod, iPad or iPhone…well, that’s really a disaster unless you have some tool on hand, such as an AVI converter for Mac. Why are you in need of an video tool in hand? Here is the answer:

AVI, as a widely used video format, to be exactly, a container format, can be found everywhere online and offline. You are likely to download AVI videos from the internet, shoot videos in AVI with your camera (including BlackBerry phone camera)…It’s quite easy to access to AVI files in Windows, but things gonna be different if you have a Mac (Lion included). Due to the fact called format limitation from Apple, you are only allowed to use media files in MP4, MOV, M4V, MP3, AAC, etc. formats on Mac OS and iOS. In this case, you need to prepare an app, either media files player or video converting tool to convert AVI to proper format.

First, to play AVI files

That’s not a big deal. You can use VLC player for Mac which is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files including AVI files. The Mac media player can be downloaded here: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html.

Of course, you can use the official media player-QuickTime on Mac to do the job, say, play AVI. But it requires you to download Perian and install it first then you are able to freely enjoy the AVI files on QuickTime. To get the detailed info, you can go to: Play AVI on Mac.

Actually, these two methods are not the best choice for you to enjoy AVI on Mac, because you now still can’t manage them with iTunes, edit in iMovie, Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express and so on. To make your AVI files to be accessible on Mac just like those MOV files or other Mac compatible files do, the only way you can choose is: convert AVI.

So, how to convert AVI on Mac OS X?

In the first paragraph you may have gotten the answer, yeah, you need an AVI converter for Mac (Mac OS X Lion included), just like iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac, a professional video solution tool which enables you to convert video and audio among almost all media formats including AVI.

Download the Mac app and launch it > directly drag the AVI videos into the Mac AVI converter> select your output format > click Convert to start the conversion. That’s all. Easy and quick AVI conversion just like numerous users have experienced.