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AVI (Audio Video Interleave) is a video format introduced by Microsoft in 1992. It soon became popular and it is still in use (upgrade though). You will see that many of the videos that you have are of AVI format.

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If you are a Mac user you will be unable to play AVI files or edit them in video editors for Mac because Mac do not support AVI. That is natural given that Microsoft and Apple are neck to neck rivals. But we the users are caught in the middle of their fight and we are the one who are stuck with different video formats for different OS (Operating System).

So, if you want to play AVI files on Mac you can use the VLC player. It is free and it can play AVI files as it contains the right video components. Alternatively you can use Perian QuickTime Component which will enable you to play . avi mac . But neither method will help you to edit the AVI files in the video editors for Mac.

Mac’s default video format is QuickTime format. QuickTime format with MOV, MP4 and M2V extensions are therefore supported by all Mac based video editors. Actually all Apple devices support those formats. So changing the video format to the Apple supported format is the best options. In that way, if you have an iPhone or iPad. You can also watch those videos on those devices.

Finding a good converter is somewhat challenging. Many situations can occur if the converter you are using is of poor quality. Converters with poor quality can leave you with a corrupted file. Some may damage the video quality by making it darker or blurry or of low resolution. Your video and audio can get out of sync. The converted version may not even play (meaning the conversion was a total failure and it ended up being in a no format state). To not find yourself in such situations you should carefully choose the video converter you are going to use. Using a well known and professional converter is the best choice as you can be sure of its capability before purchasing and your money won’t be wastage.

When talking about a well known and professional converter, the first name that comes into mind is Video Converter for Mac by iSkysoft. If you look at its features you will get the reason for its being a professional converter. It supports not only AVI to other format conversion but supports conversion between a long list of video formats. Therefore you don’t have to use other converters for other formats. With batch conversion feature you can convert several videos at the same time, saving you a lot of time. You can convert the videos fully prepare for different devices such as PSP, Nintendo Wii, Creative Zen etc. There are a number of optimize presets that you can use if you do not know which setting to choose for which device. Also you will find presets for different Apple software such as iDVD, iMovie, Final Cut Pro etc. And if you are an advanced user you can adjust different settings such as frame rate, bit rate, resolution etc. prior to the conversion to optimize it yourself. You can also do some primary video editing such as extracting audios, cropping, merging etc.

With all these facilities available you can also give it a trial first so that you can be sure that this is the right tool for you, if you are satisfied by its performance then afterwards you can purchase this iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac.

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Tips on Playing AVI Files on Mac