Convert WMV to AVI

If you wish to convert WMV to AVI then you need to first obtain a suitable converter software for doing so. There are many such video converters available over the Internet, and you can pick any one of these you want. Some of them will be free of cost and you can just download them and use them instantly. Some converters that are more advanced and come with more features may require you to pay a small amount in order to make use of them.

There are many file formats and extensions that are widely used today, so there are bound to be discrepancies about which media player plays which format. Moreover, the raging war between Microsoft and Apple Computers makes things a little bit more difficult for computer users, as there are hardly any compatible file formats between these two systems. By learning how to convert WMV to AVI you are overcoming all these problems.

What is WMV

WMV (Windows Media Video) is a compressed file format developed by Microsoft. Originally, the format was introduced in order to view videos over the Internet, but it has developed and evolved over time. Today, WMV is even used for watching content in HD DVD and Blu-Ray discs technology.

WMV files were released primarily for Microsoft Windows users, so it can commonly be accessed with Windows Media Player, VLC Media Player, RealPlayer, The KMPlayer and Mplayer. Over time though, Macintosh users also started demanding a way to play WMV files. For this purpose, QuickTime player lets users access WMV files on a Macintosh.

What is AVI

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) is a multimedia container format, also developed and released by Microsoft. Since this format was released in 1992 (18 years ago), it has become kind of obsolete now. For this reason most of the old VCD players only support this format, and cannot play the newer DVD formats. Some people also use the AVI format for uploading heavy videos on to the Internet. It is due to these reasons, it becomes important to learn how to convert WMV to AVI.

Converting WMV to AVI

As mentioned before, the very first thing that you need to do is obtain a video converter that carries out this task. These can either be obtained free of cost, or for a small price. Once you have obtained this software you need to install it on your machine and simply follow the instructions you will see in front of you.

You will be required to load your WMV file on to the software, select a location for the release of the converted file, and watch it carry out your task in about 5 minutes. The new file will be an AVI file, and you can burn this on a disc in order to view it in an old VCD player. Moreover, you can also use this converter for converting your WMV files into other formats like MP4, MP3, DivX, MOV, 3GP etc. If you own a Macintosh, you can also locate some software in order to convert WMV to AVI on a Mac. You can also learn how to convert DVD to AVI for ease of use.

Best WMV to AVI Converters

It is very important to get a good converter for this purpose, as there are so many of them available on the web readily. Some of these converters can be malicious in nature, and can end up harming your computer, so you will need to be very careful. Here are some common programs that you can make use of, in order to convert WMV to AVI files.

• Windows Movie Maker
• WinAVI Video Converter
• Total Video Converter
• Stoik Video Converter
• Quick Media Converter
• MediaCoder
• alltoavi
• MiniCoder
• TMPGEnc Xpress
• Dr. DivX
• Virtualdub-MPEG2
• WinFF
• XviD4PSP
• Leawo Video Converter

All these converters will prove very useful to you, and will make your job much easier. Once, you convert WMV to AVI you will be able to access the data on an old VCD player as well.