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Convert Mp4 To Avi File For Mac



Why convert MP4 to AVI?

The MP4 file format can be used to store both video and audio files. It is widely used by many Mac based products including theiTunes, iPod, iPhone, and iPad. It is a prefered storage method because of the reduced file space it requires to save files. However it is not compatible with many types of players (like Windows Media Player) and is therefore not always used by computer individuals.

You can batch convert MP4 files to AVI online for free on your Windows or Mac computer. It does not matter that your MP4 video is in large file size. You can convert MP4 to AVI over 100MB, 200MB, 500MB, 1GB and even larger for free. Converting AVI to Mac QuickTime file format makes AVI video files playable on all of the native Mac video programs. To play AVI for Mac, here we will use a tool called Video Converter for Mac, which enables you to drag-and-drop and convert AVI into any of QuickTime friendly formats like MOV, MP4 and M4V quickly and easily.

Convert Mp4 To Avi File For Mac

How to Convert MP4 to AVI

When converting MP4 to AVI, video converter program is nacessary. Here we recommend Aimersoft Video Converter Ultimate, which can convert MP4 video to AVI easily, meanwhile, it can also convert MP4 to other video or audio formats (such as convert MP4 to WMV, MP4 to MPEG, MP4 to MP3, etc.).

For Windows (Including Windows 8) Users, please keep on reading the following MP4 to AVI guide

1Load MP4 videos

Click Add Files button to import your MP4 files your computer(or other devices like USB, cell phone, etc). Besides MP4 files, you can also import videos in other formats like MOV, MKV, MPG, FLV,3GP and so on.

2Select output options

Choose 'Xvid' from the drop-down list of 'Output Format' and select a proper Output path as the destination folder of your MP4 files.

You can also configure the parameters of the video like resolution, frame rate, encoder, bit rate by clicking 'Settings'.

3 Start to convert MP4 to AVI format

After all necessary settings, click Convert to start converting MP4 to AVI. The converting duration depends on the size of your MP4 file.

Helpful video edition tips about this MP4 to AVI converter:

1. Crop – Crop the frame size of the video to get the part you want
2. Clip – Trim the video into multiple segments as you like
3. Add effects – Add special effects or watermark to decorate your video
4. Merge – Merge several clips into one file
5. Snapshot – Take a screenshot of your favorite picture from the video
6. Apply to all – Convert video in batches to save your time

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Handbrake Tutorial: How to Convert MP4 to AVI with Handbrake 0.9.2

Step 1: After download Handbrake Mac/Windows/Linux, open Handbrake.

Step 2: On the 'Source' field, click the 'Browse' button and choose the MP4 video file you want to convert to AVI file format from a new window popped up in front of the Handbrake interface.

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Step 3: On 'Destination' portion of the Handbrake program window, select the output path where you want to save your new AVI file by clicking the 'Browse' button.

Step 4: Move your mouse to the 'Output Settings' field, and choose Xvid as the output video encoder from the 'Encoder'.

Step 5: Now simply click 'Start' button at the very top of the main Handbrake window to convert MP4 to AVI format. If you have multiple MP4 videos to convert, just click 'Add to Queue' button to queue and start task from the 'Encode Queue' dialog.

I have googled and googled and can't find a free MP4 to AVI converter Mac. Anyone, know a free software package that can convert mp4 to avi? Tried Handbrake and it doesn't convert to avi, at least the latest version 1.0.0 doesn't. - HardForum

Handbrake MP4 to AVI tips: the conversion from MP4 to AVI can be quite an easy task with Handbrake. But this MP4 to AVI conversion is only available in the older version of Handbrake like 0.9.2. For Handbrake 0.9.3 or above like the latest Handbrake 1.0.0, it shall be a little tricky to convert MP4 file to AVI format as AVI container and codec are dropped. You can set the video encoder as MPEG-4 codec. But the video quality therefore may be lower than that encoded with Xvid.

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Many users who are using the latest version of Handbrake 1.0.7 report Handbrake crashing, Handbrake hanging during batch video conversion, video scanning issues. So if you want to convert MP4 to AVI in higher quality without Handbrake crashing error, a Handbrake alternative becomes essential.