The table below provides some useful information about the .avi extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the .avi file?
- What program do I need to open a .avi file?
- Where can I find the specifications for .avi?
- How can I convert .avi file to another format?
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Details of extension .avi
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1 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database.
| Extension: | .avi |
|---|---|
| Type: | Microsoft Video for Windows Movie |
| Category: | Video |
| Mime type: | video/x-msvideo |
| Description: | |
| The Microsoft AVI file format is a RIFF file specification used with applications that capture, edit, and play back audio-video sequences. In general, AVI files contain multiple streams of different types of data. Most AVI sequences use both audio and video streams. A simple variation for an AVI sequence uses video data and does not require an audio stream. | |
| [Detailed description] [Sample not yet available] | |
| Open with: | Windows Media Player |
| Program name: | mplayer.exe |
| Related links: | |
| BSPlayer DivX XviD Zoom Player |
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| Aliases: | |
| xvid | |
| Related extensions: | |
| 3g2, 3gp, 4xm, ajp, amc, amv, asf, ass, avs, bik, dpg, dsv, dv, dvf, dvx, flc, flv, gvi, gvp, hdmov, hdv, heu, ivf, m2p, m2ts, mjp, mkv, mmv, mod, modd, moff, mov, mp4, mpb, mpg, mswmm, mvb, mve, mxf, nsv, ogv, pmp, pva, rm, rv, scm, smk, smv, sol, srt, ssa, str, sub, svi, tix, tod, tp, ts, vc1, vid, viv, vlc, vod, vp6, vp7, vqa, wmv | |
Windows cannot open .avi files on your system?
In many cases all you need to do is identify the appropriate program in the filesuffix.com database and install it. In other cases it may be due to registry damage. For this reason we always recommend that you run a scan for registry errors.
