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Convert MP4 to AVI without uploading it

Turn an MP4 file into AVI - here in this tab, with nothing uploaded.

How to convert MP4 to AVI

  1. Drop your MP4 file in.
  2. AVI is already selected - press Convert.
  3. Save the AVI file.

Why this one stays private

Converting a video elsewhere means uploading the whole thing, waiting, and trusting a stranger's server with footage that may not be yours to hand over. The conversion happens here instead.

Questions

Why convert MP4 to AVI?

MP4 is the format everything plays, and the safe answer when you are not sure. AVI is an old Windows container that still turns up in archives and camcorder footage. Converting is how you move a file from the first situation to the second.

What will the AVI file contain?

MPEG-4 Part 2 video (tagged XviD) and MP3 sound - the codecs older players, TVs with a USB port and old editors expect inside an AVI.

Is the picture re-encoded?

Yes. AVI cannot carry the H.264 video an MP4 file normally holds, so the picture is encoded again, at a quality setting high enough that the difference is hard to see.

Is the sound kept?

Yes. The audio track comes across with the picture - copied when AVI can hold it as it is, converted when it cannot.

How long does it take?

Repackaging takes seconds. A full re-encode runs in this tab on one processor core, so a long HD video takes a while - but there is no upload or download to wait for.

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