3 Free Methods to Convert AVI to MPEG2 Efficiently

AVI (Audio Video Interleaved) is an audio/video container format popular for providing high quality. But the better quality usually means a larger file size, so converting the AVI file to MPEG2 format may shrink your file size. Furthermore, MPEG2 is one of the best formats for storing DVDs. People who desire to burn AVI files to DVDs can also convert AVI to MPEG2.

WonderFox Free HD Video Converter Factory is the most efficient video converter that I highly recommend for AVI MPEG2 conversion. With its self-explanatory interface and intuitive conversion process, you can easily complete the .avi to MPEG2 conversion with a few simple clicks. Moreover, this converter also supports converting AVI to other popular video formats. For example, AVI to MP4, MP3, MOV, MKV, etc. Besides conversion, you can cut or merge the AVI files as well as adjust the video parameters according to your needs. Now, free download free download this AVI MPEG2 converter and see the tutorial below.

VLC, an open-source media program, is a powerful media player and also a video converter that can convert AVI files to many other video formats, like MPEG2. Here I will demonstrate how to use it to convert AVI to MPEG2:

Please ensure that the VLC media player has been installed on your computer.

Step 1: Open the VLC media player and click the Media on the top left corner. Then press Convert/Save...to bring out the Open Media window;

Step 2: Click +Add...to import your AVI files into this program. Then hit the Convert/Save button at the bottom of the interface to open the Convert window.

Step 3: Choose Video-MPEG2+MPGA(TS) from the Profile list. Then click the wrench icon to edit the AVI files. After that, select MPEG-PS under the Encapsulation tab and click Save.

Step 4: Click Browse to choose Destination file to keep the converted files and hit Start to begin the conversion process.

Apart from the two desktop converters, you can also choose the online video converter to convert AVI to MPEG2 without installing any software. Here I recommend you to use Convertio. Below is the detailed tutorial about AVI to MPEG2 conversion online with Convertio.

Note: Although online converters don’t need to install, you may find other annoying limitations. Most online converters can only convert files under 100 MB for free users. So you can use the online converters to deal with a small video file, but for large size video, the desktop video converter would be a better choice.

Step 1: Open your browser and visit https://convertio.co/avi-mpeg-2/;

Step 2: Upload your AVI video from your computer;

Step 3: Click the gearwheel icon and then you can change the parameters. After everything is OK, hit Convert to start the conversion.

Step 4: When the conversion process is accomplished, hit Download to save the converted video to your computer.

Above is the whole process of AVI to MPEG2 conversion with 3 different converters. You can choose any method which better suits your needs. I hope this post will be helpful to you. Thank you for reading!