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Convert Video
by Vita
Updated on Aug 23, 2024
It's an easy task to play AVI files since plenty of media players and platforms support the AVI format. As a powerful multimedia player, VLC can also support AVI file playback generally. However, there may sometimes be an issue where VLC fails to play AVI videos. In this case, this guide will show you how to play AVI in VLC Media Player and how to troubleshoot the VLC AVI playback issues.
Tips. Get the best AVI converter here to convert AVI files and solve the AVI video not working on VLC issue.
Can VLC play AVI files? Since AVI is a commonly used file format for storing video and audio information on PC, there are many AVI players that can handle AVI files and VLC media player is no exception. Here we will show you how to play and convert AVI files with VLC Media Player, which optionally functions as VLC converter. Moreover, you might meet with playback issues due to unsupported codecs, so the best solution to fix VLC not playing AVI issue is also presented.
The Best Way to Fix VLC Not Playing AVI Issues
WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro is a professional video converter that enables you to convert AVI with unsupported codec to compatible VLC AVI codec. It supports over 500 digital video formats and devices, helping you convert any video to AVI, MP4, MKV, WebM, H264, H265, VP9, phones, smart TVs, and much more.
This part will show you how to play .avi files with VLC on Windows and Mac. Just follow the detailed guide below.
VLC AVI Player for WindowsStep 1. Download VLC Media Player for Windows from the official website and install it on your PC.
Step 2. Launch it and click "Media" > "Open File..." to open the file folder and choose the AVI video you want to play.
You can also directly open the file folder and right-click on the AVI video to choose "Open with VLC media player".
Then it will start playing.
VLC AVI Player for MacStep 1. Download the VLC Media Player for Mac and install it on your computer.
Step 2. Open it and go to the top menu to select "File" > "Open File...". Then, search and click on the AVI video you want to play.
Step 3. Click "Open", and then the video will be played in VLC media player.
As mentioned previously, AVI files can be encoded with different video and audio codecs, which might not be supported by VLC media player. So it's normal that you can play some AVI videos, but you may sometimes encounter some error messages like "because this AVI file index is broken or missing, seeking will not work correctly ......" No worries! This post shares two methods to help you fix the VLC AVI playback issues.
Fix in VLCIf you encounter an issue as shown above, you can try to get the AVI codec in VLC as the issue is caused by the incorrect codec settings.
Step 1. Go to "Tools" in VLC and choose "Preferences".
Step 2. Click on "Inputs & codecs" and choose "Damaged or incomplete AVI file".
Step 3. Finally, select "always fix" from the right-side drop-down list.
If this does not work, try method 2.
WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro is a handy video converter. It can import almost all video files and convert them to over 500 digital formats, codecs as well as devices, such as convert AVI to MPEG, H.265, H,264, DivX, XviD, etc. The following part shows you how to convert AVI files for easy playback.
Before start, please free downloadfree download the software and install it on PC.
Run WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro and open the Converter interface. Click on "Add Files" to import AVI files. Or directly drag and drop the target files into the software.
It supports batch conversion mode to process multitask simultaneously.
Click on the "Click to change output format" area and you will see the output format menu. You need to choose a VLC AVI codec or directly convert AVI to MP4, convert AVI to MKV or other common formats.
Tips. You can go to the Parameter settings section to change the video codec and audio codec to convert AVI to H.264, DivX, or XviD. You can also save all the changes as a new profile for convenience.
Specify the output path by clicking on the inverted triangle icon. Finally, click on "Run" to start the conversion. WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro activates the hardware acceleration feature by default, which can achieve up to 50X faster conversion speed.
Also Read: VLC MKV Playback Issue | Fix VLC MP4 Not Playing Issue
Typically, VLC supports most of the common video and audio codecs, such as H.264, DivX, MPEG-1/2, MP3, DTS, AC3, etc. And you can scroll to the Play All Formats section of this page to know more: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html
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As a multifunctional video converter, HD Video Converter Factory Pro can not only convert video/audio files to various formats and codecs, but also enables you to download videos from websites, such as YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, etc. Its advanced Compression Setting allows reducing video size in one click. The built-in video editor is also worth a try!
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