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Someone sent you a email AVI file and you don't know how to open it? Maybe you found an AVI file on your computer and were wondering what it was? Windows may tell you that you cannot open it, or in the worst case, you may encounter a corresponding error message associated with the AVI file.

Before you can open an AVI file, you need to find out what kind of file the AVI file extension is.

Tip: Incorrect AVI file association errors can be a symptom of other underlying issues within your Windows operating system. These invalid entries can also produce associated symptoms such as slow Windows startups, computer freezes, and other PC performance issues. Therefore, it is highly recommended that you scan your Windows registry for invalid file associations and other issues related to a fragmented registry.

Answer:

AVI files are Video files, which are primarily associated with the AviSys Bird Watcher Database (Jerry Blinn).

AVI files are also associated with Audio Video Interleave File and FileViewPro.

Additional types of files may also use the AVI file extension. If you are aware of any other file formats that use the AVI file extension, please contact us so we can update our information accordingly.

How to open your AVI file:

The fastest and easy way Opening your AVI file means double-clicking on it. IN in this case Windows will automatically select the necessary program to open your AVI file.

In case your AVI file does not open, it is highly likely that you do not have the required application program installed on your PC to view or edit files with AVI extensions.

If your PC opens an AVI file but in the wrong program, you will need to change the file association settings in your Windows registry. In other words, Windows associates AVI file extensions with the wrong program.

Install optional products - FileViewPro (Solvusoft) | | | |

AVI Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME):

AVI File Analysis Tool™

Not sure what type of AVI file is? Do you want to get precise information about a file, its creator and how it can be opened?

Now you can instantly get all the information you need about your AVI file!

The revolutionary AVI File Analysis Tool™ scans, analyzes and reports detailed information about the AVI file. Our patent-pending algorithm will quickly analyze the file and provide detailed information within seconds in a clear, easy-to-read format.†

In just a few seconds, you'll know exactly what type of AVI file you have, the application associated with the file, the name of the user who created the file, the file's protection status, and other useful information.

To begin your free file analysis, simply drag and drop your AVI file inside the dotted line below, or click "Browse My Computer" and select your file. The AVI file analysis report will be shown below, right in the browser window.

Drag and drop your AVI file here to start analysis

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A modern computer is not only a computing machine for solving complex problems, but also a digital entertainment center. Toys, music, films, social networks and many, many other interesting things, without which we can no longer imagine our home computer.
And, of course, it becomes a shame when, for some reason, the computer refuses to perform one of the entertainment functions.

First, let's look at the reasons why the video file does not play, and only then we will move on to solving this problem.

Why won't the video file play?

You've probably already noticed that video files have different extensions: avi, mpg, mkv,flv etc. etc. There is also another remarkable feature of multimedia files - their size sometimes does not at all indicate the quality of the picture. For example, the size of video files from a camera takes up much more space on your hard drive than video files downloaded from the Internet, although their duration is much shorter.

The reason for these differences is that video files are compressed, similar to how files are archived. It is clear that the smaller the file, the better it is compressed. So, for example, from a video shot on a camera and occupying one gigabyte of disk space, using various compression algorithms you can get a file tens of times smaller than the original one, while the quality of the image is practically not affected.

It should also be noted that, unlike archiving files, when compressing video, the quality of the image suffers.

The video file compression algorithm is constantly being improved, new solutions are emerging, as a result of which the size and quality of multimedia materials are decreasing.

Now, with this knowledge, we can answer our question - The video file does not play because the media player simply does not know the algorithm for unpacking it.

How to force the player to play a video file

In the previous chapter, we learned that in order for a video file to be played on a computer, the player must know the unpacking algorithm, or, more correctly, video stream encoding algorithm. And here the question arises: Where does the player get these same copying algorithms? It's simple, in operating system windows There is a special repository for these encoders. The player, when opening a video file, recognizes the type of encoder with which the file is packaged, then searches for it in the storage, and if it finds it, it starts playing the file. And if it doesn’t find it, then it shows windows like this:

By the way, the list of supported video codecs can be viewed like this:

For Windows XP

Start > Control Panel > System and security > device Manager. Then find the item "Sound, gaming, video devices", open it and you will see tabs "Audio codecs", "Video codecs".

For Windows 7 and Vista.

Choose Start > All programs >Standard > Service > System Information. The following window will appear:

Choose Components > Multimedia. Expand the list and look at the video codecs installed on our computer.

Well, now the main thing is - In order to play videos on your computer, you need to install special codecs.

Installing video codecs.

I’ll tell you only about two main ways to install video codecs on our home computer.

Method 1 – K-Lite Codec Pack

K-Lite Codec Pack– a universal set of codecs, utilities and sundries for all occasions. In order for your video file to play, you just need to download this set of codecs and install it on your computer.

There are several versions K-Lite Codec Pack:Basic, Standard, Full, Mega.
I always install the version K-Lite Codec Pack Standard, because it has a player "Media Player Classic Home Cinema", which I like the most. If you are in doubt which version to choose, choose - Standard, you can't go wrong.

Method 2. Video player with built-in codec.

Today, most programs for playing video files are equipped with built-in (hardwired) codecs. These programs are self-contained and do not require the installation of any other utilities. Despite this, many of them are not without drawbacks, such as slowdown, interference when playing files, audio and video out of sync, etc.

I will give the names of such programs to make it easier for you to find them:
GOM Player, KM Player, Media Player Classic - Home Cinema, SMPlayer, VLC

Be sure to download only from official sites, otherwise you risk encountering a virus.

I hope I helped you solve the problem with playing video files. Good luck!

This popular media player can, among other things, fix damaged videos.

First, let's just try to open the damaged video file in VLC. The player will display an error message.

Click on “Build Index, Then Lose.” Building an index of a video file can take a lot of time. But in most cases, these actions are enough - the file will open.

If you have a lot of damaged video files and you don’t want to open them one by one, go to the player settings and in the “Input / Codecs” section, select “Fix if necessary.”

Please note that VLC does not fix your file, but creates a temporary corrected copy of it, which disappears after playback is complete. If you try to open the file in another player, it will not be able to play. To make a corrected copy of a damaged file, select “Media” → “Save or Convert” from the menu and convert the file to another format. Or the same one.

An effective media file recovery tool for Windows and Mac. But the price is steep, so it’s worth purchasing it only if you constantly work with damaged video recordings. Can recover MP4, MOV, 3GP, M4V, M4A, 3G2 and F4V files. The free version allows you to recover files up to 10 MB in size. Full version costs $69.99.

The DivFix++ program has not been updated for a long time, but nevertheless works great. It can only recover AVI, but it does a good job of that. Simply download and extract the application, add the damaged files and click on the Fix button.

One more free program to recover damaged media files. Its advantage is that it can recover several videos at a time.

This free application, supporting DivX, FLV, MP4, 3GP, AVI and MPEG files. In addition to restoring video files, it can fix files copied from damaged CDs and DVDs.

A good application for video recovery. True, it costs 99 euros. In its free version, Video Repair only recovers half of your video.

But it is possible to deceive this application by slipping it a file of double size. Open command line through the Start menu and go to the desired folder. To do this, right-click and hold down Shift key in the directory where the damaged file is stored, copy its path and enter the command into the command line that opens:

cd path_to_folder

Then enter the following:

copy/b file_name.mp4+file_name.mp4 double_file_name.mp4

A double video file will be created. Feed him Video Repair. Since the application will only restore half, you will end up with a restored original file.

It didn’t work out to restore the file using one of the methods - try another. If you know other solutions to the problem, share them in the comments.

Today, a variety of video formats have filled the digital world. However, the AVI format still occupies a leading position. Each manufacturer decides in its own way how to play such a file on a computer. The software they offer differs in functionality, sometimes slowing down the system.

How to open video files in AVI format?

Let's look at some programs that, in our opinion, are the most successful in solving this problem. Of course, it is impossible to cover all the programs, so we selected the most popular ones, which are well-known among users, and which also cope with the playback of the format we are considering on a computer or mobile device with the greatest efficiency.

Many users are faced with a situation where the file does not play after installing the software. Standard viewers either do not see the file or give a playback error because they cannot read the format and decode it. Therefore, before you start watching or opening a video, install special codecs.

A codec is a special program that encodes and decodes digital video. To open an AVI file, you need to decode it, as well as modify it.

So, the setup order will be as follows.

Players

Let's look at the most popular and practical players that will help you view the AVI format. They depend, of course, on the software available on the device.

For Windows

Playback on MacOS

For Linux

Playback in Android

On mobile devices We need lighter programs, but so that the image quality and AVI format do not suffer. We recommend the following.