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1. Convert Popular Formats to AVI+
  1. 1.1 WMV to AVI Converter
  2. 1.2 MOV to AVI Converter
  3. 1.3 MOV to AVI Converter for Mac
  4. 1.4 MKV to AVI Converter
  5. 1.5 Free MP4 to AVI Converter
  6. 1.6 WebM to AVI Converter
  7. 1.7 MPG to AVI Converter
  8. 1.8 FLV to AVI Converter
  9. 1.9 Convert ISO to AVI
  10. 1.10 Convert M4V to AVI
  11. 1.11 3GP to AVI Converter
  12. 1.12 RMVB to AVI Converter
  13. 1.13 DivX to AVI Converter
  14. 1.14 WLMP to AVI Converter
  15. 1.15 VRO to AVI Converter
  16. 1.16 Video TS to AVI Converter
  17. 1.17 DV to AVI Conveter
  18. 1.18 MTS to AVI Converter
  19. 1.19 VOB to AVI Converter
  20. 1.20 Convert MP3 to AVI
  21. 1.21 MKV to AVI Conveter
  22. 1.22 GIF to AVI Converter
  23. 1.23 MP4 to AVI Converter with VLC
  24. 1.24 Convert FLV to AVI
2. Convert Other Formats to AVI+
  1. 2.1 ASF to AVI Converter
  2. 2.2 MXF to AVI Converter
  3. 2.3 MOD to AVI Converter
  4. 2.4 Convert MP4 to AVI
  5. 2.5 Convert MP4 to AVI on Mac
  6. 2.5 Convert DVD to AVI
  7. 2.7 Convert WTV to AVI
  8. 2.8 Convert DVR to AVI
  9. 2.9 Convert Torrent to AVI
  10. 2.10 Convert AVCHD to AVI
  11. 2.11 Convert MSWMM to AVI
  12. 2.12 Convert OGV to AVI
  13. 2.13 Convert YouTube video to AVI
  14. 2.14 Convert Windows Movie Maker Video to AVI
  15. 2.15 Convert Windows DVD Maker Video to AVI
  16. 2.16 Burn DVD to AVI with handbrake
  17. 2.17 Export Windows Live Movie Maker in AVI
  18. 2.18 Free M2TS to AVI Converter
  19. 2.19 Convert JPG to AVI
  20. 2.20 Convert PPT to AVI
3. Convert AVI to Popular Formats+
  1. 3.1 AVI to MOV Converter
  2. 3.2 AVI to MOV Online Converter
  3. 3.3 AVI to MKV Converter
  4. 3.4 AVI to 3GP Online Converter
  5. 3.5 AVI to M4V Converter
  6. 3.6 AVI to FLV Converter
  7. 3.7 AVI to WMV Converter
  8. 3.8 Free AVI to MPEG Converter
  9. 3.9 AVI to SWF Converter
  10. 3.10 AVI to DVD Converter
  11. 3.11 AVI to DivX Converter
  12. 3.12 AVI to ISO Converter
  13. 3.13 AVI to TS Converter
  14. 3.14 AVI to VOB Converter
  15. 3.15 Convert AVI to MP4
  16. 3.16 Convert AVI to MP3
  17. 3.17 AVI to MPEG Converter for Mac
  18. 3.18 AVI to MPEG Converter
  19. 3.19 Convert AVI to MP4 with VLC
  20. 3.20 Convert AVI to WAV
4. Convert AVI to Other Formats+
  1. 4.1 Convert AVI to iTunes
  2. 4.2 Convert AVI to WebM
  3. 4.3 Convert AVI to 3GP
  4. 4.4 Convert AVI to iMovie
  5. 4.5 Import AVI to iMovie
  6. 4.6 Convert AVI to Xvid
  7. 4.7 Convert AVI to Chromecast
  8. 4.8 Convert AVI to MPEG2
  9. 4.9 Convert AVI to MPEG4
  10. 4.10 Convert AVI to iPod
  11. 4.11 Convert AVI to GIF
  12. 4.12 Convert AVI to iPhone
  13. 4.13 Convert AVI to FCP Mac
  14. 4.14 Convert AVI to YouTube
  15. 4.15 Burn AVI to DVD
5. Convert AVI Online +
  1. 5.1 Online AVI Converter
  2. 5.2 Online Video Converter to AVI
  3. 5.3 Free WMV to AVI Online Converter
  4. 5.4 Free VOB to AVI Online Converter
  5. 5.5 MP4 to AVI Converter Online
  6. 5.6 FLV to AVI Converter Online
  7. 5.7 Convert AVI to MP4 Online
  8. 5.8 Convert AVI to MPEG Online
  9. 5.9 Convert MKV to AVI Online
6. Play AVI+
  1. 6.1 Top AVI Player
  2. 6.2 Play AVI on Mac
  3. 6.3 Play AVI on iPad
  4. 6.4 Play AVI on iPhone
  5. 6.5 Play AVI on Xbox one
  6. 6.6 Play AVI on Xbox360
  7. 6.7 Play AVI with VLC Player
  8. 6.8 Play AVI in QuickTime
  9. 6.9 Play AVI in Windows Media Player
  10. 6.10 Play AVI in Samsung galaxy s6
  11. 6.11 Play AVI on Apple TV
  12. 6.12 Play AVI on TV
7. AVI Tips & Tricks+
  1. 7.1 MOVAVI Alternative for Windows
  2. 7.2 MOVAVI Alternative
  3. 7.3 Free AVI Converter on Mac
  4. 7.4 AVI Converter for Windows 10
  5. 7.5 Free AVI Converters on Mac
  6. 7.6 AVI Converters
  7. 7.7 Free AVI Player for windows
  8. 7.8 AVI Player for Mac
  9. 7.9 AVI Cutter
  10. 7.10 Make AVI Smaller
  11. 7.11 Reduce AVI File Size
  12. 7.12 Compress AVI
  13. 7.13 Add Metadata to AVI
  14. 7.14 3D AVI Creator
  15. 7.15 Repair AVI File
  16. 7.16 What Is an AVI File

How to Make AVI Files Smaller

by Christine Smith • 2023-06-02 10:48:04 • Proven solutions

Audio Video Input (also known as AVI) is a file format used for storing songs and video clips. The quality of the AVI video is very good, but the file always takes up a lot of hard drive space. If you want to store these video files on PC or watch them on a tablet or smartphone, you really need to make AVI files smaller. Wondershare UniConverter (originally Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate) is highly recommended here to help you out. It's an all-in-one video tool that shrinks video size, converts video formats, saves online video, and other portable devices. Thanks to the intuitive user interface, it's really easy-to-use, even if you're new to video processing.

  • Edit, enhance & personalize your video files.
  • Adjust video parameters and reduce the video file size.
  • Convert to 1000+ formats, like AVI, MKV, MOV, MP4, etc.
  • Convert to optimized preset for almost all of the devices.
  • Support 90X faster conversion speed than any conventional converters.
  • Burn videos to playable DVD with an attractive free DVD template.
  • Support download or record videos from video sharing sites.
  • Versatile toolbox combines fixing video metadata, GIF maker, VR converter, and screen recorder.
  • Stream your videos from Windows or Mac to other devices, including Chromecast, Roku, Apple TV, Xbox 360, or PS3.
  • Supported OS: Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vista, macOS 11 Big Sur, 10.15 (Catalina), 10.14, 10.13, 10.12, 10.11, 10.10, 10.9, 10.8, 10.7

How to Maker AVI Video File Smaller with Wondershare UniConverter (originally Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate)

To get started, you can install the program on your computer first and watch the video tutorial to get a general idea of how it reduces AVI fize size.

Now follow the detailed instructions below to learn how to make AVI smaller within 3 steps.

Step 1 Import your AVI video files

Launch Wondershare UniConverter (originally Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate) and click the + Add Files to open the Add File dialog window, choose one or more video files and click Open to add the AVI video that you want to make smaller.

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Step 2 Adjust video settings to make AVI files smaller

Click the setting icon from the Target section, go to Video > AVI and then click the Setting window, there you can manually adjust the output parameters such as bitrate, frame rate, encoder, and resolution. After adjusting video settings, hit Create, and you'll go back to the main interface.

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Note: The size and quality of the output video are determined by the bitrate value: the higher the bitrate, the better the quality and the larger the video file size, so if you want to reduce movie file size, you need to decrease its bitrate.

Step 3 Save the new AVI video

Now you might notice the video size is smaller than the original one, and click Convert would start converting AVI to the smaller one right away. When the conversion completes, just click the folder-like icon to get the reduced AVI videos.

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