3 Useful Tools for Converting DV to AVI

Nowadays, digital camcorders or recorders have became more and more popular. People would use them to record videos of a party during holidays, celebrative occassions, to create family-themed films and much more. However, the recorded videos are always in the form of a digital video (DV file format) that cannot be directly played on some portable devices or for online sharing purposes. In order to get the most out of your DV files, converting DV to AVI file format would be a good choice. As you know, AVI is widely supported on a vast range of operating systems and devices.

Note: Some digital video recorders also record in the DV-AVI format. It's like standard AVIs, typically taking up more of your hard drive's space as they use minimal compression. In order to playback these files on portable devices or other programs, you can still resort to converting them to any format that you want, quickly and easily. The tutorial below has been prepared to guide you on how to convert DV to AVI on a Windows operating system. However, it'll be very similar even if you're a proud owner of Mac.

• Part 1. Recommended DV to AVI Video Converter
• Part 2. Free DV to AVI Converter
• Part 3. Online DV to AVI Converter
• Part 4. Extended Knowlege for DV and AVI

Part 1. Recommended DV to AVI Video Converter

Wondershare UniConverter (originally Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate) - Your Complete Video Toolbox

• Convert DV to AVI, MP4, MOV, MKV and other 1000+ formats.
• Detect files automatically from the plug-in camcorder.
• Convert DV files to be compatible for playback on most devices.
• 30X faster conversion speed than any conventional converters.
• Edit, enhance & personalize your videos file.
• Download/record videos from YouTube and other 10,000 video sharing sites.
• All in one toolbox: including video downloader, screen recorder, metadata editor, and mroe.
• Supported OS: Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vista, Mac OS 10.14 (Mojave), 10.13, 10.12, 10.11, 10.10, 10.9, 10.8, 10.7, 10.6.

Free Download Free Download

Steps on How to Convert DV to AVI on Windows 10:

You can absolutely rely on a trustworthy and intuitive video converter like the UniConverter (originally Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate) for your video conversion needs. It features high quality, unparalled speed as well as broad compatible outputs. With it, you can start to convert the DV files to AVI without any training required. It's genuinely very user-friendly, even for the beginners.

Step 1 Upload DV files to Wondershare DV converter.

Click Add Files to add your DV files from the desktop or other containing folders. Otherwise. simply drag-and-drop the DV files directly onto the program. If you'll like to combine them together to make a video playlist, please turn the console Merge All Videos on at the bottom of the main interface.

Step 2 Edit DV files with the built-in editor (optional).

Before the video conversion, you can touch up your videos with the embedded editing feature. All you need is to click the editing icons under the video thumbnail.

The editing functions available are listed below:

• Delete the unwanted scenes by trimming the video files.
• Get rid of the black borders by cropping.
• Customize the video by applying effects.
• Insert watermark and subtitles.

Step 3 Select AVI as output format.

Click the down-arrow button from the Target box and select the Video tab, choose MP4 in the left sidebar and select the video resolution in the right to confirm the output format.

Tips: If you intend to play back the converted files on a PSP, Xbox, Blackberry, Zune or etc., you can choose the optimized presets from the Device category directly. It's more convenient than having to research what's the best settings for certain portable devices.

Step 4 Batch convert DV to AVI.

When you're happy with it, just hit Convert All to kick off the conversion. This DV to AVI converter will also show you the remaining time in a progress bar.

Watch Video Tutorial to Convert Camcorder Video like DV to AVI:

Part 2. Free DV to AVI Converter

# 1. Free Video Converter: Wondershare Free DV to AVI Converter

Other than DV file format, you can also convert other file types to AVI or simply choose from the presets available.

Pro: Free to download.

Cons:
1. Only limited to converting videos with watermark.
2. Not possible to download videos from other sharing sites except YouTube.
3. Speed of conversion is not as fast as Wondershare UniConverter (originally Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate).

Part 3. Online DV to AVI Converter

You can use the free online DV to AVI converter Online UniConverter (originally Media.io) below. It enables to convert videos to any format easily. Moreover, you can convert 2 files at the same time.

Part 4. Extended Knowledge for DV and AVI Format