How to convert WMV, MP4, FLV files to AVI video format on Mac OS X?

Sometimes we want play our WMV, MP4, FLV videos on other player, such as convert FLV to AVI on Mac to share with your friends who own PCs, here is the step-by-step tutorial to show you how to convert MP4 to AVI with Mac MP4 to AVI converter on Mac OS X.

Step 1: Download Mac MP4 to AVI Converter and add MP4 files to the program on your Mac computer, here I use Daniusoft Video Converter for Mac for trial.



Step 2: Drag your WMV, MP4 or FLV video files to the program. You can add multi audio/video files to it, this video converter support all popular audio/video format to load in.

Step 3: Set the output destination folder and select ".avi" as output formats.

You can also edit WMV, MP4, FLV files before converting to AVI format:

* Maybe you have several MP4 videos on your Mac and you want to combine them and export a continuous AVI video, just check "Merge into one file" at the bottom of the program.

* Or, you can use the "Trim" function if have a large MP4 video and you want to split them into several small size AVI files.

Step 4: Click the blue button at the right of the bottom to start converting WMV, MP4, FLV, etc files, and then you will find AVI files in your destination folder.

If you want to know how to play AVI files on Mac, those articles may help you to do the job:

Convert AVI to MOV on Mac, AVI to iTunes Mac, Convert AVI to MP4 on Mac, AVI to iMovie Mac, AVI to QuickTime Mac, ,
convert DVD to AVI Mac

How to Play AVI on Mac, Convert AVI on Mac OS X?

If you try to play an AVI file with QuickTime on Mac, you will be told that "the required compressor could not be found". The main reason is that AVI is a container format that contains several different video compressor including DivX, XviD 3ivx and Indeo.

In most cases, AVI movies use DivX, a compressor that offers high video quality and small file size. To play these AVI files with QuickTime, you need to download and install the free DivX codec.

Sometimes, the AVI file may not be a DivX files. In this situation, I would recommend you to try other media players like MPlayer OS X or VLC Media Player. Both of them are excellent and free multimedia players that can deal with many of the video formats unknown to QuickTime.



VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MP3, OGG, etc) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It supports Mac, linux, Windows OS.

How to convert AVI on Mac to play AVI flawlessly?


If you are looking for a much easier way to play AVI with QuickTime on your Mac, you can simply convert AVI to QuickTime on Mac with a Mac AVI to QuickTime converter. My favorite is Video Converter for Mac. I have converted every type of AVI file to the format I need including QuickTime with great results. It also enables you to edit your AVI files like trim clips, crop frame size, add effects to it.


Free download Video Converter for Mac


Below is the step by step guide on how to convert AVI on Mac to play AVI with Quicktime


Step 1. Load AVI files


Click "Add Files" to load AVI files or directly drag them onto the interface.





Step 2. Select QuickTime as output format


You can select "MOV-QuickTime (*mov)" from the drop-down list of "Format" and choose a proper destination folder for saving output files.





Tips: You can also adjust resolution, frame rate, encoder, bit rate, sample rate, and channels to optimize the output file.


Step 3. Convert AVI to QuickTime on Mac OS X


After finishing all necessary settings, click "Convert" button to start converting your AVI files to QuickTime on Mac. You can also preview the converted video files and set the action after the conversion is completed.

Within several minutes, the AVI files are ready for your QuickTime. You can easily play AVI with QuickTime on your Mac.

The best ideas for homemade Valentines Gifts

When it comes to Valentine`s Day, the focus is often on roses, chocolate or jewelry. It is quite common to see that men are walking hurriedly down the streets clutching a hastily bought bouquet for their sweeties. Valentine`s Day is such a special day that only comes once a year, so why not get your sweetie some personalized gift created by yourself to give him/her a surprise?

There is no better way to convey your love than to give your hand-made gifts since they are always created with time, talent and more than anything else – love. And review your days while do the creation. How about creating a unique video to say "I LOVE YOU"?

It means a lot to receive a personalized video for a special gift on this Valentine`s Day. If you have no idea of how to do with it, here are some ideas for special Valentines gifts, check out the following three most creative videos and do the creation with your source of imagination.

What you need before made a homemade Valentines Day Gifts
1. Some beautiful pictures, photos or videos of your lover in
2. some Confession that's catchy and that uses colloquial English
3. Photo editor and Video tools, Such as Photoshop, Windows Movie and DVD Video Converter

Confession Video

Wanna confess your love to her on this Valentine`s Day? Create a confession video that she will never expect as Valentine`s gift to show your love to her/him on this special day. Thanks to the convenience of Internet, you can easily access to tons of music videos from free download sites. Just select one music video of her favorite from your DVD collection or merge several clips into one and add your picture watermark or text watermark like "I LOVE YOU" and whatever you want to say on the video to decorate your video. Just create it with your imagination.



After you finish the creation of the video, you can transfer the confession video to iPod with iTunes or other devices. You can also free download some iPod Valentine theme to enrich your iPod. And give her a surprise on this Valentine`s Day.

Proposal Video

If you love her, then do propose to her. Valentine`s Day is a perfect timing for you. But what should you do? There is nothing special if you ask her to marry you with a diamond ring and a bunch of flowers. How about a proposal video on YouTube? It would be so exciting to declare your love to the whole world on YouTube. Now, what you need to do is to create a proposal video. Trim the classic proposal clips from your DVD collection or from the movies you downloaded from Internet, record your own proposal video and merge them into one. And the last step is to upload your proposal video onto YouTube. And I am sure that you will get the positive answer of "Yes!"

Memorial Video

You are an old couple has gone through so many days that you even don`t say "I LOVE YOU" to her/him. But never forget to show your love to her/him on this Valentine`s Day. That couldn’t be better than to review your days that you have gone through with the memorial video. You can select the unforgettable moments from your videos on birthday party, family party or on vacation, merge them into one and burn it to DVD. It must be the most creative gift on this Valentine`s Day.

To create these videos, you might need a multifunctional video editor to help you get these done. It can not only work as a video converter that converts videos to YouTube video and iPod format, but also a DVD Ripper that rips DVD to various formats and a DVD Burner that burns various video to DVD. Can all these functions be incorporated in one program? Of course yes. Aimersoft Video Converter Ultimate is just such a program that can satisfy all your needs. With Ultimate, you can get all solutions for your multimedia demands, from videos converting, video editing, DVD ripping to DVD burning.