Do you have a AVI video or movie file that will not open correctly? If so, our free-to-use AVI video repair tool may be able to help. Our tool analyses the content of your AVI file and is able to determine if the file content is valid. Our tool will let you know what is wrong with your AVI file and attempt to fix it.
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A maximum of 20 files can be uploaded at once.
Here are 3 simple steps to repair your AVI using our fast and free repair tool.
No. Our AVI repair tool will not adjust the resolution or quality of the repaired file.
Yes! Our AVI repair tool is 100% free to use.
No, you can repair as many files as you wish. We do not have any limits when using our AVI repair tool.
We aim to process AVI repairs as quickly as possible; this usually takes around 5 seconds; however, this may be longer depending on the file size and data needed to be repaired.
Once your AVI has been selected, it will undergo some initial checks to verify that the file has some basic information. If the initial checks pass, we then upload the file to our servers for more detailed analysis.
Yes, of course it is! Your AVI, once repaired, is deleted 15 minutes after upload, and any download link will expire after this time.
Yes! Our AVI repair tool will run on any system with a modern web browser.
| Extension | AVI |
| Full Name | Audio Video Interleave |
| Type | Video |
| Mime Type | video/x-msvideo |
| Format | Binary |
The AVI video file format is a general-purpose multimedia format for housing video and audio data. Created by Microsoft in the early 1990s, the format has, over the years, garnered widespread support; however, with more modern and capable formats such as MP4, AVI is now considered a legacy format, with support for it on the decline.
The format allows the storage of both audio and video tracks using a variety of different codes. This allowance for different codes means that some AVI files would not play on devices that did not have the correct codec software installed.
Despite AVI files being superseded by more efficient formats that offer improved codecs and other features, many video editing and playback software can open and play AVI files.
AVI files are all binary format in nature, storing video frames in a compressed format dictated by a bit-rate setting. This bit-rate setting is often located within the file header bytes, a sequence of bytes unique to a particular file format. The header bytes not only identify the type of video file to be played but also compression and codec settings.
By analysing the AVI file header bytes, our tool is able to calculate the expected length of the video file and also perform other integrity checks to ensure the video file is what the header bytes claim it to be. Our AVI repair tool can check the header byte sequence relatively quickly and report any immediate issues right away.
As mentioned above, within the AVI file data are values that determine how aggressive the compression algorithm is when it comes to balancing file size with playback quality. Our tool will not alter any bit rate or other quality settings; these will be preserved during any repair performed on the uploaded file.
Our tools support most common codecs, allowing our tool to parse the AVI file content when looking for issues with the playback of the file.
