avi
What is a .avi file?
video/x-msvideo
AVI (Audio Video Interleave) is a legacy Microsoft multimedia container built on the RIFF structure that interleaves video and audio streams. It predates modern features, lacking robust support for advanced codecs, streaming, and multiple subtitle tracks. It remains common in older video files.
How to use a .avi file
Use an example AVI to test RIFF-based demuxing, legacy codec handling, and converters that modernize older video into MP4 or MKV.
Download example .avi files
- AVI — Motion-JPEG ClipThe clip as Motion-JPEG in a classic AVI (RIFF) container — every frame an independent JPEG. For testing legacy AVI readers, MJPEG decoding, and AVI→modern-codec conversion.
- AVI — DivX (MPEG-4 ASP) ClipThe clip as DivX-style MPEG-4 ASP in an AVI container — the codec that defined early desktop video. For testing MPEG-4 Part 2 decoding and AVI conversion.