The .AVI file refers to Audio-video interleave movie format. It is one of the oldest multimedia file formats on the windows platform. It has the ability to store both audio and video information.
The file format was derived from the classic RIFF format and follows the same structural model. It partitions the information into chunks also known as data blocks. The INFO chunk of the file stores all the metadata information regarding the media. Though widely supported, AVI file format had many limitations, due to which it gave way to other modern file formats and has become somewhat obsolete nowadays.
| File type | Audio Video Interleave Movie Format |
| Developer | Microsoft |
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While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the AVI file? - you probably found websites, which offer software that was able to open any file extension. Do not be fooled, there is no one program that will allow you to work with any file extension, including the AVI file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the AVI file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the AVI file - remember, these applications are able to open at most a few file extensions, they are designed to work with a specific data type.
If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the AVI extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the AVI file you want to open
In this case, the easiest way is to use the tool built into the operating system for association of the AVI file with applications to support it. Double click on the file you cannot open - the operating system will display a list of programs that are likely to work with your AVI file. Choose one of them, or select the location on a disk where you installed one of the applications from our list. Windows should then open the AVI file using the program installed earlier.
Entries containing links of the AVI file extensions with applications is located in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. If you do not know how to get to the Windows Registry, or how to make changes in it, ask a specialist for help. Lack of knowledge on the subject may cause irreversible changes on your computer.
There may be a situation when a computer virus passes itself off as the AVI file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the AVI file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the AVI file is infected.
| AVV | Avid Media Composer Volume Bin Format |
| AVASTSOUNDS | Avast! Soundpack Format |
| AVST | VirtualDub Template |
| AVG | AVG Antivirus Virus Database |
| AVZ | AviSys Backup |
| AV | Final Draft AV Document |
| AVERY | Avery Design & Print Online Label Format |
| AVS | Stardent AVS X Bitmap Image Format |
| AVT | Savy Soda Avatar For IPhone Avatar |
| AVSI | Avisynth Script |
