Step 1: Supply your AVI files using the button above or by haul and lay.
Step 2: Click the 'Convert' button to start the conversion.
Step 3: Get your converted WMV files.
AVI to WMV Conversion FAQ
What does the AVI to WMV converter do?
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It transcodes a AVI video into the WMV container. Resolution, frame rate, and aspect ratio are preserved by default — useful when you need a different format for a target player without quality loss.
Will resolution and frame rate be preserved in the WMV?
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Yes. AVI → WMV keeps resolution, frame rate, and aspect ratio unchanged by default. To change them, use the Resize or Speed tool on the result.
Will the AVI play smoothly on modern devices after converting to WMV?
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Yes. Legacy AVI files often fail to play in modern browsers and on iOS / Android. WMV uses widely supported codecs that play natively on phones, tablets, smart TVs, and every modern browser.
Will the converted WMV be a different size than the AVI?
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Modern codecs compress better, so WMV from a legacy AVI is typically 30-60% smaller at equivalent quality. Conversions in the opposite direction can grow the file.
My AVI recordings are split into numbered parts — does WMV have the same limit?
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No, and that is one of the better reasons to move. The AVI container has a practical single-file ceiling that long or high-bitrate recordings run straight into, which is exactly why old captures arrive as part1, part2, part3. WMV has no equivalent limit, so the pieces can be rejoined into one continuous file. AVI has no native support for modern codecs, variable frame rate, soft subtitles or files over 4 GB without hacks, and its per-chunk overhead bloats the file.
My AVI has several audio tracks — do they all survive into the WMV?
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Not dependably. AVI stores multiple audio streams as first-class tracks, but WMV playback support past the first track is inconsistent, so most players will only ever expose one. Choose the track you actually want before converting; the others are better extracted to their own files than left in a container that hides them. AVI is trivially simple, which is exactly why ancient camcorders, capture cards, DVD ripping tools and Windows-era software all still emit it. WMV is effectively a dead end: macOS, iOS, Android and every browser need third-party decoders, and some WMV files carry DRM that cannot be converted at all.
These AVI files came off an old camcorder — is anything special needed?
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Two things, both worth setting before you start. Tape-era cameras recorded interlaced fields and at a frame rate tied to the mains frequency where the camera was sold, so leaving deinterlacing off bakes comb lines into the WMV permanently, and letting the converter guess the rate can introduce a subtle judder on panning shots. Set both explicitly and the transfer is otherwise clean — the picture is what the tape held, which is the ceiling regardless of what it is converted into. AVI is Microsoft’s Audio Video Interleave, introduced in 1992 on top of the RIFF chunk format — one of the oldest containers still in circulation.
Is there any point converting between two legacy formats like AVI and WMV?
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Only if a specific piece of equipment demands the target. Both formats come from the same pre-H.264 era, so neither conversion buys efficiency, quality or future-proofing — it buys compatibility with one particular device. If the goal is to keep the footage usable long-term, convert to a current container instead of sideways.
Is there a file-size limit when converting AVI to WMV?
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Anonymous uploads are capped at a generous default; signed-in free accounts get a higher cap, and Pro accounts have no per-file limit. Browser memory is usually the practical constraint long before our server-side limits kick in.
Can I batch-convert several AVI files to WMV at once?
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Yes. Drop or pick multiple AVI files in one upload — the converter processes them in parallel and returns a ZIP of the WMV results. There is no need to repeat the upload step per file.
What happens to my AVI files after the conversion?
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Uploaded files and WMV outputs are auto-deleted after a short retention window. We do not inspect, share, or train on user files. Direct download links are time-limited and tied to your session.
Will my WMV play on phones, tablets, and TVs?
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WMV plays in most desktop players but is sometimes unsupported on mobile and TV. For broadest reach, consider MP4 instead.
