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AVI (Audio Video Interleaved) is one of the oldest and most widely supported video formats, still commonly used in surveillance camera recordings, legacy video archives, and Windows-based video editing workflows. AVI files can be very large — a 1-hour uncompressed AVI at 1080p can exceed 100 GB — making it essential to cut out only the segments you need.
Common use cases include extracting a specific clip from a security camera recording, trimming the beginning or end of a home video, isolating a scene for editing in Windows Movie Maker or VirtualDub, or reducing file size by removing unnecessary footage before archiving.
XConvert's AVI cutter works entirely in the browser — upload your file, set the time range, and download the cut segment without installing any software.
| Codec | Quality | File size | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| MPEG-4 (default) | Good | Medium | General use, sharing |
| DivX | Good | Medium | DivX-compatible DVD players |
| Xvid | Good | Medium | Open-source alternative to DivX |
| HuffYUV | Lossless | Very large | Editing (no quality loss) |
| H.264 | Excellent | Small | Modern playback (consider MP4 instead) |
When keeping the same codec and container, XConvert performs a near-lossless cut. However, AVI's structure means cuts may not be frame-accurate without some re-encoding at the cut points. For truly lossless frame-accurate cutting, tools like VirtualDub with "direct stream copy" mode are more appropriate.
Enter the start time in the "Start time" field (e.g., 3600 for 1 hour in, or 1:00:00.000 in HH:MM:SS format) and the duration of the clip you want in the "Duration" field (e.g., 300 for 5 minutes). Only that segment will be extracted.
AVI files from surveillance cameras and older video capture devices often use minimal or no compression, resulting in very large files. Cutting removes the unwanted portions, and you can also apply compression during the cut by selecting a codec like MPEG-4 and adjusting the quality preset.
Yes. Upload multiple AVI files and set cut points for each. All files are processed in batch and can be downloaded together.
If you need to keep the AVI format for compatibility with legacy software, cut to AVI. If you want smaller files and broader device support, consider using our AVI to MP4 converter instead.