How to Convert 3GP/3G2 to AVI on Mac OS X

"Hi all, so anyways I shot some videos on my phone and would like to convert these 3GP to AVI for Mac for use. Does anyone know a program for Mac to do that? I know there are LOTS on windows but I am too lazy to reboot out of the awesome Mac OS X, thanks a lot!"---Martin Louis

Owing to its optimized size and performance, 3GP and 3G2, these new mobile phone formats, are the new worldwide standard for the creation, delivery and playback of multimedia over 3rd generation. However, most multimedia applications can't even recognize this kind of video formats, especially for Mac users who wants to upload their video on some websites which only recognize AVI format. Converting 3G2/3GP to AVI Mac is one of the demands that were sent from Mac users.

Video converter for Mac, a 3GP to AVI Mac tool, can help Mac users convert their 3GP/3G2 videos that they shot by mobile phones to AVI on Mac running Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Lion etc.

Free download this smart 3GP to AVI converter Mac and install it. Then follow the guide below to convert 3GP to AVI for Mac.

1Load 3GP or 3G2 files

Click "Add Video File", and import your 3GP/3G2 video files. You can import more than one video file and convert them according to your own wishes.

2Edit video with trimming, cropping, rotation, etc

Note: If you don't need to edit video, you can directly enter Step 3 instead of this step.

With the video editing function, you can trim, crop, rotate video, or add special effects to video easily. Hover the mouse over video icons in the program to display "Edit" menu:

Press on "Trim" to set the start time and end time of parts you want to convert; Click "Cropping" to remove blackbar from video and set the size for portable devices;

Click "Rotation" to rotate video;

Click "Video adjustment" to add special effects to video.

3Choose AVI as the output video format

Choose "Video Formats->AVI" in the output format list. Of course, you can hit "Options" to check all parameters of AVI format or keep these default preset.

4Start to convert 3G2/3GP to AVI

Press "Start" to convert 3GP to AVI for Mac right away! When the conversion is done, you can get an AVI output file.

Tips of 3GP and 3g2:

What are 3GP and 3G2?

3GPP (3GP), 3GPP2 (3G2) are the new worldwide standard for the creation, delivery and playback of multimedia over 3rd generation, high-speed wireless networks. These standards seek to provide uniform delivery of rich multimedia over newly evolved, broadband mobile networks (3rd generation networks) to the latest multimedia-enabled wireless devices.

Extensions:

.3GP 3GPP standard, GSM Network, Video: MPEG-4, H.263, Audio: AAC, AMR

.3g2 3GPP2 standard, CDMA2000 Network, Video: MPEG-4, H.263, Audio: AAC, AMR, QCELP.