How to Convert DV to AVI Mac

After using iMovie to produce a number of videos, users will find it's difficult to keep them in their original iMovie Project format as they were taking up too much space. So they had to save them as Full Quality QuickTime DV files. But when they want to do more with these DV videos, for example, upload to Facebook or share with Windows friends, they'll find it's hard to do so because of incompatible issue. They have to convert these DV files to either AVI or some other formats on Mac for use.

To do this, one doesn't need to be a technician. Video Converter for Mac can help you convert DV to AVI Mac. Apart from converting formats, it also has the function of trimming, cropping and editing to make your video personalized. Now the upgraded version gives a full support to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and Mac OS X Lion etc. The following article is a step-by-step guide and it will show you how to convert DV files using this smart DV to AVI converter Mac.

1Download DV to AVI Converter for Mac

Free download DV to AVI converter for Mac and install this smart app, and then double click to run it.

2Import the DV video files your want to convert

Go to menu bar, select "File" menu, and then choose "Add Video files" to select the files you want to import. Or directly drag one or more video files to this app.

3Choose AVI in the output format list

Click the device icon behind the video file in the video list, then you can select AVI as the output format in the format list for each added file as your need.

Note: If you are converting several clips and you'd like to put them together, please tick "Merge into One File". Sort the order manually before press Convert button; otherwise you will get an upside-down version after conversion.

4Begin to convert DV to AVI on Mac

Press "Start" to convert DV files to AVI. The actual converting time depends on the size and length of the original video and your settings.

Tips: Why to export a Full Quality DV file?

There are several reasons you may want to export a Full Quality Quicktime DV file:

• It's good for transferring your files to another editing program
• DV file is a good backup of the completed project
• Compared with other formats, DV file takes up less space with good video quality.