How to convert GIF (animated) to AVI
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Upload your file
Drag and drop a file or click to select one. Keep this page open while the file uploads and converts.
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Convert GIF (animated) to AVI
NexMedia converts GIF (animated) to AVI on its own servers. Processing time depends on the file size and how busy the queue is.
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Download the converted file
When the conversion finishes, the download appears on this page. Your converted file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
About GIF
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) dates from 1987. An animated GIF is a sequence of frames, each limited to a palette of at most 256 colours, and it has no sound.
Short looping animations, reactions and simple graphics on websites, in chats and on social media.
Because of the 256-colour limit and frame-by-frame storage, animated GIFs are large and show banding on photographic video.
Convert GIF to AVI online free, no account required — AVI is Microsoft's older Windows video container.
Change GIF to AVI without losing quality — convert GIF to AVI free in your browser.
Why does my GIF look blurry and washed out? The format allows at most 256 colours per frame, so photos and gradients lose detail — a real image or video format keeps them.
About AVI
AVI (Audio Video Interleave) is a container format Microsoft introduced in 1992 for video on Windows.
Older cameras, Windows software and video collections from the 1990s and 2000s.
AVI predates modern codecs and has no native support for features such as variable frame rate, so it is rarely used for new video.
Why convert video to AVI today? Mainly for older Windows software and DVD-era players that accept nothing else.
What changes when you convert GIF to AVI
- The GIF is re-encoded into AVI at the default quality settings, so the result looks close to the original but is not bit-identical.
Settings you can change
Before you convert GIF to AVI, you can adjust: Video codec, Rate control, Quality (CRF), Video bitrate, Resolution, Width, Height, Scale fit, Frame rate, Encoder preset, Audio codec, Audio bitrate, Trim start, Trim duration, and Remove metadata.
Limits
Each plan sets a maximum file size and a number of conversions per day, and video and audio files also have a maximum length. Guests can convert files up to 100 megabytes and 5 per day; a free account raises this to 500 megabytes and 25 per day; paid plans go up to 100 gigabytes.
Your converted AVI file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
GIF to AVI: questions and answers
Does converting GIF to AVI reduce quality?
The GIF is re-encoded into AVI at the default quality settings, so the result looks close to the original but is not bit-identical.
What is the difference between GIF and AVI?
GIF is a looping animation format with at most 256 colours per frame and no sound. AVI is Microsoft's older Windows video container.
Can I change the settings when converting GIF to AVI?
Before you convert GIF to AVI, you can adjust: Video codec, Rate control, Quality (CRF), Video bitrate, Resolution, Width, Height, Scale fit, Frame rate, Encoder preset, Audio codec, Audio bitrate, Trim start, Trim duration, and Remove metadata.
Do I need an account to convert GIF to AVI?
No. You can convert GIF to AVI without an account; signing in raises the file-size and daily limits.
How long is my converted AVI file kept?
The AVI file you convert from GIF is kept for 2 hours, then deleted automatically.
When I convert GIF to AVI, is the video re-encoded?
The GIF is re-encoded into AVI at the default quality settings, so the result looks close to the original but is not bit-identical.
Will converting GIF to AVI change my original file?
No. The conversion reads your GIF and writes a new AVI file, leaving your original GIF file untouched.