I have a MicroSeven security camera that saves video as AVI files, such as this magnificent example of USPS customer service. VLC can play the videos, and reports them as "H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part ...

As far as I know the .divx format is just a container like .avi, but perhaps better. In any case I hate the official Divx player and want to play .divx files in something else, but nothing seems to be ...

AVI files, a staple in the world of digital media, are susceptible to corruption, which can be a source of frustration for users. However, with the right approach, repairing corrupted AVI files is ...

If you receive an error message – Windows Media Player encountered a problem while playing the file, when you try to play AVI, WAV, MOV, etc., you need to install ...

Reader Jon Nunes has old movies and a new operating system that don’t see eye to eye. He writes: I have a lot of old .avi movies from the days when I was using a Windows PC. I’d like to play them on ...

Want to know how to play a weird video file on your Mac? Don’t worry – there’s probably a simple solution. There are dozens of video file formats, with more being added all the time, and it’s ...