How to Compress AVI Files with the AVI Compressor?

Overview

I have got many AVI files archived in my hard drive, which has taken too much space and dragged my computer to run so slow, is there any program to reduce the AVI files?

I have cost 2 hours to try to upload the gameplay recorded in AVI format to YouTube and it is still in process, who can tell me when it will be done? Is there any easier way to compress these AVI files?

My AVI file is in huge size and the email doesn't allow me to upload as an attachment. How to solve this?

If you google the forum about how to compress AVI files you will find many threads. Generally speaking, AVI files are of high quality but normally with huge size due to its own generating mode, simply put, AVI files are usually generated by recording software, such as, Fraps, Mirillis Action. The huge size for AVI causes lots of inconvenience, such as taking much hard drive memory, being difficult in uploading to social networks or sending as an attachment for email. To solve huge size for AVI, you had better compress AVI to smaller size with a AVI Compressor like iDealshare VideoGo.

iDealshare VideoGo can compress AVI to the size you want and with the relatively high quality. iDealshare VideoGo can also save the compressed AVI into many formats, such as AVI, MP4, 3GP, MPEG, etc. Of course you can't endlessly compress AVI files and at the same time retain the high output quality. You need to keep the relative balance between file size and output quality. This powerful AVI Compressor can work on both Windows and Mac computer. Now follow the illustrated step by step guide below to compress AVI files as you want.

Make Preparation: Free download AVI Compressor

Free download the best AVI Compressor - iDealshare VideoGo (for Mac, for Windows), install and run it, the following interface will pop up.

Step 1 Import AVI files

Click "Add file" button to import AVI files you want to compress to smaller file size to iDealshare VideoGo.

Step 2 Choose the video bitrate

In order to compress AVI you have two methods:

Method 1: Choose H.264 MP4 as the output video format

Click "Profile" button to select H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Video(*mp4) as your desired output format.

Tips:

This method can retain the relatively high output quality when compressing AVI, which applies to people who want to upload the compressed AVI to YouTube or other social networks or send as attachment for email.

Method 2: Choose your desired video bitrate

Find and click "Bitrate" button following "Setting..." ->"Advanced Settings" -> "Advanced" tab -> "Video Codec" box -> "Bitrate". Click 1200 tab from "Bitrate" and then select your desired output bitrate.

Tips:

This method can allow you to compress AVI to any small size you want, however you had better consider output quality when pursuing smaller video size. The smaller size you want, the worse output quality you will get.

Step 3 Select your desired output format

Click "Profile" button to select the output format you want.

Step 4 Start to compress AVI

Click "Convert" button to start compressing AVI.