How to Convert AVI to iTunes?

AVI stands for Audio Video Interleave, it is a Container format used by Microsoft's Video for Windows multimedia frame work. If you have a bunch of AVI movies or TV shows in .avi format, you may find they are not recognized by iTunes or playable on Apple devices like iPod/iPhone/iPad. Although AVI video is officially supported by some Apple gadgets like iPad, AVI is simply a container which can use different codecs, thus you might still need to convert AVI to iTunes format. You can convert AVI files to MOV or MP4 formats so you can add them to iTunes library and sync to your iPod/iPhone/iPad.

Here we introduce the best way to convert AVI files to an iTunes format with Socusoft DVD to iPad Converter. You can download it here (DVD to iPad Converter for Windows, DVD to iPad Converter for Mac).
If you are using a Mac, you can refer to : How to Convert AVI to iTunes for iPod/iPhone/iPad on Mac?

• Add AVI files to the Video Converter

  Click the "Add Files" button to import the AVI files from your HD to this avi to iTunes converter program. Alternatively, you can click "File -> Add Video Files..." to add the AVI file. You can also batch import AVI files by clicking "File -> Batch Add Video Files".

  

• Choose iTunes Format as Output Format

  Apple iTunes supports video formats such as MOV, MP4 and M4V. Click the "Profile" drop-down list to choose the format that iTunes supports. Except the iTunes formats, this avi to iTunes software supports a lot more video types, so make sure to choose iTunes compatible profiles as output.

  

  For example, you can choose the "Apple iPod/iPad" category if you are going to convert AVI to iTunes format for transferring to your iPod/iPad. For iPhone users, you can click the "Profile" drop-down list, then select the "Apple iPhone" category. Please note each category comes with different presets/profiles for various Apple products and models, for example, there are iPod Touch MPEG-4, iPod (320*240) MPEG-4 Mini, iPod Video 2(640*480) MPEG-4 Normal, etc.

• Convert AVI to iTunes.

  Click the "Start Encode" button to start to convert AVI to iTunes. The conversion is fast, however if you have very big AVI files, be prepared to wait, or you can trim the AVI video to small parts with this AVI file to iTunes converter.
  After the conversion, you can import AVI movies to iTunes and sync to your iPod, iPhone or iPad.