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Change AVI Codec for After Effects - Solution

Jan 26, 2016
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AVI is a 'container' which can incorporate most any sort of video and audio format. That is to say, AVI videos can be encoded by different codecs like DivX/Xvid, which makes After Effects refuse them. Then how can we make all AVI files compatible with After Effects?

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The best workaround is to have the flexibility and efficiency of working with a professional and edit-friendly codec such as MPEG-2 with a powerful AVI to After Effects converter-Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac.

Generally, using this tool would be most beneficial for AVI file owners in that it offers lots of optimized codecs for NLEs including After Efftects (MPEG-2), Avid (DNxHD), FCP (Apple ProRes), iMovie (AIC) and more. If you meet problems while importing AVI videos to After Effects on Windows, please turn to Brorsoft Video Converter. Download the software and this article will guide you through how to rewrap and transcode (DivX/XviD)AVI to MPEG-2 for Adobe After Effects.

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(Note: Click here for OS X 10.5).
Guide on Encoding AVI to MPEG for After Effects

Step 1: Launch the Video Converter on your Mac, and you can either click “Add” button to import .AVI files, or directly drag and drop the files into this program.

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Step 2: To import AVI files to After Effects, you can follow Adobe Premiere/ Sony Vegas column and select MPEG-2 (*.mpg) as output format.

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Step 3: Finally, press the convert button and your AVI files will be converted into MPG files ready to be imported into After Effects.

You’re done!

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