Need to convert your Quicktime mov file to the AVI format? Here’s a free and fast way to do it.

STEP 1: Make a directory called temp\. Let’s put it on the Desktop.

STEP 2: Put the Quicktime movie you’d like to convert in the new temp\ directory.

STEP 3: Download a 32-bit version of ffmpeg from here: http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/win32/static/. Decompress the 7z file. You may need to download and install 7-zip if you don’t already have it: http://www.7-zip.org/download.html. The result should look something like this:

STEP 4: Open a command prompt by navigating to Start Menu > Run.

STEP 5: Type cmd and press Enter.

STEP 6: cd to the temp\ directory on the Desktop.

STEP 7: Run the ffmpegcommand replacing quicktime.mov with your movie file and replace quicktime.avi with your desired output file:

ffmpeg -i aoeu.mov aoeu.avi

Here is an example:

Press ENTER and you have successfully converted your file to the AVI format!

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