How to Convert AVI to 3GP on Mac

Why should you convert AVI to 3GP on Mac?

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) is a video container or wrapper format developed by Microsoft since 1992. It used for storing video and audio data. AVI files always have a large size but low quality. 3GP is a container format defined by the Third Generation Partnership Project for 3G Phones, but it also can be played on some 2G phone. Smartphones like Samsung, Motorola, HTC, and Nokia support 3GP video format well enough. Always for the reason of compatible, you need to convert AVI to 3GP for your smartphone.

 

My suggestion is the powerful Video Converter for Mac. As a professional video converter, this software can help you to get the most wonderful 3GP file from AVI. With this powerful tool, you can convert any video format to 3GP or other format supported by your devices or software. As mobile phone users, you may don’t need the whole video but parts of them. This converter also can help you to extract clips from the AVI video.

 

How to use this AVI to 3GP Converter for Mac?

This is a step-by-step tutorial for Mac users. Maybe you want to convert 3GP files from AVI on Windows, go to the Video Converter guide for more details.

Step1 Launch the converter.

Find the downloaded file and double click it to launch the program.

 

Step2 Import the AVI files to prepare the AVI to 3GP conversion.

Click the File option on the menu bar and choose the Add Video Files to load the AVI video. Also you can drag the AVI files to the program. Batch conversion tasks are supported by this converter. This software will convert one by one to save your time.

 

Step3 Select the output format as 3GP

You can set the format as 3GP by clicking the “output setting”. Find the 3GP format under the list of Common Video. If you are aim to convert AVI to 3GP for your mobile phones, then you can choose the model of your phone under the list of Mobile Phone. The program will find the most compatible format with your cell phone.

 

Step4 Trim the part you want to convert

Click the icon of “edit” to active the edit function. First, make sure the scissor icon is on. Then you can set the time length by imputing the correct Start Time and End Time. Also you can set the time by dragging the scrollbar. At last, don’t forget to click the “Done”.

Step5 Convert AVI to 3GP on Mac

After the 4 easy steps, you can get the custom 3GP file by clicking the “Start” button. The converter will show you the output folder automatically when the conversion is accomplished.

Tips for better AVI to 3GP conversion:

1, This is a converter for Mac 10.5 or above (Lion include).

2, With the built-in player, you can take screenshot of the source video without another program.

3, After the output settings, you can see the estimated size of the 3GP file, and that maybe do some help for you.

 

 

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