"Have you got any idea on extracting videos from ISO media file to save in AVI file format? I have quite a few ISO image files including DVD and Blu-ray contents respectively. And now I need to rip AVI video from these ISO files. I was told that I need an ISO image file ripper to complete this. Can anybody please make some recommendations on such ISO tools for me? I'm really deeply in need of this. Appreciate for any advice in advance."

Many people may have the same needs for converting ISO media files to common videos like MP4, AVI, WMV, MOV, etc. for diverse purposes, but most of them have no idea how to do this. With a proper ISO to video converter tool, it's actually quite easy to convert ISO file to AVI or other video files. In this guide, we would like to show you how to convert ISO file to AVI format in detail with the best ISO to AVI converter software. "

Part 1. What Is ISO Image File and How to Play ISO Files?

Firstly, let's get into ISO file. What is ISO image file and how can you open and play ISO files? An ISO file (often called an ISO image), is an archive file that contains an identical copy (or image) of data found on an optical disc, like a CD, DVD or Blu-ray. That's to say, it contains all things a CD, DVD or Blu-ray disc has. You could consider ISO image file as a replace file container saving all media data of CD, DVD, or Blu-ray discs on your computer.

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ISO covers all the data of files contained on the archived CD/DVD, or any other disc format. Many people love to save their favorite DVD as ISO files for backup on computer. There are quite a few media players that could help you open ISO image files, including VLC media player, MPC-HC, SMPlayer, Free Blu-ray Player, KMPlayer, etc. You could visit complete guide on how to play ISO file for more solutions for playing back ISO image files. However, it should be noted that ISO is not supported by most players and video editing software. For example, if you want to playback ISO image file on your smartphone's native media player, you will be failed. Therefore, we need solutions on converting ISO file to video formats for unlimited playback.

Part 2: 3 Best Solutions to Convert ISO to AVI

As mentioned above, ISO image file is not recognized by all media players and devices. Therefore, if you want to play ISO files on computer with Windows Media Player, and on portable mobile devices on the go or to edit ISO files with Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas, Pinnacle Studio, etc., you need to convert ISO file to AVI, MP4 or other video files. To convert ISO to AVI free, you need an ISO to AVI converter that is able to read ISO file and convert ISO to AVI. Below are 3 best ISO to AVI converter tools for you.

1. Leawo Blu-ray Ripper

One of the finest solutions available for people who would like to convert ISO to AVI is Leawo Blu-ray Ripper. It is a professional Blu-ray/DVD ripping software tool to convert ISO to AVI and all other popular video formats like WMV, FLV, MOV, MKV, MP4, etc. It also enables you to edit your video as you like such as trimming, cropping, adding watermarks and adjusting the effect. What's more, Leawo Blu-ray Ripper could handle both homemade and commercial Blu-ray/DVD ISO file to video conversions.

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In addition to converting ISO to AVI, Leawo Blu-ray Ripper is a professional Blu-ray/DVD ripping tool capable of ripping Blu-ray/DVD and converting Blu-ray/DVD to video in 180+ video formats including AVI, MP4, WMV, MKV, FLV, and F4V. In addition, as the most popular Blu-ray/DVD ripping software, this Blu-ray Ripper could play the role of Blu-ray/DVD audio ripper by converting Blu-ray/DVD to audio in MP3, AAC, etc. Leawo Blu-ray Ripper also comes with a handy video editor, 2D to 3D Converter and Blu-ray/DVD player.

2. Handbrake

HandBrake is a program that supports not only video converting via file to file but also ripping via DVD or Blu-ray disc to a file. There are too many advanced features to list here, but some include video filtering, custom subtitles, and video previewing. You can choose to rip any specific title from the source disc as well as certain chapters, a custom crop and quality, and specific audio tracks.

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3. Any Video Converter

Any Video Converter can convert videos and DVD movies to videos playable on portable media players like iPod, iPhone, iPad, PS4, Xbox One, and Android mobile phones such as Samsung, Huawei, LG, Nokia, Blackberry and Google Nexus One. Besides converting video and DVD to portable devices and almost all the video & audio formats, Any Video/DVD Converter Professional features an astonishing characteristic: it can convert ISO to AVI and other video file formats like MP4, MOV, WMV, etc.

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Part 3: What Makes Leawo ISO to AVI Converter Better Than Others?

Why should you choose Leawo ISO to AVI converter? What makes it better than other ISO to AVI converter? Leawo Blu-ray Ripper comes with a number of stunning features, some of which are highlighted below.

1. Support 180+ output formats

As a professional DVD ripping application, Leawo Blu-ray Ripper could convert DVD/ISO to video and audio in 180+ formats including AVI, MP4, MOV, MKV etc. In addition, it allows users to adjust output video and audio parameters like video codec, audio codec, video size, bit rate, aspect ratio, frame rate, etc.

2. Wide range of devices supported

You don't have to worry about converting ISO for playing on your mobile devices. If you have to convert ISO from your computer so that they can be later on used for mobile viewing, there are a number of different presets available, such as iPod, iPad, iPhone, Zune, Windows Phone and even gaming consoles.

3. Choose subtitles/audio tracks

If you want to choose subtitles and audio tracks from source DVD movie, you can also realize it with Leawo Blu-ray Ripper. It offers multiple tracks for you to select, making it friendlier to convert DVD to various video formats for those non-English speakers.

4. Built-in video editor

The built-in video editor allows you to edit DVD movies freely. You can trim video length, crop DVD video size, adjust brightness, contrast, saturation and volume to reset video effect, and add image or text watermark as the signature.

Part 4: How to Convert ISO to AVI with Leawo Blu-ray Ripper?

In the below guide, we will take ISO to AVI conversion on Windows as an example. The equivalent Mac version is Leawo Blu-ray Ripper for Mac, which is compatible with Mac OS X 10.10, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13 and 10.14. Just get the right version according to your own situation and follow the guide on how to convert ISO to AVI below. You need to firstly download and install corresponding ISO to AVI converter tools on your computer.

   

Note: Leawo Blu-ray Ripper is a module of Leawo Prof. Media. And it could only handle video ISO image file. If you have a data ISO image file, it won't recognize.

Step 1: Load source ISO file to Leawo Blu-ray Ripper

Launch Leawo Prof. Media and then open the "Convert" module (or click the "Blu-ray/DVD Ripper" option on the Home interface) to enter the Convert module. Then, click "Add Blu-ray/DVD" button to select "Add iso file" option to browse and add source ISO image file to Leawo Prof. Media.

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Note: Here you will be provided with 3 different content loading modes: Full Movie, Main Movie and Custom Mode. Through Full Movie mode, you could load all content in source ISO file for converting, while Main Movie mode enables you to select one title for loading and converting. In Custom Mode, you will be able to select multiple titles for loading and converting. Just choose the mode and then determine which titles to load here.

Step 2: Choose output format

Click the drop-down box (named "MP4 Video" by default) right before the big green "Convert" button on the sub-menu bar, and choose "Change" to choose "AVI Video" as output format from the "Format > Common Video" group.

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Step 3: Adjust detailed settings

If mouse stays on the format option, there will appear an "Edit" icon for you. Click it to adjust video and audio parameters of output format, including: video codec, quality, bit rate, frame rate, aspect ratio, channel, audio codec, resolution, etc. You could also do this by clicking the "Edit" button on the drop-down panel after setting output format.

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Step 4: Set output directory

Now, click the big green "Convert" button on the sub-menu bar and then set output directory in the "Save to" box.

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Step 5: Start to convert

After that, click the bottom "Convert" button on the pop-up sidebar to start converting ISO file to AVI format. You could then view the entire converting process.

After converting, you could then freely open the converted ISO image file (now in AVI format) on any AVI compatible media players or devices.