We all have favorite TV shows that we enjoy, and since the explosion of computer technology and on-demand services, we are no longer restricted to watching them only on television. There is a very popular service known as Apple TV, which is used for viewing TV channels straight on mobile devices without the need for cables. Microsoft had its own version in the form of Windows Media Center, which was originally released with Windows Vista. Windows Media Center has its own container format in the form of WTV video, which basically stores recorded TV shows from this service. WTV video is also the successor of DVR-MS, and is not a very common video format in the present day. Because of its unpopularity, you will see that this video format is not even supported on some native operating system applications like Android and Apple’s Mac OS, iOS and tvOS. The best way to save your WTV video content is through conversion, and AVI video can be most suitable since its also developed by Microsoft. AVI video has other advantages which include quality maintenance, and exceptionally high quality audio fidelity. This article will introduce a few software tools that can be used for this job. 

Part 1: Convert WTV to AVI with Leawo Video Converter

Leawo Video Converter is a professional video converter that was designed with users in mind. This is evidenced by the very simple user interface, which computer newbies can easily use. Users are also empowered to convert video and audio files contained in more than 180 formats from one to another, which also includes the unpopular WTV video, and there is also support for 4K video. Best of all is that 100% of the original quality is reserved in output, and users are also allowed to freely set video and audio parameters. With a built in video editor, users are enabled to do a lot, like watermarking, trimming, cropping and conversion to 3D plus a lot more. To start with this software, follow the steps below.

Leawo Video Converter can work for Windows users and there is also Leawo Video Converter for Mac that is designed for Mac users.

Step 1: Importing the WTV video file(s). This software is very integrated with 7 other modules in a single package, therefore you should click “Video Converter”. You can drag the video file(s) into the main program, or click “Add Video” for the corresponding action. You can also have an instant preview of them with the built in player.

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Step 2: Setting AVI as output. Click the“MP4 Video” button (please note that the text on this button changes with profile selection). Click the “Change” option and under the “Common Video” tab, select AVI video. To freely set the parameters, click the “Edit” button from the previous menu.

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Step 3: Audiotracks and subtitle options. Click the “Subtitle” drop down menu, then click “Add Subtitles” which will allow you to import them (usually they have .srt extensions). The “Audio”option  will allow you to select audio tracks.

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Step 4: Convert to WTV video. Click the green “Convert” button which will show you a menu on the right. Set the output directory first, then click “Convert” to begin encoding the video(s).

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In case you wish to personalize your video(s) before conversion, Leawo Video Converter comes equipped with a video editor. Click the edit video icon on the import list. There are many ways to personalize your video, like watermarking, cropping, trimming, visual effects including conversion to 3D, and noise removal.

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Part 2: Convert WTV to AVI with iWisoft Free Video Converter

iWilisoft Free Video Converter has been around for a while, and is a Windows only software that converts to various audio and video formats, which unfortunately does not include WTV video because of its unpopularity. Even though the user interface is not as easy to use as Leawo’s, its still intuitive even for users who are not professionals. It also has its own in built video editor, which includes tools like watermarking and trimming. This software is free of use from its developers, so heard over to their website and grab your copy.

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Step 1: Click "Add" button on the toolbar or "File> Add Files..." to load file(s) that you want to convert, and take note that WTV video files are not supported.
Step 2: Choose the file output profile. You should click the "Profile" drop-down button to choose the format, then click the search button to choose destination folder for saving output files.
Step 3: After choosing the format, you only need to click the "Start" button on the main window to start converting your video(s).

Part 3: Convert WTV to AVI with MediaCoder

According to the developers, MediaCoder is a universal transcoding software that has been in development since 2005. Like iWilisoft Free Video Converter, this software is a Windows only entry that can handle a variety of video formats, but unfortunately, WTV video is not supported. MediaCoder is also designed to transcode media on all kinds of devices. This software is available for free use, so heard over to the developer website and download the software.

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Step 1: Install and start MediaCoder, click the “Add” button, then choose to select the file from your hard disk, and remember that it does not support WTV audio. You can also do this more easily by dragging a file into MediaCoder.
Step 2: Make the correct transcoding settings (be sure to specify an output folder, by clicking “…” or “Open” under “Output Folder”).
Step 3: The next step is to convert your video. Click the “Start” button to begin.

Part 4: Convert WTV to AVI with Online-Convert

In case you do not wish to download and install softwares on your computer, then Online-Convert is a software converting tool that can meet your needs. There are also no operating system requirements as the conversion is done in the cloud, but a suitable internet browser and a strong internet connection are the prerequisites. Although it is free to use, with some file size limits of course because of the nature of the internet, it will also not support WTV video files, but you can use it to convert other video types. The conversion steps are written below.

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Step 1: Upload your videos. Click Video converter” on the main homepage. From the next page, click “Convert video to AVI”. When the page opens, click “Choose Files” or “Enter URL” to input the website link.
Step 2: Set the output format. Before you click convert, set the output format under “Optional settings” by choosing your presets, in this case choose AVI. When you finish, click “Start conversion” and the video will start uploading and converting which should take several minutes.
Step 3: After a successful conversion, the website will provide a download link for you. Click it and download your converted video.

Part 5: Convert WTV to AVI with FreeFileConvert

Here is also another online conversation tool that can easily deal with a host of many file types, including audio and video files. As you might have guessed it, FreeFile Convert will also not support the WTV video format because of its unpopularity. However, this way of video conversion can also be convenient for you as you can do it from any operating system. You do have to take note of the daily file size limits though, and of course internet bandwidth since this is online conversion. To start, heard over to the website.

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Step 1: Click the “Convert” drop down menu on the website and select “Video Converter” from the list.
Step 2: Under “Input file”, click “Choose File” to upload the supported video file(s). Under “Output file” click the drop down menu and select AVI video.
Step 3: Click “Convert” to begin uploading your video which will depend with your internet speed. Once it finishes converting online, the page will refresh and the download link will appear. Click the corresponding button to save your video file to your local disk

It is very clear that not many software tools or services will support WTV video files for conversion, with the exception of Leawo Video Converter. Leawo Video Converter stands out because it is also a modern software program that has a lot more to offer, for example the advanced but easy to use editor. Because services like FreeFileConvert and Online-Convert run over the internet, users are obliged to file size limits, but you will not have to worry about file sizes and limits when using Leawo Video Converter. This video converter is also very fast, with conversion speeds of up to 6x faster. Other bonus features are multi language support (currently 11 languages are supported), regular updates to the software and great support for customers who employ the softwares.