How to Import AVI files into After Effects CS5/CS6/CC

Having problems importing AVI to After Effects CS5/CS6/CS5.5/CC for editing? This tutorial will show you what're the reasons and what's the simple solution to fix the problem.



Some people including you may be confused: After Effects says it supports AVI, but why I can't import AVI to After Effects? Well, in order for After Effects to import an AVI file, the codec that a particular file uses must be installed on the computer. If you receive an error message or the video does not display correctly, you may need to install the codec used by the file. However, AVi can contain various video codecs. It's difficult for you to find and install the codec. Besides this, there is another easy option to get all AVI video and After Effects to play nicely. The quick workaround is to convert AVI to After Effects supported MPEG (the most compatible video format for AE) file format and then transfer the converted AVI videos to After Effects for editing.

To convert AVI files to AE, we need to get some help from third-party software. After countless tests, I highly recommend Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac to all of you which can help the users to encode any AVI files to Adobe After Effects supported format at super fast speed effectively. What's more, besides Adobe After Effects, it also supplies powerful profiles to other NLEs, like FCP, iMovie, Avid, Premiere .etc for Mac users. It has an equivalent Windows version Video Converter for PC users. Just get the right version according to your computer's OS and follow the step-by-step guide below to convert AVI videos to After Effects smoothly.

How to convert AVI to MPEG for After Effects CS5/CS5.5/CS6/CC?


Step 1: Load source AVI files
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.



Step 2: Select output format

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



Step 3: Start AVI to AE Conversion

Finally, press the convert button; it will start to transcode AVI files to MPEG-2 for After Effects CS4/CS5/CS6/CC immediately.

See Also:
How to Import AVI to Final Cut Pro
Best Way to Import AVI files into iMovie'11
How to add AVI files into iTunes library
Fluid Workflow: Importing AVI files into Premiere Pro

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