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What if Plex Server Doen't Find/Recognize some AVI files?


AVI (audio Video Interleave video) file format is developed by Microsoft mainly for Windows operating systems. Audio and video can be played in synchronous format without any halt in the video. AVI file format can be played with various media players like AVI media player, Media player classic, Plex and many others. But, you maybe face the issue that plex can't open AVI video at sometimes. Because the inner code stop you playing correctly. It means that the inner code can't be supported by Plex. So, you need konw how to convert AVI to other formats that be support by Plex.


In order to stream AVI files via Plex Media Server without problems, the easy option is to convert AVI to Plex most compatible video files(MP4 seems to be the best one). Along with some help from Dimo Video Converter Ultimate, it can be done effortlessly. Overall, this video app is professional on fast transcoding AVI to Plex Media Server with MP4 format without quality loss. In addition, it not only supports AVI videos, but also handles various common video formats, like MKV, MXF, MTS, MOV, MP4, AVI, WMV .etc. Plus, with the built-in video editor, you can also choose to trim, crop, add watermark to your original videos. For Mac users, Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac is also a helpful software to solve your problem.

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Simple steps to play AVI files via Plex

1. Load original AVI files

Click "Add File" button on the main interface to load your AVI files to the program. (Drag & Drop function is included.)


2. Select output format

Click "Format" and choose MP4 from "Video" as output format, which can be recognized by Plex and play on TV.

3. Start AVI to Plex Conversion

Finally, hit the "Start" button to start the conversion. It will automatically convert AVI to Plex Media Server compatible video files. After the conversion, click "Open" to quickly find the converted movies. Then, Plex will recognize, catalog, play and stream these AVI files at ease.

Tips: If you intent to use DVD, Blu-ray, ISO, Video_TS, BDMV, etc. files as well as AVI, MKV, VOB, MPG, MOV, and more with Plex Media Server, the all-in-one app Dimo Video Converter Ultimate will be your best choice. In addition, you can share converted videos to iPhone, iPadAndriod device, etc.

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