Can't open avi files

[hiro_hamada]

I found some avi files, personal family videos on my old DVDs. I can open them only in IINA player and nowhere else. I tried Quick Time, iMovie, Premere Pro and Final Cut Pro. It says error and cannot open. These are probably some ancient codecs and modern editors can't even recognize it. I want to edit them as they are each 2 hours long files transferred from VHS. I want cut them by dates and events, but can someone help me how to convert them into different format so any of these editors can read them.

 

[bogdanw]

Try with
Avidemux http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/ Avidemux for Catalina https://avidemux.org/nightly/osx_catalina/
or HandBrake https://handbrake.fr

 

[chscag]

Download the free VLC media player from here: (It's 64 bit and will play just about anything)

Official Download of VLC media player for Mac OS X - VideoLAN

www.videolan.org

 

[hiro_hamada]

Yeah but I need to convert it so I open it in the editor. I can play it already in IINA.