How to convert PVR file from Wintal/Denver/Humax PVR to avi file for playback

Are you a Freeview boxes/Set-top box lover? Are you always turn the source signal from cable television and satellite television systems into content in a form that can then be displayed on the television screen or other display device? Is there any problem like bellow when you transfer them to your PC for play back after your recorded?

1. "Converting .pvr video files to MPEG or AVI. Can any help me find a Converter Program? I have a Personal Video Recorder which records in a format [ .pvr ]. Nero have advised me that none of their Products will do it. Help would appreciated."

2."I have StarSat 300 satellite reciever with HDD and USB output. It store recorded video in strange format, called PVR (files have *.pvr extension). So, anybody knows, what actually it is, and how to convert pvr to ordinary mpeg-2 or mpeg-1 file? Any convertor or codec?"

--from videohelp forum

.PRV is a video file created by Wintal International PVR devices; contains MPEG-2 video recorded in the PAL/NTSC format; can be copied to a Mac or Windows computer using a USB connection. But if your computer cannot determine which program to open .PVR file, it means that you don't have the related software which can open file extension PVR. So if you want to open the .pvr file on your PC or mac, you should convert the pvr file to other format that supported by your pc or mac.

If you have not found a good software to solve these problem above, now Doremisoft video converter can help you easily convert pvr to avi for playing and editing. This video converter can easily convert .pvr file to other format like AVI, MP4, WMV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, etc. Besides, you also can edit the video with it, clip the source file to a certain time-length segments, join multiple video clips together, cut out black borders, commercial logos, or unwanted edges from the video image frame, capture picture from the video, and add special effect also are allowed. After converted, you can play them on your Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet, iPhone, ipad, etc. Additional, after converted you will be allowed to edit the video with Windows Movie Maker, Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere, Windows Media Player, Windows DVD Maker, and so on.

Step to convert pvr to avi:

Step 1: Download the doremisoft video converter to install it to your computer, then run the application. Click the "Add File" button on the top left to load your .pvr file. Multiple files import is available.

Step 2: Set avi as the output format. Select "AVI(Audio-Video-Interleaved)" as output file format in the "Common Video" list. In order to get the HD AVI, you can go to "HD Video" list and choose HD AVI as the target file format. The AVI can be well supported by Windows Movie Maker and windows media player.

Tip:

1. If you want to edit your video, you can Click the "Edit" button to edit your video.

2. If you want to convert pvr to wmv, you can set the wmv as the output format.

Step 3: Click "Start" button to start converting pvr to avi file conversion. After converted, you can do all the things you want to do, like edit video, watch video, share video, etc.

Tip: If you are a mac user, you can choose the doremisoft video converter for mac to convert the pvr file to Mac compatible format like mov, mp4, the step also is similar to the pvr to avi process.