Convert ISO to AVI

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There are several advantages to creating an ISO from a CD or DVD. If you want to convert this file back into an AVI format later, that's no problem either.

An ISO can be burned to DVD.
An ISO can be burned to DVD.

Advantages of an ISO

  • An ISO image does exactly what the word "image" suggests: it creates the image of a CD or DVD.
  • There are several good reasons to create such an image. For one thing, you don't have to worry about your originals being damaged by constantly playing them in the drive. It is particularly worthwhile to create an ISO for your favorite DVDs.
  • On the other hand, there is comfort. An ISO does not always have to be burned to a blank disc; you can convert the image on the PC yourself into formats such as AVI. Then you don't have to go to the shelf every time and choose the film or album, because the data is on your PC.

When you burn it to DVD, it becomes AVI

  • The entire DVD is copied without any change when the image is created. All metadata remains, so you don't have to worry about anything.
  • In order to output an ISO file as it is the case with the original, you can put a blank disc in your burner and burn the file to DVD.
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  • After the burn process, all data can be opened for you and DVDs can be started normally. So if the image of a DVD was available, the conversion to AVI was done.

Convert directly on the PC

  • If you do not want to burn the image at all, but start it directly from the PC, it will do it for you Windows difficult as in so many things.
  • Linux users, on the other hand, have it very easy. Just open up a terminal and give the command to mount the ISO. The image is then mounted in a virtual drive and you can access all data.
  • The command looks like this: "mount -o loop /path_to_image/image.iso / mnt / disk"
  • For a lot of money, Windows users can software- Purchase packages that enable this step. Daemon tools offer a freeware option with restrictions.
  • Since Windows 8 a comparable feature has recently become part of the operating system.

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