Top Free Online Converters

Maybe you are tired of use converter on PC. Maybe you are going to somewhere so that don't have enough time to wait for the video converting finished. Maybe you are in a strange surroundings and don't have your PC beside. Maybe you are afraid the converter which have to be downloaded will take virus. Maybe...so many conditions.
You should try some online converter, follow me and see the top online converters


Zamzar
Zamzar is a free and all-inclusive (video, music, images, documents) online file converter. In 4 quick steps you can convert almost anything to anything else; 
(1) simply enater a file you want to convert by pointing to its location on your local drive or address on the web(ex; youtube video), 
(2) select output format(eg. PDF, doc, 3GP mobile, iPod, PSP…), 
(3) enter email address where it should send converted file and 
(4) convert it.
Special features:
◆supports all popular video, music, image and document formats. More details
◆provides browser bookmarklet(Firefox, IE) which lets you convert and save files from any webpage.
◆convert and save any video while you are watching it(supports Youtube, GoogleVideo,  Myspace, Revver, PutFile, Break.com, Apple, Trailers, Dailymotion, Metacafe, iFilm, Grouper, Blip.tv)
◆file size can’t exceed 100 MB.


Media-Convert
Media-Convert also lets you convert all types of files, i.e. video, music, images, docs and archives. It’s also free and supports almost all conceivable file formats. Procedure is pretty much the same; select the file, specify output format and let it do the rest. Once it’s done with a file, it will provide you with a link from where it can be downloaded.
Special features:
◆each converted file remains accessible for 6 more days, so if you want to share it with friends you can forward them a link to download page.
◆input file format auto-detection(no need to specify input format)
◆additional option to adjust conversion settings(like fps, bitrate, codec, audio rate, etc..)
◆download file directly to your mobile via WAP or GPRS.
◆file size can’t exceed 150 MB.


Mux
Mux lets you convert youtube and googlevideo videos to following formats; mpeg-4, Quicktime, iPod(m4v), flash video, windows media, mpeg-1/2, windows avi, 3gb mobile and OGG Theora. It’s not as powerful as above mentioned zamzar or media-convert however it has some handy features that you won’t find with others (see below).
Special features:
◆for more demanding users there is a power mux which allows users set additional settings on output file(bitrate, fps, file length…etc).
◆there is also a mux mobile which lets you convert web-videos to mobile format(3GP, AMR) and instantly forward them to any mobile for free.

Vixy

Vixy is a professional FLV file converter,it can only support converting Flash video or FLV files. The procedure is very easy, just input the url of the YouTube video or the FLV files, then choose output format, click "Start". it support output in AVI for Windows, MOV for Mac, MP4 for iPod/PSP, 3GP for Mobile, and MP3 only.
Special features:
◆It is using a compressed domain transcoder technology . It converts FLV to MPEG4 faster and less lossy than a typical transcoder.
◆When you submit a URL, it will download and convert to the video format, and then you can download the converted file.
◆FLV to MPEG4 Conveter engine is now OpenSource. You can download the source code via subversion:http://sourceforge.net/svn/?group_id=183657

Easy way of importing AVI to iMovie

Maybe you have this painful experience: You have some AVI video files, which from some old digital camcorder, flip video camcorder or other sources,(maybe you have thought to change a new one, but it doesn't broken.XD), then you may get trouble in importing them to iMovie to make  some precious souvenir home videos.
Actually, importing the AVI to iMovie is very easy, just need a smart tool and take a few minutes to study how to use it.


Software Needed：
◆AVI to iMovie Converter for Mac ( Free Download )
◆iMovie (iMovie HD, iMovie 07, iMovie 08, iMovie 09, iMovie 11)


1.Import AVI files to Mac Video Converter
First import the avi files to converter, you can drag and drop the files to it, or click "Add" to get the videos in the list below like the following picture.

2.Select output profile for iMovie
Click "Profie" menu and choose "Common Video ->MPEG-4 AVC Video Format(*.mp4)".

Click "setting" button and you will see a window as below.Here you can set many output settings for your video. You can set Bit Rate, Video Size, Frame Rate, and Channels, etc.

3.Start Conversion
Start converting and wait the conversion complete.

4.Import converted video files to iMovie
Launch iMovie, click "File" menu, select "Import -> movies", navigate to the folder that output AVI videos are saved.Select the video files and click "Import" or just drag in.

Okay, that's all, now you should know how to import your own .avi videos to iMovie.