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How to Play an AVI on the Wii

The Nintendo Wii is able to play video off its SD memory card, providing that the file is in a Wii-compatible format. You can play an AVI video file on the Wii by converting it to the Wii-compatible format on a PC. A Wii video conversion program, created by Wii game enthusiasts, will take care of the conversion--there are a number of these programs available for free, which operate in a straightforward and intuitive fashion. Once converted, the AVI file will be able to play on the Wii from a SD memory card without any modification to the Wii being necessary.

Things You'll Need

SD card
SD card reader

Instructions

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  Download a Wii video conversion program to the PC̵7;s desktop, such as the free Wii Video 9 program or 4Videosoft Wii Video Converter. Double-click the file once downloaded to begin installing it on the hard drive. Follow the menu commands to finish the installation. Restart the PC.
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  Insert the SD memory card into the slot on the SD memory card reader. Insert the USB connector on the SD memory card into a USB port on the PC. Double-click the SD memory card̵7;s icon on the desktop to open its window. Right-click inside of the window. Select ̶0;New folder̶1; from the pop-up menu. Name the folder ̶0;MJPEG Videos.̶1;
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  Launch the Wii video conversion program by selecting it from the ̶0;Start,̶1; ̶0;All Applications̶1; pop-up menu. Click the ̶0;Settings̶1; button at the top of the program̵7;s main screen. Select the ̶0;Wii̶1; tab from beneath the ̶0;Device Settings.̶1;
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  Click the ̶0;Browse̶1; button next to the ̶0;MJPEG Videos̶1; tab. Click the icon of the SD memory card that is in the left column of the window that appears. Double-click the ̶0;JPEG Videos̶1; folder that is in the column to the right of the icon to return to the Wii video conversion program̵7;s main screen.
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  Click the ̶0;Convert̶1; tab at the top of the program̵7;s screen. Click the ̶0;Browse̶1; button next to the ̶0;File input̶1; tab on the screen. Navigate to the AVI video file. Double-click the AVI video file to return to the Wii video conversion program̵7;s main screen.
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  Click the ̶0;One-Click Convert̶1; button at the screen̵7;s middle. Select ̶0;Wii̶1; from the ̶0;Device̶1; drop down menu that is next to the button. Click the ̶0;Start̶1; button to the right of ̶0;Device.̶1;
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  Wait as a progress bar appears at the bottom of the screen and fills in from left to right. Quit the Wii video conversion program once the progress bar completely fills in.
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  Right-click the icon of the SD memory card that is on the desktop. Select ̶0;Eject.̶1; Remove the SD memory card reader from the PC. Remove the SD memory card from the SD memory card reader.
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  Insert the SD memory card into the SD memory card slot on the Wii. Turn the Wii on. Go to the ̶0;Settings̶1; menu on the Wii. Select ̶0;Video̶1; from beneath ̶0;Settings.̶1; Select the icon of the SD card from beneath ̶0;Video.̶1; Select the ̶0;MJPEG Videos̶1; folder.
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  Select the converted video file from the AVI file to the right of the ̶0;MJPEG Videos̶1; folder. Press the ̶0;A̶1; button on the Wii remote to start the video playing.

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