alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .XVID

File description

If you have any indication in video programs, then you are probably familiar with a XVID. This format is used to encode a variety of video files. If you are getting into videos, you might want to be familiar with this file type just in case it should ever appear on your media player.

XVID goes hand in hand with the file type known as MPEG-4. While the XVID can work with a variety of video types, it seems that MPEG-4 is the most compatible with the program. So if you use MPEG-4 files, you should have nothing to worry about.

If an issue occur where you either need XVID or need to change the file into another video, there are plenty of programs out there that can help you. In the case of windows, the best programs to use are Virtual DUB or DVDx, or if you have a Mac, the best program to is Transcode. Whichever you need, any of these programs can help you deal with the likes of XVID. XVID files are essential, but they can tricky to deal with. However, if you both the right kind of videos and programs, using the likes XVID should be no problem.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .XVID file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .XVID extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .XVID file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .XVID file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Other possible reasons why your .XVID file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .XVID file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .XVID file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .XVID file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .XVID file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .XVID file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.