Convert XviD to WAV — Free Online Converter

XviD, the open-source MPEG-4 Part 2 codec whose name reverses "DivX" as a declaration of its community origins, was the scene release standard of the 2000s. DVD rips compressed into 700 MB AVI files using XviD video and MP3 audio circulated across peer-to-peer networks as the universal format for internet movie sharing. The audio tracks — typically MP3 at 128-192 kbps — were designed to sound good through the computer speakers of the era.

WAV (Waveform Audio File Format) is the standard uncompressed PCM audio container developed by Microsoft and IBM. Converting XviD to WAV extracts the audio track and decodes it into raw, uncompressed audio data — providing the most universally compatible foundation for audio editing across any platform, operating system, or digital audio workstation.

Uncompressed WAV is the most universally accepted audio format in professional production. Every DAW (Pro Tools, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, Reaper, Audacity), every operating system, and every audio hardware device supports WAV without codec dependencies. If you need audio from XviD files for editing, sampling, mastering, or broadcast, WAV is the safest and most interoperable choice.

Unlike AIFF (Apple-specific) or FLAC (requires decoder support), WAV works everywhere with zero compatibility concerns. The tradeoff is file size — WAV files are roughly 10x larger than the original MP3 audio. But for production workflows where editing performance and universal compatibility matter more than storage efficiency, WAV is the standard.

FFmpeg extracts the audio stream from the XviD AVI container (typically MP3 at 128-192 kbps or AC3 at 384-640 kbps), decodes it to raw PCM samples, and writes them to a WAV file with a standard RIFF header. Default output is 16-bit signed PCM at 44.1 kHz stereo. AC3 5.1 surround is downmixed to stereo unless multichannel WAV output is explicitly requested. The WAV file contains uncompressed audio data with no codec processing required for playback.