Looking for recommendation for converting .avi RAW8 files to color

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Hi all, I have a special purpose camera that creates .avi files with RAW8 format. These files contain color video but unless properly converted, the files are monochrome and have the appearance of a fine mesh grid over the image.

Most of the apps that deal with these files are Windows and can be run under Wine. I tried to do this using WineBottler only to discover that it is limited to 32 bit and doesn’t run under Big Sur.

So in summary:

  • is there a recommended Mac app that can convert AVI RAW8 to a colour format, for example RAW24 or MOV?
  • is anyone running Windows apps under Wine on 64 bit Mac OS, if so which of the available methods do you recommend?
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Have you tried Permute?
Not at my computer now to see if RAW8 is supported, but it has worked well for me.

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Thanks .I tried the 7 day trial. So far I can’t get it to turn the files into color. I did a support request to find out if it’s possible.

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Another thought is vlc.

https://www.videolan.org/

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Trying that too. It doesn’t even put the video in a window or play anything, just an arrow going along the timeline.

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I’m not familiar with the details of converting this file format, but I recommend trying to run the Windows program you want to use in Crossover, which is commercial software that runs Windows programs on Mac. They can even run 32-bit Windows programs on 64-bit Macs (including on M1.) There’s a free trial available. I believe Crossover employs at least some of the people who worked on WineBottler.

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