Scrub through AVI file

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My dashcam produces voluminous 5-minute clips of avi formatted video. I need to scrub through (probably by playing through at 2x or 3x speed?) - I’ve tried iMovie and it shows no video, just audio. Same for QuickTime. MKPlayer works, but has no fast-forward options.

I need this for just this one purpose - quickly go through these videos, and then save excerpts and/or screen captures of selected interesting items. Nothing else, so I need it to be either cheap or free. My Google-Fu is failing me so far.

Help!

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The free VLC player handles AVI video (since, as you’ve discovered, Apple players don’t), and you can change the viewing speed.

I own an unlocked version of Elmedia Player, which is similar to VLC, just a bit slicker. But for your needs VLC should be fine.

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What about VLC? (Sorry, just saw @bowline post) or DaVinci Resolve? Both free.

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There is also HandBrake which (I believe) will allow you to convert AVI files to MP4 or other formats.

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VLC is doing the trick, thanks!