Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your AVF file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert AVF to another file type
To convert AVF videos to another format, you need VLC Media Player or other Video software.
Convert a file to AVF
To convert other file formats to the "CCTV/DVR Video Container" file type, you need software like VLC Media Player or a similar tool.
About AVF files
The .AVF file format primarily functions as a proprietary digital video recording container used by CCTV security systems, digital video recorders (DVRs) utilizing HiSilicon chips, Arion digital TV receivers, and capture cards from AVerMedia. In secondary contexts, the .AVF extension stores sports timing data for MYLAPS Orbits software or paragliding flight logs. You typically need the specific hardware manufacturer's proprietary playback software, such as AVerMedia Player or a dedicated CCTV client, to open these video files natively. The fundamental disadvantage of the .AVF format is its closed, fragmented nature. To ensure continuous recording without file corruption during sudden power failures, DVRs write these files without standard container headers. Consequently, common software like Windows Media Player or standard web browsers completely fail to recognize the file. It is a highly restrictive format that locks you into using obscure or outdated desktop applications. Because of these severe limitations, users frequently need to convert .AVF files to universal targets like MP4, AVI, or MKV so they can easily share security footage with law enforcement, clients, or upload it online. Standard online converters generally fail to process .AVF files because each DVR manufacturer subtly alters the internal structure, creating dozens of undocumented variations under a single file extension. If our system detects a supported underlying or embedded format, such as a raw H.264 video stream or plain text timing data, viewing or conversion may still be successful.
Convert.Guru analyzes your AVF file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert AVF file to MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, WEBM, MKV, M4V, 3GP, OGV, ASF or RM, you can use VLC Media Player or similar software from the "DVR Video Recording Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MTS, MOV, RMVB, DIVX, RM, H264, TS, WMV, VOB, MP4, XVID or AVI files to AVF, try VLC Media Player or another comparable tool in the "DVR Video Recording Storage" category.
The AVF Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our AVF converter.