Extract text from LabVIEW video files (LVI)
To convert LVI video files to another format, you need Macrium Reflect or other Backup software.
To convert other file formats to the "Backup Image or Video" file type, you need software like Macrium Reflect or a similar tool.
The .LVI file extension represents two completely distinct proprietary formats. It is predominantly used as a Backup Index or Linux Virtual Image by disk cloning software like Macrium Reflect and Lazesoft. Alternatively, it functions as a specialized LabVIEW Video File created by National Instruments LabVIEW or the Leica Application Suite.
Users face serious roadblocks with .LVI files because they are strictly closed ecosystems. Backup variants can exceed hundreds of gigabytes and are completely useless without the exact software suite that originally created them. You cannot browse them with standard operating system tools. On the video side, LabVIEW .LVI videos utilize a modified RIFF container but rely on proprietary, undocumented codecs. This means standard media players like VLC or Windows Media Player will return an error, forcing users to rely on expensive software licenses just to watch a simple recording.
When trying to share these files, users must convert LabVIEW video files to standard formats like MP4 or AVI. However, standard online video converters fail instantly because they lack the necessary proprietary decoders. Standard converters also cannot process the backup variants, as disk images require sector-by-sector mounting rather than traditional file conversion.
Because this file format is difficult to open or convert, standard solutions will disappoint you. Just drag and drop your file onto convert.guru to identify the format, view its internal structure, and convert it when possible. Our tool analyzes the raw hex headers to definitively tell you if you possess a backup index or a technical video. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded media stream, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your LVI file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted ISO files.
If you want to convert LVI file to ISO, IMG, DMG, VHD, VMDK, VDI, HDD, QCOW, QCOW2, RAW, VBOX or OVA, you can use Macrium Reflect or similar software from the "Backup Image & Technical Video" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert VFD, DMG, OVA, IMA, VBOX, ADF, PVS, VHD, OVF, ISO, DSK or IMG files to LVI, try Macrium Reflect or another comparable tool in the "Backup Image & Technical Video" category.
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 LVI converter.