# Is there a free program that can change a .mpg into a .avi or .gif?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-free-program-that-can-change-a-mpg-into-a-avi-or-gif/79467>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 3, 2001, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-free-program-that-can-change-a-mpg-into-a-avi-or-gif/79467 "2001-09-03T01:51:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Downhome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@Downhome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Downhome)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-free-program-that-can-change-a-mpg-into-a-avi-or-gif/79467/1 "2001-09-03T01:51:15Z")

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All help would be appriciated. Thanks guys!!!

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**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-free-program-that-can-change-a-mpg-into-a-avi-or-gif/79467/2 "2001-09-03T04:16:31Z")

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I knew I’d seen one in the last day or two! I found it on [http://www.nonags.com](http://www.nonags.com), and went to the home page at [http://www.flaskmpeg.net/](http://www.flaskmpeg.net/).

I _don’t_ know if it’s any good, and didn’t look into the docs at all, but the price is right - free!

Free is good!