.DAT CONVERSION FOR VCD,CODEC??

[dabwee]

Hi I burnt a vcd with 4 video clips on it. I also downloaded windvd on my hard drive and that seems to play my vcd. Is it possible to place a program to play video clips on a vcd with the actual files so it plays automatically?

Also, how do you convert .dat files to mpeg files after they have been burnt onto a vcd? I click on the files and it comes up with WMPLAYER but then a message says; "MMSYSTEM281 This file could not be played.Check the filename or install a driver that supports this type of file".

So what are the files suppose to be in(.dat,mpeg)?

[dlb]

Copy the .dat file to your hard drive and rename it to .mpg.

dlb.

[dabwee]

Do I do that before I burn it onto a cd?


How do I rename it to .mpg?

[mysticgohan17]

Download VCDGear: http://www.vcdgear.com/download_gui.html

Get version 2.0. It comes in a ZIP file so extract it. When you open up "vcdgear20.exe", go to "Extraction\Conversion" near the top, click the pull-down menu and click on dat -> mpeg. Click "Load" just below i and open your mpeg (most likely on your cd drive). Next select a location to save your mpeg to (pick the Desktop for easyness). Click start and come back to your computer in about 5 minutes for a 300 mb clip. Repeat for your other video clips.