How can I extract part of a .dat file off a VCD?

[Dolphine]

I have a VCD where the picture quality is quite crap - the contrast is on very high - so I wish to put it through an editor and remove it - then re-encode and burn a new VCD.

The thing is - I don't want to extract the whole file just yet, I wish to extract a bit - test this, then if I am happy with the results - I will copy the whole dat file over.

I need to know a program that will allow me to extract part of the dat and then if I cut/cancel the operation - what ever got extracted to my HD - will play without errors. I basically need something like DVD Decrypter - but able to extract dat off a VCD.

Thanks!

[aguillon]

Use MPEGTOOL, simple freeware utility.
You can find it at
http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/downloads/mpegtool.html

Set it to extract a few minutes in the middle of your movie (1 min = 29.97 x 60 = 1,798 frames)

[Dolphine]

aguillon,

thanks man, that MpegTools Programme did exactly what I wanted - managed to easily extract whtever time length from the dat file to the HD very quickly, nice app!

erm VCDGear 2.0 will extract the mpeg out of the vcd dat file ...wont it