How do I change the format of a VCD(it's a DAT file)

[bri10urday]

I was given my first VCD recently by a friend, but it will not play in my Playstation 2, and to open it on my PC I have to guide it to a program. Is there any way to change the file type from a DAT file to either an avi or an mpeg file?....Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Lisa

[wcb4]

well to play it on your pc file, you don't need to change it to anything... just rename the .dat to .mpg and off you go..... There is some additional header stuff in the file that should be stripped, but just for playing on the computer, fuhgeddaboudit.

[sommersby]

you can convert it back to mpeg with vcdgui found in the tools section

[pinoy2201]

its actualy VCDGear not VCDGui

[yabba dabba drew]

to play it in WMP, just press file then open, and change the file types bar down the bottom to All File Types, and find the dat file, and it will play

[bri10urday]

Thanks for all of the help....I did convert it with th VCDgear, but I can't get that file to play in anything! Is there any way for me to just output this to video to watch on my TV?
Lisa

[bri10urday]

If there's no way to output this to video, does anyone know how to get it to play on my Playstation 2....I also tried it on my friends DVD player, and it played, but the picture constantly rolls....any ideas on what might be causing this?
Thanks,
Lisa

[3nos]

Hi,

I've never try with Playstation 2. But I just know that Playstation (probably PS 1) used STR moview, not AVI.
So I think you should try Sony Movie Conversion Tools.
Check the below link:

http://www.divx-digest.com/software/sony_tools.html

Good luck & pls let me know the result also.

3nos

[pinoy2201]

i dont suggest doing that it might harm your PSX or One beacuase the Psx was not made to play video for a long period of time and might iverheat nd the lanz might crack soo i dont suggest you do that