weird format: .dct

[one post wonder]

I'm only here for one question, sorry if that bothers anybody.

I have several video files saved on my computer that will only play in a dictation program, ExpressScribe, as .dct files. I want to transfer them to an external harddrive I have, but they will not play anywhere else, which is a problem. I've tried 2 free download programs: WinFX Video Converter and Prism Video Converter, but neither of them recoognize .dct files. What can I do to get these videos into a normal format like .avi or .mp4? I appreciate it.

[edDV]

Google this
*.dct dictation convert

and see if any of these converters work. One listing says *.dct files may be encrypted.

[jagabo]

You can always record "What you hear" or "Stereo Mix" while playing the files.

[one post wonder]

I Googled it, tried 4 different download programs, and they all had the same problem- none of them recognize the file. These are videos that the computer reads as audio files. What is this about "What you hear" or "Stereo Mix"?

[jagabo]

Use an audio recorder and set the source to "what you hear" or "stereo mix" -- that's the sound that's being sent to the speakers. Play the files in whatever player will play them and record with the recorder. Audacity is a good audio editor and recorder and it's free.

[dare2be]

How does that help him record the video?

[AlanHK]

Also Audacity (with the ffmpeg plugins) may be able to read the DCT file directly, give it a try before resorting to "recording".

[jagabo]

How does that help him record the video?

I originally post earlier in day and when I replied only remembered the files were "dictation" files so I was thinking they were only audio when I replied. To record both the audio and video he could use a screen capture program like Fraps, Camtasia or VirtualDub.