Hi, i just save some files. the type of the files is .dat or video cd movie. It only contains songs but no movie. How to convert this "video cd movie" to "mp3" or "wav"?

it's not an ordinary .dat files .. i think. i used the vcd cutter (after read that we can convert from dat to mp3) but failed. Somehow it said "file cannot be found" so i double check. the file is still in the folder that i browsed.

could anyone help me pls? virtualdub cannot help. doesn't support this file ??

any software recommended?

Can you play ur DAT file in Windows Media Player?

If yes, u can use Avisynth script to load into Virtualdub. hope this help

um,. this type of file cannot play in
windows media player
realplayer
neroshowtime player

but can listen thru internet explorer .. what player can you recommended to me for this files? and what software?

how big is the file ?

if it's not too big, make a copy for it, and change the ext to .mp3 directly and see ...

only 132kb. I got this from temporary files when listen to music. when clicked properties. this type is video cd movie .. same with .dat files right?

anyone know how to do this?

hmm... i think it's not really a music.

my guess is, this file will fetch infomation across the internet and stream it. u can try by cut off ur net connection.

too complicated your explaination. not quite understand what u mean? pls explain it in simple word.. hehe i'm not very good in english

err, simpler explanation...

my guess is:

the song is not in your computer, it's in the server. the file in your computer is just a link to the song at the server.

so it is impossible to convert this file? i save (copy) this file into my ducuments already.

upload your file and let others try...

Normally I will use Goldwave to extract audio from MPEG/vcd

Tried goldwave already .. strange is i cannot upload that files on this tread .. why?

Zip or RAR that file. Host it at savefile.com or here.

Is the file in CD ?

no it's not. from temporary files folder..

and couldnt upload the file even in rar file.. maybe this file is strictly prohibited ??

It's possible like flysheep said..It just a streaming file. The "original" file maybe in the server.

Try with another software :
1. VCDGear (convert into MPEG)
2. SUPER

Another trick you might want to try is to open it using Notepad or Wordpad. Launch Notepad/Wordpad. File > Open (select all file). This is an example for Google Video (GVP) which is metadata only. The actual video is at the server.

This post has been edited by keyz: Jan 8 2007, 04:47 PM

use lazyman software can play any file except FLAC.

where can download??

i try vcd gear already .. cannot convert. said no video files .. it's only sound so cannot

super.. havent try that one? where can download?

find it here - >http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/392773

wat ver is ur vcd cutter?

Switch off your modem. Now try the file again. If it can't play it means the file is streaming media. It means the file you have on your harddisk must use the internet to get the actual song file on another computer on the World Wide Web. What you have on your harddisk is not the song file. The actual song file is on someone's harddisk somewhere in the world!

This post has been edited by lxwong: Jan 10 2007, 09:20 AM

i zip-ed and rar-ed the files. trying to host but took a long time to upload. the file size is not big. any host website recommended?

thanks! but the download link.. i cannot find?

4.04 version. why? it is old?

This post has been edited by love_hina: Jan 21 2007, 10:15 AM

Hm... dat files are usually in VCDs, and it is usually mpeg format.

You said can play it right?

I reccommend you play it with Media Player Classic, and check its properties. There, you can find some info on the files. I think if it contain video, it will show the format, and also, the sound codec as well.

MPC can be installed with K-Lite Codec pack.