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{I}{K}{E}

01-23-2005, 03:53 PM

Compression Files

.rar .zip .ace .r01 .001

These extensions are quite common and mean that your file(s) are compressed into an "archive". This is just a way of making the files more compact and easier to download.

To open any of those archives listed above you can use WinRAR (http://www.rarsoft.com/download.htm) (Make sure you have the latest version) or PowerArchiver (http://www.powerarchiver.com/download/).
If those programs aren't working for you and you have a .zip file you can try WinZip (http://www.winzip.com/download.htm), or 7-zip (http://www.7-zip.net-software-download.com/%3C/a%3E).

.cbr .cbz

These are usually comic books in an archive format. a .cbr file is actually the same thing as a .rar file and a .cbz file is the same as a .zip file. However, often when opening them with WinRAR or WinZip it will disorder your pages. To display these archives properly it's often best to use CDisplay (http://www.geocities.com/davidayton/CDisplay).

Multimedia Files

.avi .mpg .mpeg .divx .xvid .wmv .asf

These files are usually movies or TV shows, or a host of other types of media. They can be viewed using various media players including Windows Media Player, but I suggest using BSPlayer (http://www.bsplayer.org/), VLC media player (aka Videolan) (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) or Media Player Classic (http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/).

Do you want to know what codec is used for the file you downloaded try using GSpot (http://www.headbands.com/gspot/download.html). It tells you what codecs you need. Then just look on the net to find them.

K-Lite (Mega) Codec Pack

K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools. The K-Lite Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files. With the K-Lite Codec Pack you should be able to play 99% of all the movies that you download from the internet.

There are three versions of the K-Lite Codec Pack:
Basic contains only the most essential things. It contains everything you need to be able to play the most popular and widespread formats. It is small enough to fit on a single floppy. Also great for including on your movie cds.
Standard contains everything you need to play all the commonly used formats. This package should be enough for the average user.
Full contains even more codecs. It also has encoding support for the various formats. This package is for power users and people who do their own encodings.

K-Lite Codec Pack Full (http://www.k-litemegacodecpack.com/)
K-Lite Codec Pack Standard (http://www.k-litemegacodecpack.com/)
K-Lite Codec Pack Basic (http://www.k-litemegacodecpack.com/)

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack is a combination of three codec packs; K-Lite Codec Pack Full, QuickTime Alternative and Real Alternative.

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack (http://www.k-litemegacodecpack.com/)

.mov

These are QuickTime files (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/). There are alternatives to the original program, if like me, you don't like it. Check out QuickTime Alternative (http://www.k-litemegacodecpack.com/) or Media Player Classic (http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/) which can play these files so long as you have the codec already installed.

.ra .rm .ram

These are RealPlayer (http://www.real.com/) files. I'm not a big fan of Realplayer. It installs lord knows what on your system and never really goes away when you want to uninstall it. Still if you insists you can get the player here (http://service.real.com/downloads.html). There are however alternatives to the original program, check out Real Alternative (http://www.k-litemegacodecpack.com/) and Media Player Classic (http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/).

vcd/svcd

They can be viewed using various media players including Windows Media Player, but I suggest using VLC media player (aka Videolan) (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) or Media Player Classic (http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/).

Not all dvd players will play vcd/svcds, and some will play vcd but not svcd. There is a searchable database for dvd player compatibility here (http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers.php).
And a list here (http://www.redrobe.com/dvd/vcd.php)

.vob .ifo .bup

Usually these files will come all together in one folder called Video_TS. This is a direct backup of a dvd's file system. Use Nero (http://www.ahead.de/) to burn them onto a dvd-r by selecting "dvd video" from the dvd menu.

NTSC/PAL

NTSC and PAL are the two main standards used across the world. NTSC has a higher frame rate than pal (29fps compared to 25fps) but PAL has an increased resolution, and gives off a generally sharper picture. Playing NTSC discs on PAL systems seems a lot easier than vice-versa. An RGB enabled scart lead will play an NTSC picture in full colour on most modern tv sets, but to record this to a VHS tape, you will need to convert it to PAL50 (not PAL60 as the majority of DVD players do.) This is either achieved by an expensive converter box (in the regions of £200+) an onboard converter (such as the Dansai 852 / certain Daewoos / Samsung 709 ) or using a World Standards VCR which can record in any format.

Sources, Formats And Scene Tags

Downloaded a movie and you don't understand what the Source, Format or Scene Tags mean? Have a look here (http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=59344).

Audio Files

.mp3

Usually music files. Play them with WinAmp (http://www.winamp.com/) or your favorite audio player. Most new dvd players support the playing of mp3 cds. Making mp3 cds lets you put 100+ mp3 files on a cd for playing on your dvd player, computer, or portable mp3 cd player. They will not work on a regular cd player though.

.ogm .ogg

Ogg Vorbis media files. You can find out more about them and download applications here (http://www.vorbis.com/download.psp). This filetype is another encoding format that can be used for various media. You will probably want to download the DirectShow Ogg filter (http://tobias.everwicked.com/oggds.htm) to play back OGM files. Any new version of WinAmp (http://www.winamp.com/) will also do.

There are many other audio formats, but .ogg and .mp3 are the most common on File Sharing networks. If you install the K-lite (Mega) codec pack you will be able to play all music files

Lossless

Lossless is also not scene standard as many people do not see the difference between lossy and lossless. Also MP3 is a small format and has massive support from music players such as Ipod where as Lossless does not. Download DBPowerAmp (http://www.dbpoweramp.com/) and install a few of the codecs you need (http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central.htm). This program can convert from lossless into MP3 and hundreds of other formats.

Also please remember;
* Highest Possible Quality - go for a lossless (it looses no sound quality) codec such as Monkeys Audio,
* Compromise on Space - best lossy would be Musepack above 160Kbps it cannot be beaten,
* Most Compatible - that would be mp3, it is built into dBpowerAMP so no need to download it,
* Portable Player - if supported by your flash memory player go for Windows Media Audio and fit more audio tracks, if you have an iPod go for the newest mp4!

CD Image Files

.bin and .cue

These are your standard images of a CD. To open them you have a couple options.

You can burn them using Nero (http://www.ahead.de/en/index.html) , FireBurner (http://www.fireburner.com/) or Alcohol 120% (http://www.alcohol-soft.com/)

You can also use Daemon Tools (http://www.daemon-tools.cc/portal/portal.php), which lets you mount the image to a "virtual cd-rom", so basically it tricks your computer into thinking that you have another cd-rom and that you're putting a cd with your image file on it into this virtual cd-rom, it's great cuz you'll never make a bad cd again.

Alcohol 120% also sports a virtual cd-rom feature. Finally, if you're still struggling to access the files contained within any given image file you can use CDMage (http://cdmage.cjb.net/) to extract the files and then burn them, or just access them from your hard drive.

You can use VCDGear (http://www.vcdgear.com/) to extract the mpeg contents of a SVCD or VCD image file such as bin/cue.

If you don't have an .cue file you can create one with Cueator (http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~glabr047/downloads.htm)

.iso

Another type of image file that follows similar rules as .bin and .cue, only you extract or create them using WinISO (http://www.winiso.com/) or ISOBuster (http://ww.smart-projects.net/isobuster/). WinISO can not be used for DVD .iso files use ISOBuster for DVD iso.

Sometimes converting a problematic .bin and .cue file to an .iso can help you burn it to a cd. Examples of programs that burns iso's are: Nero, FireBurner and Easy CD Creator but there are many many more!

.ccd .img .sub

All these files go together and are in the CloneCD (http://www.slysoft.com/en/clonecd.html) format. CloneCD is like most other CD-Burning programs, see the .bin and .cue section if you're having problems with these files.

.cdi

These are Discjuggler (http://www.padus.com/) image files. Alcohol 120% (http://www.alcohol-soft.com/) is able burn these. Daemon Tools (http://www.daemon-tools.cc/portal/portal.php) and Alcohol 120% (http://www.alcohol-soft.com/) can mount them.

.nrg

Another type of image file created with Nero (http://www.ahead.de/). As far as I know these are not mountable, except maybe by Nero. you can also use Nero to burn these files.

.mds .mdf

These are media descriptor files created with Alcohol 120% (http://www.alcohol-soft.com/). They are mountable using either Daemon Tools (http://www.daemon-tools.cc/portal/portal.php) or Alcohol 120% (http://www.alcohol-soft.com/).

Other Files

.txt .doc

These are text files. .txt files can be opened with notepad or watever you default text editor happens to be, and .doc are opened with Microsoft Word. Be careful when opening .doc files from unknown sources, they may contain macro viruses.

.exe

These are compressed install files. Just double-click the file to load the installer. If you have downloaded an .exe file using file sharing software it is recommended to scan the file with your anti-virus software. if double-clicking doesnt work try renaming the file extension to .rar, .zip or .iso

.nfo

These contain information about the file you just downloaded, and it's HIGHLY recommended that you read these! They will usually contain information regarding: the particular release group, the release date, the encoding method used (xvid, divx, vcd, svcd...) and format (ntsc/pal) for movie files; any cracks, keygens or cd-keys for applications and games; and various other pieces of important information. They are plain text files, often with ascii-art. You can open them with Notepad.

Unfortunately Windows uses this extension for it's system info program so simply double-clicking on the file probably wont work.

On Windows Xp

Right click on the .nfo file and select "properties"
click the button marked "change"
click "select the program from list"
click "ok"
select notepad
check the box next to "Always use the selected program to open this type of file"
click ok.
Now any time you double click on a .nfo file, it will open correctly.

.pdf

Adobe Portable Document Format

Like Microsoft Word documents these can contain text, pictures and formatting. Unlike Microsoft Word documents, they cannot contain viruses, and cannot be modified.
Opened with Adobe Acrobat Reader (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/main.html).

.jpg .gif .tga .psd .png

Basic image files. These files generally contain pictures, and can be opened with Adobe Photoshop or whatever your default image viewer is.

.sfv

Checks to make sure that your multi-volume archives are complete. This just lets you know if you've downloaded something complete or not. You probably will only need to use this file type if you are downloading off of newsgroups. Because most releases come from the newsgroups, these files tend to show up on file sharing networks. You can open/activate these files with SFVChecker (http://www.traction-software.co.uk/SFVChecker/) (Trial version) or hkSFV (http://www.big-o-software.com/products/hksfv/)

.tar

A .tar file keeps related files together, and thus facilitates the transfer of multiple files between computers. The files in a .tar archive must be extracted before they can be used. they can be extracted using Winrar (http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm)

.par
.par2
.p** (where the asterisks are numbers)

These are parity files, and are often used when downloading from newsgroups. Parity files are usually posted along with the original files, with an index file at the beginning of a post and different sizes of volumes at the end of a post. These files can fill in gaps when you're downloading something from a newsgroup and get corrupted or missing parts. Open them with QuickPar (http://www.quickpar.org.uk/index.htm).

If you can't find your extension in this list you can also check here (http://filext.com/).

If you cannot open a certain file please don't post it in this thread (PM me or start a new thread).
Only post comments related to this guide, other replies will be removed.

tesco

01-23-2005, 03:58 PM

good guide. :)

Samurai

01-23-2005, 04:01 PM

Edskes has more updated codec packs than what you have posted.

{I}{K}{E}

01-23-2005, 04:04 PM

Edskes has more updated codec packs than what you have posted.

I know ;)

Guide is not yet finished :)

tesco

01-23-2005, 04:07 PM

you should add exe files downloaded from kazaa.
that you should first of all scan them :P
then they usually are not actually exe they need to be renamed to ISO, BIN, ZIP, rar, or something else. ;)

edit: for the bin/cue add how to create a .cue file for if your download only came with a .bin.

and shouldn't this be in the guides section? :blink:

{I}{K}{E}

01-23-2005, 04:29 PM

Samurai

01-23-2005, 04:43 PM

might want to add a link to http://filext.com/ as well in case somebody gets one that hasn't been mentioned. ignore this. you posted that last. my bad.

oh and also how to view extensions in folders using view > etc > etc

Peerzy

01-23-2005, 04:57 PM

edit: for the bin/cue add how to create a .cue file for if your download only came with a .bin.

I wrote a guide on this and a few other things but no one bothered to even look at it :dry:

{I}{K}{E}

01-23-2005, 05:01 PM

might want to add a link to http://filext.com/ as well in case somebody gets one that hasn't been mentioned. ignore this. you posted that last. my bad.

check the last line ;)

I wrote a guide on this and a few other things but no one bothered to even look at it :dry:

added:

- If you don't have an .cue file you can create one with Cueator (http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~glabr047/downloads.htm)
- added info for K-lite Mega codec pack.
- added more program links

Samurai

01-23-2005, 05:06 PM

Nothing mentioning .iso files on here except software which happens to need replaced.

WinISO can't handle DVD ISO's, UltraISO can. I had to switch when I downloaded a DVD ISO and it's near enough the same as WinISO but has full functionality.

You still need to add a description of .iso too ;)

Peerzy

01-23-2005, 05:10 PM

Tar files? Alot of IRC downloads come in tar.

Peerzy

01-23-2005, 05:16 PM

Also for audio add .FLA (Flac) Free lossless audio codec.

+.cab cabnet file used to compress files and paired with .exe install files. Can also be extracted and run in real time. used mostly with games.

{I}{K}{E}

01-23-2005, 05:23 PM

added:

- Sources, Formats And Scene Tags link
- .tar info.
- .iso info
- .cab info
- fixed some typos

.fla isnt used often so no need to add that.-

Peerzy

01-23-2005, 05:47 PM

added:

- Sources, Formats And Scene Tags link
- .tar info.
- .iso info
- .cab info
- fixed some typos

.fla isnt used often so no need to add that.-

Along with ogg its the most popular lossless audio format.

btw you may want to change my explanation of a cab file as it has no puntuation or cap letters and looks shitty compared to the rest of the guide. FLA is also scene standard for lossless releases, althoug there are not many some people like them. Franz Ferdinand sounds so much better in lossless flac than 320 mp3 lame.

kazaaman

01-23-2005, 07:02 PM

Holy Cow, Thats a lot of typin {I}{K}{E} but thats also a lot of n00b q's answered

Thanx man :)

kazaaman

01-23-2005, 07:17 PM

O and my bad for posting twice, but shouldnt this be in the Guide section?

{I}{K}{E}

01-23-2005, 10:29 PM

Holy Cow, Thats a lot of typin {I}{K}{E} but thats also a lot of n00b q's answered

didnt do it alone ;)
some stuff I copied from torrentbits.org when it was still online.

Guillaume

01-23-2005, 10:38 PM

You could add .lit files in the "other files" section.

With a link to MS reader or litconverter (http://www.convertlit.com/download.php).

{I}{K}{E}

01-23-2005, 10:44 PM

You could add .lit files in the "other files" section.

With a link to MS reader or litconverter (http://www.convertlit.com/download.php).

I've never seen a .lit file so its not an extention that is used often :unsure:

other extentions can be found in:

If you can't find your extension in this list you can also check here (http://filext.com/).

cow_dung

01-24-2005, 12:13 AM

Nice guide!

ziggyjuarez

01-24-2005, 03:53 AM

thanks.Just found out about the .nfo files.

Skiz

01-24-2005, 09:06 AM

Nice guide, very nice. :01:

Samurai

01-24-2005, 09:39 AM

DAMN NFO Viewer v2.10.0031.RC3 (http://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-tools/Text-editors/DAMN-NFO-Viewer.shtml)

DAMN NFO Viewer is an utility for viewing text files containing ASCII Art (e.g. nfo files), and it proved itself to be handy =) So... if you're fed up with starting some DOS-like file manager each time you need to view nfo file, or ain't too happy with the viewer you use, or (worst case) use Notepad - give this little tool a try.

brotherdoobie

01-26-2005, 08:41 AM

A nice guide IKE....regarding audio,your didn't mention any lossless audio codecs such as Shorten (shn.), FLAC (.flack), and Monkey's Audio (.ape)

Peace bd

{I}{K}{E}

01-26-2005, 01:59 PM

A nice guide IKE....regarding audio,your didn't mention any lossless audio codecs such as Shorten (shn.), FLAC (.flack), and Monkey's Audio (.ape)

Peace bd

Maybe you can help me with some info for lossless audio codecs because I dont know a thing about it :blushing:

all I have now is:

-Unlike lossy codecs such as MP3, the mathematically-lossless audio codecs provide compression with no loss in quality. They are perfect for archiving digital audio with 2:1-3:1 compression ratio.

-he term "lossless" implies no loss. Lossy codecs (such as MP3 and Musepack) generate smaller files by discarding selected bits contained in the original songs, Lossless codecs, on the other hand, keep all the audio information contained in the original song. Lossless codecs merely shrink the size of the original file/song by compressing it

Peerzy

01-26-2005, 07:20 PM

Lossless is also not scene standard as many people do not see the difference between lossy and lossless. Also MP3 is a small format and has massive support from music players such as Ipod where as Lossless does not. Download DBPowerAmp (http://www.dbpoweramp.com/) and install a few of the codecs you need (http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central.htm). This program can convert from lossless into MP3 and hundreds of other formats.

Also please remember;
* Highest Possible Quality - go for a lossless (it looses no sound quality) codec such as Monkeys Audio,
* Compromise on Space - best lossy would be Musepack above 160Kbps it cannot be beaten,
* Most Compatible - that would be mp3, it is built into dBpowerAMP so no need to download it,
* Portable Player - if supported by your flash memory player go for Windows Media Audio and fit more audio tracks, if you have an iPod go for the newest mp4!

Something like that would do :)

zapjb

02-02-2005, 05:18 AM

Add IZArc. IZArc compresses to 11 formats. IZArc decompresses over 30 formats. No other zip utility comes close. And it's freeware! :01:

delenca

02-06-2005, 04:58 PM

This is a great guide. I also like your guide to DVD Recordable Formats. One topic that's not covered, however, is the intersection between these two areas - namely, "software to convert from various video formats and burn to DVD". There are a variety of options out there but there's a wide variety of formats and options that make the process very confusing and difficult to predict. For instance, I downloaded a few soccer games in four different formats, .avi, .wmv, .mpg, and .rmvb. With a few different players and all the correctly installed codecs I can watch all of these formats on my computer. However, I would like to burn them all on DVD and be able to watch them on my TV. That step is much more challenging! What software is the de-facto standard for this process (converting)?

Good job. Any help much appreciated,
Alex

{I}{K}{E}

02-06-2005, 05:48 PM

Peerzy

02-06-2005, 10:54 PM

{I}{K}{E}

02-07-2005, 08:01 PM

Will this be added to the guide or should i have not bothered?

will add it later this week.

hmonowar

02-11-2005, 09:12 AM

great post...

{I}{K}{E}

02-12-2005, 06:34 PM

great post...

thnx :)

- added the loseless info
- replaced Edskes links with my mirror page (edskes site isnt up2date anymore)
- some minor changes
- added NTSC/PAL info

maivina

05-05-2005, 10:53 PM

Can somebody please post more explicit instructions on cue and bin files after they are downloaded step by step directions. thanks

{I}{K}{E}

05-06-2005, 03:09 PM

Can somebody please post more explicit instructions on cue and bin files after they are downloaded step by step directions. thanks

Start Nero Burning Rom -> open file.

Choose the Files of Type: dropdown menu and select All Files *.*.

http://i.afterdawn.com/v3articles/allfiles.gif

Next just locate the .CUE file, select it and click Open. Make sure you select the .CUE -file, not the .BIN -file.
Burn the image

All you have to do then is choose the writing speed, select the Disc-At-Once Write Method, and click Write.

http://i.afterdawn.com/v3articles/write.gif

That's it! After a couple of minutes you'll have a CD with the BIN/CUE Image written on it.

maebach

05-31-2005, 08:13 PM

good guide

|F1|

06-06-2005, 06:37 PM

Thanks for the great tut.

ziggyjuarez

08-05-2005, 03:58 AM

Thanks mike.Helped a lot :)

accat13

08-04-2006, 01:23 PM

Great guide {I}{K}{E} (http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/member.php?u=10283)
Noticed at the beginning you mention 7-zip...Well i had a case of the 001 to 043 files driving me nuts..Just would not extract.After almost giving up. I saw a posting on another forum for extracting files like name.001, name.002, name.003 etc thought maybe you may be able to add a comment about those capabilities..Here is the link if you don't understand what I meant http://www.binaries4all.com/001/

thraxed

09-23-2006, 12:53 PM

ya can save yourself some time with winrar if you goto options->settings and click on the integration tab, you'll see a box user defined archive extensions where ya can those annoying rar subsituions like 001, which will give ya the ability to right click on the .001 files and select extract here.

Wrcshare

09-24-2006, 01:30 PM

thanks

Tmaster

10-12-2006, 10:46 PM

thanx for the help

Amun_The_Unsee

12-11-2006, 08:39 PM

great tutorial, im bookmarkin it so i dont have to explain this stuff over and over again ;D

grchl3

12-12-2006, 07:29 PM

thanks for the nicely explained guide

gatorade

12-15-2006, 12:25 AM

thanks for taking the time to make this guide

mido

01-19-2007, 10:38 PM

Nice guide, very nice.

Miniver

06-19-2007, 11:43 AM

Holy Cow, Thats a lot of typin {I}{K}{E} but thats also a lot of n00b q's answered

didnt do it alone ;)
some stuff I copied from torrentbits.org when it was still online.

No you didn't. You copied and pasted this directly from my post at Zeropaid. The torrentbits document did not have as many links, I put them in myself. The information about parity files and other parts were added by me. It's pretty funny that you would act like you made this all yourself before you posted it. You didn't even give credit to any of the people that originally created the document.

For anyone who would like to know, this is what the Torrentbits file looked like.

A Handy Guide to Using the Files You've Downloaded

Hey guys, here's some info about common files that you can download from the internet, and a little bit about using these files for their intended purposes. If you're stuck on what exactly a file is or how to open it maybe your answer lies ahead. If you dont' find your answer here, then please post in the "Forum". So without further adieu lets get the show on the road!

Compression Files

.rar .zip .ace .r01 .001

These extensions are quite common and mean that your file(s) are compressed into an "archive".
This is just a way of making the files more compact and easier to download.

To open any of those archives listed above you can use WinRAR (http://www.rarsoft.com/download.htm) (Make sure you have the latest version) or PowerArchiver (http://www.powerarchiver.com/download/).

If those progams aren't working for you and you have a .zip file you can try WinZip (http://www.winzip.com/download.htm) (Trial version).

If the two first mentioned programs aren't working for you and you have a .ace or .001 file you can try Winace (http://www.winace.com/) (Trial version).

.cbr .cbz

These are usually comic books in an archive format. a .cbr file is actually the same thing as a .rar file and a .cbz file is the same as a .zip file. However, often when opening them with WinRAR or WinZip it will disorder your pages. To display these archives properly it's often best to use CDisplay (http://www.geocities.com/davidayton/CDisplay).

Multimedia Files

.avi .mpg. .mpeg .divx .xvid .wmv

These files are usually movies or TVshows, or a host of other types of media. They can be viewed using various media players, but I suggest using Zoomplayer (http://www.inmatrix.com/files/zoomplayer_download.shtml), BSPlayer (http://www.bsplayer.org/), VLC media player (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) or Windows Media Player (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.aspx). Also, you'll need to make sure you have the right codecs to play each individual file. Codecs are a tricky business sometimes so to help you out with your file and what exact codecs it needs try using GSpot (http://www.headbands.com/gspot/download.html). It tells you what codecs you need. Then just look on the net to find them, below are some common codecs and their download links for quick reference:

• ffdshow (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=53761&release_id=95213) (Recommended! (plays many formats: XviD, DivX, 3ivX, mpeg-4))
• XviD codec (http://nic.dnsalias.com/xvid.html)
• DivX codec (http://www.divx.com/divx/)
• ac3filter (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=66022&release_id=178906) (for AC3 soundtracks, aka "5.1")
• Ogg media codec (http://tobias.everwicked.com/oggds.htm) (for .OGM files)

Can't find what you're looking for? Check out these sites...

• DivX-Digest (http://www.divx-digest.com/)
• Digital-Digest (http://www.digital-digest.com/)
• Doom9 (http://www.doom9.org/)
• DVD-R Help (http://www.dvdrhelp.com/)

.mov

These are QuickTime (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/) files. Hopefully you won't have to open these as I hate quicktime, but if you do you can get it here (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/). There are however alternatives to the original program, Check out QuickTime Alternative (http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/finalbuilds.htm).

.ra .rm .ram

These are RealPlayer (http://www.real.com/) files. RealPlayer IMO is the devils work. It installs lord knows what on your system and never really goes away when you want to uninstall it. Still if you insists you can get the player here (http://service.real.com/downloads.html). There are however alternatives to the original program, check out Real Alternative (http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/finalbuilds.htm).

vcd/svcd

These can be a pain on some peoples setups, but more so, on your stand-alone DVD player. For all your vcd needs check out www.dvdrhelp.com (http://www.dvdrhelp.com/). These guys know their stuff, and can help you with all kinds of media related questions.

.mp3 .mp2

Usually music files. Play them with WinAmp (http://www.winamp.com/).

.ogm .ogg

Ogg Vorbis media files. You can find out more about them and download applications here (http://www.vorbis.com/download.psp). This filetype is another music file format, but can be used for various media. You will probably want to download the DirectShow Ogg filter (http://tobias.everwicked.com/oggds.htm) to play back OGM files. Any new version of WinAmp (http://www.winamp.com/) will also do.

CD Image Files

.bin and .cue

These are your standard images of a CD, and are used quite alot these days. To open them you have a couple options. You can burn them using Nero (http://www.ahead.de/) (Trial Version) or Alcohol 120% (http://www.alcohol-software.com/), but this proves to be soooooooo problematic for a lot of people. You should also consult this tutorial for burning images with various software programs You can also use Daemon Tools (http://www.daemon-tools.cc/portal/portal.php), which lets you mount the image to a "virtual cd-rom", so basically it tricks your computer into thinking that you have another cd-rom and that you're putting a cd with your image file on it into this virtual cd-rom, it's great cuz you'll never make a bad cd again, Alcohol 120% also sports a virtual cd-rom feature. Finally, if you're still struggling to access the files contained within any given image file you can use CDMage (http://cdmage.cjb.net/) to extract the files and then burn them, or just access them from your hard drive. You can also use VCDGear (http://www.vcdgear.com/) to extract the mpeg contents of a SVCD or VCD image file such as bin/cue.

.iso

Another type of image file that follows similar rules as .bin and .cue, only you extract or create them using WinISO (http://www.winiso.com/) or ISOBuster. (http://ww.smart-projects.net/isobuster/) Sometimes converting a problematic .bin and .cue file to an .iso can help you burn it to a cd.

.ccd .img .sub

All these files go together and are in the CloneCD (http://www.elby.ch/english/products/clone_cd/index.html) format. CloneCD is like most other CD-Burning programs, see the .bin and .cue section if you're having problems with these files.

Other Files

.txt .doc

These are text files. .txt files can be opened with notepad or watever you default text editor happens to be, and .doc are opened with Microsoft Word.

.nfo

These contain information about the file you just downloaded, and it's HIGHLY recommended that you read these! They are plain text files, often with ascii-art. You can open them with Notepad, Wordpad, DAMN NFO Viewer (http://www.damn.to/software/nfoviewer.html) or UltraEdit (http://www.ultraedit.com/).

.pdf

Opened with Adobe Acrobat Reader (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/main.html).

.jpg .gif .tga .psd

Basic image files. These files generally contain pictures, and can be opened with Adobe Photoshop or whatever your default image viewer is.

.sfv

Checks to make sure that your multi-volume archives are complete. This just lets you know if you've downloaded something complete or not. (This is not really an issue when DL:ing via torrent.) You can open/activate these files with SFVChecker (http://www.traction-software.co.uk/SFVChecker/) (Trial version) or hkSFV (http://www.big-o-software.com/products/hksfv/) for example.

.par
This is a parity file, and is often used when downloading from newsgroups. These files can fill in gaps when you're downloading a multi-volume archive and get corrupted or missing parts. Open them with QuickPar (http://www.pbclements.co.uk/QuickPar/).

If you have any suggestion/changes pm one of the Admins/SysOp!

This file was originally written by hussdiesel at filesoup, then edited by Rhomboid and re-edited by us."

You can find it still at a lot of torrentbits clones. But you did not get it there. You did not do a thing to change the post before you posted it short of deleting the introduction, and removing the credits. All the editing between the torrentbits post and prior to you posting it was done by me under this name at Zeropaid.

Here is the link from the Wayback Machine to my post from August 2004

http://web.archive.org/web/20040820164003/zeropaid.com/bbs/showthread.php?threadid=22106

Wow, hmm.... that looks almost exactly like what you posted originally. I updated it quite a few times after that.

Here's what it looks like now.

http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=22106

Now, I don't care that much that you used it. What I care about is that you didn't preserve the credits at the bottom that thank those that actually had a hand in creating and editing it. Unlike you.

camstuf

07-03-2007, 12:57 AM

I need help on what to do with .NZB files.

(FRANCESCO)

07-05-2007, 03:07 PM

thx

poliser

07-13-2007, 09:07 PM

thx a lot, helped me :)

tsnoiman

07-26-2007, 02:19 PM

good guide :-)

Magnum

12-06-2007, 05:14 PM

Nice guide,very nice.Thank you very much!!

0riGiNaLBoX

05-24-2008, 06:20 PM

I know those

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