How Convert A Dat-file To Avi-format?

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02-29-2004, 10:02 PM
hammond

Hi friends

I have an almost completely downloaded movie (a DAT-file) that I would like to convert to AVI-format (because I have given up hope to ever get those few remain megabytes). The original movie is in AVI-format.

Can someone tell me how to do this, if it is possible?

PS. I'm running Win XP.
PPS. I know that I can see the movie with VideoLan or AVI-preview, but I still would like to have it in AVI-format.

Thanks in advance
/Hammond
02-29-2004, 11:10 PM
MUSLEMAN

just rename it, right click the file and rename it to moviename.avi
02-29-2004, 11:20 PM
b4icu

another option that worked for me was to simply right click, select open with, then chose program, and select whatever viewer you are using (winamp, ms media, etc.). however this will change all your DAT files so that they will have that icon from there on out.
03-01-2004, 04:08 AM
hammond

Thank You Musleman and b4icu!

I went for Musleman's suggestion. But I had to change my folder settings in the Control panel first (uncheck Hide file-extensions for known filetypes). Before I unchecked that my file would end up having the name moviename.avi.dat.

/Hammond
03-01-2004, 10:05 AM
MUSLEMAN

lol thx for letting me know i will add that in for those who don't know :lol: :lol:

good luck boss :lol:
03-02-2004, 10:45 AM
boogeyman

i would like 2 ask hammond if ur .DAT file which u renamed to .AVI opens in windows media player?
03-02-2004, 02:29 PM
MUSLEMAN

if its avi file yes it will.
03-02-2004, 06:58 PM
boogeyman

isnt there some issue about the index or something?while playin those files in windows media player ,i always get the error message "the pins are not connected"

if we can just rename .dat files to .avi then why do we need AVI Preview?
03-02-2004, 07:03 PM
~FunK_mOb~

Quote:

Originally posted by boogeyman@2 March 2004 - 19:58

if we can just rename .dat files to .avi then why do we need AVI Preview?

So that you can preview the files without renaming the dat-files.(in my opinion much easyer than renaming the dat-file.
But hey,nobody is forcing you to use the avi-preview right? B)
03-02-2004, 07:06 PM
boogeyman

but what about my error message?
03-02-2004, 07:10 PM
MUSLEMAN

well renaming does not always work and the files are not always avi, you can't belive what the file is saying alot of times people misname them.

have you tried videolan??
03-02-2004, 07:14 PM
boogeyman

whats the difference?
03-02-2004, 07:14 PM
MUSLEMAN

between avipreview and videolan??
03-02-2004, 07:17 PM
boogeyman

yeah
03-02-2004, 07:24 PM
MUSLEMAN

ok boss avi preview, can view only avi and mpg but videolan does many different formats :lol: :lol:
08-30-2011, 03:29 AM
thomasgb123

Re: How Convert A Dat-file To Avi-format?

hello,
Dose the premiere avi and Videolan do the job. Hope it will. I'll try for my dat files.
:happy:
08-30-2011, 04:06 AM
mjmacky

Re: How Convert A Dat-file To Avi-format?

7.5 year resurrection, Google magic
08-30-2011, 03:47 PM
anon

Re: How Convert A Dat-file To Avi-format?

Epic 2004 thread is epic.

Coincidentally, I downloaded a few Kazaa clients a few weeks ago to see if it still worked, just for the hell of it. I couldn't get them to connect no matter what (tried forwarding ports, DMZ, updated supernodes). Maybe it's because of my router - some Web sites suggest they didn't have NAT in mind, so the client broadcasts your LAN IP to others. Well, it doesn't matter anyway.