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Can i change a .Dat File to an Mpeg File?

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hachiman   07-15-2002 at 01:37:51 PM

Had a download that failed in Kazaa to complete.
It is really an Mpeg and i already have the other 2 parts.
I can play the .Dat File if i open with WMP'and it's all there.
But i wanna join all 3 parts together.
The Joiner won't recognise the .Dat File'only the other 2 parts.
I can't see how to change it to mpeg in properties.
Is there a quick way to change to Properties to Mpeg or is there a converter you know of?

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jlanka   07-15-2002 at 02:10:35 PM
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I'm confused. Did you change the extension from .dat to .mpeg?

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hachiman   07-15-2002 at 02:38:02 PM
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The honest truth is each part is approx 800mb each.
Even with a cable modem some of the downloads were taking 36 Hours+ depending on how slow the original owners connection is.

The dowloading part was showing 300mb as downloaded in the progress bar'but i noticed in the saved folder it was 800mb????

So i copied the downloaded file into another folder to examaine it'while still leaving the original file intact and downloading.

Examing this copied file it was a .Dat File'and i had to use WMP to open it.It's the whole part'but as it's not the full Kazaa Download it's come up as a .Dat instead of completing as an mpeg.

The icon for the File has changed to a WMP file'and plays ok'but it is still a .Dat file and i need some way of changing it to an Mpeg File so i can join it onto the other 2 parts.

Either that or i'm gonna have to keep downloading this massive file slowly again.

Thanx

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jlanka   07-15-2002 at 02:58:32 PM
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did you try to change the extension to .mpeg?

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Toejam31   07-15-2002 at 03:04:00 PM
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You might find something <A HREF="http://softlandmark.com/DVDVarious.htm" target="_new">here</A> that you can use, like DVDCutter Stream.

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jihiggs   07-16-2002 at 08:42:33 PM
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the reason the file is a dat is because the origional creator of the file wrote the file to cd in mode 2 format, this allows more space to be used on the cd, it also makes it less compatible with other devices. any file on a mode 2 cd is saved with the extension .dat. search doom9.net, i think there is some tools there about mode 2 file conversion.

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xyz   07-17-2002 at 05:03:04 AM
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<A HREF="http://download.com.com/3000-2140-6815141.html?tag=lst-4-8" target="_new">QuickChange Media</A> can convert video or static image files into the desired format you need, including MPEG1, MPEG-2, AVI, and more.

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