[GRLUG] VCD .dat files

[Ron Lauzon]

Kyle Smith wrote:
> Is there a way to convert a .dat file that I've extracted from a VCD
> image into a regular mpeg file?
>   

According to Linux Multimedia Hacks, there is a package called 'tovid' 
that you can install that takes care of that.

It looks like it uses mplayer to reencode the video into the correct 
format for a DVD.  I've used this software several times now to create 
playable DVDs.

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