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Convert .WMV to .DAT

Possible with limits

Here .DAT usually means a Video CD (VCD). A VCD needs MPEG-1 video in a fixed resolution and a specific disc structure, so exporting a file with the extension .dat or renaming the output is not enough.

How to convert .WMV to .DAT

  1. Use a VCD authoring tool that can build a Video CD from your WMV file.
  2. It re-encodes the video to MPEG-1 (352×288 for PAL or 352×240 for NTSC) and creates the disc folders including the MPEGAV/*.DAT files.
  3. Burn the result to a CD-R and test it in a player that supports VCD.

What to expect

  • VCD quality is low, roughly VHS level, and a disc holds about 74 to 80 minutes. If you only want to watch the video on a modern device, convert to MP4 instead.

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About .WMV

.WMV, or Windows Media Video, is a video file format developed by Microsoft. It is designed for streaming applications and storing video content on Windows platforms.

.WMV files are video files commonly used for streaming and storing video content, compatible with various media players.

Learn more about .WMV.

About .DAT

A .dat file is a generic data file that stores data in binary or text format. It is used by many different applications to store data specific to the program's needs. The format of the data within a .dat file is determined by the application that created it.

.dat files are generic data files that can contain various types of data, often used by specific applications.

Learn more about .DAT.

Conversion tools

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