Converting .bin files to MPEGs
August 5th, 2006 Update: The old script had a few problems with it so it should work now, just redownload it from the link below. Enjoy!
While the couple .bin files that I had played fine in some players, others didn't like it so well. So I did a little research and found a tool called vcdxrip (actual package is called vcdimager). All you have to do is make sure you have vcdimager and if you have a .cue file make sure it is named the same as the .bin file (except with the .cue extension instead of .bin :) ). I even wrote a small BASH script for you. All you have to do is save it as to /usr/bin/ as bin2mpg and make it executable and then you can run "bin2mpg videofile.bin" and get a MPEG file that's much more compatible then that bin file. Hope this helps someone else.
While the couple .bin files that I had played fine in some players, others didn't like it so well. So I did a little research and found a tool called vcdxrip (actual package is called vcdimager). All you have to do is make sure you have vcdimager and if you have a .cue file make sure it is named the same as the .bin file (except with the .cue extension instead of .bin :) ). I even wrote a small BASH script for you. All you have to do is save it as to /usr/bin/ as bin2mpg and make it executable and then you can run "bin2mpg videofile.bin" and get a MPEG file that's much more compatible then that bin file. Hope this helps someone else.
posted by Devon at
1:38 AM
2 Comments:
Devon,
Thanks for this find. I had to install VLC to run a .bin video for my son since Kaffeine could not run it. Now I can uninstall VLC.
granduke
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granduke, at 3:38 PM
You might wish to update the link to vcdimager as the one you have posted cannot resolve. http://www.gnu.org/software/vcdimager/
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Anonymous, at 5:05 PM
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