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Title: SCN Files
Post by: thevoyager on June 30, 2004, 09:25:47 am
I use Media Center 9.1. In my MP3 directories suddenly all .SCN files exist. They adapt the same name as played songs. There is no readable data in the file. I don't know if Media Center creates them or maybe other programs such as Media player :(

Is there anyone out there who can help me and identify this kind of files? I want to get rid of them but it is annoying to delete them every time.

Any help out there would be much appreciated.
Thx. Peet
Title: Re:SCN Files
Post by: Matt on June 30, 2004, 12:54:09 pm
I'm not sure what they are, but it isn't MC.

Maybe this will help:
http://www.filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=SCN
Title: Re:SCN Files
Post by: DocLotus on June 30, 2004, 01:21:23 pm
I know...

They are Second Nature image files.

SCN = Scene files.

See the Second Nature web site for some really wonderful images...

http://www.secondnaturecd.com/

I have thousands of them.

They are a sub set of JPEG that Second Nature uses.  I believe they are used only by Second Nature but may be used by others on digital photogrphy to denote a Scene file.

The main difference between JPEG, (or JPG) & SCN files is that the SCN files can link up to a text file for artist bios & other information relating to the image file.

With each set of Second Nature files that you download (usually in sets of 20 - 24) there is one special additional file (Thumbnails.cat) with all of the artist information for the SCN files to link up to; works very well.

MC does not currently support the SCN format or extension but I wish they would.  I use ACDSee as it does see full functionally of SCN files.

As I don't really care for the artist information, I usually just use ACDSee to batch convert all of my SCN files to standard JPG files that program (including MC) can read.

Hope this helps  ;D