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Title: How to play .BIN/.CUE (VCD files) ?
Post by: drosoph on August 22, 2005, 10:03:36 pm

I've got a couple of shows that I would like to be able to play in MC that are currently .bin/.cue CD images.  These are VCD images and burning them and playing them on my DVD player is a hassle.  Is there any way to play them directly or convert them into a format playable from my PC (not from a CD)?

Title: Re: How to play .BIN/.CUE (VCD files) ?
Post by: lOth on August 23, 2005, 12:36:48 am

I don't know about playing them in Media Center, but I know of a (free) program called vcd gear that will (quickly) convert your .bin/.cue files to mpeg and/or .dat. Should do the trick.

http://www.vcdgear.com

Title: Re: How to play .BIN/.CUE (VCD files) ?
Post by: lifesnirony on August 29, 2005, 02:39:10 am

The BEST player (most versatile) out there is the VLC player.........its a freeware. You can d/l it from
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

and play the .bin/.cue files directly. You dont have to mount the imagine or any of that long process, unless ofocurse you want to back it up :)

It plays all kinds of files, lots of extensions that other players dont even recognize.

First use it, and then u can thank me ;)

Cheers!

Title: Re: How to play .BIN/.CUE (VCD files) ?
Post by: drosoph on August 29, 2005, 09:49:05 am

VLC Player -- PERFECT!  I had just completely forgotten the name.  (A friend told me before the forum got back, but that is ok).

Now, this leads to the all important question:  Can MC be modified to import .bin/.cue groupings and use the VLC Player to play them internally ??

Title: Re: How to play .BIN/.CUE (VCD files) ?
Post by: hit_ny on August 29, 2005, 10:04:21 am

Why do you need MC to do it internally ?

Browse to where your vids are and Send To->Send To (external)->VLC player.

It might even be possible to cue up several but you would need to play with batch files for that.

Title: Re: How to play .BIN/.CUE (VCD files) ?
Post by: JimH on August 29, 2005, 10:08:46 am

Locking this thread now.  Please use PM.