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05-03-2003, 05:55 AM
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Registered: Feb 2003
Location: India
Distribution: RedHat 9.0
Posts: 90
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how to play *.dat files in Linux?
i can't play VCDs using mplayer
getting the message that file format not supported
is there any method to play *.dat in mplayer?
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05-03-2003, 05:59 AM
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Registered: Jun 2001
Location: UK
Distribution: Gentoo, RHEL, Fedora, Centos
Posts: 43,417
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well you should be able to play vcd's AS vcs, not as a normal file...
mplayer vcd://1 etc...
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05-03-2003, 11:07 AM
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Registered: Feb 2003
Location: India
Distribution: RedHat 9.0
Posts: 90
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i tried the options
mplayer -vcd /mnt/cdrom/mpegav/aveseq01.dat
mplayer vcd /mnt/cdrom/mpegav/aveseq01.dat
but the same error
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05-03-2003, 11:32 AM
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Registered: Jun 2001
Location: UK
Distribution: Gentoo, RHEL, Fedora, Centos
Posts: 43,417
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recompile mplayer then and see what it says about vcd support in the configure list
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05-03-2003, 11:46 AM
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Registered: Aug 2002
Distribution: Debian
Posts: 57
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argh, that .dat file is ment for stupid windows systems  , if you want to play VCD using mplayer, try:
mplayer -vcd 1
where 1 is the vcd track you want to play.
FAQ: http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/cd-dvd.html#vcd
Last edited by Kostko; 05-03-2003 at 11:50 AM.
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05-03-2003, 11:50 AM
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Registered: Jun 2001
Location: UK
Distribution: Gentoo, RHEL, Fedora, Centos
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oh blimey i didn't even read that did i?
yeah i did say to NOT play the file, but the device....
vcd://1 (equivalent to -vcd 1 but the newer syntax)
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05-05-2003, 03:23 AM
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Registered: Feb 2003
Location: India
Distribution: RedHat 9.0
Posts: 90
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yeah ...thanx now i can play VCDs 
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06-19-2003, 04:04 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jun 2003
Distribution: RH
Posts: 4
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Anyone knows how to use gmplayer to play VCD with .dat file? Currently, I can use "mplayer -vcd 1" to play movies but I want more features with gmplayer. However, gmplayer does not seem to see .dat as a vcd file. Appreciate any advice.
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06-19-2003, 04:07 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jun 2003
Distribution: RH
Posts: 4
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Just found it by right clicking on the window and use VCD to submenu ... so on. Sorry about the confusion. However, I can do fast forward or rewind. Is there anything I can do? Thanks in advance.
Last edited by o51974; 06-19-2003 at 04:17 PM.
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