Hi All,

I'm newbie in this forum & just want to know about to run a vcd on my pc.

I just bought a vcd which have video movie on it but when I put this vcd in my pc cd-rom its show's only 2 audio tracks with file ext. .cda.

I just want to know how can i run these files? or can i convert these .cda files in other format like .avi / .mpeg / .mp3 video to see the movie?

Any help / hint in this regard will be highly appreciated.

Thanks & Regards / Sulman

-- Sulma (sulmau@yahoo.com), August 27, 2002

Answers

Sorry to tell you, but .cda files are CD audio files for playback in audio CD players, not VCD players.

A VCD will show several directories, one of which, MPEGAV will contain file(s) with the extension .dat, which are the actual video file(s).

-- No One (no@one.com), September 03, 2002.

heya all... i have the same dilemma where i have this vcd that plays on a regular vcd player but it wont work on my pc because it shows only two files in cda format... i tried all windows media player and xing player but it still wont work!

-- leo geraldez (yokspawn@yahoo.com), October 03, 2002.

I have recently heard (via another thread on this board) that there is a copy-protection scheme that allows a VCD to be played in a VCD player, but makes it appear as a CD audio disk in a CDROM drive.

I don't know the specifics of this type of copy-protection, but I suspect that it might be defeated in a similar manner as defeating Sony's CD audio copy protection.

Cheers

-- No One (no@one.com), October 03, 2002.

Thank you for posting your answers. I have just had the same problem and advice posted on this page enables me to access ny VCD files on my laptop. The solution I used was to downloan the latest version of Windows mediaplayer [beta version 9] and then click on the relevant dt file contained in the MGEPA[is that the right name] folder. In short it worked. The advice in your comments was most appreciated

-- rob stowell (robs@vetassess.com.au), October 05, 2002.

Hi! did anyone successfully play those video with only cda visible files? it seems that the vcd have some hidden files that the computer cannot see. is there any player that cant play this files? i try windows media player 9 but it still cannot play this vcd because the computer itself cannot see the files. if anyone have succesfull play it please email me thanks

-- mike (cmike35@hotmail.com), January 11, 2003.

i have the same situation wherein i have a VCD that could be played on a stand alone VCD player but the CDROM drive detects two .cda files that is 44kB each. I tried everything but no player could override the copyright protection, but i found a way around it. Install 'clone CD' program and burn the CD to your Hard drive (it usually takes around 5 minutes), it would still not show the VCD file but instead will create an ASCII file that contains the structure of the CD (IMAGE.img). then open your power VCD player and open the .img file.. and that's it.. just erase the file from your hard drive after you've watched the VCD.. its troublesome but it's better than never having played it at all..

-- christopher ry (chrislintag@yahoo.com), February 03, 2003.

hi when i put the vcd in my pc cd rom it shows 2 files which shows ext *.cda and they had equal size 44 kb plz help me if some body had know how about this problem plz let me know on the regarding email address

plz plz help me Salman Ahmed

-- Salman (shoaibgodil@hotmail.com), March 01, 2003.

Basically a CDA file is cue sheet for the disk, that's why they are only 44kb. If you scan the disc with CDRWin, you'll see there is more than that on the disc. Also the burn pattern is a dead give- away. Also, the CDA files are a sort of copy protect for the disc, though it does not make any sence since the video is probably a bootleg to begin with. That said, here is how you extract the mpgs. You will need CDRWin and VCDGear to process the mpegs.

First: Use CDRWin to read the tracks. Save each track as .RAW (not the defualt ".BIN") You can do a "select all" or save each track one by one. You'll notice that the saved tracks are larger than the 44kb. The first track is usually under 1Mb, so it's probably not an MPG. The second and so-on tracks will probably be larger over 10Mb to 500Mb. Once you figure out the MPEG tracks you can go on the next step.

Second: Open VCDGear and select "raw [track image] -> mpeg" in the Extraction/Conversion menu. Next click on the "load" button. Select the .RAW file you just created, then the output filename. You may select "Fix MPEG Errors", VCDGear explains this. Click on start and wait for it to finish.

Now you can do whatever you want with the mpeg file you just created.

Good Luck!

-- E1 (ogeliteone@hotmail.com), September 01, 2003.

On a slight tangent, just wondering if anyone can help me with some files I'm trying to play on my PC. I have an audio CD which I am trying to play on my PC using Windows Media Player. It says the files are all CDA and Windows Media Player is telling me it can't read these files. Can anyone advise what I need to do to play this audio CD on my PC? I dont' want to copy it or burn it, just play it.

Thanks

-- (marynewland@hotmail.com), December 29, 2003.

1) This kind of VCD disk used to have CD copy protection --- Phenoprotect. This protection corrupts areas on the CD where is no data present. Most CD recorders cannot read these areas, therefore it is difficult play this kind of VCD from a computer. But, you still can duplicate it in a CD and play it in a standard VCD or DVD player.

2) Window 2000 OS is unable to do anything for those CD as I know so far. Window 98 can see a couple CDA files, which are 1 KB to 48KB. It looks like a kind of index or something else. With a DVCD player set in raw track reading function, you will play this kind of movie directly on your comptuer. And it only work fine in windows 98 and 95.

Good luck friends.

-- Tony UFO (noemail2me@noemail.com), February 16, 2004.

I created the IMAGE.img using the CD clone but i am not able to play using power VCD player can anybody help

-- Abdus samad (vabdussamad@yahoo.com), March 09, 2004.

HI! THERE THE SOLUTION BY ME TO UUUUUUUUUUU Software needed (these softwares are the one that I have used): 1. XingMPEG Player v 3.30 (Rel. 1997) 2. Nero burning ROM 5.5 3. VCDCutter v4.04 For Win98/Me/NT (Optional) 4. CDRW (optional) 5. My Platform, for your additional info only is WinMe.

The Steps (Windows only): 1. Start NERO, under burn options choose VIDEOS & PICTURES > VIDEO CD. 2. Insert the CD that contains CDA movie 3. On the next dialog box, click MORE > SAVE TRACKS TO HD 4. NERO should detect your disk but if not click DRIVE at the bottom left of the screen and click CHANGE DRIVE. 5. 3 tracks (approx. only) should appear,in the TRACK LIST click the 3rd (or the one that have the "largest" file size among the tracks - this is the movie file). 6. BROWSE for the output path (This is where you will save the image file). 7. Wait until NERO finishes the imaging. 8. Go to the directory(Path) where you specified to save the image file. 9. Right click it, under the POPUP menu, click RENAME. Replace the extension of the file from .nrg to .dat. (for ex. Hello.nrg Hello.dat). 10. Open the XINGMPEG Player, click FILE then OPEN and browse the folder of the .DAT file that you have renamed earlier. 11. Click the .DAT file (e.g. Hello.dat) then choose OPEN. Click the PLAY button.

Optional step: 12. Use the VCDCutter to convert the file to any movie format that it supports and based on what you need. Basically .DAT files is compatible with many movies players.

I only hope that this instructions help you in viewing your movie. E-mail me for your questions and clarifications about the instructions. I'm very thankful to know about your comments and appreciation.

Thanks and goodluck,

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-- PARESH (PARESHSB2000@YAHOO.COM), November 04, 2004.