Re: Playing .bin files in mplayer and xine

From: Sebastian Kapfer (sebastian_kapfer_at_web.de)
Date: 08/30/03

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    On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 13:50:07 +0200, Mariano Kamp wrote:

    > Hi,
    >
    > I've got a couple of .bin files, which I believe are svcds, aren't
    > they?

    It could be anything, .cue+.bin is a common CD-ROM image format. (S)VCD is
    very likely though.

    > I can play them with kplayer, but it is horrible as the sound is
    > skipping. Xine on the other hand won't play them and reports that it
    > couldn't find a demux?!

    I just had the same problem. AFAICT you have basically two options:

    a) Burn the .bin on a CD-R and watch it in Xine. Works like a charm, but
    it wastes time and a CD-R.

    b) Install vcdimager, and abuse vcdxrip:

    vcdxrip -p --nosegments --nofiles -o /dev/null -b <your-bin-file-here>

    That produces an MPEG file in the current dir, which can be played fine in
    Xine. Again, there is a time penalty.

    I'm currently thinking if I should raise this issue on a Xine mailing
    list. Maybe I'm just missing something, or maybe we could add that feature
    to Xine easily (it can the final VCD after all). 

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