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How do I watch a movie that's in .bin format?

Asked by: Anonymous User, 22 Feb 2004 2:01

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There's no such thing as .bin video format.

".bin" is normally an extension used by a CD image file. CD image itself is a "snapshot" of a CD disc that can contain virtually anything -- a software, a VCD movie, an SVCD movie, a game, X rated images, etc.

For .bin files, you should always try open the .bin file first -- think it as a helluva big "zip file" that fits usually perfectly to a single CDR disc.

For opening such image, you have two options -- you can burn it to a CDR and see what it has inside it after you've burned the disc. Guide for burning a .bin file with Nero to CDR is available here.

Another option is to map the .bin image file as a "virtual" CD-ROM drive, where your system sees the contents of the image file as a new "fake" CD-ROM drive. You can do this by using a freeware tool called Daemon Tools.

22 Feb 2004 2:01

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