Using Sonic MYDVD

[nhorsley]

MyDVD can burn a cd and creates a vcd project to do so. It converts avi files to mpeg but the mpegs end up with a .dat suffix. The trial version of AutoPlay does not allow me to put in the .dat video file. HOw can I use the contents of the MyDVD app with AutoPlay?

[Derek]

Try changing the .dat extension to .mpg

[Lorne]

Or, use VCDEasy, which has a feature (amongst its many tools) to convert a DAT file to a proper MPG file.

Changing the extension alone won't cut it...the header might also need to be tweaked/repaired. VCDEasy will take care of that for you.

I'm sure there are other tools out there, too.