How to open BIN files

**RedheadGirl** · December 23rd, 2003, 05:03 PM

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Greetings. I have a video BIN file that won't open using Win Media Player, DirX Media Player or Real One Media player. Does anyone have any experience with this? I appreciate all help. It contains a movie that I would like to watch. Thanks all!

**gazzak** · December 23rd, 2003, 05:27 PM

I think this has to be burned to cd first, it's an image file. In nero just select file-burn image and select your *.inf file.

A search on google reveals a host of answers for you by searching for
"what do i do with a bin image"

**sLIVER** · December 23rd, 2003, 05:29 PM

It's either compressed or an image file....

If it's compressed, the extension looks like one for a mac (or the program called stuffit expander which is usually found on a mac). I believe you can download the program for PC - or maybe there is another program that will unzip it. I used to play with these types of files all the time on a mac....and if it's a video, it kinda makes sense.

**RedheadGirl** · December 28th, 2003, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by sLIVER

It's either compressed or an image file....

If it's compressed, the extension looks like one for a mac (or the program called stuffit expander which is usually found on a mac). I believe you can download the program for PC - or maybe there is another program that will unzip it. I used to play with these types of files all the time on a mac....and if it's a video, it kinda makes sense.

Thank you for taking time to reply to my question.

The video I am trying to play is identified by WinXP Home as a 771,794KB BIN file, additionally there is a 1 KB CUE file and two small MS Info Document files.

I am trying to play the video using one of the following: Media Player, Real Player or DirectX Player.

I appreciate all the help I can get with this.

Thanks!

RedheadGirl

**DocPC** · December 28th, 2003, 06:27 PM

If there is a .cue file, you need to burn it to a cd. It is an image file.

**sLIVER** · December 28th, 2003, 06:59 PM

ya...image for sure (bin+cue) - ....you can read the msinfo docs with notepad.

**RedheadGirl** · December 28th, 2003, 10:41 PM

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Greetings again!

I'm guessing that I need to burn the CD or DVD before I get to view the video. If so, will it burn the corresponding image file with the corresponding audio file? I have Nero and Roxio, which might be better to use?

Is this the "new" way to do video files... Not "new" and "easier"... ???LOL

I'm really having difficulty with this thing... I was going to say "thing stupid thing", but I'm probably the "stupid" one.

Thanks everyone!

Red

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**NooNoo** · December 29th, 2003, 03:29 AM

Open nero, pop in a blank cd, file, create cd from image, find the bin file in the box that opens, ok and away you go.

**RedheadGirl** · December 29th, 2003, 04:16 AM

Originally Posted by NooNoo

Open nero, pop in a blank cd, file, create cd from image, find the bin file in the box that opens, ok and away you go.

Greetings!

Thanks NooNoo! I tried all kinds of ways to burn a disc with Nero... It tells me I have an unexpected file format. It doesn't minde the .CUE file, but Nero doesn't know what to do with the .BIN file.

I swear that I'm not trying to make this difficult.

Nero has many options, I think I tried all of them. Nero thinks .CUE is a image file, but not .BIN. I could possibly force a burn of a data disc, but would it open to play a video? I tried an enhanced VCD or a plain VCD... a Music CD etc.

I can cook a mean Prime Rib Roast or Vegatable Soup... copy picture CD's, lots of things...LOL! This video file is making me look dumb and dumber... <grin>

I even tried a Mixed CD and an image CD... again the .CUE was the only acceptable file format... could give up, but wanted to watch the video.

Thanks for everything. I must have missed something.

Red

**NooNoo** · December 29th, 2003, 04:48 AM

Nero is right, my bad

The cue tells nero what to do with the bin, it will find the associated bin if the cue file is right.

Burn it to a cdrw if you are not sure first.

**confus-ed** · December 29th, 2003, 06:15 AM

I'm confus-ed .... hows she gonna burn the 'bin' if she ain't got a 'cue ' ?

... the 'cue' is the 'table of contents' or doesn't it matter !?!?!

**Cobra X** · December 29th, 2003, 07:37 AM

If you don't feel like screwing with burning it to a CD, you can always use ISOBuster to extract files & folders from the CD image just like you would from a zip file.

**Ferrit** · December 29th, 2003, 10:18 AM

I Believe if you do not want to go through all this hassle just get vcdgear and convert it to mpeg using the options find bin to mpeg

**mhubbard** · December 29th, 2003, 10:35 AM

www.burnatonce.com

This little utility takes a bin and cue file and will burn it to a cd with no probs. When Nero won't burn a bin for whatever reason, this utilty always would so I use it excusively. Free too.

Also, Alcohol 120% is a very good utility as well for this. This proggy will allow you to mount the bin file on a virtual cd drive, I use this a lot as well. This one costs money.

**RedheadGirl** · December 29th, 2003, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by mhubbard

www.burnatonce.com

This little utility takes a bin and cue file and will burn it to a cd with no probs. When Nero won't burn a bin for whatever reason, this utilty always would so I use it excusively. Free too.

Also, Alcohol 120% is a very good utility as well for this. This proggy will allow you to mount the bin file on a virtual cd drive, I use this a lot as well. This one costs money.

To everyone who took time out to try and help me (and not just give me a bad time)... Cheers to you!

Thanks!

I will try this program, if it doesn't work... I have heard good things about Alcohol 120.

To the person who suggested the VCDgear, thanks, I will put it on my wish list for when I get some $cash$.

You are all great!

Red