Guide how to use youre downloaded files

Guide how to use youre downloaded files

Compression Files
.rar .zip .ace .r01 .001
These extensions are quite common and mean that your file(s) are compressed into an
archi!e.
This is "ust a way of ma#in$ the files more compact and easier to download.
To open any of those archi!es listed a%o!e you can use &in'(' ()a#e sure you ha!e
the latest !ersion) or *ower(rchi!er.
+f those pro$ams aren,t wor#in$ for you and you ha!e a .zip file you can try &in-ip
(Trial !ersion).
+f the two first mentioned pro$rams aren,t wor#in$ for you and you ha!e a .ace or .001
file you can try &inace (Trial !ersion).
.c%r .c%z
These are usually comic %oo#s in an archi!e format. a .c%r file is actually the same thin$
as a .rar file and a .c%z file is the same as a .zip file. .owe!er/ often when openin$ them
with &in'(' or &in-ip it will disorder your pa$es. To display these archi!es properly
it,s often %est to use C0isplay.
)ultimedia Files
.a!i .mp$. .mpe$ .di!x .x!id .wm!
These files are usually mo!ies or T1shows/ or a host of other types of media. They can
%e !iewed usin$ !arious media players/ %ut + su$$est usin$ -oomplayer/ 23*layer/ 14C
media player or &indows )edia *layer. (lso/ you,ll need to ma#e sure you ha!e the ri$ht
codecs to play each indi!idual file. Codecs are a tric#y %usiness sometimes so to help you
out with your file and what exact codecs it needs try usin$ G3pot. +t tells you what
codecs you need. Then "ust loo# on the net to find them/ %elow are some common codecs
and their download lin#s for quic# reference5
6 ffdshow ('ecommended7 (plays many formats5 8!i0/ 0i!8/ 9i!8/ mpe$:;))
6 8!i0 codec
6 0i!8 codec
6 ac9filter (for (C9 soundtrac#s/ a#a <.1)
6 =$$ media codec (for .=G) files)
Can,t find what you,re loo#in$ for> Chec# out these sites...
6 0i!8:0i$est
6 0i$ital:0i$est
6 0oom?
6 010:' .elp
.mo!
These are @uic#Time files. .opefully you won,t ha!e to open these as + hate quic#time/
%ut if you do you can $et it here. There are howe!er alternati!es to the ori$inal pro$ram/
Chec# out @uic#Time (lternati!e.
.ra .rm .ram
These are 'eal*layer files. 'eal*layer +)= is the de!ils wor#. +t installs lord #nows what
on your system and ne!er really $oes away when you want to uninstall it. 3till if you
insists you can $et the player here. There are howe!er alternati!es to the ori$inal
pro$ram/ chec# out 'eal (lternati!e.
!cdAs!cd
These can %e a pain on some peoples setups/ %ut more so/ on your stand:alone 010
player. For all your !cd needs chec# out www.d!drhelp.com. These $uys #now their stuff/
and can help you with all #inds of media related questions.
.mp9 .mpB
Csually music files. *lay them with &in(mp.
.o$m .o$$
=$$ 1or%is media files. Dou can find out more a%out them and download applications
here. This filetype is another music file format/ %ut can %e used for !arious media. Dou
will pro%a%ly want to download the 0irect3how =$$ filter to play %ac# =G) files. (ny
new !ersion of &in(mp will also do.
C0 +ma$e Files
.%in and .cue
These are your standard ima$es of a C0/ and are used quite alot these days. To open them
you ha!e a couple options. Dou can %urn them usin$ Eero (Trial 1ersion) or (lcohol
1B0F/ %ut this pro!es to %e soooooooo pro%lematic for a lot of people. Dou should also
consult this tutorial for %urnin$ ima$es with !arious software pro$rams Dou can also use
0aemon Tools/ which lets you mount the ima$e to a !irtual cd:rom/ so %asically it
tric#s your computer into thin#in$ that you ha!e another cd:rom and that you,re puttin$ a
cd with your ima$e file on it into this !irtual cd:rom/ it,s $reat cuz you,ll ne!er ma#e a
%ad cd a$ain/ (lcohol 1B0F also sports a !irtual cd:rom feature. Finally/ if you,re still
stru$$lin$ to access the files contained within any $i!en ima$e file you can use C0)a$e
to extract the files and then %urn them/ or "ust access them from your hard dri!e. Dou can
also use 1C0Gear to extract the mpe$ contents of a 31C0 or 1C0 ima$e file such as
%inAcue.
.iso
(nother type of ima$e file that follows similar rules as .%in and .cue/ only you extract or
create them usin$ &in+3= or +3=2uster. 3ometimes con!ertin$ a pro%lematic .%in and
.cue file to an .iso can help you %urn it to a cd.
.ccd .im$ .su%
(ll these files $o to$ether and are in the CloneC0 format. CloneC0 is li#e most other
C0:2urnin$ pro$rams/ see the .%in and .cue section if you,re ha!in$ pro%lems with these
files.
=ther Files
.txt .doc
These are text files. .txt files can %e opened with notepad or wate!er you default text
editor happens to %e/ and .doc are opened with )cft &ord.
.nfo
These contain information a%out the file you "ust downloaded/ and it,s .+G.4D
recommended that you read these7 They are plain text files/ often with ascii:art. Dou can
open them with Eotepad/ &ordpad/ 0()E EF= 1iewer or CltraGdit.
.pdf
=pened with (do%e (cro%at 'eader.
."p$ .$if .t$a .psd
2asic ima$e files. These files $enerally contain pictures/ and can %e opened with (do%e
*hotoshop or whate!er your default ima$e !iewer is.
.sf!
Chec#s to ma#e sure that your multi:!olume archi!es are complete. This "ust lets you
#now if you,!e downloaded somethin$ complete or not. (This is not really an issue when
045in$ !ia torrent.) Dou can openAacti!ate these files with 3F1Chec#er (Trial !ersion) or
h#3F1 for example.
.par
This is a parity file/ and is often used when downloadin$ from news$roups. These files
can fill in $aps when you,re downloadin$ a multi:!olume archi!e and $et corrupted or
missin$ parts. =pen them with @uic#*ar.