How to convert .bin video file to MP4 or AVI?

Question

I have a video file that has a .bin extension. I downloaded it off the web.

The website where I viewed it had a nice plugin viewer. But I want to keep this video in an easily accessible format on my disk. I'm a Mac OSX user (El-Capitan). So I would like to convert it to an .avi or .mp4 with a free tool.

How can I do it? I tried using the Mac Unarchiver but it said it couldn't open files of that type.

Solution 1

The online service https://www.files-conversion.com/ worked for me several times.

As an alternative you may use VLC player as mentioned on https://www.vlchelp.com/convert-video-format/ .

• launch VLC and click on File > Convert/Stream Open
• open your file, select the desired output format and start converting

Solution 2

If you can provide a download for this specific .bin file, I could check out its contents for you.

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Usually, .bin files are ISO images. You could try some things:

• if the file comes with a .cue file, open that with Unarchiver instead.
• rename it into an .iso and try opening it again with Unarchiver. Rarely works though.
• download VLC and drag the file onto the window. VLC can play a wide range of formats including DVDs, so if your file is properly formatted, you can most certainly play it with VLC.
• download Daemon Tools and open the .bin or .cue with it.

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If you're able to play the file with VLC but unable to open it with any archiving tool, your best bet might be to convert it to another format using VLC. This will get the video to another format, although it'd be a lossy conversion (you'd have a lower quality output).