Still have some VCD disc that need to convert to MP4, MKV, etc. formats? Check out this guide and you'll know how to complete it easily.

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Usually, what we mean to convert VCD disc is to convert the .dat files in VCD. Because that the video content of VCD often contains in DAT file. If you have extracted the DAT files from VCD, you'll know that opening DAT file is never easy, as many popular players doesn't support this file format.

Therefore, you have to convert VCD (.dat) to MP4 with a conversion tool. Then, you can play your VCD on any incompatibility device or media player. Next, we will show you how to finish the whole progress about change VCD to other digital format.

How to Convert VCD (.dat) Videos to MP4 Easily

At first, a VCD converter is must. VideoSolo Video Converter Ultimate is a tool which can convert videos between 1000+ formats with 100% lossless quality. Of course, the .dat file is also supported by this program. Thanks to its GPU acceleration technology, this DAT converter will take full advantage of your computer GPU to improve your conversion speed.

The newly added Ultrafast converting technology in the Windows version allows you to convert videos fast and lossless.

Trust me! You can download the trial version from below to convert your VCD (.dat) to MP4 easily. The steps of converting VCD videos to MP4 are the same in the Windows and Mac versions. Next, we will take the Windows version as the example.

# Step 1. Get .dat Files from VCD Disc

Insert your VCD disc to your computer and then open it. Now find the 'mpegav' folder and copy it. After that, paste the 'mpegav' folder to your computer. All the .dat files are in the 'mpegav' folder.

# Step 2. Launch Video Converter and Add Files

Launch the VideoSolo Video Converter Ultimate, click 'Add Files' to select the videos you want to convert. Please note that you can select multiple files to process converting at one time.

# Step 3. Select Output Video Format and Output Folder

There are various formats provided and you can select an output format that you need. What's more, you can also change the output folder path.

# Step 4. Start Converting Videos

Click 'Convert All' button to start converting DAT to MP4, you can also select actions like shutdown the computer after the converting process.

Now, you have successfully converted the DAT files to other digital formats. This DAT video converter is really useful and fast. Just download the trial version and you'll know its advantages.

# Edit the converted MP4 files (optional)

As an all-in-one video converter, you can edit the converted MP4 files with VideoSolo Video Converter Ultimate as well.

In the newest version, there are 50+ delicate MV templates you can choose from. Besides, if you want to make a video collage, the program also provides 40+ templates for you.

Import the video files into the program again, and you can edit the video from 3 aspects.

First, click the Edit button in the main interface. Here, you can rotate and crop the video. Apply different effect and filter to change the video style. Also, you can add text or image watermark and subtitle to the video.

Second, navigate to the MV tab and import the converted video into it. Here, you can choose 50 more MV themes to make a special and unique video by yourself.

Third, click on the Collage tab. Choose the template you like and import more than one videos into it. You can make a video collage with various shapes of templates.

VideoSolo also have a product named BD-DVD Ripper which can rip DVD as well as Blu-ray disc to MP4, MKV, MOV, etc. format for flexible playing. If you have DVD or Blu-ray collection that need to digitize, just take a try with it.

Know More about VCD File

Video CD (abbreviated as VCD, and also known as View CD, Compact Disc digital video) is a standard digital format for storing video on a Compact Disc. Basically, it is a CD that contains moving pictures and sound. If you're familiar with regular audio/music CDs, then you will know what a VCD looks like.

A VCD has the capacity to hold up to 74/80 minutes on 650MB/700MB CDs respectively of full-motion video along with the quality stereo sound. VCDs use a compression standard called MPEG to store the video and audio. VCDs are playable in dedicated VCD players, most modern DVD-Video players, personal computers, and some video game consoles.

The VCD standard was created in 1993 by Sony, Philips, Matsushita, and JVC and is referred to as the White Book standard. In a VCD, the audio and video streams are multiplexed in an MPEG-PS container.

If your CD player motor is not spinning, chances are that it has quit working and your prized high-end CD player has the option of either being repaired at a service centre or ending up in landfill. However, the cost of repairs is often the same as the cost of a new blu-ray player, and since everyone likes the latest gadgets, it will very likely end up in landfill.

The motor is an electromechanical component, which tends to wear out first because it is in constant use. It is the one part, which reaches old age before any other. Interestingly, the laser diode tends to be the second, component to fail after the motor.

Nothing is forever...

Back when I was a whippersnapper, I bought my first CD player, foolishly thinking it was for all time. I polished all the chrome and it sat there majestically on my hi-fi stack. After a year, it started to skip tracks; however, I ignored it thinking that it might be just a defective CD. Eventually it started skipping tracks on all the CDs that I inserted. Eventually it would not play any CD.

As I was 'training' :-) to be an engineer and was very poor, I decided to open the unit to see if there was anything, I could do.

I found that the motor would not spin at all. Pressing the play button resulted in a slight movement of the CD, but there was no rotation. Of course, just like a chimp I scratched my head, and used my gorilla thumb to push the CD to help it along the way, and to my surprise it began spinning!

Replacement Motors

The most commonly used motor found today is the DVD MOTOR D/V 5.9 V RF-300C-11440. Kenwood, JVC, Marantz, Onkyo, and many more, use this motor in their consumer electronics products.

Mabuchi manufacture some of the best ones for CD players and portable devices. This motor has a very small size. Its body diameter is 24.4 mm, the body height is 12.3 mm, and the spindle height is 6.05 mm. These are the best replacement motors in use today.

The RF-300CA Series

The 300CA-11440 has an operating voltage range of 0.4 V to 5 V. Its maximum speed without load is 2200 rpm drawing a current of 0.018 A. Its output is 0.049 W and its stalling torque is 12 g•cm.

The 300CA-11400 is another very similar model, which has an operating voltage range of 1.2 V to 6 V. Its maximum speed without load is 3700 rpm drawing a current of 0.018 A. However, its stalling torque is 20 g•cm.

The 11400 version is utilised in DVD players, because DVDs require a greater rpm, and torque, whilst the 11440 version is utilised in CD players.

The RF-300FA Series

Mabuchi also make the RF-300FA, which is for DVD players. These are the torque-up types. The RF-300FA-11420 has an operating voltage range of 1.7 V to 6 V. Its maximum speed without load is 2900 rpm drawing a current of 0.068 A. Its maximum torque is 22 g•cm.

The RF-300FA-12350 has an operating voltage range of 1.5 V to 6.0 V. Its maximum speed without load is 3500 rpm drawing a current of 0.093 A. Its maximum torque is 26 g•cm.

Whenever possible, and if the circuit allows it, I always upgrade to the faster higher torque motors. All of these motors are available on eBay, however I have noticed that some seller from abroad may remove the labels, and since the motors are identical in shape and size, it is difficult to determine exactly what they have sent you. Therefore, this is something to look out.

The Yellow Wire

If your motor has an additional yellow wire, then chances are that it has a hall-sensor type mechanism to provide rpm information. Generally, very few motors like this are in CD transport mechanisms today.

One place to find replacement motors is eBay. There are many sellers, and the price can vary from as little as 2.00 to around the 4.00 mark. Generally, I have not had any problems from sellers. Occasionally, you get a seller sending you a motor without a label.

A look inside a worn out motor

Here is a typical motor found in a DVD player. The same manufacturer in the Far East will likely have made it whether it came from a cheap supermarket brand or a high-end machine.

Majority of the transport mechanisms found today are the same clones of the original Sony / Philips design, mass-produced, and made of plastic. They will have the same type of spindle motor for spinning the CD, and their brushes generally wear out at around the same time.

These motors are getting increasingly smaller and found everywhere. They are in cars, hi-fi, computers, laptops, and they can be a real pain when their brushes wear out.

I took one of my old CD motors apart to see how it was constructed, and to check whether it was really worn out.

As you can see, the carbon contacts have all but worn out and it is now down to the copper terminals. I can still get a few more hours from this motor though. Just clean it with some robot aftershave (WD40), and cross your fingers.

On a conventional motor, it is the coil windings wound on a rotor shaft that spins -- If I remember that Science Museum model I saw back when I was 12. Since the coil windings need to be in constant connection with a circuit, brushes are used.

The formers are made of iron, and therefore the slightest amount of moisture can get them to rust. I have seen motors taken out of car CD players full of rust.

Had this motor been in storage and not used, it still would have failed, because of the build-up of rust. The distance between the formers and the cylindrical magnet, which surrounds it is very small and flaking rust would prevent the motor from turning freely.

When a tape recorder has been stored for a long time, one sometimes finds a jammed motor. This type of problem occurs more in car CD players though. I can see why cleaning this with some robot aftershave can prevent rust and help to lubricate.

Replacing a worn out motor

This one is a very simple mechanism to repair, as the spindle motor is easily accessible from the top; one simply has to slide the tray back to gain access. Spindle motors tend to drive the CD directly and there are no other mechanisms such as gears required; hence, they are one of the easiest components to replace.

Here is a view showing the spindle motor. The height of the motor, and the height of the shaft, are very critical for proper laser focusing and alignment.

As you can see, the motor secures to a base plate, and that is fixed to the platform by three screws. Undoing these screws will detach the motor from the platform.

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These are tiny screws; hence, a nice sharp screwdriver bit is necessary.

The motor I bought came with a base plate; however, that plate did not have the holes in the correct places. Thankfully, the base plate fixes to the motor with two tiny screws, and I was able to remove it and fit the original one instead.

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Once the replacement motor is in place, one simply has to solder the wires and tape them. I hope the motor spins, and there will be one more CD player saved from landfill.