How to play ratDVD

What is ratDVD?

Apart from being a real and continued nuisance, it is a supposedly highly compressed file type for the Windows Operating System. Its main purpose is to shrink a complete video DVD – usually the size of 4.3 Gigabyte – into a much smaller file of about 1 to 2 Gigabyte. The compressed file still contains the menus system, sub titles, and audio information.

That is the theory. In practice, while the file is indeed compressed, our experience – and that of many readers – is, the subsequent use of the file is tedious.

How to decompress ratDVD?

Although the question would rather be: Why decompress a ratDVD – we have to acknowledge that files compressed into that format do exist and are circulated. So if you happen to get one of those – there is a piece of freeware around that will allow you to decompress ratDVD. The program is called

► ratDVD 0.78.1444 and can be found here
► filehippo.com/download_ratdvd/tech/

The homepage for the freeware would be ratDVD.ca

But beware: the decompression into a normal format takes hours (3-4) on a fast machine! The resulting video is of poor quality, and so the question remains: why bother?

How to play a ratDVD?

This question makes more sense. If you do happen to get one, don’t bother to convert it back to a usual video format. You can easily save the time by simply using the Media Player Classic ►. Other players can be found here ► ratdvd.ca/playrat.php, but we do recommend enthusiastically the Media Player Classic.

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Last Updated ( Donnerstag, 02 April 2009 )