I'm trying to download and play a few videos that are in rar format and I don't know what program or codec is required.
2007-02-20 03:37:13 · 9 answers · asked by rlauxter 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
.rar format is not a media file. Or at least not yet. They are compressed files like zip files and may contain many files inside them. They are compressed into one file to make it easier to download over the internet. You need to download and install Winrar so you can expand the rar files to get to the actual files contained inside.
2007-02-20 03:42:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Plays Rar Files
2016-12-16 08:53:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an archived file, you'd have to extract the contents of it before using what's inside.
Winrar is a good choice for RAR archives.
2007-02-20 03:39:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A .rar file is similar to a .zip file. They are a compressed file. I would use bittorrent to get WinRAR so that you can open these files.
2007-02-20 03:40:56 · answer #4 · answered by The Master 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm guessing you wanna unpack .rar files.
Go to Download.com, search for WinRAR and download it. Install it and after completion, try running those .rar files again and if it doesnt open, then do this. Open WinRAR and then look for the file and it should unpack it. Good luck
2007-02-20 03:41:15 · answer #5 · answered by pdtpatrick 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
.rar files are compressed files and they are a little like the envelope that contains a letter sent through the post office. The video is inside.
To open the "envelope" you only need to double-click on the .rar and Windows should unwrap it for you.
A better, easier to use "Zipper/Unzipper" is IZArc, freeware, that lets you right-click to extract files. Google for it.
2007-02-20 03:47:27 · answer #6 · answered by ELfaGeek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.rar are files that are compressed. You need to use winrar to uncompress them before you can play the videos. Search on googles for winrar software.
2007-02-20 03:40:06 · answer #7 · answered by Grasshopper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use Winzip, .rar files are just super compressed files, think of .rar files as zip files its just another format, and you usually needto extract the files aka unzip them to be able to access them
2007-02-20 03:41:02 · answer #8 · answered by Icewolf 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WinRAR.
you can't play .rar. That's a compressed file. First you extract it with winRAR or winZIP, or any compression tool, and then play whatever there is
2007-02-20 03:41:15 · answer #9 · answered by tomes12 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rar files are zipped up files you will need winrar to extract them
2007-02-20 03:39:24 · answer #10 · answered by 7S282 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋