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**MaiBalz** · 12-31-2002, 07:43 PM

i need help opening a .asf file, anyone who knows where i can get a codec for that or can tell kme how to open it please ...

Mai

**conkermaniac** · 01-01-2003, 01:32 AM

Hi Mai,

Isn't .asf the extension for a datafile? If so, then I think you should probably open the file up with Notepad or some type of basic text editor.

May I ask what you need it for?

**david** · 01-01-2003, 09:24 AM

As far as I know Windows Media Player should play ASF (Audio Streaming Format?) files (seems to work on version 9).

Seems a strange file format for a game though...... Perhaps conker is right about it just being a datafile......

**dk01** · 01-01-2003, 10:59 AM

Asf is video files normally. Sorta dropped out of use after divx came into power. I think it was a microsoft supported format.
-dk

**bobkan** · 01-11-2003, 11:03 AM

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**MaiBalz** · 01-16-2003, 08:41 AM

yeah but these files are audio, they are the tracks from a game, i gues theyre formatted to run only in the game. -- I have .asf video and my computer plays it. thanks though
-Mai

**ghettocars** · 01-16-2003, 09:19 AM

i got me one of those problems too, but I know i cant open it anyways.

I got skating videos of bails and stuff but I cant view them unless on the game. (.dat) file.

ive tried using codecs and win media and winamp, realplayer, MNR. nothing works.

**david** · 02:46 PM

Might not help either of you, but a very useful site I was recommended to once is:
http://www.wotsit.org/

It has information on practically every file format you need.

Information on ASF:

Apparently it is the format used by Electronic Arts in their older games. No details of a codec that I could see, but a huge amount of info on how the data is stored, may be a link in the file somewhere that is of help:
http://www.wotsit.org/download.asp?f=ea-asf

**david** · 01-17-2003, 06:42 PM

I was doing a search for something totally unrelated today and came across the Game Audio Player:
http://bim.km.ru/gap/view.asp?id={039D5BBB-8B77-4930-8859-1C48806E663C}

It seems to be exactly what you are looking for. I hope it works for your game!