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playing downloaded dvd rips

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after downloading a film

it came up as being cd 1, and cd 2

with a bunch of .rar files, ive tried everything to be able to play them on my computer even making a VIDEO_TS folder

what do i do with these .rar files

thanks
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If the film is a legal independent film to download, you may want to ask the author of the film or perhaps someone will come along and be able to answer.

If it's an illegal film that is protected by copyright, we are not able to help you here.
 
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use stuffit expander to open the biggest .rar file if theres more than 1 in a subfolder called cd1, can you post a screenshot of the folder?, it should be an avi or something, maybe even a .bin, which can be burned in toast, or you can extract the mpeg from the .bin.
 
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download this program called unrarx! It will extract all your rar files and this will become an .avi file. Just drag the rar files and it will automatically extract it for you! Make sure that you save the files to your desktop so that it is easier to find! This program is only compattible with mac...for windows users you guys can use another program called winrar.
 

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