I'm genuinely curious: what would I use this for? Why not just play the video file in a player that can handle that file format (.mp3, .mov. or whatever)? Presumably, there's a reason why someone would want to convert it to an .exe file, but I don't know what it is. Please enlighten me. Thanks.

Jeff  –  6 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+136)

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Jeff, my guess is that this would be good for copy protection.

It's much harder to convert or even extract frames to make animated gif files from an exe file than any format in a normal player.

But with a non-commercial license that idea may not hold true.

Still, until somebody has a better answer, I'll go with that.

Jeff, my guess is that this would be good for copy protection. It's much harder to convert or even extract frames to make animated gif files from an exe file than any format in a normal player. But with a non-commercial license that idea may not hold true. Still, until somebody has a better answer, I'll go with that.
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Noah Body  –  6 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+22)

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I hate to sound like a parrot but I too am sitting here scratching my head wondering why as well. Companies I have worked for block any and all .exe files as dangerous and potentially harmful. All eMails with an .exe file attached are blocked. Maybe I'm living in the past.

David  –  6 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+61)

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Once upon a time I used to create e-books/screen savers in .exe format but as "David" commented in one posting it was very difficult to continue creating e-books in this format because .exe files were marked dangerous, harmful even if attached with an e-mail the mail was blocked.
Therefore, I stopped and adopted PDF/EPUB formats to use.

You got right to agree and disagree with my comments.

Ari  –  6 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+49)

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If it helps at all...
Some are wondering why you would use something like Video to Exe Converter. Years ago there weren't a lot of video players, and a codec [COder DECoder] had to be installed for each video format you wanted to play. If you wanted to distribute a video, you had no way of knowing whether your intended audience would be able to play it or not. That used to be Flash's claim to fame, promoted because of its huge installed base.

Turning a video into an .exe file was one proposed solution, though it never caught on all that well, e.g. people distributing CDs used Flash instead, because that way they could have menus etc. CDs? Yeah, this was before DVDs, & up until DVDs became so immensely popular.

Fast Forward to today, & we're actually moving backwards a bit, with Windows 10 focusing on AVC, & not including mpg2. If you had mpg2 video that you wanted to distribute or share, & you felt that your intended audience wouldn't want to use something like VLC, or couldn't [e.g. corp or edu PCs], Video to Exe Converter *might* be one way out.

mike  –  6 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+36)

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