Download and install the latest version of Filestar.
Right click on one or more Dat file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.
Type convert to hrz in the search box.
Press Convert.
Or let an AI agent do it: filestarcli -i file.dat -c "convert to hrz" (how).
Let your AI agent convert VideoCD MPEG to HRZ
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents can do this on your computer with Filestar. Your files stay on your machine.
Install Filestar and add it to your agents:
npm install -g filestar
filestarcli agent install
Then ask your agent:
“Convert the VideoCD MPEG files in my Downloads folder to HRZ”
Or run it yourself:
filestarcli -i file.dat -c "convert to hrz"
Runs on your computer, so your files stay on it. Works on Windows, macOS and Linux. 50 free conversions with the npm install, no account needed.
Can my AI agent convert VideoCD MPEG to HRZ?
Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i file.dat -c "convert to hrz" on your computer, so your files stay on it.
This is the display format associated with the broadcast of slow-scan television. This legacy format was used to transmit a static image given limited bandwidth through the use of specialized software.
