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 xvid in the search box.
Press Convert.
Or let an AI agent do it: filestarcli -i file.dat -c "convert to xvid" (how).
Let your AI agent convert VideoCD MPEG to XVID
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 XVID”
Or run it yourself:
filestarcli -i file.dat -c "convert to xvid"
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 XVID?
Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i file.dat -c "convert to xvid" on your computer, so your files stay on it.
Xvid-encoded video files are digital video files that have been compressed and encoded using the Xvid codec, an open-source video codec designed for compressing video data in order to facilitate faster transmission over computer networks or for more efficient storage on computer disks. Xvid, which is a reverse spelling of "DivX," emerged as a popular format due to its ability to compress video files without significant loss of quality.
