File extension rec information
File extension REC is an ARCserve Archivation Protocol created by Computer Associates International, Inc. this file format has an association with the Computer Associates Arcserve backup application. To use REC files properly, users require to install the Arcserve application in their systems. Other files having the REC file extension name include the EpiInfo Data file, ARCSERVE archivation protocol, DSJ 3 Hill Record File, Sprint Record File, Topfiled TF5800 and the Windows Macrorecorder macro file. This file format is mainly used by a hard disk recorder Topfield TF5800 for various recorded programs.
Cannot open rec files in Windows?
Not being able to open rec files in Windows may be a result of registry errors or not having the appropriate application installed. It is strongly recommended that you scan your computer for registry errors (free).The Topfield file format which is one of the file with the REC extension name is mainly a transport stream file that has a number of features embedded into it. Some of these features include video, AC3, MPEG, subtitles and sometime 2 soundtracks among others. Just a mere change of the suffix for this file may lead to a serious loss of a number of artefacts and sound synchronization. When converting this file format, users are required to convert it into a program stream file format by demuxing it with ProjectX then recombining the file with e Remux such as that found in the Womble application. ProjectX performs picture and sound synchronization and also corrects a number of errors.