All about DCR Files

The DCR file type is primarily associated with Delphi.

DCR	File extension: DCR
	File type:	component resource

What is a DCR file?

DCR files mostly belong to Delphi by Embarcadero. DCR is a filename extension for videos captured using Digital Court Recorder, a media software for recording court proceedings. A DCR video file contains multi-channel video and audio, notes, transcriptions, and metadata of court proceedings stored in a media container format that is playable with DCR Player. Liberty Recording, a cross-platform software widely used for recording council meetings, legal proceedings, and police interview uses a different DCR video format to save video files. DCR extension is also associated with a RAW image format used to capture images on Kodak digital cameras such as DSC Pro 14nx. Delphi, an integrated development environment for creating programs stores component resource data such as palettes and icons as bitmap images in DCR files. Director, a discontinued program for authoring shockwave content stored interactive media content such as games and videos in DCR files.

How to open DCR files

You need a suitable software like Delphi to open a DCR file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your DCR file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a DCR file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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How to convert a DCR file to JPG, PDF, HTML, DOC, ...

If you want to convert or edit a DCR file, you can use our free Online DCR File Converter (powered by Convert.Guru):

To do this, click the button "Choose your .dcr file to view this image" on this page.
Your DCR file will then be displayed in the browser.
Now click on "Save as..." at the top of the page.
Then click the file format (e.g. PDF, JPG, DOCX, TXT, ...) you want.
Your file will be converted and downloaded.

Programs that open and convert DCR files:

Delphi by Embarcadero
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. DCR files are often referred to as Delphi developers because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
AstroVIEW X (data log) by AstroNova
AstroVIEW X is a discontinued data review and analysis software for viewing and converting data collected from AstroNova test equipment. Such data logs are stored in DCR files. AstroVIEW X also featured built-in tools for converting DCR data logs to ASCII, XLS and other formats. This file format is classified as Data.
Digital Court Recording (video recording) by BIS
Digital Court Recorder is a media recording software with support for high-quality, multi-channel audio/video recording, conferencing, and playback of court proceedings. The program saves video recordings of court proceedings in DCR files. This file format is classified as Video.
Kodak Digital Camera (captured image) by Kodak
Photoshop is a cross-platform raster graphics editor with a range of tools for enhancing, retouching, and designing images, brochures, and posters. The program supports various image formats including minimally compressed DCR images captured with Kodak digital cameras. This file format is classified as Raster Image.
Liberty Court Recorder (video recording) by High Criteria
Liberty Court Recorder is a digital video/audio recording software used to document court proceedings. The program supports multi-channel audio/video recording for isolated audio playback, noise reduction, bookmarking, remote data storage and IP cameras. Videos captured with Liberty Court Recorder are stored in DCR files. This file format is classified as Video.
Shockwave (movie) by Adobe
Shockwave is a discontinued media platform used to play interactive media content such as games and movies in NPAPI-compatible browsers. Shockwave movies created with Director were stored in DCR files. This file format is classified as Video.

DCR file format:

Every file has a defined file format, i.e. how the data is arranged in the file. The file format can be determined based on the file extension and the signature (the first few characters of a file). If the file extension does not match the file format, double-clicking on the file will cause an error upon opening. So you need a detailed analysis of a file to find out the format and the associated program. Below is our analysis of the DCR files:

You will often come across the DCR file type. This includes different formats for the applicable programs. However, the following two file formats are common:

45% of all DCR files are associated with Director - Shockwave movie. These are binary files, so they do not contain words or text. The files are often between 42 KB and 3 MB in size. The file type was created 20 years ago but is still used today. Certain words are almost always found in the files, such as MDGFrevF, PMBA, XFIR, rdcF and cb`y9sM. Examples of file names are Game.dcr. Such files sometimes refer to shockwave, bbook, battle, burnin, rubber, agame, creep, field, ready, heat and lose.
30% of all DCR files are Director - Shockwave movie files, which are using the popular RIFX file format. The RIFX format is an eXtended RIFF format. RIFF files store data in tagged chunks. There are primarily used to store multimedia such as sound and video. These files contain neither text nor words, but only data. The average file size is 180 KB with most files being between 18 KB and 740 KB in size. Certain words are almost always found in the files, such as RIFX, ABMP, FGDMFver, Fcdr, BUfANf, Br~nAQjqqf~, obrQ~njJf and /RbX. Files like these are sometimes connected to fliporflop, problem, transplant, dnafingerprinting and analys.

The remaining 25% of all DCR files are different files with different signatures, the following 4 formats exist: HGCRLCRS. They are often associated with nypd, istung or interview. Just click the "Choose your .dcr file to view this image" button on this page to find out what your DCR file is.

Technical Data for DCR File Extension

File classification:

Developer

Related files:

drc, cct, dsr, dcu, cdr, x32, dcf, htp, cxt, zip, jpg, dxr, swf, txt, mp4, lic, rpa, rsm, dpr, dfm

Mime type:

application/x-director, image/x-minolta-mrw, image/x-nikon-nef

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: Director.ProtectedMovie.5, FileType: Macromedia Director Protected Movie

ProgramID: ACDSee 7.0.dcr
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\7.0\ACDSee7.exe %1

ProgramID: Director.ShockwaveMovie
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Macromedia\Director MX 2004\Director.exe %1

ProgramID: PaintShopPro9.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 9\Paint Shop Pro 9.exe /dde

ProgramID: ResourceBuilder.ResourceFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SiComponents\Resource Builder 2.0\Resbldr2.exe %1

ProgramID: dcrfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Restorator 2004\Restorator.exe %1

ProgramID: PaintShopProStudio1.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro Studio\Paint Shop Pro Studio.exe /dde

ProgramID: ACDSee 7.0.dcr
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\7.0\ACDSee7.exe %1

ProgramID: ACDSee 8.0.dcr
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\8.0\ACDSee8.exe %1

ProgramID: Director.ShockwaveMovie
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Macromedia\Director 8.5 Trial\Director.exe %1

ProgramID: PaintShopProX.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro X\Paint Shop Pro X.exe

ProgramID: ACDSee Pro.dcr
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\8.0.Pro\ACDSee8Pro.exe

ProgramID: PaintShopProPhotoXI.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI\Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo.exe

ProgramID: SnapfireI.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\Corel Snapfire Plus\Corel Snapfire.exe

ProgramID: Director.ShockwaveMovie
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Macromedia\Director MX\Director.exe

ProgramID: dcrfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SRVTOOL\Srvtool.exe

ProgramID: DigitalFotoMaker.5.dcr
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MAGIX\FOTO_M~1\FOTOMA~1.EXE

ProgramID: Photoshop.CameraRawFileKodak.10
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PhootoshopCS\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: ACDSee.dcr
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\5.0\ACDSee5.exe

ProgramID: MyViewPad.dcr
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\My ViewPad\MyViewPad.exe

ProgramID: Kodak DCR Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ArcSoft\RAW Thumbnail Viewer\RAW Thumbnail Viewer.exe

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a dcr component resource is a special file format by Embarcadero and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with DCR files

Associate the DCR file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open component resources. Because only the current version supports the latest DCR file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Embarcadero manufacturer website after an available Delphi update.
To make sure that your DCR file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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