File extension BDM
| File type | AVHCD Video Information Or Index Format |
| Developer | Sony |
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What is a BDM file?
Files with the .BDM extension contain drive information – particularly the contents of a file located in a specified AVHCD recording catalog.
These files are created by AVHCD recordings and placed in the AVCHD / BDMV catalog on a storage unit. The files are usually named index.Bdm or movieobj.Bdm and generated on drives other than optical drives, such as hard drives or pen drives. Optical drives usually contain equivalent BDMV files.
Program(s) that can open the .BDM file
Windows
Mac OS
How to open BDM files
If you cannot open the BDM file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports BDM among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the BDM file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the BDM format files
The inability to open and operate the BDM file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the AVHCD Video Information Or Index Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a BDM file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the BDM file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the BDM from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the BDM format
- The BDM file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the BDM file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a BDM file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the BDM file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the BDM file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the BDM file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.BDM) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected BDM file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the BDM file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. BDM) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.