
There are also independent utilities that can convert ARF files into standard container formats, like MP4. ARF files can be downloaded as standalone media files.ĪRF files can only be opened and played with WebEx (NBR) player tools provided by Cisco, as well as converted into the WMV (Windows Media Video), or Adobe Flash (SWF) formats. arf), including video and audio streams, text-based notes, attached files, etc. A container format, ARF employs a very efficient data compression method, and allows to store different types of data in a single package (. arf file is a digital audio/video file in the ARF format, typically a webinar or meeting recording. A subset of NBR, ARF is widely used to record web seminars (webinars), online event presentations, etc.Īn. Cisco WebEx is built upon the proprietary Network-Based Recording (NBR) format framework. Cisco is a well-established provider of advanced network solutions, with Cisco WebEx being a commercial online conferencing/meeting service operated by Cisco. arf extension is bound up with the Cisco WebEx Advanced Recording File format and the related ARF file type.

Under 'Open With', select the program you want to change the default to, make sure to click on 'Change All.' button, confirm, and it is done.The. Step 3: Select all dummy files in Finder at once, then press option+ command+ I. Open Terminal.app, and using your txt file above do the following command: while read -r line do mkfile 1b file$ done < types.txt Step 2: Create temporary dummy files of every extension in an above category in your user folder. Some extensions may not open in the universal media player / image viewer you want to switch to, but you can fix it on a doesn't-work basis after the switch. You have to download the WebEx ARF player from the official website of WebEx, but not VLC, VLC does not support ARF format. Since it is project file of Cisco WebEx, you cannot open an ARF file with VLC Media Player or other alternative media players. From such sources, I removed a few that I deemed unsuitable as they are commonly used in non-media file contexts and may conflict, e.g.xz was in a media list, but it's usually an archive format.) Can I Play ARF Files with VLC Media Player Directly No. (The above lists were collated from sources including as at 2020.09.30 ( audio, video, image), VLC's formats wiki, foobar2000 documentation, my own knowledge, and various programs' save / export file dialogues. 3g2, I've put such an extension into the video list). (For the few file extensions that I'm aware can apply to either video or audio, e.g.ram. JVideo As far as we know, its not possible to play WebEx recordings (.wrf) in VideoLan (VLC) or any other multimedia player.

Step 1: Put the list of file types (from one of the categories below) into a text file at ~/types.txt, with one per line as shown.īelow are very exhaustive lists for three common media file categories. WRF to ARF WRF to AVI WRF to MP3 WRF to MP4 WRF to SWF WRF to WMV Conversion of wrf files to vlc file format.
