cdf files

[fkimmerle]

Videostudio Pro X3 creates files with the extension cdf that cannot be opened.
What is their role and at what stage of a particular project can they be deleted?

fkimmerle

[sjj1805]

These sound like temporary files. I would wait until whatever project you are working on is completed before deleting them.

[fkimmerle]

Appreciate your quick reply and suggestion.

[Ken Berry]

Previous versions used to create a similar little data file each time it produced an mpeg-2 file, and we usually followed the suggestion made by Steve with them. They were, IIRC, *.udf files. I think the new .cdf ones are the same files, just with a c for Corel, rather than a u for Ulead... The df part stands for data file...

[Accolades]

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Windows cannot open CDF files?
If Windows is unable to open file extension .CDF you may have registry related errors or may not have the appropriate program installed. We strongly recommend that you run a free registry scan.
Appropriate program:

CDF is a file extension associated with Channel Definition Format CDF is a file extension associated with . Incorrect associations are the cause of many file extension errors. Scan your system to prevent, identify and repair CDF file extension association errors.

There are 10 other file types using the CDF file extension:

cdf file icon.cdf - Comma Delimited Data Format
cdf file icon.cdf - InstallShield components definition file
cdf file icon.cdf - Microsoft Channel Definition Format
cdf file icon.cdf - NetCDF file
cdf file icon.cdf - Common data format
cdf file icon.cdf - NSSDC scientific graphical format
cdf file icon.cdf - ANDI/netCDF mass spectrometry Data Interchange format
cdf file icon.cdf - MicroSim PCBoard component description file
cdf file icon.cdf - Unidata NetCDF graphic file
cdf file icon.cdf - Xilinx Integrated Software environment chain description file

Maybe 11 now!!

Common Data Format (CDF) is a library and toolkit that has been developed by NASA. The software is an interface for the storage and manipulation of scalar, vector, and multi-dimensional data arrays

Open CDF file on Windows

* Unidata NetCDF
* NcView


CDF file may also refer to:

1. Channel Definition Format - Format used by Web publishers to offer ffrequently updated collections of information, or channels, from any web server for automatic delivery to compatible receiver programs on PCs or other information appliances.

Open CDF file on Windows

* Netscape Navigator with Netcaster support
* Internet Explorer

Open CDF file on Mac

* Netscape Navigator with Netcaster support

2. Content Definition File - Format used for storing and abstract Enterprise Content Management (ECM) content and metadata. It is XML-based data format used to exchange content across repositories and organizations.

Open CDF file on Windows

* ECMG Reader
* ECMG Explorer


Hmm I suppose there are a lot more.....