BDM Converter

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How to extract text from your BDM file

1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your BDM file.
2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

About BDM files

A .bdm file typically serves one of two distinct purposes, both of which present significant compatibility challenges for standard users.

Most commonly (approx. 55%), it is a Blu-ray Movie Object or AVCHD Information File. These are not actual video files but lightweight metadata containers (often index.bdm or movieobj.bdm) found within the BDMV or AVCHD directory structure. They instruct hardware players on how to navigate menus, titles, and verify contents.

The Problem: Users often attempt to play a .bdm file directly, only to find that standard media players like Windows Media Player or QuickTime cannot open them. Because the file contains binary instructions rather than video streams, converting the .bdm file itself is technically impossible in the way one converts an MP4.

The Solution:

• For Playback: You must point a compatible player like VLC media player to the folder containing the .bdm file, not the file itself.
• For Conversion: To create a standalone video file, you should convert the actual video stream files (usually M2TS or MTS found in the STREAM subfolder) to MP4 or MKV.

The second common variation (approx. 44%) is a Bill of Materials (BOM) index created by PTC Pro/ENGINEER (now known as PTC Creo). These files map assembly components in complex CAD projects. They are strictly proprietary and unreadable without the specific version of the CAD software that created them. For data portability, users should use the source software to export these lists to CSV, XLSX, or PDF.

Convert.Guru analyzes your BDM file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted BDMV, CPI, TDT, MPL, TID, MTS, ZIP, CED, XML, DBM, BMP, MXF and JPG files.