Extract text from Vehicle data records (VDR)
To convert VDR Data records to another format, you need DVR365 Player or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Vehicle Data Recorder File" file type, you need software like DVR365 Player or a similar tool.
The .VDR file format is primarily a Vehicle Data Recorder log or video file. These files are generated by digital tachographs and commercial dashcams, such as those from Stoneridge Electronics or systems adhering to the GB/T 19056 standard. They act as a digital "black box" for buses, trucks, and hazardous material transporters.
To open or manage these files natively, users typically rely on specific playback software like the DVR365 Player or the hardware manufacturer's proprietary fleet management tools.
Users often need to convert .VDR files because the current format is incredibly restrictive. These files are closed, encrypted binary containers designed for strict, tamper-proof legal compliance. Because of this security, you cannot simply double-click a .VDR file to watch the video in standard media players like VLC, nor can you open the telemetry logs in standard spreadsheet software like Excel. This creates a massive headache when you need to share accident footage or driving logs with insurance companies, law enforcement, or fleet managers.
For practical use, you must convert these files. The best target formats are MP4 or AVI for sharing video evidence universally, and CSV or PDF for exporting raw speed, braking, and GPS telemetry. Converting to these formats ensures anyone can read the data, though the cryptographic "tamper-proof" legal signature is lost during conversion.
Because of the proprietary encryption, standard online converters will almost always fail to process a .VDR file. Often, only the original hardware's software can properly read or export the data. We will identify the file format, inspect the underlying hex, and show you any unencrypted text. If our analysis detects an embedded, supported standard video stream, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your VDR file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted CDR, PDF, MP4, PNG, DAT, HAV, IFV and REC1 files.
If you want to convert VDR file to MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, WEBM, MKV, M4V, 3GP, OGV, ASF or RM, you can use DVR365 Player or similar software from the "Vehicle Telemetry & Video Log" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MTS, MOV, RMVB, DIVX, RM, H264, TS, WMV, VOB, MP4, XVID or AVI files to VDR, try DVR365 Player or another comparable tool in the "Vehicle Telemetry & Video Log" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our VDR converter.