Extract text from Outerra captured videos (YOG)
To convert YOG videos to another format, you need Outerra or other Video software.
To convert other file formats to the "Captured Video File" file type, you need software like Outerra or a similar tool.
The .yog file is a proprietary video format created by the Outerra Engine. It stores raw screen capture sequences recorded directly within the 3D planetary engine or its associated tech demo, Anteworld. Developers and gamers use this format to capture high-resolution, engine-native gameplay or simulation footage before finalizing it.
Because .yog is a closed, proprietary format, it is extremely difficult to use outside of the original ecosystem. Standard media players like VLC or Windows Media Player cannot decode the engine-specific data. The files are often massive because they bypass heavy compression to maintain high rendering framerates. This prevents users from directly uploading the footage to YouTube, social media, or standard video editing timelines.
To share or edit the footage, you must convert the .yog file into a standard container format like MP4 (H.264/H.265), MKV, or AVI. However, standard online video converters fail to process these files because they lack the proprietary Outerra codec. Often, only the original Outerra Engine can properly read, render, or export the data into a standard video format. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded media stream, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your YOG file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert YOG file to MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, WEBM, MKV, M4V, 3GP, OGV, ASF or RM, you can use Outerra or similar software from the "Engine Video Capture" 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 YOG, try Outerra or another comparable tool in the "Engine Video Capture" 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 YOG converter.