Extracting data from GCF files

The easiest way to extract data from a GCF file is by using the “View” mode of Scream.

• Right-click on the file and select View with Scream from the context menu. Alternatively, from the command line, type:

  scream -view file-name

  where file-name is the path to the file containing the GCF data.

• Hold shift and the left-mouse button, then drag over the area of interest until the screen displays only the data you want.

  

• Release shift and select Save from the pop-up menu.

You can save the data in any of the formats that Scream supports.

Using GCFINFO

It is also possible to extract data from a GCF file using GCFinfo.

1. Install GCFinfo on your PC.

2. Right-click on the GCF file in Windows Explorer and select View.

   or

   Start GCFInfo and drag a GCF file from Windows Explorer into it.

   

3. Select View → Time Section or use the mouse to zoom in until the window displays only the data you want.

4. Select File → Save As… and choose a name for the new file.

You can also save in the other formats supported by gcfinfo, allowing quick and easy extraction of data for analysis in other applications.