20 years are a long time, especially when it comes to transferring a file from one to the next system again and again, although you cannot access it.
For the Reddit user Humbertog, the patience was worth it. He has discovered a function of Chatgpt that hardly anyone has on the screen and has thus restored a 20 -year -old file.
Why is that important?Chatgpt offers various opportunities for everyday life, but that the AI can also convert old file formats is probably known to a few people. At some point you can also use this function.
Can it be an invented story or a bot?Yes, that cannot be ruled out. However, the user shows activity in various subreddits and has been active on Reddit since August 2010. He also disclosed the chat with Chatgpt, which makes a real impression on us. It is therefore obvious that this user is also a real person and its history is not invented.
Chatgpt as a rescuer of childhood?
What happened?The Reddit user Humbertog has imChatGPT-SubredditHis sheer enthusiasm for a function of Chatgpt shared.
He tells how he recorded an audio file on his HP Jornada Pocket 20 years ago, which he could no longer open after a few years because the file format.
Nothing worked: He probably tried with various programs to get the audio file up and running again, but in vain: neither FFMPEG, VLC, Audacity, nor various online audio converter would have worked.
Chatgpt rushes to help: After the humberog tried again for years to play the file again, he finally asked for help. He shared the corresponding prompt in his post.
Ok here is the deal, many years ago I recorded an audio file with an HP Jornada Pocket PC, the format is Filename.SHS and I don't know how to convert this format into MP3 or WAV, is that possible? Is it possible to extract the soundtrack from this file?
The answer from Chatgpt in short version: No problem!
Chatgpt suggested that the file can easily be uploaded so that the bot can analyze the file and extract the audio track.
The joy of Humbertog must have been gigantic at that moment. He writes:
Oh boy, that was amazing
This is how the AI: Chatgpt analyzed the file and recognized it as a Composite Document File V2 (CDFV2), which was often used by older Windows applications. Despite the lack of standard tools for the processing of the format, the AI found Wave header inside the file-an indication of embedded audio data.
With this knowledge, Chatgpt finally extracted the WAV file it contains and converted it into a usable format. An incredible moment for Humbertog: after 20 years he was finally able to listen to his old picture.
Incidentally, he did not reveal what exactly was united in the file. However, it seemed necessary to have been necessary - at least for him.
Good to know: Humbertog writes that he used the Chatgpt model GPT-4O for this process.
Chatgpt goes one more
Not only is the file saved, chatt can still top your own performance and improves the audio quality on request.
This included noise suppression, normalization and othersImprovements
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So if you are looking for an online converter, just try it with a chat. It can also convert text files into PDFs and much more.
