Input file
VMDK
- Full Name: VMware Virtual Disk Format
- Developer: VMware
Output file
SPF
- Full Name: Still Picture Interchange File Format
- Developer: Sling Media
What is VMDK file?
VMDK (.vmdk) is a virtual machine disk file used by VMware virtualization software. It shares the same format as other virtual disk formats such as those used for VirtualBox and Parallels Desktop virtual machines. VMDK files contain hard drive data that has been “zipped” and packaged for use by a hypervisor, like VMware Workstation, which abstracts physical hardware and allows multiple operating systems to run on different hardware profiles simultaneously. [ ⏩ ] VMDK file extension
What is SPF file?
The .SPF file extension stands for SlingPlayer Favorites File. It is a special file generated by SlingPlayer from Sling Media, Inc. that stores the settings and preferences of the user in order to provide an improved experience for the user. SPF files are mainly used to store shortcuts, or “favorites”, that allow for fast access to media content stored on your computer, mobile device, and/or cloud storage. [ ⏩ ] SPF file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from VMDK to SPF?
To successfully convert the VMDK file to SPF, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.VMDK). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case SPF (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than SPF).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. VMDK to SPF. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting VMDK files to SPF files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension SPF, while before this step we had the VMDK file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new SPF file, or not.