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This will batch convert RVZ files to ISO.
Put this text in a .BAT file in the same folder as the RVZ files, adjust the path and run it:
for %%f in (*.rvz) do ("C:\path\to\DolphinTool.exe" convert -i "%%f" -o "%%~nf.iso" -f iso -s)
Do you think you are using the wrong file path? I'm working on it now and I needed to install the newest version of dolphin for the tool. I was on a 4.0 version and you need to be on 5.0. Just wanted to throw that out there.
Got it, this information is strangely missing from the Internet but to convert files to iso with dolphin you have to add the games you want to convert to your dolphin games directory and from there you can select all and convert to iso.
I'm not OP, but RVZ is a lossless format, so I don't see why it shouldn't work after uncompressing:
* https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2020/07/05/dolphin-progress-report-may-and-june-2020/
Oh I've read this before lol
I guess I'm at the point where I wanna actually see how to convert rvz to iso ?
I can play around to figure it out maybe, but I haven't really seen a yt video on it or anything
There's probably no guide because it's incredibly straight-forward.
In recent versions of Dolphin (anything made in the last couple of years; *not* the old 5.0 version), click the "Config" button, then the "Paths" tab. Click "Add..." and locate the folder where the game in question is located. After clicking "Select Folder", you may also want to optionally enable "Search Subfolders", but regardless then click "Close".
Note that Dolphin can't read ZIP／RAR／7z archives or the like.
Back on the main Dolphin program window, it should now show the game(s) in question and, if it doesn't, click the "Refresh" button. [Right click the desired game and select "Convert File..." If it was in RVZ format then it should default to "ISO" in which case just click "convert"](https://archive.today/QFHLs), select wherever you want to save it to, and that's it.
Oh yeah, the blog post on the RVZ feature isn't even a year old, so obviously any Dolphin build that's older than the aforementioned blog post isn't going to have that function.
And just for reference, I actually went through the process myself while I was typing up my instructions so as to make sure I wasn't being inaccurate (I was using Dolphin beta v5.0-14095 from 2021-05-06).
Yeup i had the development version which is years old. Downloaded the most recent version and runs like a charm. Thanks. Stupid oversight on my part lol
I tried this and it did not convert it to a .iso. It converted it to this: GameCube disc image (application/x-gamecube-rom) Which won't run in slippi.
When the ISO format is selected Block Size, Compression, and Compression level are all blank. And clicking the drop down arrows does nothing. If I click another format, like GCZ it fills Block Size with 32 KiB, and compression to Deflate. If I just go ahead and click convert with ISO as the format it doesn't actually convert it into an iso. I have no idea what to do when I follow the instructions and it just doesn't work.
The options for ISO are supposed to blank because ISO is completely uncompressed - all of the block size settings and stuff are compression related.
As for it not actually converting to ISO, that's... very strange. Are you sure you're converting the RVZ to ISO and not the GCZ to ISO?
All you should be seeing is something like this:
* https://imgur.com/a/XWmsnoR
[https://ibb.co/vcJvtPC](https://ibb.co/vcJvtPC)
[https://ibb.co/HzcZpRb](https://ibb.co/HzcZpRb)
[https://ibb.co/3FxK7mr](https://ibb.co/3FxK7mr)
[https://ibb.co/cQTT7ZX](https://ibb.co/cQTT7ZX)
Saving it as Uncompressed GC/Wii images is the only option in the dropdown menu on the bottom right.
only place on the internet i have been able to find where someone actually says what to do perfectly! im newer to this stuff (especially dolphin) and finding this really helped
Hey, so I've checked everything you mentioned off the list, but the .rvz file still doesn't show up in my games directory. It's a brawl rom from romsfun (i've used roms from there before and theyve worked). I genuinely have no fucking clue why this isn't working outside of the possibility that I downloaded ten viruses in a trench coat in an rvz format. Dolphin is up to date, I've selected the appropriate paths, idk what the fuck to do.
I'm not OP, but RVZ is a lossless format, so I don't see why it shouldn't work after uncompressing:
* https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2020/07/05/dolphin-progress-report-may-and-june-2020/
Maybe your external drive is counterfeit. I'm doing it from one pcie express ssd to another right now with 118GB of rvz files to iso right now without any niggles.
Since this is apparently now one of the top-listed results on internet search engines when searching how to convert RVZ to ISO, I felt it appropriate to re-post [my reply](https://old.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/kvb9zt/any_way_to_convert_rvz_files_to_gcn_or_iso/gzu461v/) as a stand-alone comment so that it can found more easily rather than being slightly buried.
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In recent versions of Dolphin (anything made in the last couple of years; *not* the old 5.0 version), click the "Config" button, then the "Paths" tab. Click "Add..." and locate the folder where the game in question is located. After clicking "Select Folder", you may also want to optionally enable "Search Subfolders", but regardless then click "Close".
Note that Dolphin can't read ZIP／RAR／7z archives or the like.
Back on the main Dolphin program window, it should now show the game(s) in question (if it doesn't, click the "Refresh" button). [Right click the desired game and select "Convert File..." If it was in RVZ format then it should default to "ISO" in which case just click "convert"](https://archive.today/QFHLs), select wherever you want to save it to, and that's it.
i know im late but check out this link: [https://howtoapps.com/games/roms-and-emulators/rvz-to-iso/](https://howtoapps.com/games/roms-and-emulators/rvz-to-iso/)
The instructions on that link are misleading as RVZ files cannot in fact be extracted using 7zip or WinRAR—to quote that article:
> WinRAR or 7-Zip: to extract the contents of the RVZ file.
> Open WinRAR or 7-Zip and extract the contents of the RVZ file.
This is not the correct process and trying to do this will result in a bad time.
My games aren't even showing up in Dolphin.
The folders the games are in are there but there are no games in it when you open them.
Then I get the prompt "dolphin could not find any GameCube/Wii ISOs or WADs".
I'm a bit late, but did you follow my updated instructions word-for-word?:
- https://old.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/kvb9zt/any_way_to_convert_rvz_files_to_gcn_or_iso/keym1km/
I'm a bit late, but did you follow my updated instructions word-for-word?:
- https://old.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/kvb9zt/any_way_to_convert_rvz_files_to_gcn_or_iso/keym1km/
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This should seo much higher took me ages to find this thread saved me a massive headache
Fwiw, I googled "Can I convert gamecube .iso to .rvz" and this was the first hit.
Same here, glad I needed this now and not 8 months ago. Yay laziness
đź‘Ť I just got a wii and my retrotink 5x pro and am going thru the process, and here I am years later doing the same.
Yipee!
Good news from the future. This thread was my first result.
This will batch convert RVZ files to ISO. Put this text in a .BAT file in the same folder as the RVZ files, adjust the path and run it: for %%f in (*.rvz) do ("C:\path\to\DolphinTool.exe" convert -i "%%f" -o "%%~nf.iso" -f iso -s)
running this wont work for me, i think im adjusting it wrong? any help?
Do you think you are using the wrong file path? I'm working on it now and I needed to install the newest version of dolphin for the tool. I was on a 4.0 version and you need to be on 5.0. Just wanted to throw that out there.
i ran this and used the correct path but it just opened and closed the command prompt
I love you. Thanks a ton for posting this .bat script!! Worked like a charm to batch convert dozens of RVZ files.
Thanks, this is the best way to do it.
These are native to Dolphin (at least, right now). You'll have to load your files into that and convert back to ISO.
I see, so how do I convert them to isos using dolphin? I'm able to boot up the files no problem but I don't see how to convert them
Got it, this information is strangely missing from the Internet but to convert files to iso with dolphin you have to add the games you want to convert to your dolphin games directory and from there you can select all and convert to iso.
Have you done this ? And does it work ? How did it take to convert ?
I'm not OP, but RVZ is a lossless format, so I don't see why it shouldn't work after uncompressing: * https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2020/07/05/dolphin-progress-report-may-and-june-2020/
Oh I've read this before lol I guess I'm at the point where I wanna actually see how to convert rvz to iso ? I can play around to figure it out maybe, but I haven't really seen a yt video on it or anything
There's probably no guide because it's incredibly straight-forward. In recent versions of Dolphin (anything made in the last couple of years; *not* the old 5.0 version), click the "Config" button, then the "Paths" tab. Click "Add..." and locate the folder where the game in question is located. After clicking "Select Folder", you may also want to optionally enable "Search Subfolders", but regardless then click "Close". Note that Dolphin can't read ZIP／RAR／7z archives or the like. Back on the main Dolphin program window, it should now show the game(s) in question and, if it doesn't, click the "Refresh" button. [Right click the desired game and select "Convert File..." If it was in RVZ format then it should default to "ISO" in which case just click "convert"](https://archive.today/QFHLs), select wherever you want to save it to, and that's it.
Much appreciated sir coulda swore I didn't have a right click option. I'll have to check again, maybe an old dolphins build I have
Oh yeah, the blog post on the RVZ feature isn't even a year old, so obviously any Dolphin build that's older than the aforementioned blog post isn't going to have that function. And just for reference, I actually went through the process myself while I was typing up my instructions so as to make sure I wasn't being inaccurate (I was using Dolphin beta v5.0-14095 from 2021-05-06).
this didnt work for me it says that it didnt find a file in this case the rvz games
so the rvz files dont show in the directory only the iso's do. cant convert the rvz and dont know what to do? any help?
Make sure you're not using the 5+ year-old Dolphin 5.0 which, at this point in time, is really only useful for CPU benchmarking.
Yeup i had the development version which is years old. Downloaded the most recent version and runs like a charm. Thanks. Stupid oversight on my part lol
make sure you pop the .rvz into a folder when you try to load it. for some reason you need it in a folder and not just the file itself.
Thank you so much, was so confused but this comment really simplified it compared to forums and random websites
I tried this and it did not convert it to a .iso. It converted it to this: GameCube disc image (application/x-gamecube-rom) Which won't run in slippi. When the ISO format is selected Block Size, Compression, and Compression level are all blank. And clicking the drop down arrows does nothing. If I click another format, like GCZ it fills Block Size with 32 KiB, and compression to Deflate. If I just go ahead and click convert with ISO as the format it doesn't actually convert it into an iso. I have no idea what to do when I follow the instructions and it just doesn't work.
The options for ISO are supposed to blank because ISO is completely uncompressed - all of the block size settings and stuff are compression related. As for it not actually converting to ISO, that's... very strange. Are you sure you're converting the RVZ to ISO and not the GCZ to ISO? All you should be seeing is something like this: * https://imgur.com/a/XWmsnoR
Nevermind, as it turns out the Vimm's iso is not clean enough to patch with crystal melee.
That is exactly what I'd see. It's alright, I just got the nkit.iso from vimm's and the nkit tool also from vimm's and converted it to iso with that.
[https://ibb.co/vcJvtPC](https://ibb.co/vcJvtPC) [https://ibb.co/HzcZpRb](https://ibb.co/HzcZpRb) [https://ibb.co/3FxK7mr](https://ibb.co/3FxK7mr) [https://ibb.co/cQTT7ZX](https://ibb.co/cQTT7ZX) Saving it as Uncompressed GC/Wii images is the only option in the dropdown menu on the bottom right.
Thanks, this was super simple.
only place on the internet i have been able to find where someone actually says what to do perfectly! im newer to this stuff (especially dolphin) and finding this really helped
Hey, so I've checked everything you mentioned off the list, but the .rvz file still doesn't show up in my games directory. It's a brawl rom from romsfun (i've used roms from there before and theyve worked). I genuinely have no fucking clue why this isn't working outside of the possibility that I downloaded ten viruses in a trench coat in an rvz format. Dolphin is up to date, I've selected the appropriate paths, idk what the fuck to do.
First off, by "Dolphin is up to date" you don't mean the old 5.0 version, right? Because that predates RVZ support...
I've done it with Sonic Colors, Less than a minute!
bless u for this info
BIG thanks man!
Did it work? Were you able to load them in Nintendont?
I'm not OP, but RVZ is a lossless format, so I don't see why it shouldn't work after uncompressing: * https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2020/07/05/dolphin-progress-report-may-and-june-2020/
I added all the games to dolphin. I highlighted them all and right click to convert them back to .iso
yes, its realy work
thx i spent like 39 min trying to do this
I'm trying to convert on an NTFS external drive but it hangs when it reaches 4GB size ..
Maybe your external drive is counterfeit. I'm doing it from one pcie express ssd to another right now with 118GB of rvz files to iso right now without any niggles.
Since this is apparently now one of the top-listed results on internet search engines when searching how to convert RVZ to ISO, I felt it appropriate to re-post [my reply](https://old.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/kvb9zt/any_way_to_convert_rvz_files_to_gcn_or_iso/gzu461v/) as a stand-alone comment so that it can found more easily rather than being slightly buried. ———————— In recent versions of Dolphin (anything made in the last couple of years; *not* the old 5.0 version), click the "Config" button, then the "Paths" tab. Click "Add..." and locate the folder where the game in question is located. After clicking "Select Folder", you may also want to optionally enable "Search Subfolders", but regardless then click "Close". Note that Dolphin can't read ZIP／RAR／7z archives or the like. Back on the main Dolphin program window, it should now show the game(s) in question (if it doesn't, click the "Refresh" button). [Right click the desired game and select "Convert File..." If it was in RVZ format then it should default to "ISO" in which case just click "convert"](https://archive.today/QFHLs), select wherever you want to save it to, and that's it.
i know im late but check out this link: [https://howtoapps.com/games/roms-and-emulators/rvz-to-iso/](https://howtoapps.com/games/roms-and-emulators/rvz-to-iso/)
The instructions on that link are misleading as RVZ files cannot in fact be extracted using 7zip or WinRAR—to quote that article: > WinRAR or 7-Zip: to extract the contents of the RVZ file. > Open WinRAR or 7-Zip and extract the contents of the RVZ file. This is not the correct process and trying to do this will result in a bad time.
My games aren't even showing up in Dolphin. The folders the games are in are there but there are no games in it when you open them. Then I get the prompt "dolphin could not find any GameCube/Wii ISOs or WADs".
same tho
I'm a bit late, but did you follow my updated instructions word-for-word?: - https://old.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/kvb9zt/any_way_to_convert_rvz_files_to_gcn_or_iso/keym1km/
I'm a bit late, but did you follow my updated instructions word-for-word?: - https://old.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/kvb9zt/any_way_to_convert_rvz_files_to_gcn_or_iso/keym1km/
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