Video player for SWF and FLV files. Offers fast-forward and rewind, pausing and zooming. Displays Flash videos frame by frame in a preview, replays online videos and can save them on hard disk. Pro version with larger functional scope also available.
Downloads FLV videos from web sites, such as YouTube, Yahoo, Google, Break, Metacafe, MySpace, Gofish and other video-sharing sites. Automatically identifies video files and stores them on the hard disk.
Makes the contents of an iPod accessible as normal, readable files, organised into hierarchical folders. Allows you, for example, to copy songs and other multimedia files from the iPod onto the computer as long as the iPod has disk use enabled. Also allows the user to browse their iPod library with the help of Spotlight.
Small alternative to iTunes that administers iPods, copies music between iPods and PCs/Macs, repairs and reorganises databases, and saves and restores iPod data. Fast and secure download from The H
This tool takes snapshots of your desktop and records all the videos playing on it. The data is stored as Flash films and, according to the manufacturer, can then be published on screencast.com or swapped online.
Records the audio stream of Last.FM and stores individual MP3s on the hard disk. Features built-in audio player and filter functions allowing the user to search for titles by particular artists or albums (similar to TheLastRipper).
Tool for editing metadata and tags of MP4 and MOV files (QuickTime). Performs automatic Internet searches on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) to retrieve information as well as on the Internet for matching film posters, and appends them to the corresponding file. Also available as version 2.3.0 for Mac OS X 10.4.
Droplet (Drag&Drop utility) which allows the user to add films to the iTunes library in formats which are not recognised by QuickTime without converting or altering them. Perian and Flip4Mac WMV are recommended.
Dictation device for iPhone & Co. Records voice memos and offers a fast forward/rewind function as well as a waveform monitor for editing and recording. Program no longer offered.
Uses acoustic fingerprinting and a central database to recognise a piece of music being played. It then relays information such as artist, title, genre, record label and album back to the user. The free version only permits five days of usage per month.
Tool for editing ID tags and setting up a clearly structured music database by creating tag-based filenames. Includes a connection to the FreeDB database for querying song information.
Creates a fingerprint from a song played through the microphone and compares it with an online database to identify the song and download the corresponding title information.
Enhanced iTunes with new functions. Automatically manages media library tasks, including synchronising music files, editing ID3 tags, automatically searching for album covers and renaming files using ID3 tags. Currently not available on the manufacturer’s web site.
This tool searches your iTunes Library and corrects and adds metadata about songs and albums. It can download song, album and artist names and album covers, display additional information about the currently playing song, and analyse its metadata. A version is available for Mac systems.
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