Downloads videos from YouTube and stores them in standard video formats, including 3GP and DivX. Also searches other web sites for videos that can be downloaded.
Plays data in the popular Adobe Flash Video (FLV) format as well as FLV HD videos in H.264 format. Other features include stepless scaling and the option to turn proportional scaling on or off. Opens and saves locally available files as well as streaming from the internet, and offers a control capability via the Windows command line. Fast and secure download from The H
Tuner for receiving television signals via a TV card. Can pause and rewind the current picture (timeshift), contains an electronic programme guide (EPG) and records transmissions when specified by a timer. Contact the manufacturer to activate the demo.
Copies individual songs or entire playlists (including metadata) from an iPod to a PC. These can then be copied into iTunes. The ‘Enable disk use’ option in iTunes must be activated. Also supports iPod Touch and iPhone version 0.50.2 onwards.
Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer is a universal converter for almost all well-known multimedia formats in batch mode. The program can play and store internet media streams that use different protocols (MMS, RTSP and HTTP).
Convertor and player for audio files. Converts AAC, M4A, MP4 audio and M4B audiobooks to MP3 and WAV. Quality of the output file can be set to a maximum bit rate of 320Kbit/s and frequency of 48KHz.
Front end for the MPlayer multimedia player which, in addition to the standard features, has extended functionality such as displaying filter settings in the menu. After an interruption, it restores a file to the point at which it was left, with the same settings, such as subtitle or language.
A home entertainment system based on Kubuntu, which can function as a HTPC (Home Theatre PC) and as a central control system for managing a household digitally, such as monitoring the telephone, lamps and blinds. Contains numerous open source applications, such as Asterisk, Xine, MythTV, Firefox, VideoLAN and Pluto. Fast and secure download from The H
Simple audio player that supports numerous formats such as FLAC, MP3, AAC, Musepack, Monkey’s Audio, OGG, Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV, IT, MOD and XM. Includes various effects for changing the sound, such as an equaliser, reverb, time stretch, pitch shift and echo.
Shows information about multimedia files such as the utilised/required codecs, parameters used for encoding and file type. Also allows you to locate the necessary codecs if they’re not already installed. Available from the Mac App Store.
Multi-track video editing program based on MLT Video Frameworks and FFmpeg, which displays all changes to graphic material in real time. Features a customisable user interface, an unlimited number of 'Undo clicks' and functions enabling the timebar to be organised. Supports camcorders, webcams, as well as all commonly used audio, video and image formats, and can produce screen logs.
Sampler for music production based on the Independence 2 audio engine. Comes with a sound library of instruments that can be played, edited and adapted. There are also enhanced versions available for a fee, which allow the import of audio data among other extra features.
Use this compact tool to change the data and information contained in MP3 files to make the files as small as possible; it can, for example, process the bit rate or convert the bit rate format from VBR to CBR.
Plug-in for Exact Audio Copy; this tool can perform parallel coding in several audio-formats and acquire album cover images; requires a mod (Synthetic Soul's or Akkurat's) so that it can run together with Exact Copy Audio 0.99 prebeta 4; download requires you to set up an account.
Audiotool which modifies the sound of the voice in real time as well as eliminating or adding background noise. Allows the creation of a sonic background for speech, and changes the pitch of the voice for acoustic role-play. Works well with audio games and multi-player games.
DLNA and UPnP media server and browser for streaming online content such as music and videos from YouTube or other portals on DLNA-enabled devices in your (home) network, for example on PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360.
Collection of audio and video codecs for Windows 7. Lets you open and play formats such as FLV, DivX or OGG with Windows Media Player. Contains its own codec management and configuration tool. Also available for Windows Vista.
UPnP control point with which you can control from your computer which audio files a media client plays from a media server; finds all UPnP/DLNA servers and clients in the network and can put together a playlist of the contents of the server and then play them on the client; resembles a remote control.
DLNA-compliant UPnP media server written in Java, for streaming and transcoding multimedia files via Sony PlayStation 3. Solves the problems this console encounters when running particular formats by transcoding even incompatible formats in real time. Fast and secure download from The H
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