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
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.
Universal audio/video player for DivX, VCD, DVD, MPEG-1/2/4 and Ogg Vorbis. VLS streaming server also available. The most recent version 1.1.13 is not yet available for all operating systems.. Fast and secure download from The H
Automatic music notation program where you input the notes via a textual musical language using any text editor. Not only automatically sets the correct intervals between notes and inserts line and page breaks but also enables you to print out the music correctly.
WYSIWYG music notation program in which notes can be input using a keyboard or MIDI device. An integrated
software synthesiser enables sampling. Imports and exports MIDI and MusicXml. Fast and secure download from The H
Streams music data saved on a computer to devices connected to the internet such as mobile phones. The program is operated and configured via the web browser. Also available as an Android version (See Heise download) as well as a iPhone client in the iTunes store and as a Windows phone version. Fast and secure download from The H
Downloads videos from online portals such as YouTube, MyVideo, MySpass, Sevenload, DailyMotion and Vimeo, and converts them into MPEG and WMV formats or MP3 and OGG audio files.
Suite of five tools for recording, converting and streaming audio and video files. Features include ffserver, an HTTP multimedia streaming server for live broadcasting, libavcodec, one of the leading open source codec libraries, and ffmpeg, a command line tool for converting video files, which also supports recording and encoding TV programmes in real time.
Cross-platform media centre with integrated UPnP streaming server and client. Supports all current formats such as MPEG-1/2/4, DivX, XviD, MP3, AAC, JPG and GIF, and offers functions such as playlists, audio visualisation and slideshows. Beta of version 11 is also available.
Cross-platform, open-source player, allows accessing locally stored music and music collections via LAN and internet. Supports music servers such as Ampache and OwnCloud as well as internet services such as Spotify, Grooveshark, Jamendo, Last.fm, YouTube and Soundcloud. Fast and secure download from The H
Converts video files from non-copyright-protected DVDs, DVD images or VIDEO_TS folders into MP4, MKV or OGM formats. Can transfer entire video files or individual chapters. Also includes an integrated bit-rate calculator.
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.
Supplies technical information and tags from multimedia files, such as the codec, aspect ratio, refresh rate, bit rate, author and section outline. Supports AVI, OGM, MKV, MPG, VOB, MP4, 3GP, MP3, OGG, MKA, MP4 and AAC formats. Fast and secure download from The H
Organises and plays music collections or web radio streams. Browses the web for lyrics. Supported formats include MP3, OGG Vorbis, AU, AIFF, WAV and SPEEX. Also available in combination with aTunes and Jukes as Jukebox Power Pack.
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.
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