Answer VIDEO TOOLS:
Free Easy CD DVD Burner v2.0
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_6_205_26380.html
Video DVD Maker Free 2.13.0.76 (Freeware)
http://www.softpedia.com/get/CD-DVD-Tools/CD-DVD-Rip-Other-Tools/Video-DVD-Maker.shtml
FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder 20071004 rev1503 (Freeware)
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Codec-Packs-Video-Codecs/FFDShow-MPEG-Video-Decoder.shtml
TrakAx PC 2.0.108 (Freeware)
from Softpedia - Latest software
Empowers you to create professional
music and video mixes in an easy-to-use and fun environment.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Audio-Editors-Recorders/TrakAx-PC.shtml
InfraRecorder
is an open source utility that doesn't skimp on features or accessibility. Once installed, you'll notice you can either launch InfraRecorder or InfraExpress. The latter version features a slimmed down interface with wizards for burning data, audio, and video discs. It's sort of InfraRecorder for dummies. The full feature gives you a ton of options that might confuse folks used to using Nero Smart Start.
Here are a few of the things you can do with InfraRecorder:
* Create data, audio, video, and mixed-mode discs
* Record dual-layer DVDs
* Four methods for erasing discs
* Record disc images (ISO and BIN/CUE)
* Scan SCSI/IDE bus for devices and capabilities
* Create disc copies using temporary disc image
* Import session data from multi-session discs and add more sessions
It doesn't look like there's support for Blu-Ray or HD-DVD, but the product is still under development and new features are being added all the time.
http://infrarecorder.sourceforge.net/
Avidemux v2.4 for Win32 (Build 3600)
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_6_74_33631.html
DVDFab HD Decrypter 3.2.0.5 Beta [ 2.42 Mb | Freeware | Win All]
Copies entire DVD movie to hard disk, and removes all the protections.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/DVDFab_HD_Decrypter_d5168.html
Download online videos direct to PC / iPod / PSP
Vixy.net is an online service for downloading videos from Youtube for
PC, Mac, Ipod or PSP. This service allows you to convert youtube
videos or Flash Videos to MPEG4 (AVI/MOV/MP4/MP3/3GP) file online.
Enter youtube video in the URL text box and select desired conversion
format and click start, for converting FLV files other than youtube,
you should provide full url with .flv extension. vixy downloads the
video for you and then converts to your selected format and then it
gives popup to save the file to system.
Vixy.net uses open source FLV to MPEG encoder engine. It converts FLV
to MPEG4 faster and less lossy than a typical transcoder.
http://ww.Vixy.net
Handbrake
http://handbrake.m0k.org/
Unique but essential
Handbrake enables you to stick a DVD in your DVD drive and have the
contents of that film stored to your hard drive in a form that can be
read by pretty much any media player. I often use it to put a few
movies on my laptop for travel purposes, so I don't have to worry
about keeping track of DVDs while on the road.
Use videos as screen savers
Forget pictures in a screen saver. Use this program to have your
favorite digital videos as your screen saver.
Set the screen saver to play videos as-is, or have them stretched to
fill the screen. You can also mute the sound so the screen saver won't
spook you if you're elsewhere in your house.
Microsoft's Video Screensaver for Windows XP allows for more
creativity right on your desktop.
Cost: Free
Link:
http://www.microsoft.com
Mix, edit and share videos online
There's no shortage of video-sharing sites nowadays. You can upload
or watch videos on sites like YouTube and Yahoo! Video.
However, most video sites offer little flexibility. To edit or mix
clips, you need your own software.
Jumpcut is a video-sharing site that gives you more control. In fact,
it lets you take over others' videos as well.
As with other sites, you can upload your own clips to Jumpcut. It
provides an online video editor, so you can cut and remix your clips.
You also can upload still photos and arrange a slide show. Jumpcut can
import pictures from Flickr, the popular photo-sharing site.
You can upload videos and photos through the site or via e-mail. In
e-mail, simply include your artwork as an attachment. Jumpcut will
automatically add it to your account.
Jumpcut allows you to remix other members' videos. You can reorder the
scenes or borrow footage for your own videos. The original version
stays intact, so you won't step on anyone's toes. You can restrict
your clips from others if you wish.
Jumpcut is still in beta (testing), so it may have a few kinks. It
recently became part of Yahoo!. That means you can join Jumpcut using
a Yahoo! ID.
Cost: Free
Link:
http://www.jumpcut.com
Streamlined video editing
The video-editing basics are covered with this product.
You can cut or move scenes around. There is also a good collection of
filters. You can use them to adjust brightness, reduce noise from the
soundtrack or sharpen the picture. It features two windows to show the
"before" and "after" effects of your adjustments.
VirtualDub makes navigation easy with buttons to skip through a video
to find clips. It can even be set to detect scene changes to help you
more quickly jump to different parts of your video. VirtualDub
captures video for editing in the AVI (audio video interleave) format.
Cost: Free
Link:
http://www.virtualdub.org
DVD FLICK (free): Take video files stored on your computer and turn
them into a DVD
http://www.dvdflick.net/
X-Avidemux Portable 2.4 (Freeware)
from Softpedia - Latest software
A free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and
encoding tasks.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/Multimedia/Video/Windows-Portable\
-Applications-X-Avidemux-Portable.shtml
SpeedyiTunes 0.7.0.1 Apha (Freeware)
from Softpedia - Latest software
Shrink your Movie, Music and Podcast download!
http://www.softpedia.com/get/IPOD-TOOLS/Other-IPOD-tools-Updates/SpeedyiTunes.sh\
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