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WEB TOOLS
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The following is a list of tools
that will allow you to manipulate video files and disks. With
them you can make backups and perform a wide variety of operations
to your personal video files. Please note that in some countries
it is illegal to even backup your own DVD's, so please make
sure you are aware of the legal situation in your country before
performing any such operation.
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Rating |
[Compression]
An excellent piece of software that allows you to compact video
disks or directories in order for them to fit in a standard single
layer DVD disc. The interface is extremely simple and has a very
low learning curve. This tool is trully excellent for backing
up your purchased DVD's.
[FREEWARE] |
GOLD PICK |
[Compression]
Tool which like the above allows you to compress a DVD into the
format that can fit within a standard single layer disk.
[FREE - DonationWare] |
SILVER PICK |
[Decryption]
A tool that will help you decrypt protected DVD's in order to
be able to back them up. It offers a very simplistic interface,
although its not as fast as its counterpart - DVD Decrypter. This
is an excellent tool for allowing you to backup your DVD originals
that are encrypted and could otherwise not be backed up. Also
removes Region Codes, allowing playback under the region-free
concept, which is playable under any player.
[FREE Version] |
GOLD PICK
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[Decryption]
This piece of software allows you to remove protections from DVD's
in order to be able to back them up properly.
[FREE - Windows XP or NT only] |
SILVER PICK |
[Converter]
A good tool that will allow you to convert a great variety of
video files into DivX or XVid format. These formats of video offer
very high compression with limited quality loss. AutoGk can be
a bit overwhelming to the uninitiated user due to its plethora
of options. Please note that it cannot convert encrypted video
formats.
[FREEWARE] |
SILVER PICK |
[Converter]
Another conversion tool that will allow you to transform a video
file to the DivX format. It is fairly simple to use and supports
a great variety of input formats. EasyDivX can perform some decryption
of the original input file.
[FREEWARE] |
BRONZE PICK
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[Editor]
Tool that will allow you to edit a video file (cut, split, join)
and/or convert it to another format. This is a great tool to manipulate
video files.
[FREEWARE] |
SILVER PICK
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[Editor]
Editing tool that can manipulate ASF and WMV type video files.
With it you can cut, join or extract fragments from video files
of these formats.
[FREEWARE]
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BRONZE PICK |
& DVDAuthorGui
[Authoring]
DAuthor is a set of tools that will allow you to author your DVD's,
enabling you to create menus, subtitles, chapters or buttons.
The DVDAuthorGui provides a graphical interface to DVDAuthor which
makes the whole process both easier and more accessible to the
non technical user. Note that these are 2 separate downloads.
[FREEWARE] |
GOLD PICK |
[Authoring]
Software that allows you to manipulate mpeg files and transform
them into DVD folders that you can burn as actual DVD's playable
at your table DVD player.intomewhat initiated in the area of firewalls,
offers a lot of personal configuration options.
[FREEWARE] |
SILVER PICK
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