Handbrake is a free program that can convert DVD’s or VOB files into video files. Supported containers are: MP4/M4V (for Ipod), AVI, OGM, and MKV, while supported video encoders are Xvid, H264, and Mpeg4. Handbrake has established a reputation as being a 1-click solution for converting →
DivXMachine Shell Integrated
DivXMachine Shell Integrated (DMSI for short) is a free program that can convert images, audio files and videos across multiple formats straight from the Windows Explorer context menu. Two things that make this program unique (a) all operations are done straight from the context menu; it →
Back Back!
Finally, my site is back up. I’m finally moved to a new hosting company. Said goodbye to my old hosting company (Anhosting/Midphase), with their propensity to switch off my site randomly for no real reason every time I get a bit of decent traffic. I will →
YcPod
YcPod can download videos from YouTube. It can also retrieve videos from the browser cache, making it function as a universal grab tool for almost all video sharing sites. If you want a tool that can download any video from any video sharing site, you can →
Overview of free video resources
I’m always keeping an eye on free programs and resources and, of late, have been overwhelmed by the sheer number of free video resources that have been propping up everywhere. Here’s a list and descriptions of some of the more interesting programs and/or sites that I’ve →
Media Converter SA
Media Converter SA is a free small program that can convert media files across many different formats. It also has a video downloading functionality from a number of video sharing sites such as YouTube, ifilm, Metacafe, and a handful of others. It seems like a rare →
DVD Shrink
DVD Shrink is a free program that can rip DVD’s into the hard drive and compress them, if needed, to fit on a standard 4.7-gig DVD. It will create a DVD image that can be burned into a DVD using a number of third party programs. →
JLC’s Internet TV
JLC’s Internet TV is a freeware program which lists and displays over 1,300 TV channels that are available for streaming over the internet. I’ve seen a number of “free internet TV” programs that promise hundreds of channels, but I usually shy away from featuring them on →
Ashampoo Clipfinder
Ashampoo Clipfinder searches and downloads videos from multiple video portals including YouTube, Sevenload, MySpace, Metacafe, VideoU, MyVideo, and Clip Fish. Another day, another YouTube downloader. Except this one can download videos from other video portals as well. It is built using a plugin architecture which makes →
Krut Computer Recorder
Krut Computer Recorder is a free program that can record anything that occurs on your computer screen (both video and audio) and encode it into a MOV video file. It can be used to create demonstrations/presentations or to capture and record streaming video. What I like →
MediaInfo
MediaInfo is a free program that can provide you with all the information you would want to know about your media files. It can identify the format and codecs used for encoding both video and audio, as well as the bit rate, frame rate, resolution, aspect →
URL Snooper
URL Snooper can identify URLs that are hidden behind javascript or activex scripts. It can be used to identify the URLs for streaming video and audio files so they can be downloaded locally. URL Snooper is a so-called packing sniffing program. You need to tell it →
