VIDEO PLAYERS  

Windows XP or Later

Media
Player
Classic Home
Cinema

   Media Player Classic Home Cinema is an extremely light-weight media player for Windows. It looks just like Windows Media Player v6.4, but has many additional features. You can use the player as a Media Player Classic Home Theater.

MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 playback, VCD, SVCD and DVD playback. Built-in codecs for MPEG-2, LPCM, MP2, AC3 and DTS audio, and also contains an improved MPEG splitter that supports playback of VCDs and SVCDs using its VCD/SVCD/XCD Reader.

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Windows 98SE or Later

GOM
Player

   GOM Player is a video/audio player with additional multimedia functions. This is a player of the new generation, which allows you to quickly and conveniently use the advantages of digital technologies.

GOM uses low CPU utilization while giving you the best possible image and subtitle quality and plays incomplete files without buffering. You can play any media files with GOM’s built-in codec and Codec Finder service:

GOM’s built-in Codec supports the following codec: AC3, OGG, XVID, DIV1, DIV2, DIV3, DIV4, DIV5, DIV6, DIVX, DX50, MP41, MP42, MP43, H263, AP41, MPG4, MP4S, M4S2, MP4V, BLZO, MJPG, RMP4, DXGM, H264.

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Windows 2000 or Later

Miro
Player

   A free, open source Internet TV and video player that can play MPEG, Quicktime, AVI, H.264, Divx, Windows Media, Flash Video, and almost every other major video format.

Videos can come in from lots of places-- a web browser, email, a p2p application, or Miro. Miro can watch any folder on your computer and include those videos in your collection. So when you save something to your desktop, for instance, it will show up in Miro without needing to be added manually.
 

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Windows 2000 or Later

Apple
QuickTime
Player

   The new QuickTime Player not only delivers startling quality, but it’s easier to use than ever. It requires no set up for content that streams over the network. Instead, QuickTime Player automatically determines your system’s connection speed and chooses the highest quality stream for the amount of bandwidth you have available. And if you ever lose a connection while watching streaming video, QuickTime Player automatically reconnects. Now, that’s convenience.

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Windows XP or Later

Microsoft
Media Player 11

   Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP offers great new ways to store and enjoy all your music, video, pictures, and recorded TV. Play it, view it, and sync it to a portable device for enjoying on the go or even share with devices around your home—all from one place.

Windows Media Player 11 is designed to work with all versions of Windows XP Service Pack 2, including Windows XP N Editions.

Windows Validation required to install.

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Windows XP or Later

Real
Player

   Change the way you experience Web video

The new RealPlayer gives you the ability to download internet video to your personal video playlist. Grab videos from thousands of Web sites with just one click. Watch them whenever you want and wherever you want.

Find the Web video you want - and Real it in.

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Windows 98 or Later

nFLVPlayer

nFLVPlayer is a player for the Flash Video (.flv) file format. It can play .flv files from your local drive or you can enter the URL of an online file. The player interface offers access to common playback controls, as well as picture adjustment and optional full-screen display.

The FLV format provides excellent compression using the VP6 codec, and is one of the best video formats for online video playback.

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VideoLAN
VLC Media
Player

  VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.

Can be used to convert video files to a format compatible with the XBox 360.


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Windows XP Only

Microsoft
Video Screensaver

   You can either choose to play the default video or your own private selection of home videos. Simply point the Microsoft Video Screensaver to your own video folder and you can play them either randomly or in sequential order.

The Microsoft Video Screensaver includes sample movie footage that gives you a surprisingly new view of countries all over the world.

Windows Validation required to install.

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  VIDEO CONVERTERS  

Windows XP or Later

Miro Video
Converter

   A simple way to convert almost any video to MP4, WebM (vp8), Ogg Theora, or for Android, iPhone, and more.

Miro Video Converter has presets that will convert video to the correct sizes and formats for popular phones, iPods, and other media players. Just convert your video and copy it to your device.

100% Free and open-source.

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Windows 2000 or Later

HandBrake

   HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows.

HandBrake is no longer limited to DVDs: it will now accept practically any type of video as a source.

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Windows 98 or Later

Any Video
Converter
Free

   Any Video Converter is a professional video converter which can convert video files from various formats with fast converting speed and excellent video quality . It can convert almost all video formats including DivX, XviD, MOV, rm, rmvb, MPEG, VOB, DVD, WMV, AVI to MPEG-4 movie format for iPod/PSP or other portable video device, MP4 player or smart phone. It also supports any user defined video file formats as the output. It has an unmatchable speed and high quality. Any Video Converter makes it easy for anyone to enjoy the any format video with your iPod, PSP, mobile phone or MP4 player.
 

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Windows 98 or Later

SUPER
Encoder

   SUPER stands for 'Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer'.

If you need a simple, yet very efficient tool to convert (encode) or play any Multimedia file, without reading manuals or spending long hours training, then 'SUPER' is all you need.

It is a Multimedia Encoder and a Multimedia Player, easy-to-use with 1 simple click.

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Windows XP or Later

Microsoft
Expression
Encoder 4

  Expression Encoder is an advanced audio/video-encoding and live-broadcasting application especially suited for generating content that takes full advantage of the rich graphic and interactive capability of Microsoft Silverlight playback scenarios. You can also generate Windows Media video and audio files that are optimized for other web playback scenarios, or appropriate for playback on portable devices.
 

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Windows 2000 and XP Only

Microsoft
Windows Media
Encoder 9

   Windows Media Encoder 9 Series is a powerful tool for content producers who want to take advantage of the many innovations in Windows Media 9 Series, including high-quality multichannel sound, high-definition video quality, new support for mixed-mode voice and music content, and more.

Windows Validation required to install.

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Windows 2000 and XP Only

AVS Video
Converter

   Here's a low cost yet full featured video converter that does it's job well and adds some unexpected features, like capturing, DVD ripping & burning, audio extraction, plus video editing. Fast, high quality video conversion to or from most any format (AVI, DivX, MPEG 1,2,4, VOB, SWF, WMV, RM, MP4, 3GP, MOV) can be performed with a few mouse clicks. The "learning curve" is near zero and there are more than enough output options for most users.

Now with New wizard conversion utility. Sony PSP, Apple iPod, SWF, H.264 support.

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Xilisoft 3GP
Video Converter

  Xilisoft 3GP Video converter allows users to convert AVI to 3GP and MPEG to 3GP. 3GP Converter supports almost all popular video formats including MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, WMV, MP4, 3GP, MOV, RM, DV, YUV, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC to 3GP file conversion. Xilisoft 3GP Video Converter also convert 3GP video file to popular video formats such as 3GP to AVI, 3GP to MPEG, 3GP to DivX. The 3GP Converter supports convert audio-only 3GP file to MP3, WAV, and vice versa.

This trial version of Xilisoft's software limits the length of converted video files to two minutes, if you purchase the full version this limitation is removed.

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iPodME
Converter

  iPod Media Encoder (iPodME) )converts video into an iPod-compatible format, simply and easily. The profiles allow you to select the type of conversion you require, with the slower encoding options giving the best quality.

Note: By default, all new video files are created in the same folder as iPodME.

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Videora
iPod Converter

   Videora iPod Converter is a free video conversion application developed by the creators of Videora. It allows you to convert your regular PC video files (avi, mpeg, etc) into the proper video format that your iPod understands.

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PSP Video 9
Converter

  PSP Video 9 is a free PSP video conversion and management application. It can convert regular PC video files (avi, mpeg, etc) into PSP video files, as well as manage/copy these PSP video files between your PC and PSP.

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  DVD CONVERTERS  

DVD Shrink

  DVD Shrink is software to backup DVD discs. You can use this software in conjunction with DVD burning software of your choice, to make a backup copy of any DVD video disc.

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The Glitch does not condone piracy, and only links to this product as an aid to copying existing DVD media that you own. All copies you make with this software will be for your own personal use only. (As defined by the BPI)

Rat DVD

  RatDVD takes a full featured DVD movie and puts it into a highly compressed .ratDVD container format file of about 1.x GB in size - while preserving all the features of the original DVD.

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The Glitch does not condone piracy, and only links to this product as an aid to copying existing DVD media that you own. All copies you make with this software will be for your own personal use only. (As defined by the BPI)

  VIDEO CAPTURE  

Windows XP or Later

Exsate
DV Capture

   Exsate DV Capture Live is a program for capturing DV video from IEEE-1394 Firewire and recompressing to other formats in real-time.

Quick and easy to use DV capture software for encoding to DivX AVI WMV in real time. Operates your DV camcorder, batch capture, scenes detection, capture to multiple files. Automatically displays the DV date time stamp within your movie.

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  VIDEO EDITORS  

Corel
VideoStudio
Pro X4

   Corel VideoStudio Pro X4 is the powerful, creative and easy way to take your video footage from shoot to show - fast. Quickly load, organize and trim SD or HD video clips. Cut together your production from templates and get creative with effects, music, titles, transitions and more. Explore stop motion animation and time-lapse tools, then export to 3D! It's everything you need for professional-quality video editing.

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Corel
VideoStudio
Pro X3

   Work as fast as your creativity moves you with Corel® VideoStudio® Pro X3—HD video-editing software for serious movie making fun. Now twice as fast, it has everything you need to import, edit and share standard or HD movies and DVDs. Start with an amazing new collection of professionally designed templates from RevoStock® and real-time, studio-quality effects. Stay on the creative track with a huge palette of intuitive and powerful video-editing tools. Then share your story everywhere, from YouTube™ to Blu-ray and everything in between.

Windows 2000 or Later

Jahshaka
Video Editor

  Jahshaka includes a vast array of features that should keep the visual effects hobbyist happy for quite some time!

It comes with real-time 3d compositing & animation (and up to 32k matte layers), editing (in DV, SD, HD and even film), real time image processing with node based effects, OpenGL based paint and a text module. There are also individual modules for color correction, keying and tracking. It even boasts a full array of media support from DivX up to 4k and more!
 

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Windows XP or Later

ZS4
Video Editor

  ZS4 Video Editor is video editing and compositing software which aims to provide media experts with a facility to combine a variety of media types (currently photos, videos and audio files) into one (or more) output file(s).

ZS4 Video Editor can be used like an object oriented photo-manipulation program with a timeline: things that can be manipulated in a photo (workshop) program can be manipulated in ZS4 using parameters which alter over time.

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Windows XP Only

Avid Free
DV Editor

  Perfect for students, DV camera owners, video enthusiasts or anyone exploring video editing - Avid Free DV software is an easy, free way to join the Avid family and test-drive the industry-standard editing interface used by more professionals than any other video editing solution.

Avid Free DV is feature-streamlined, standalone software which includes basic video and audio editing capabilities, up to two streams of real-time effects and support for both Windows XP and Macintosh OS X platforms.

Windows 2000 or Later

Movie
Storm

  Moviestorm is a complete animated movie-making package for PC and Macintosh that you can download now for free!

From script to final cut, Moviestorm will take you from initial concept to finished movie. It's easy to use, full-featured and compatible with other movie making tools, making it suitable for first-time movie makers and advanced users alike. Moviestorm has something for everyone.

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Windows XP or Later

Vitascene
Starterkit 1.0

  Vitascene Starterkit 1.0 contains hundreds of free effects and transitions that can be used for video editing, it uses your graphics card’s GPU to improve quality and render effects faster.

It's simple interface allows you to preview hundreds of templates so that you can quickly and easily achieve the result you are looking for.

Windows XP or Later

Avidemux

  Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks.

It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities.

  CODEC & UTILITIES  

Windows 2000 or Later

K-Lite
Codecs

  K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools. Codecs are required to encode and/or decode (play) audio and video.

The K-Lite Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files. With the K-Lite Codec Pack you should be able to play 99% of all the movies that you download from the internet.

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Windows XP or Later

Headbands
G-Spot

  GSpot establishes what video codecs (audio and video) are required to play an AVI file, determines whether these codecs are installed on your system and isolates problems associated with these codecs. It has a built-in database of 350 video and 150 audio codec types and can even identify non-AVI files (.mpg, .mov, .qt, .rm, .swf, .wmv, .asf, etc.)

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HDTV Pump
Filter
(.ts Codec)

  This DirectShow filter allows playback of ATSC/DVB .ts files in any player application that uses DirectShow including Zoom Player, Microsoft Media Center 2005 and Microsoft Media Player 10.
 

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