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Multimedia Creation
This section covers creating your own video and audio files, CDs, DVDs. Starting with audio files:
Audacity
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URL: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Description: A free audio editor and recorder License: Open Source |
CDex
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URL: http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/ Description: A personaly favourite, CD ripper and audio encoder License: Open Source |
foobar2000
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URL: http://www.foobar2000.org/ Description: foobar2k is an advanced audio player, but also includes audio conversion, encoding and tagging support License: Open Source |
There are far too many free video file creation/editing tools, I mean this entire website is pretty much dedicated to them, but I'll list here some of the more popular ones (DVD authoring/editing tools not included here):
- VirtualDub - AVI editing, encoding and capturing
- AutoGK - DivX/XviD encoder/converter
- VobSub - subtitle decoder/ripper
- SUPER - convert to/from most video formats
- DivXLand Media Subtitler - create and edit subtitle files
Advanced Tools: - MeGUI - more advanced video encoder, designed for H.264 encoding
- x264 - advanced command line H.264 encoder, used by MeGUI and other tools
- AVIsynth - scripting tool needed by almost everything
- YAMB - MP4 mux/demux/tagger
Now on to DVD authoring and editing, again too many to list, but here are some recommended ones:
- DVD Flick - convert your video files to a DVD, also try Avi2Dvd or The FilmMachine
- DVD Rebuilder - DVD backup/re-encoder
Advanced Tools: - PgcEdit - advanced DVD IFO editor, also try IfoEdit
- SubtitleCreator - create subtitles for DVDs
You would normally use Nero to burn your CD and DVDs, and Nero being bundled with almost everything these days, it can almost be considered free software. But for truly freeware solutions to CD and DVD burning or imaging, look no further than:
- FinalBurner - burn CD/DVDs, create audio DVDs and more
- Burn4Free or CDBurnerXP Pro or DeepBurner Free - more ways burn CD and DVDs with ease
- ImgBurn - burning and imaging tool, or load your images in DAEMON Tools instead of burning them
- IsoPuzzle - recover damaged data from CD/DVDs
- DVDAuthorGUI - create DVDs with menus
- DVD slideshow GUI - create photo DVD slideshows
