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<blockquote data-quote="Billl Gates" data-source="post: 2944726" data-attributes="member: 97732"><p>According to Indian prices,many commercial applications are expensive for a home user.So I thought listing few FREEWARE applications to replace them.</p><p>These are spyware/adware free.</p><p></p><p><u><strong>Video Apps</strong></u> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://avicodec.duby.info/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>AVIcodec</strong></span></a> - Gives the codecs needed to play the file, and where to download those codecs if they are missing on your system.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.dvdshrink.org/what.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>DVD Shrink</strong></span></a> - DVD Shrink is software to backup DVD discs</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.movietrack.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>MovieTrack</strong></span></a> - a freeware dvd database and general movie collection organizer, for Windows.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_main.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>TMPGEnc</strong></span></a> - converts .AVI file to MPEG1, the format which is used in VideoCD. Using variety of option in TMPGEnc, you can compress your video file in high quality.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.videolan.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>VLC</strong></span></a> - Stream DVDs and Videos over a network</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.virtualdub.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue">V<strong>irtualDub</strong></span></a> - VirtualDub is a video capture/processing utility for 32-bit Windows platforms (95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP)"</li> </ul><p><u><strong>CD & DVD Applications</strong></u> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.snapfiles.com/get/audiograbber.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>AudioGrabber</strong></span></a> - audio CD ripper - Current Resident</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdexos/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>CDex</strong></span></a> - a CD ripper and converter for Windows</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.deepburner.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>Deep Burner</strong></span></a> - "A CD/DVD burning software that lets you create Data Cds, Bootable CDs, and Audio CDs as well as data DVDs. In addition, it lets you burn ISO files, and create ISO images. Also lets you design an auto start menu to launch documents or programs from the CD"</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.deepburner.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>DeepRipper</strong></span></a> - can convert music files from AudioCDs into practically any format you'd like, including: MP3, WAV, OGG, and others.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>Exact Audio Copy</strong></span></a> - CD ripper</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/audio/tagm.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>TagMaster</strong></span></a> - lets you edit the ID3 tag in MP3 files, which contains information like the name of the artist, song, album, etc.</li> </ul><p><u><strong>Graphics Design & Editing</strong></u> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.towofu.net/soft/e-index.php" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>@icon sushi</strong></span></a> - "@icon sushi is an icon convert tool that supports the mask editor and the creation of Windows XP 32bit icons."</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.avery.com/us/Main?action=software.AverySoftwareDetail&catalogcode=WEB01&softwarecode=3200" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>Avery Design Pro Limited</strong></span></a> - Customize and print professional looking labels, cards, dividers and more in minutes.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.prismaticsoftware.com/Utility/Utility.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>BatchRename</strong></span></a> - allows you rename all files or all image files in a folder, batch change extensions, and will automatically number each item in a series.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.blender3d.org/cms/Home.2.0.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>Blender</strong></span></a> - the open source software for 3D modeling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.squirreldome.com/cyberop.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>Dogwaffle</strong></span></a> - "A program designed for creative individuals who want to get down and dirty with their pixels."</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.prismaticsoftware.com/Utility/Utility.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>Dup Detector</strong></span></a> - will scan pictures within a file (including subfolders) and present potential duplicates for deletion.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/index.php" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>Easy Thumbnails</strong></span></a> - can resize your pictures physically either larger or smaller, or you can keep the physical size and downgrade the quality</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>FastStone Image Viewer</strong></span></a> - An image browser, converter and editor that supports all major graphic formats including BMP, JPEG, JPEG 2000, GIF, PNG, PCX, TIFF, WMF, ICO and TGA.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.gimp.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>Gimp</strong></span></a> - " GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring."</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.snapfiles.com/get/iconsnatcher.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>Icon Snatcher</strong></span></a> - "This one can pull icons from your own files to use to customize your folders."</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.cursorarts.com/ca_imffw.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>ImageForge</strong></span></a> - Create and edit images, acquire pictures from your scanner, digital camera or other Twain-compliant device, apply special effect filters, produce your own photo albums and simple slide shows, and much more.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>Image Resizer</strong></span></a> - gives you the ability to resize an image/picture in 2 clicks, by adding the option to the Context Menu.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.inkscape.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>Inkscape</strong></span></a> - an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, or Xara X using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. A powerful and convenient drawing tool fully compliant with XML, SVG, and CSS standards.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.irfanview.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>IrfanView</strong></span></a> - "IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003."</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>Paint.NET</strong></span></a> - image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Server 2003. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/photoplus/key_features.asp" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>PhotoPlus 6</strong></span></a> - image editing software that enables you to create, manipulate and enhance photographs, bitmap graphics and web animations. (Free Registration Required)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://park18.wakwak.com/%7Epixia/download.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>Pixia</strong></span></a> -"Pixia is the English version of a popular Japanese painting and retouch software for full color graphics. It supports mask, layer and many other editing functions."</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/productmain.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>Terragen</strong></span></a> - a scenery generator, created with the goal of generating photorealistic landscape images and animations.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pierre.g/xnview/enhome.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><strong>Xnview</strong></span></a> - you can quickly and easily view, process and convert image files. Will read more than 400 graphic file formats, and write to about 50. Will also display video formats. Also offers more advanced features such as Web page creation, contact prints, multiple conversion (format and transformation), slide shows, screen capturing and Twain support for scanners and digital cameras.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Billl Gates, post: 2944726, member: 97732"] According to Indian prices,many commercial applications are expensive for a home user.So I thought listing few FREEWARE applications to replace them. These are spyware/adware free. [U][B]Video Apps[/B][/U][LIST] [*][URL="http://avicodec.duby.info/"][COLOR=blue][B]AVIcodec[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - Gives the codecs needed to play the file, and where to download those codecs if they are missing on your system. [*][URL="http://www.dvdshrink.org/what.html"][COLOR=blue][B]DVD Shrink[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - DVD Shrink is software to backup DVD discs [*][URL="http://www.movietrack.net/"][COLOR=blue][B]MovieTrack[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - a freeware dvd database and general movie collection organizer, for Windows. [*][URL="http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_main.html"][COLOR=blue][B]TMPGEnc[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - converts .AVI file to MPEG1, the format which is used in VideoCD. Using variety of option in TMPGEnc, you can compress your video file in high quality. [*][URL="http://www.videolan.org/"][COLOR=blue][B]VLC[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - Stream DVDs and Videos over a network [*][URL="http://www.virtualdub.org/"][COLOR=blue]V[B]irtualDub[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - VirtualDub is a video capture/processing utility for 32-bit Windows platforms (95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP)"[/LIST][U][B]CD & DVD Applications[/B][/U][LIST] [*][URL="http://www.snapfiles.com/get/audiograbber.html"][COLOR=blue][B]AudioGrabber[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - audio CD ripper - Current Resident [*][URL="http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdexos/"][COLOR=blue][B]CDex[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - a CD ripper and converter for Windows [*][URL="http://www.deepburner.com/"][COLOR=blue][B]Deep Burner[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - "A CD/DVD burning software that lets you create Data Cds, Bootable CDs, and Audio CDs as well as data DVDs. In addition, it lets you burn ISO files, and create ISO images. Also lets you design an auto start menu to launch documents or programs from the CD" [*][URL="http://www.deepburner.com/"][COLOR=blue][B]DeepRipper[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - can convert music files from AudioCDs into practically any format you'd like, including: MP3, WAV, OGG, and others. [*][URL="http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/"][COLOR=blue][B]Exact Audio Copy[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - CD ripper [*][URL="http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/audio/tagm.htm"][COLOR=blue][B]TagMaster[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - lets you edit the ID3 tag in MP3 files, which contains information like the name of the artist, song, album, etc.[/LIST][U][B]Graphics Design & Editing[/B][/U][LIST] [*][URL="http://www.towofu.net/soft/e-index.php"][COLOR=blue][B]@icon sushi[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - "@icon sushi is an icon convert tool that supports the mask editor and the creation of Windows XP 32bit icons." [*][URL="http://www.avery.com/us/Main?action=software.AverySoftwareDetail&catalogcode=WEB01&softwarecode=3200"][COLOR=blue][B]Avery Design Pro Limited[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - Customize and print professional looking labels, cards, dividers and more in minutes. [*][URL="http://www.prismaticsoftware.com/Utility/Utility.html"][COLOR=blue][B]BatchRename[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - allows you rename all files or all image files in a folder, batch change extensions, and will automatically number each item in a series. [*][URL="http://www.blender3d.org/cms/Home.2.0.html"][COLOR=blue][B]Blender[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - the open source software for 3D modeling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback. [*][URL="http://www.squirreldome.com/cyberop.htm"][COLOR=blue][B]Dogwaffle[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - "A program designed for creative individuals who want to get down and dirty with their pixels." [*][URL="http://www.prismaticsoftware.com/Utility/Utility.html"][COLOR=blue][B]Dup Detector[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - will scan pictures within a file (including subfolders) and present potential duplicates for deletion. [*][URL="http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/index.php"][COLOR=blue][B]Easy Thumbnails[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - can resize your pictures physically either larger or smaller, or you can keep the physical size and downgrade the quality [*][URL="http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm"][COLOR=blue][B]FastStone Image Viewer[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - An image browser, converter and editor that supports all major graphic formats including BMP, JPEG, JPEG 2000, GIF, PNG, PCX, TIFF, WMF, ICO and TGA. [*][URL="http://www.gimp.org/"][COLOR=blue][B]Gimp[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - " GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring." [*][URL="http://www.snapfiles.com/get/iconsnatcher.html"][COLOR=blue][B]Icon Snatcher[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - "This one can pull icons from your own files to use to customize your folders." [*][URL="http://www.cursorarts.com/ca_imffw.html"][COLOR=blue][B]ImageForge[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - Create and edit images, acquire pictures from your scanner, digital camera or other Twain-compliant device, apply special effect filters, produce your own photo albums and simple slide shows, and much more. [*][URL="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx"][COLOR=blue][B]Image Resizer[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - gives you the ability to resize an image/picture in 2 clicks, by adding the option to the Context Menu. [*][URL="http://www.inkscape.org/"][COLOR=blue][B]Inkscape[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, or Xara X using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. A powerful and convenient drawing tool fully compliant with XML, SVG, and CSS standards. [*][URL="http://www.irfanview.com/"][COLOR=blue][B]IrfanView[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - "IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003." [*][URL="http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/"][COLOR=blue][B]Paint.NET[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Server 2003. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. [*][URL="http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/photoplus/key_features.asp"][COLOR=blue][B]PhotoPlus 6[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - image editing software that enables you to create, manipulate and enhance photographs, bitmap graphics and web animations. (Free Registration Required) [*][URL="http://park18.wakwak.com/%7Epixia/download.htm"][COLOR=blue][B]Pixia[/B][/COLOR][/URL] -"Pixia is the English version of a popular Japanese painting and retouch software for full color graphics. It supports mask, layer and many other editing functions." [*][URL="http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/productmain.shtml"][COLOR=blue][B]Terragen[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - a scenery generator, created with the goal of generating photorealistic landscape images and animations. [*][URL="http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pierre.g/xnview/enhome.html"][COLOR=blue][B]Xnview[/B][/COLOR][/URL] - you can quickly and easily view, process and convert image files. Will read more than 400 graphic file formats, and write to about 50. Will also display video formats. Also offers more advanced features such as Web page creation, contact prints, multiple conversion (format and transformation), slide shows, screen capturing and Twain support for scanners and digital cameras.[/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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