Making Sense Of DVD Software

How is a DVD ripper different from a DVD converter? Is there a way to record steaming video? How do I put my home video onto a DVD? Here are the answers and the tools that can help you.

Xilisoft DVD Ripper

Xilisoft DVD Ripper is a DVD ripping tool easy to use with high ripping speed. It can backup your favorite DVD movie into almost all popular video formats such as VCD, SVCD, DivX, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI etc. You can select subtitle language or movie size for targeting video files, frame rate including PAL and NTSC, audio volume, bitrate, frequency, or whether enable Dolby Surround are all selectable. Also Xilisoft DVD Ripper can check your CPU type automatically, that ensure you can rip your DVDs with the best ripping speed. If you are looking for a DVD ripper, this one is work a look

WM Recorder

Yes, you can capture streaming video and audio with just one click. WM Recorder is a brainlessly simple way to capture streaming Windows Media Video or Audio content to a file on your PC. It's perfect for music videos, news feeds, streaming music, radio broadcasts, adult and subscription content, corporate webcasts, and anything else, for that matter.WM Recorder is incredibly easy to use. Simply click Record, and play the video or audio you want to capture. Files are saved on your PC automatically. Now you can watch or listen anytime, even without an internet connection.

A4 Video Converter

A4 Video Converter can convert video formats, extract audio from video files and extract images from video files, or captured video clips. It also supports splitting video files, extracting audio and images from any appointed part of video file and merging several video files into a single video file or audio file. Most features are supported such as fast batch conversion, capturing video clips, file browser embedded, drag-drop to load or add video files, conversion with volume adjusting and width*height adjusting, full conversion options, etc.

The following video formats are supported: AVI (DivX, XviD, MS MPEG4, Uncompressed and other), MPEG (MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 Video), WMV(Windows Media Video), RM (Real Networks Video, convert to only), Quick Time (Apple video format for Macintosh, convert from only).

FX MPEG Writer

Fx MPEG Writer is a tool for creating new movies of various digital video formats from a given source movie. At it's simplest, Fx MPEG Writer requires only that you select a valid input file, indicate the path and file name of your target file and then, using the preset default properties, select a file type (MPEG-1, VCD, SVCD or DVD). You can convert video files created by digital cameras, HD TV capture devices and other digital video devices to MPEG-1, MPEG-4 or to any AVI format for which you have a read/write codec installed on your system. Supported input types include DV, MPEG, VOB, Windows Media and AVI.

Additional Information:

http://www.deprice.com/xilisoftdvdripper.htm

http://www.deprice.com/wmrecorder.htm

http://www.deprice.com/a4videoconverter.htm

http://www.deprice.com/fxmpegwriter.htm
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