BROADBAND PLANET SOFTWARE TIPS: AUDIO/VIDEO SOFTWARE: CD & DVD BURNERS - DVD TOOLS - JUKEBOXES - JUKEBOXES - PLUG-INS - MUSIC MANAGEMENT - CODEX - REGSVR32 - TEXT TO SPEECH - UTILITIES - WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER

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AUDIO/VIDEO SOFTWARE DIRECTORY

CD & DVD BURNERS
DVD TOOLS
JUKEBOXES
MEDIA PLAYERS
MEDIA PLAYER PLUG-INS
MUSIC MANAGEMENT
SOFTWARE
UTILITIES - CODEX & REGSVR32
UTILITIES - MISC.
UTILITIES - TEXT TO SPEECH
WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER
WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER

MAIN SOFTWARE & TECH TIPS DIRECTORY

CD & DVD BURNERS

Amazing CD & DVD Burner - Easily burn music, video and data CDs and DVDs. Amazing CD & DVD Burner handles all drive types including CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM (SCSI, IDE, EIDE, and USB). Frequent tasks such as burning files, building and burning ISO files, and erasing rewritable CDs and DVDs are made easy for novice as well as advanced users. Amazing CD & DVD Burner has an innovative action driven user interface that guides the user through the entire burning process. Version 1.8.6 compiles large ISO files up to 25% faster thanks to a new scan algorithm. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server.
Amazing CD & DVD Burner Website

Artisan CD/DVD Burner is a CD and DVD burner. It allows user to burn data file and audio file into CD. It can also burn and save ISO files and erase rewritible CD. Artisan CD/DVD Burner supports major brands of DVD, CD-R, and CD-RW drivers. Version 1.15 improves GUI layout for easy operation. Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Server.

Burn4Free CD and DVD is a burning solution. It's compatible with more than 2,000 DVD and CD burners. Burn data and audio from different file types (WAV, WMA, MP3, OGG, FLAC, WavPack, and CDA). Burn and save ISO files, open and save your project to disk, verify content, print compilations, copy DVDs, and import your audio compilation from M3U and ASX play lists. The drives supported include dual-layer DVD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM (SCSI, IDE, EIDE, and USB 1.0 and 2.0. Version 1.1.4 resolves finalizing disk bug and fixes minor bugs. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server.
Burn4Free Website

BurnRight! CD & DVD - Burn audio, video, and data CDs and DVDs from different file types. Think of burning any kind of audio, video or data file and BurnRight! CD & DVD will get the job done in no time. All drive types such as CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM (SCSI, IDE, EIDE, and USB) are automatically detected and can be easily selected from the device list. Complicated burn tasks are broken down into several steps and the detailed progress indicator tells you were you are at any time. Version 3.2.7 fixes a problem with drag and drop support and improves erase speeds. Windows (all).

CDBurnerXP Pro is a freeware CD/DVD-Writer program. The program can write CD-R, CD-RW DVD+R/RW discs. Writes all kind of mediums apart from double-layer DVD. Burning video-DVDs is limited. Burn audio-CDs with and without gaps between tracks Burn on the fly. Burn-proof Supports most IDE, USB, Firewire and SCSI drives. Rip Audio-CDs to harddrive, obtain track-information (ID3-tags) from Internet. Burn and create ISO-files, bin/nrg->ISO converter, simple cover printing and much more! Customizeable with many settings. Data verification after burn, create bootable discs. 100% freeware - no adware or restrictions. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP. This program works best in Windows2000 and WindowsXP.
CDBurnerXP Pro Website

Click 'N Burn CD & DVD - Create and burn your own audio, video, and data CDs and DVDs. Click 'N Burn CD & DVD is a powerful CD & DVD burn solution that provides all necessary functionality for creating and burning audio (MP3, WAV), video (AVI, DIVX, XVID, MPEG) and data (backup of documents) CDs and DVDs. After adding selected files and/or folders to the burn queue, Click 'N Burn CD & DVD automatically determines the maximum burn speed and offers the possibility to close the disc or leave it open for additional burn sessions. Supported device types include CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM (SCSI, IDE, EIDE, and USB). Version 2.54 adds support for dual surface CDs and DVDs. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server.

DeepBurner is an advanced and extremely powerful CD and DVD burning package that comes absolutely for free. It removes the hassle of making CDs, DVDs, and autoruns. It even makes it easy for you to create and print your own labels and booklets. DeepBurner supports a very wide range of internal and external (USB 2.0 and FireWire) CD and DVD writers. Burn any data, copy any disc, make backups, make ISO CDs with this very easy to handle software. Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server.
DeepBurner Website

DVD Copy Master Pro - What are you doing to protect your expensive collection of DVD Moives? Backup, Copy, & Restore DVD Movies to DVD R(W) Discs, CD-R(W) Discs. Protect your DVD Collection with a Back-Up. Use our extensive DVD Copy Master Guide to create perfect backup copies of DVD's. Copy any DVD with a CD-R Burner. Make backups of your personal DVDs. Everything you need to copy DVD's is included with DVD Ripper Copy Pro including step-by-step lessons that show you the exact process of copying a DVD with your CD Burner. Best of all it's all 100% FREE. No Spy-ware and No Ad-ware. Easy Install & Easy Un-install. Includes a free copy of the Advanced Searchbar.

Flash CD & DVD Burner - Burn audio, video, and data CDs/DVDs and create ISO files. Flash CD & DVD Burner lets you create quality audio, video, and data CDs/DVDs with an interface with drag and drop support. Create audio CDs from MP3, WAV, WMA, and OGG and video DVDs from AVI, MPG, DIVX, and XVID files. Flash CD & DVD Burner supports all drive types such as CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM (SCSI, IDE, EIDE, and USB). You can also compile and burn standard ISO files and quick erase your rewritable discs. Version 1.7.8 fixes a problem when adding several files simultaneously to the burn queue using drag and drop. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server.
Flash CD & DVD Burner Website

Instant CD & DVD Burner - Burn audio, video and data CDs/DVDs and create and burn ISO files. Instant CD & DVD Burner is the ideal choice for anyone looking for a simple but full featured CD/DVD burner. Build and burn ISO files on the fly and compile all kinds of audio, video and data CDs and DVDs from any kind of file (MP3, WAV, AVI, MPEG, DIVX, XVID, ...). Instant CD & DVD Burner supports all major drives including CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM (SCSI, IDE, EIDE, and USB 1.0 and 2.0). Version 2.34 adds volume labels and several new burn options. Windows (all).
Instant CD & DVD Burner Website

SilentNight Micro CD/DVD/ISO/Audio Burner is a standalone CD/DVD/ISO/AUDIO burner and ISO creator that is quite easy to use, no installation is needed, just one single file (784 kb), and it has its own ASPI layer built in. It also has a powerfull search tool. This burner is under constant developement and all users are invited to join in with suggestions, corrections and translations to new languages. Free. No limitations. MajorGeeks.com, Windows All.

Sun CD/DVD Burner can make backup data CDs, store large media files, and compile music CDs. It can burn and save whole ISO files as well as create multisession CDs and erase rewritable CDs. The program also supports the ability to drag and drop. Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Server.
Sun CD/DVD Burner Website

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Directory

DVD TOOLS

AdvancedDVDPlayer is a player to play DVDs, movies, songs, and image files. It not only lets you play and navigate DVD, it also plays popular file types such as DivX, MPEG, AVI, WMV, ASF, MP3, JPEG, and GIF. AdvancedDVDPlayer includes: the built-in explorer that lets you browse your computer for favorite movie clips, songs, and images, then you can create play list by drag and drop. Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Server, DirectX 9.0 drivers.
AdvancedDVDPlayer Website

Avant DVD & DivX Player utilizes Microsoft DirectX technology and supports almost all popular video, audio, and image formats. It can play DVD and DivX files, supports AVI, MPEG, WMV, ASF, MP3, JPEG, and GIF formats. Avant DVD & DivX Player features screen capture functionality and can bookmark your necessary movie clip to the exact position. It also allow you set wallpaper with your favorite image. Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Server.

Cheetah DVD Video - Convert your WMV, AVI, MPEG1 and MPEG2 files to DVD compatible AUDIO_TS, and VIDEO_TS folders. The output will be in standard DVD format, compatible with all home DVD players. The program will also append all added videos together, to create one video. Just drag the files into the main window, and click convert. Windows XP, DirectX 8.0 drivers.

Daemon Tools is an advanced application for emulation. The daemon tool is a further development of Generic Safedisc emulator and incorporates all its features. Deamon tools allows mounting a virtual CD/DVD drive on which you can run CD and DVD image files. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
Daemon Tools Website

MagicDisc Virtual CD/DVD-ROM is a utility designed for creating and managing virtual CD drives and CD/DVD discs. MagicDisc Virtual CD/DVD-ROM emulates audio, data, and game CDs and DVDs with ISO image, CD and DVD images. MagicDisc Virtual CD/DVD-ROM offers 200x speed and noiseless CD/DVD access without a physical drive. You can run games, software, see movies (VCD, SVCD, DVD), and hear music directly from your hard disk without inserting and swapping CDs and DVDs. MagicDisc allows you to use almost all CD/DVD image without burning them onto CD or DVD in order to easily access your favorite games, music, or software programs. It works like a real CD/DVD-ROM: You can run programs, play games, or listen to music from your virtual CD-ROM. Allowing you to run your game images at over 200x faster than from a conventional CD/DVD-ROM. It is a helpmate of MagicISO Maker. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003 Server.

VSO DivXtoDVD Converter converts your movie files from a wide range of formats (AVI, XVID, MPEG, and DIVX) to compliant DVD structures (VOB and IFO). You can then burn them with CopyToDVD and watch the movie via a DVD Player. Version 0.4.2 corrects a problem of file dependency. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP.

Windows Movie Maker 2.1 makes home movies amazingly fun. With Movie Maker 2.1, you can create, edit, and share your home movies right on your computer. Build your movie with a few simple drag-and-drops. Delete bad shots and include only the best scenes. Then share your movie via the Web, e-mail, or CD. Using third-party software you can even take movies you've made and turn them into DVDs. You can also save your movie back to the video tape in your camera to play back on a TV or on the camera itself. Windows XP, 2GB disk space.

Directory

JUKEBOXES

AV MP3 Player-Morpher - Distinguished from all other, MP3 Player – Morpher is the only MP3 Player that can play and real-time morph a mp3 or a sound file from one to another with the help of special morphs and audio effects - a new way to play and listen to music, a key for you to enter digital music world. It also features WMA, WAV and most popular audio formats as an all-in-one jukebox with built-in MP3 Converter, CD MP3 Ripper, CD Burner, CD Cover Creator, Sound Recorder and more. Alter and improve singing voice, apply a digital effect, mix drum loops, change tempo without altering the pitch, remix and turn your own karaoke songs or the latest hits into the new ones, making your own labeled CDs. Create weird Hollywood-style sound effects, edit different voices for different characters in your movies, cartoon, comic, DVD, audio, and video clips. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server.
AV MP3 Player-Morpher Website

iTunes, the award-winning digital-jukebox software, is now available for Mac and Windows. The iTunes Music Store offers Windows users the same online music store as Mac users, with the same music catalog, the same personal-use rights, and the same 99-cents-per-song pricing. With music from all five major music companies and more than 600 independent labels, the iTunes Music Store catalog now offers more than 1,000,000 songs. Features include a free download with no hidden charges for extra features, MP3 and pristine-quality AAC-encoding from audio CDs, smart playlists, more than 250 free Internet radio stations, and the ability to burn custom playlists to CDs and MP3 CDs, to burn content to DVDs to back up an entire music collection, and to share music via Rendezvous over any network, cross-platform. Other features include iMix, which lets you post and e-mail songs in your playlists for everyone to see, and you can rate iMixes from other music lovers and discover new music; Party Shuffle, with which you can add, delete, and rearrange songs on the fly; Apple Lossless, which lets you import music from CDs and achieve sound quality indistinguishable from the original, at about half the original file size--it plays in iTunes and on iPods, five computers can play protected songs (up from the previous limit of three), and identical playlists containing protected songs can be burned up to seven times (down from 10); and the ability to get music and audiobooks related to a movie, to see a music video and get the track, to download a free song, to preview in Playlists and in Quick Links, to save store previews to purchase later, to find more music via Quick Links in your library, to automatically convert WMA files to AAC, to convert the music you saved in Windows Media Player (unprotected WMA files) to AAC format, to print CD inserts for your album or mix disc using designer templates for both color and black-and-white printers, and to find out what's playing on more than 1,000 radio stations around the U.S. New in this version: iTunes 4.9 now lets you search and download Podcasts. Windows 2000/XP.
iTunes Website

JetAudio is integrated, multimedia software made of a single compact rack. Not only does it play various music and video files, it also has features such as CD burning, recording, and conversion to other file formats. You can create your own Internet broadcast by using JetCast, provided with JetAudio, and you can play all major file formats, including WAV, MP3, MP3Pro, OGG, WMA, MPEG, AVI, WMV, MIDI, RM, and video and audio CD tracks. Convert among audio file formats, and record analog audio to various formats. The program features visualization plug-ins, including Sound2Vision; tag editing for MP3, OGG, and WMA files; sound effects including wide, reverb, and x-bass; multi-channel sound output; speed control of audio playback; cross-fading for a smooth transition between two songs; a skinnable user interface; and synchronized lyrics display (karaoke) for MIDI and MP3 files. Version 6.1.7.64 includes automatic lyric search through Leo's Lyric Database, toolbar mode, and enhanced AVI playback. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP.
JetAudio Website

Komorebi is an audio/video jukebox player designed for multilingual users. It uses Microsoft DirectShow engine for wide compatibility with different media types. Its interface is fully customizable through sets of skins. In addition to recognizing MP3 ID3 tags, Komorebi maintains a filename conversion dictionary. Full support for Unicode file system and display eliminates the need to Anglicize your media file collection. Windows 2000/XP.
Komorebi Website

MediaMonkey is a music manager/jukebox for serious music collectors and iPod users. It catalogs your CDs, OGG, WMA, MPC, FLAC, APE, WAV and MP3 audio files. It looks up missing album, art, and track information via Freedb and the Web, and includes an intelligent tag editor and an automated file and directory renamer to organize your music library. It includes a CD ripper, CD burner, and audio converter for saving music, and manual or automated play list editors for creating music mixes. Its player automatically adjusts volume levels so that you don't have continually fiddle with the volume control and supports hundreds of Winamp plug-ins and visualizations; or if you prefer, it can use Winamp as the default player. It also includes portable audio device synchronization that allows you to synch tracks and play lists with devices such as the iPod. Version 2.4.1.874 adds basic streaming support along with several fixes related to iPod synchronization. Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP & Sound Card.
MediaMonkey Website

Real Alternative will allow you to play RealMedia files without having to install RealPlayer/RealOne Player. You do need a player that is capable of playing RealMedia. The included Media Player Classic supports it and works very well. Supported: RealAudio (.ra .rpm), RealMedia (.rm .ram .rmvb .rpx .smi .smil), RealText (.rt), ReadPix (.rp), RealMedia embedded in webpages. .smi and .smil files sometimes only play the first part of a clip. This is a limitation of the current Media Player Classic. The RealMedia Browser plugin supports Internet Explorer, Opera, Netscape and Mozilla.
Real Alternative Website

RealPlayer 10.5 is the first product that integrates Real's revolutionary new Harmony technology. RealPlayer enables consumers to buy and download music that plays on more than 100 portable devices, including the Apple iPod. RealPlayer is the only digital-media player you need for finding and downloading new music, playing and managing audio and video clips, and taking your digital entertainment with you. RealPlayer offers a streamlined interface that allows you to keep your media library close at hand. Keep all your digital-media clips organized in one place; save CD tracks with one click; pause and rewind live streams; transfer music to CDs and portable devices effortlessly; and enjoy clear, smooth video playback and multichannel, surround-sound support. Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP. - Download.com Review: This industry-standard, streaming-media player undergoes a face-lift and emerges with a downloadable music store and enhanced jukebox capabilities. Though not groundbreaking, the RealPlayer music store gets a thumbs-up for being easy to use and offering a flexible DRM policy. The new jukebox features let you make playlists, rip CDs, burn custom mixes, and listen to hundreds of online radio stations, The interface, though better than previous versions, still feels cluttered, sluggish, and confusing. On the bright side, audio and video quality is crisp and clear. The program still suffers from the intrusive installation, file-type hijacking, and upgrade harassment that have plagued it since its inception. - Just by going to their website, they attempt to make changes to your registry and take over your computer. Avoid this program. - Gene

SCMPX plays and executes file format conversion of MPEG audio files, and it includes its own decoder and encoder. SCMPX offers real-time playback of MPEG files, decoding of MPEG files to WAV files, encoding files from WAV to MPEG format, and high-quality resampling. This version contains numerous improvements and enhancements. Minimum requirements: Windows 95, 16-bit soundcard.

Shinimegami Media Player (SDK) is the world's first full-featured multimedia engine capable of generating media player applications. Using this software development kit, you are now able to create your own Windows applications, whether they are audio players, video players, media players, DJ mixers, media jukeboxes, or combinations of these. No programming experience is needed. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server.
Shinimegami Website

VAMP Media Center is a multimedia suite including: Audio Player, Media Organizer for your images, videos and music files, Slide Show Builder, Screen Saver Maker, Wallpaper Maker, Media Mixer for mixing music files with visual files (images and videos) that creates an automatic, dynamic multimedia clips, Greetings Maker, Clip Editor for creating video clips with many transitions and special effects, Calendar Maker. VAMP is fully integrated and Internet aware. You can send your creations to friends. They can enjoy them without downloading VAMP. You can upload your creations to your page on the VAMP site. VAMP Photo Sharing online service allows you to start or join online photo albums and share pictures. You can post images for others to view and they can be delivered automatically to other album members' PC. This latest Beta release includes multiple user accounts, customized file-mapping process, added transition menu in Slideshow, and printing for visuals now available in the Media Organizer. Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP.
VAMP Website

Winamp - New features in Winamp 5 include support for classic Winamp 1.x/2.x/2.9x skins and Winamp 3 (Modern) skins; a fancy new Modern skin; the same classic skin for people who want the Winamp 2 feel; a vastly more powerful media library; CD-ripping support (AAC@2x in the Free version, MP3 at unlimited speeds in the Pro version); CD-burning support (limited to 2x in the free version); advanced title-formatting logic for file types that support it; huge AVS updates; support for playback of AAC and VP6 in NSV files/streams; global hot-key support; a new Signal Processing Studio DSP plug-in; options for disabling plug-in exception-handling for developers; a new Winamp icon; and the addition of XP manifest.xml to winamp.exe. The developer made the agent icon use the configured Winamp system tray icon, made the program faster, made Winamp's internal submenu management more reliable, added skin-font-override preferences, and added a spacebar that shows the current playlist item in the playlist editor. Windows 98/2000/XP.
Winamp Website

Directory

MEDIA PLAYERS

AdvancedDVDPlayer is a player to play DVDs, movies, songs, and image files. It not only lets you play and navigate DVD, it also plays popular file types such as DivX, MPEG, AVI, WMV, ASF, MP3, JPEG, and GIF. AdvancedDVDPlayer includes: the built-in explorer that lets you browse your computer for favorite movie clips, songs, and images, then you can create play list by drag and drop. Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Server, DirectX 9.0 drivers.
AdvancedDVDPlayer Website

AdvancedDVDPlayer Pro not only lets you play and navigate DVD, it also plays popular file types such as DivX, MPEG, AVI, WMV, ASF, MP3, JPEG, and GIF. AdvancedDVDPlayer Pro is fully skinned. The built-in explorer let you browse your computer for favorite movie clips, songs, and images, then you can create play list by drag and drop, no confusing setting for you to figure out. The player bookmarks the last video or song you played and automatically plays it next time it runs. Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Server, DirectX 9.0 drivers.

dBpowerAmp Audio Player (dAP) has a digital conditioning equalizer and an advanced music collection. It's skinnable and has a cross-fader, a playlist editor, and a tag editor. dAP plays MP3s, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, Monkeys Audio, Real Audio, WAV, MIDI, and many more. Freeware. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP Sound Card.
dBpowerAmp Website

DivX Play Bundle with DivX Player - Both are free and no adware is included in the package. The DivX Player plays all AVI and .divx files that contain DivX video and MP3 audio (including DivX 3, 4, 5 and 6 video formats), and enables access to DivX Video-on-Demand services. The DivX codec extends DivX playback support to all popular media players. This package supports English, French, German, and Japanese languages. DivX Player is optimized to play DivX media files with full support for all the advanced features of the DivX Media Format including scene selection menus, chapters, subtitles, video tags and alternate audio tracks. In addition, DivX Player is enhanced to give you the full value of DivX HD video through new features such as performance adaptive quality enhancement and the latest DivX 6 decoder. The DivX Play Bundle includes the optional Google Toolbar for easy web searches and pop-up blocking. Windows 2000/XP.
DivX Website

GloryPlayer media player comes with Cinema, Media library, Web browser, Media Searcher, and Downloader. The Cinema can play different media format (MPEG, AVI, WMV, MP3, WAV, JPG, and GIF). Media Library automatically categorizes your media files into video, audio, and image. Media library even allows you preview image thumb view. Web browser allows you surfing the Web while listening the music. Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Server.

KidsPlayer is a small standalone 32-bit Windows application with all familiar video/audio players capabilities. Its unique and very easy to use interface with shapes and colors buttons specially designed for kids use. Plays all supported video and audio decodes installed on your system. That means that you can run any video/ audio playback supported by Windows media. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server.

QuickTime - This is the industry's first mainstream media architecture for the creation and playback of rich multimedia content for both CDMA 2000 and GSM wireless networks. This version expands its support for mobile multimedia standards to include both the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) and the 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2). QuickTime 6.5 enables users to share high-quality video, audio, and text across the two predominant wireless networking technologies worldwide. Version 6.5.2 is an important release which includes a security update and bug fixes. In addition this release includes enhancements in the Apple Lossless Encoder and AAC codecs, as well as improved support for iTunes and other QuickTime-based applications. Windows 98/Me/2000/XP. - Just by going to their website, they attempt to make changes to your registry and take over your computer. Avoid this program. - Gene

QuickTime Alternative will allow you to play QuickTime files (.mov, .qt and other extensions) without having to install QuickTime Player from Apple. It also supports QuickTime content that is embedded in webpages. The very user-friendly installation is fully customizable, which means that you can install only those components that you want. It is highly recommended to uninstall all existing QuickTime related software, like QuickTime Player, before installing. This way your system stays clean and potential problems will be avoided.
QuickTime Alternative Website

Quintessential Player is a fully skinnable audio player that uses a plug-in architecture, allowing it to be as simple or as feature-laden as you like. Go for a minimal installation to preserve system resources, or add a variety of visualizers, library functions, DSP filters, language packs, and other plug-ins to extend the player's capabilities. Quintessential Player has full support for most popular audio formats, including MP3, MP3 Pro, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, and Windows Media. Other convenient features include CD ripping, MP3 encoding, cross-fading, and CDDB integration. Also, Quintessential allows you to listen to streaming audio from broadcasters such as Shoutcast and Icecast. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server.
Quintessential Player Website

RadLight - A brand new version of RadLight has arrived ! Filled with a tons of new exciting features, this version of RadLight is the most advanced EVER. Introducing advanced streaming technology which enables you to preview music or video prior downloading, screenshots and bookmarks capability, remote controllers support (WinLirc) or favorite folders feature this version gives you the best multimedia experience ever. - FREE Ad Supported version (adware) or shareware version for US $20. Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Server, DirectX 8.0 Driver.

Real Alternative will allow you to play RealMedia files without having to install RealPlayer/RealOne Player. You do need a player that is capable of playing RealMedia. The included Media Player Classic supports it and works very well. Supported: RealAudio (.ra .rpm), RealMedia (.rm .ram .rmvb .rpx .smi .smil), RealText (.rt), ReadPix (.rp), RealMedia embedded in webpages. .smi and .smil files sometimes only play the first part of a clip. This is a limitation of the current Media Player Classic. The RealMedia Browser plugin supports Internet Explorer, Opera, Netscape and Mozilla.
Real Alternative Website

RealPlayer 10.5 is the first product that integrates Real's revolutionary new Harmony technology. RealPlayer enables consumers to buy and download music that plays on more than 100 portable devices, including the Apple iPod. RealPlayer is the only digital-media player you need for finding and downloading new music, playing and managing audio and video clips, and taking your digital entertainment with you. RealPlayer offers a streamlined interface that allows you to keep your media library close at hand. Keep all your digital-media clips organized in one place; save CD tracks with one click; pause and rewind live streams; transfer music to CDs and portable devices effortlessly; and enjoy clear, smooth video playback and multichannel, surround-sound support. Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP. - Download.com Review: This industry-standard, streaming-media player undergoes a face-lift and emerges with a downloadable music store and enhanced jukebox capabilities. Though not groundbreaking, the RealPlayer music store gets a thumbs-up for being easy to use and offering a flexible DRM policy. The new jukebox features let you make playlists, rip CDs, burn custom mixes, and listen to hundreds of online radio stations, The interface, though better than previous versions, still feels cluttered, sluggish, and confusing. On the bright side, audio and video quality is crisp and clear. The program still suffers from the intrusive installation, file-type hijacking, and upgrade harassment that have plagued it since its inception. - Just by going to their website, they attempt to make changes to your registry and take over your computer. Avoid this program. - Gene

Sonique is an audio player capable of handling MP3 files, Microsoft Windows Media files, audio CDs, and various other audio formats. It features a dynamic, windowless interface, complete with a fully animated menu system. Additional features include a full-featured playlist editor; a variety of unique output visualization modes; plug-ins; a robust control set featuring pitch, jog, and shuttle; support for skins; a balance and amplification adjustment; and a 20-band equalizer with spline-based level adjustment. Sonique supports many audio formats, including WMA, MPEG, MP2, MP3, WAV, MOD, XM, IT, S3M, and CD audio. You must be a member of the Sonique network to download this file. Windows (all). - Download.com Review: It is freeware, a plus, but with its elaborate download process requiring a membership (including your street address).
Sonique Website

Winamp - New features in Winamp 5 include support for classic Winamp 1.x/2.x/2.9x skins and Winamp 3 (Modern) skins; a fancy new Modern skin; the same classic skin for people who want the Winamp 2 feel; a vastly more powerful media library; CD-ripping support (AAC@2x in the Free version, MP3 at unlimited speeds in the Pro version); CD-burning support (limited to 2x in the free version); advanced title-formatting logic for file types that support it; huge AVS updates; support for playback of AAC and VP6 in NSV files/streams; global hot-key support; a new Signal Processing Studio DSP plug-in; options for disabling plug-in exception-handling for developers; a new Winamp icon; and the addition of XP manifest.xml to winamp.exe. The developer made the agent icon use the configured Winamp system tray icon, made the program faster, made Winamp's internal submenu management more reliable, added skin-font-override preferences, and added a spacebar that shows the current playlist item in the playlist editor. Windows 98/2000/XP.
Winamp Website

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. Capture content with frame-accurate control. Protect live streams and initiate broadcasts. Author for a range of delivery scenarios including MBR streaming and CD/DVD. Create the clearest audio from multichannel to voice-only content. Encode to any level from HD quality (1080i/1080p) to low data rate screen capture. Fine tune compression using new encoding modes. Extend the Encoders functionality. Fully automate the encoding process.
Windows Media Encoder Website

Windows Media Player 10.0 is designed to make it easy for you to discover, download, organize, and play your digital media, from music to video, pictures, and recorded TV. Browse the first Digital Media Mall to find, sample, and download music from a choice of leading online stores and services. The Player provides faster access to top activities, such as ripping, burning, and syncing. You also can fine-tune the layout and choose from a range of online music and video stores and services. Windows XP.
Windows Media Player Website

Yadio is the ultimate Internet radio player and search engine. It has a searchable database of hundreds of stations (available inside the player and on the Web site), superior quality online music with more than 200 streaming channels, a fully customizable interface with 14 standard skins, and a custom skin maker to create your own look. Yadio's small size and easy interface makes it ideal for music lovers of all skill levels, from kids to grandparents. Includes the ability to minimize to the system tray, and independent mute and volume control. Even though Yadio is free, you'll have to surrender your personal information to create an account and use the program. Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP, Windows Media Player 9.0.

Zoom Player can be compared to a game of chess, it can be learned by a 4-year old in minutes, but it may take a lifetime to explore its feature rich yet unbloated capabilities. Zoom Player supports every format imaginable (AVI, DIVX, XVID, MPEG, Flac Audio, Monkey Audio, Matroska, Windows Media, OGM, RealMedia, QuickTime, Flash and more), updated on a regular basis (new stable beta releases every few weeks), every feature is fully documented, supports all the latest playback technologies (Multi Monitor, VMR9, P2P Video Preview) and sports one of the most active support forums you can imagine. Designed for use as an every day media player and all the way up to a Home Theater PC control center. Special TV Viewing features allowing easy remote control of your media playing experience. From Newbie to Guru, Zoom Player is for you. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003 Server.
Zoom Player Website

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MEDIA PLAYER PLUG-INS

AnalogX Vocal Remover (Winamp) - So you want to impress your friends with your singing skills, but they only listen to boring old top 40 songs--and your brand-new karaoke machine is broken. There's still hope. AnalogX Vocal Remover works on the same principles that hardware removers do: In most instances vocals are equally mixed in both channels and can be identified and removed by simply changing the phase on one channel by 180 degrees. Although this won't remove vocals in all instances, it works in many cases and can sometimes be used to remove bass or breakbeat sections, which is great for sampling. Depending on the effects used on the vocals, sometimes the reverb or ambience remains. Vocal Remover requires a stereo sound stream and supports either 16-bit or 32-bit data types. To use the Winamp Vocal Remover, you must already have Winamp installed as well as a stereo sound stream, and it supports only 16-bit data types. Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
AnalogX Vocal Remover Website

G-Force is a music-visualization plug-in for media players has been described as mind-blowing and legendary in the press and is enjoyed by millions of fans. G-Force features fast anti-aliased effects, millions of visual combinations, savable and scriptable effects, and unparalleled expandability. G-Force is designed to entertain you on its own, and it can be customized and extended in many ways. Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP.

MiniLyrics automatically displays the lyrics of the currently playing song in media players including Winamp 2.0/5.0, Windows Media Player 9.0/10.0, iTunes, Quintessential Player, Foobar2000 and RealPlayer. The program makes your music come alive with streaming lyrics timed with the song. Version 3.7.1815 added 10 more color and font scheme, supports loading background picture into lyrics display window and docking functions in iTunes; added the option for lyrics encoding; supports *.srt format to support viewing subtitles while watching movies. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003 Server.
MiniLyrics Website

RealMedia Splitter allows you to play RealNetworks audio/video files using Windows Media Player. You will need to install RealPlayer/RealOne Player or Real Alternative [recommended] first.

Tara's Real Audio Input Plugin allows Winamp to play real audio, real video, real jukebox, mpegs, live rtsp/pnm streams, and many other formats. Features: Process Audio Through Winamp, Error Handling, Skinnable, Automatic Codec Download, Configurable File Types, Video Resizing, Etc. You must have Real Alternative installed in order for this plugin to work.

Winamp Lyrics - Simple but effective Winamp plugin that finds the lyrics for the mp3 file you're just playing (from it's tag or from a .txt) and show it, scrolls it according to the elapsed time, using current skin. Also contains 'HitList' what counts how many times have you opened certain mp3. And finnaly, let's you bind any hotkey to any winamp's action, working from whole system (not only from Winamp). This update features bugs fixed, built-in text editor, better timestamps support, partial improvements; See ReadMe in options. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.

Winamp Title Bar Control adds a small Winamp control bar to the upper right-hand corner of every window on your desktop, letting you switch forward and backward between tracks, read what song title and track is playing, pause, and play without having to switch over to the Winamp application. This version is only for Windows 2000/XP.

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MUSIC MANAGEMENT

AV Music Morpher is an easy music remix software for home DJ studio, including a music jukebox and an audio editor. Music Morpher is the only audio player that can morph music live or morph to new file. You can change voice, change tempo, add beats, add effect, remove voice, reduce noise, amplify volume and see the effect in real time. AV Wave Editor allows you to edit audio file in wave chart with copy, cut, paste, delete, mix multitrack functions. Advanced Morpher module is also an audio effect editing tool, which has various editable and mixable effects for you to combine. This DJ software can convert more file formats than regular OGG/WAV/WMA/MP3 converter. It supports mp3, mp2, wma, wav, ape, ogg, nist, au, aif, irc. This music studio software has a sound recorder to record from microphone and other sources, and music CD making tools such as CD MP3 ripper, CD burner, CD cover and label editor. Ideal for remixing music, making sound tracks, audio and video clips, music CDs. Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server. - This software is a resources hog. - Gene
AV Music Morpher Website

Karaoke 5 - Good manager of file midi Karaoke MID, KAR and MP3 for executions live without loss of time. It reads the whole files. mid and. kar also wordbox and solton. It allows to create or to modify basic Karaoke with an evolved system of synchronization that allows to syncronize the text with the base in rapid times. Search of the songs on Internet. Personal PlayList. Database with instant search of the passage. Version 20 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
Karaoke 5 Website

Media Tagger is a freeware program intended for editing comments (ID3-Tags) in multimedia sound files (MP3, VQF, WMA, OGG and APE). Media Tagger lets you modify any number of files at a time in an easy way. You may synchronize ID3v1 with ID3v2, name the file according to the tag or vice versa or format the letter capitalization in the file’s name. You may create a WinAMP playlist (m3u, pls), create a file listing for Excel (csv) or Notepad (txt) or generate it as a HTML page, all this with just one click. You may also ease your work and fasten boring tagging by downloading the information about your album from the FreeDB internet-database. Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP, sound card.
Media Tagger Website

MediaMonkey is a music manager/jukebox for serious music collectors and iPod users. It catalogs your CDs, OGG, WMA, MPC, FLAC, APE, WAV and MP3 audio files. It looks up missing album, art, and track information via Freedb and the Web, and includes an intelligent tag editor and an automated file and directory renamer to organize your music library. It includes a CD ripper, CD burner, and audio converter for saving music, and manual or automated play list editors for creating music mixes. Its player automatically adjusts volume levels so that you don't have continually fiddle with the volume control and supports hundreds of Winamp plug-ins and visualizations; or if you prefer, it can use Winamp as the default player. It also includes portable audio device synchronization that allows you to synch tracks and play lists with devices such as the iPod. Version 2.4.1.874 adds basic streaming support along with several fixes related to iPod synchronization. Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP & Sound Card.
MediaMonkey Website

TagScanner is a multifunction program to organize large music collections. It can edit tags of several progressive audio formats, rename files based on the tag information, and generate tag information from filenames. Also you may get album info via Internet music database freedb.org. Supports ID3v1, ID3v2, Vorbis comments and APEv2 tags. Worksheets technology. Powerful TAG editor with batch functions and special features. Playlist maker with ability to export playlists to HTML or Excel. Built-in player. Windows (all).
TagScanner Website

Windows Media Bonus Pack for Windows XP is stocked with utilities, PowerToys, visualizations, skins, sound effects, and much more for an enhanced experience. The bonus pack features tools like, Plus! MP3 Audio Converter LE offering the ability to double the amount of music you can store on your PC by converting your MP3 files to Windows Media Audio (WMA), Windows Movie Maker Creativity Kit, futuristic media skins and more. Windows XP.

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SOFTWARE

Audacity - Cross-Platform Sound Editor - Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. Use Audacity to record live audio - Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs - Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and WAV sound files - Cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together - Change the speed or pitch of a recording. Windows 98/NT/2000/XP.
Audacity Website

Bink Video - our popular true-color video codec! Now for PC, Mac, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube. Download the free Bink tools today. Bink Video has revolutionized game videos just like Smacker did four years ago. Bink is a "better-than-MPEG-II" class codec. That's right - better than DVD! Bink produces higher-quality than MPEG-II and is up to three times faster than other software decoders. Finally...a true-color codec good enough for game developers. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP.

SizeMe scans a selected directory for the size of each item. Then it compares that to the given media size, and gives you a list over how many items you need. Each item will contain how many percent a item takes. When you want to copy/move/burn you can just drag'n'drop the items into any given place. Example: If you want to burning your "My documents" you might select CD (700MB) and then it will create several discs as close to 100% full. Download.com. Free. No limitations. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server.
SizeMe Website

Stoik Capturer allows you to capture video from DV camcorder or any analog video source such as TV tuner, video card, Webcam. Capture to AVI or WMV with selected codec or profile. Option to capture through temporary file (direct from capture devices without recompression) to avoid drop frames during recompression. Split capture file by size to override file size limitations. Ability to control your DV camera or any device, which supports device control from Capturer. Ability to output DV AVI to DV camcorder. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP.
Stoik Capturer Website

VirtualDub is a video capture/processing utility for 32-bit Windows platforms (95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP), licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). It lacks the editing power of a general-purpose editor such as Adobe Premiere, but is streamlined for fast linear operations over video. It has batch-processing capabilities for processing large numbers of files and can be extended with third-party video filters. VirtualDub is mainly geared toward processing AVI files, although it can read (not write) MPEG-1 and also handle sets of BMP images. 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP.

XviD is an open-source MPEG4 codec, which comes from the same open-source project that was the basis for DivX 4.x/5.x. XviD is not a DivX codec or a DivX player, nor stand-alone XviD player, but makes it possible to view XviDs with some other media player by choice. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server.
XviD Website

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UTILITIES - CODEX & Regsvr32

AVIcodec is the best tool for finding and getting the proper video codec for Windows. AVIcodec v1.1 - Free multimeda files tells you which codec an AVI file was encoded in, and if the file will play on your system. It gives detailled information, especially the codecs needed to play the file, and where to download those codecs if they are missing on your system.

Bink Video - our popular true-color video codec! Now for PC, Mac, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube. Download the free Bink tools today. Bink Video has revolutionized game videos just like Smacker did four years ago. Bink is a "better-than-MPEG-II" class codec. That's right - better than DVD! Bink produces higher-quality than MPEG-II and is up to three times faster than other software decoders. Finally...a true-color codec good enough for game developers. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP.

Codec Pack All in 1 - Do you download movies and get confused by all the different formats and codecs? Now you don't need to worry about downloading your movie codecs separately, you can do it all in one go. Codec Pack All-in-1 includes: DivX 6.0, XviD Codec 1.0.3, DivX, XviD - FFDShow 17.02.2005 Alpha, MPEG2 2.0.0.0, Subtitles G400 2.83, Subtitles DVobSub (Win9x, Win2k and WinXP) 2.23, 2.33, OGG Vorbis 0.9.9.5, AC3 1.01a RC5, Morgan Multimedia Stream Switcher 0.99. Freeware. Free download from MajorGeeks.com. Windows All.
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Directshow Filters for Ogg Vorbis, Speex, Theora and FLAC. Uninstall any previous version of these filters. (This is important!) Go to add remove programs, remove oggcodecs. Make sure media player or any directshow applications are closed. Unzip the setup package(download below) to a temp directory then run setup. Then Windows Media Player or any other directshow application (eg. BSPlayer) will be able to play Ogg Vorbis, Ogg Speex, Ogg Theora, Ogg FLAC and native FLAC.

Enable .OGG file playback support for Windows Media Player - When you open .OGG ( Ogg Vorbis ) file in Windows Media Player, the following error may appear caused by the lack of Codec that supports the .OGG file format.

Ogg Directshow Codecs by illiminable.com will allow you to play Ogg Vorbis, Speex, Theora and FLAC in Windows Media Player or any other directshow application. Vorbis is a general purpose audio codec that rivals mp3; Speex is a specialised speech codec; Theora is a general purpose video codec; FLAC is a lossless audio codec. All codecs are patent-free, open and non-proprietary and can be used for any purpose.

XviD is an open-source MPEG4 codec, which comes from the same open-source project that was the basis for DivX 4.x/5.x. XviD is not a DivX codec or a DivX player, nor stand-alone XviD player, but makes it possible to view XviDs with some other media player by choice. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server.
XviD Website

How to install/uninstall:

Free-codecs.com - How to install/uninstall DLL and AX codec/filter files.

Graphical Interface to RegSvr32 - This program allows to register/unregister DLLs using RegSvr32 tool which is included with Windows. This program is very easy even for beginners. Additionally, it shows a way to find windows\system directory location properly. A handy utility that will help you avoid the inconvenience of running regsvr32 from the start menu all the time.
Graphical Interface Website

Regsvr32 - This command-line tool registers .dll files as command components in the registry.

Regsvr32.dll Download - Here you can download regsvr32.dll free of charge. The file is compressed so you need an unzip software in order to use the file.

An easy way to register/unregister [install/uninstall] the files is to use one of these small tools:

DllRegSvr allows to register/unregister DLL and OCX codec files using RegSvr32 tool which is included with Windows. This program is very easy to use, even for beginners. A handy utility that will help you avoid the inconvenience of running regsvr32 from the Start menu all the time.

Emsa DLL Register Tool - register dll/ocx filters, codecs... and get extended file informations. Emsa DLL Register Tool is a multipurpose DLL information & registration tool for Windows. We made this program because we could not find other tools of this type to be comprehensive enough. This program provides extensive information about system files and other binary files, like exe, dll, and ocx files for example. It also provides ActiveX information for ActiveX components like .ocx files and ActiveX exe or ActiveX dll files. Using this tool, you may register/unregister ActiveX dll/ocx/exe files, and you may also compare two ActiveX files having identical filenames.

RadLight Filter Manager can be used to list all registered codecs and to register or unregister codecs. This little tool allows you to change merit of DirectShow filters and it can also be used to list all registered codecs and to register or unregister codecs. We thought some people may find it useful. Should help fix some filter incompatibilty problems.

RegShell is a handy utility that will help you avoid the inconvenience of running regsvr32 from the start menu all the time. This program allows to register/unregister DLL codec files using RegSvr32 tool which is included with Windows. Additionally, it shows a way to find windows\system (Windows 9x), windows\system32 (Windows XP) directory location properly.

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UTILITIES - MISC.

EZ Label Xpress is an exciting CD/DVD label and DVD-insert design and print application that allows you to make multipurpose labels in a simple way. Starting from existing label templates, it offers you the possibility of adding--in interactive ways--backgrounds, images, and text and finally printing according to various page layouts. EZ Label Xpress offers support for CD- or DVD-label printing of various shapes and sizes; it also supports CD- and DVD-case-insert printing. The designs you make also may be saved in files you can later edit or print. Designing and printing your own labels has never been so easy. Windows 2000/XP.

Mediaface II allows you to design labels for CD/DVD, video sleeves and wraps, and many other media types, and then print them directly from your inkjet or laser printer. If you decide to upgrade or purchase our labels at NEATO.com, use coupone code CNET to get 20% of any purchase.
Mediaface II Website

SampleCalc calculates a given length in seconds of an audio sample into temp in BPM and reverse. You can also adjust Number of measures and beat resolution. Length can be read directly from wave files. Also included a calculator for time/tempo stretch rate calculation if you want to adjust tempo or time to a fixed value (e.g. matching to the tempo of a sequencer song). Length of a song can also be calculated from tempo and number of measures as well as length of single notes. An integrated beat counter allows DJs to measure the tempo of a running song. A metronome can be run according to counted tempo. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
SampleCalc Website

SunMetronome is a music utility for music students and professional musicians that includes a metronome, tuner, CD player, and recorder. This program's features allow you to select any beat (range 0-6), set up any rhythm (such as 2+3, 2+2+3), select a pitch tone from the menu, or generate a tone of any frequency (range 90-4200 Hz). You can hear and see notated versions of polymetric examples for practicing purposes, and you can listen to your audio CDs with a fully functional built-in CD player, all immediately accessible with a single mouse-click. It also features a round scale and a red hand that can be easily dragged with your mouse to set a metronome rhythm from 0 to 177. Windows 95/98/ME, sound card.

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UTILITIES - TEXT TO SPEECH

AnalogX SayIt - Inspired by the old Speak and Spell toy, AnalogX SayIt will read (via speech synthesis) any word or phrase you type in. Type in any word or phrase, set the sliders to the appropriate settings, and click the Render button to create a WAV file. Or use the Preview button to hear what it sounds like. Several options let you tweak the voice from sounding young to old or from male to female, change the speed, and more. AnalogX SayIt outputs 16-bit WAV files and can handle phrases of up to 500 characters. Windows 95/98/NT.
AnalogX SayIt Website

Natural Text to Speech Reader - This free text-to-speech software lets your computer read any part of the news, weather forecasts, e-books, and your e-mail. The application also can read Word documents, rich-text files, and PDF files. The speaking speed and voice quality can be changed. The application is very easy to use, just one click, you can have your computer read any selected text from any program aloud without having to copy and paste the text from other programs. Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server.

ReadPlease - The world's most popular text-to-speech software - and still free! If you are finding there is just too much on-screen reading with all of this technology, then you will love using ReadPlease. ReadPlease shatters the myth that computers must sound robotic and monotonous. Just imagine having web pages and e-mail read aloud to you. Reads any web page, makes .mp3/.wav, zooms any page, text only version web pages, translates and much more! US - UK - Spanish - French - German - Italian - Dutch - Portuguese.

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Windows Media Player

Directshow Filters for Ogg Vorbis, Speex, Theora and FLAC. Uninstall any previous version of these filters. (This is important!) Go to add remove programs, remove oggcodecs. Make sure media player or any directshow applications are closed. Unzip the setup package(download below) to a temp directory then run setup. Then Windows Media Player or any other directshow application (eg. BSPlayer) will be able to play Ogg Vorbis, Ogg Speex, Ogg Theora, Ogg FLAC and native FLAC.

Enable .OGG file playback support for Windows Media Player - When you open .OGG ( Ogg Vorbis ) file in Windows Media Player, the following error may appear caused by the lack of Codec that supports the .OGG file format.

Media Advice Archive - Archived Media Advice columns are grouped by technology. Click the links to the archived columns to browse questions and answers. Answers refer to the latest versions of Windows Media software, unless otherwise noted.

Mini Player toolbar buttons are greyed out in Windows Media Player? The mini Player mode in Windows Media Player, enables you to perform basic playback functions even if the Player is minimized. When you have enabled mini Player mode and you minimize the Player, the playback controls appear in the Windows taskbar. This article provides the information to fix the problem where the Mini Player toolbar buttons are greyed out, as shown in the Figure. This behavior may be seen even though a song is currently playing.

Ogg Directshow Codecs by illiminable.com will allow you to play Ogg Vorbis, Speex, Theora and FLAC in Windows Media Player or any other directshow application. Vorbis is a general purpose audio codec that rivals mp3; Speex is a specialised speech codec; Theora is a general purpose video codec; FLAC is a lossless audio codec. All codecs are patent-free, open and non-proprietary and can be used for any purpose.

Plus! MP3 Audio Converter LE - Sample a feature of Plus! for Windows XP, double the amount of music you can store on your computer, and easily transfer more music to portable devices by converting your MP3 files quickly and easily to Windows Media Audio (WMA) files. Because of the efficiency of Windows Media Format, the resulting Windows Media files are typically much smaller than the original MP3 files. Using Plus! MP3 Converter LE does not modify the original files in any way.

PowerToys for Windows XP Media Center Edition - PowerToys are additional programs that developers create after a product has been released. Downloading them can add more fun and functionality to your Media Center PC experience.

Troubleshooting Windows Media Player 10 - There are several resources available to assist you.

Windows Media Bonus Pack for Windows XP - Fully packed with utilities, PowerToys, visualizations, skins, sound effects, and much more, you can install the Windows Media Bonus Pack on your Windows XP-based computer and let your creativity shine.
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Windows Media Bonus Pack for Windows XP - Skins - Windows Media Bonus Pack includes a variety of attractive new skins for Windows Media Player for Windows XP. For instructions on using skins, in Windows Media Player, press F1, and then search for "skin".

Windows Media Bonus Pack for Windows XP - Visualizations - Windows Media Bonus Pack includes several intriguing visualization collections for Windows Media Player for Windows XP. For instructions on using visualizations, in Windows Media Player, press F1, and then search for "visualization".

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. Capture content with frame-accurate control. Protect live streams and initiate broadcasts. Author for a range of delivery scenarios including MBR streaming and CD/DVD. Create the clearest audio from multichannel to voice-only content. Encode to any level from HD quality (1080i/1080p) to low data rate screen capture. Fine tune compression using new encoding modes. Extend the Encoders functionality. Fully automate the encoding process.
Windows Media Encoder Website

Windows Media Knowledge Center is your window to the extensive collection of books, articles, videos, and technical documents that showcase Windows Media tools and technologies. So whether you're brand new to Windows Media or a seasoned professional, you can find the information you need right here.

Windows Media Player 10.0 is designed to make it easy for you to discover, download, organize, and play your digital media, from music to video, pictures, and recorded TV. Browse the first Digital Media Mall to find, sample, and download music from a choice of leading online stores and services. The Player provides faster access to top activities, such as ripping, burning, and syncing. You also can fine-tune the layout and choose from a range of online music and video stores and services. Windows XP.
Windows Media Player Website

Windows Media Player 10 entry is missing in Add/Remove Programs, after running a registry cleaner. In Windows XP SP2, Windows Media Player 10 entry appears under the Windows XP - Software Updates section. You need to put a checkmark near the Show Updates box at the top. If the Windows Media Player 10 entry has been removed accidentally from the registry, use the procedure posted here to reinstate the entry.

Windows Media Player 10 How-to Center - Windows Media Player 10 and Windows XP are a great combination for enjoying music and video on your computer. Whether you're buying music and video from the Internet or ripping favorite songs from your CD collection, you'll find easy-to-follow instructions here for getting the most out of Windows Media Player.

Windows Media Player 9 Series How-to Center - Learn the basics of using Windows Media Player 9 Series with these simple how-to articles. You can walk through the steps online, print them out, or watch a video to see how easy it is to enjoy your music.

Windows Media Player FAQ provides answers to frequently asked questions about Microsoft Windows Media Player for Windows. It focuses on questions about Windows Media Player 10 and Windows Media Player 9 Series, but it also includes information relevant to earlier releases.

Windows Media Player stores the last opened directory (only if you open a file and play it) in a registry value named OpenDir. But, if you click File - Open and cancel the dialog once, the last open directory is reset to C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player. To set the OpenDir to your preferred location every time you launch Windows Media Player, you may use this script posted here.

Windows Media Support if you have questions about Windows Media.

WMPlugins.com - The place to find and share plug-ins, skins and visualizations to enhance your Windows Media experience.

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WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER

Windows Movie Maker makes home movie making fun and easy. You can create, edit, and share your movies with just a few simple actions.

Windows Movie Maker Creativity Kit - Enhance your home videos and unleash your creativity with this huge collection of sound effects, music clips and loops, and title slides and videos. Whatever the occasion, there’s something here that will help you make your home movies even better! All sounds and music are provided by SoundDogs.com which has delivered sound effects for over sixty feature films, including Academy-Award nominated films Meet The Parents, The Wonder Boys, As Good As It Gets, The Green Mile, Titanic, Stuart Little, and Jerry Maguire.

10 Tips For Shooting Better Vacation Video - Vacations are some of the most memorable times in your life, and you'll definitely want to relive them in the future. There's no better way to make your memories last forever than to record them with your digital video camera. To make sure your video is fun to watch and includes all the important parts of your vacation, follow these tips.

Make an insurance movie - Document your assets with a digital video camera. In a fire, flood, burglary, or other disaster, you could lose your cars, your house, your computers, other belongings like electronics and music, and even a shoebox full of family photos. When you attempt to replace those losses, it can be helpful if you can produce some documentation of what you owned: receipts, recent photographs, or the knowledge of when and where you purchased or obtained the more expensive items. Gathering all this information, if it's even available, is a task beyond many mortals. There is an additional way to document your belongings to supplement photos and receipts. Make a digital movie of what you own.

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