As movies are increasingly being distributed in digital format, VSO DivxToDVD Converter represents the perfect way of converting your videos and burning them onto a DVD for home viewing. The application boasts the ability to transfer video to and from a mammoth range of different file types, including all the usual suspects such as DivX, MOV and MPEG.

VSO DivxToDVD Converter is one of the easiest to use of its kind and allows you to get started in a matter of seconds. You simply choose the files that you wish to convert, hit a button and wait for the magic to happen. Although it isn't the quickest burner of its kind, the results are flawless, and VSO DivxToDVD is able to compress MPEGs to a very small size without a noticeable reduction in quality. This is great if you want to cram two movies onto one disk.

Of course, we should point out that using the software to copy illegally downloaded movies to disk infringes copyright law, but for backing up movies and burning paid-for video downloads you'll struggle to find a better tool.

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With such an ever growing range of multimedia devices, no wonder format converters are becoming so popular these days!

Any Audio/Video Converter is one of those converters: a simple, easy-to-use application that support pretty much any format you can find nowadays and lets you convert both audio and video files in just a few steps.

The program works with a list where you add the files you want to convert, no matter what format they are. Then you configure the conversion options for each one of them separately and finally click on the "Convert" button to let the program do the rest. I think this method is quite handy and saves you loads of work and time; pity the trial version only accepts one file on this list!

Any Audio/Video Converter includes a built-in player in its interface, but it's only good to watch the video while it's being converted and not preview it before actually starting the process.

With Any Audio/Video Converter you can convert basically any audio and video file you can think of, in a quite easy process that involves very little effort.

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With multimedia portable devices growing in popularity and features, it's not surprising that DVD ripping tools have started to offer support for them so that you can take your favorite movies anywhere with you.

Xilisoft DVD Ripper Ultimate is one of those applications: a full featured DVD ripper than can extract all data inside your DVD movies and convert it right away to another video format, including the most popular ones and – of course – video formats for mobile devices such as the iPod, the iPhone and the PSP.

The program lets you choose the video size, image quality and audio quality, and also create and use different profiles according to the target format or device. Also, it lets you trim specific video fragments, edit video effects, adjust subtitles and even add a watermark so that you obtain fully customized DVD video and audio files.

Additionally, it can help you clip video segment, crop video size, edit video effects, adjust subtitle, and add video watermark, to get the customized DVD audio and video files.

In addition to ripping the whole DVD, you can also select specific chapters and convert only those. The whole process is done via drop-down menus and the program is generally very easy to use.

With Xilisoft DVD Ripper Ultimate you can rip the contents of your favorite DVD movies and convert them to different formats – including mobile video - in just a few easy steps.

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Nearly all software can be categorised as being from one of two groups: the programs that do one thing, normally fairly well, and the programs which do everything - often with some loss of quality. Roxio Easy Media Creator Suite (EMCS) is a classic case of the second type. While its capabilities are huge and impressive, they bring with them other problems like reduced performance and long load times.

The original cornerstone of Roxio's flagship product is CD and DVD burning. EMCS still packs a powerful tool for writing to disks but it's really all the extra functionality that makes this suite interesting. EMCS does it all: photo slide shows, video editing, iPod and MP3 player management, secure backups, multimedia organisation and video playback - to name but a few.

We tested each of the components and found that most of them perform to at least a satisfactory level. Sadly, Roxio included several design-related elements which annoy (like using custom window decorations, buttons and even file browsers when the Windows default shell is perfectly usable). Also, the suite contains numerous advertisements for new Roxio services which appear a little odd given that this isn't a free program. Likewise, Roxio's insistence on opening web links using Internet Explorer whether it's your default browser or not was disappointing: it's never a good sign when a program effectively forces you to do things its way or not at all.

The worst feature of the suite is without doubt the video player (called 'CinePlayer') which is nothing more than a run-of-the-mill movie player. After loading for nearly 30 seconds, it took ages to load a simple DivX file and crashed when a couple of buttons were clicked. When free players like VLC can do so much better, one has to wonder why Roxio didn't make an effort to deliver a really fast, lightweight player instead of the slovenly, unstable one bundled in this suite.

All that said, Roxio Easy Media Creator Suite is actually a pretty good bundle. We love the photo editing application which is fairly fast and has just the right balance of basic and advanced tools. The mobile phone photo wizard is a particularly cool utility which really did help camera-phone pictures look better.

The most significant problem with Roxio is the way it treats your PC. This is not a program which is designed to be removed once installed. It installs so many components to your system that you can easily lose track of them... and it fails to include a comprehensive uninstall application for the whole bundle. Instead, you must uninstall each component separately, a time consuming and irritating hassle. I'm still having trouble getting the 1.4 GB installer off my computer!

Roxio Easy Media Creator Suite is a powerful and comprehensive media suite. If you're looking for one bundle of software, which you'll never remove from your computer, to handle all your media tasks then this is the software for you. If, however, you prize quality over convenience, and have some respect for your hard-disk and registry, Roxio Easy Media Creator Suite is not recommended.

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While the iPod is best know for being the music lovers best friend, it can also be a useful tool for movie buffs.

Xilisoft DVD to iPod Converter lets you extract DVD video and audio tracks of DVDs and convert them to audio and video formats compatible with the iPod Video (MPEG-4, MP3, AAC or M4A formats). Like most Xillisoft converters, it's very easy to follow and use with a good looking interface to boot. Conversions are fast but most impressive is the quality which is as good as any iPod converter you'll find. The conversion process is very simple - you can choose to either rip and convert a whole film or sections of a film. Apart from this, there are some customisation options too such as setting a file limit for your conversions, normalizing audio or the ability to compress files that have been extracted to fit your iPod - useful for if you've filled your hard drive with too many tunes. You can also customise the audio, subtitles and part of a DVD that you want to rip. If you've got an iPhone, the program has also now been updated to allow you to put films on your hard drive too.

Flexible, simple to convert and fast, Xilisoft DVD to iPod Converter has more than enough to fulfil your conversion needs.

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The best-selling award winner transforms your photos into dynamic TV events – ready for the big screen and in wide-screen format! Ideal for beginners!

Using 1-click automations you can create slide-shows with cinematic effects, virtual camera movements and personalized background music. Experience your photos on TV, PC or the Internet on your very own Album website.

Top features include:

• Animated DVD menus from your own show motifs
• Flash-Video exporter
• Animated decorative elements
• Look good in every light
• Story Maker
• Audio- + Video Cleaning
• Automatic slide-shows
• Automatic background music

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ImTOO DVD to MP4 Converter is a fast, easy to use DVD to MP4 ripper which helps you rip DVD's, convert DVD's to MP4, AVI, MPEG4, DivX, XviD, Apple TV video and PSP AVC video format. With formats changing and developing all the time, a new profile of PSP AVC video in 480 X 272 (PSPEXT) has been added, while the profile of Apple TV video has been improved to improve playback.

The output movie is playable on most portable media players (MP4 players that is) which the developers say includes Archos AV500, Archos AV700, Archos Gmini402, iRiver PMP-100, Creative Zen Vision, PSP and iPod, etc.

The problem with many similar converters is that there are few customisation settings for those that need extra control over how their video comes out. ImToo DVD to Mp4 Converter does not disappoint here offering tons of options over such things as the aspect ratio, compression format used and other technical settings.

As a result, this program is not really suitable for those that just want a simple Mp4 conversion but is a solid product for those that need a bit more control over the output file.

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As multimedia portable devices grow in popularity and include more advanced features, DVD ripping tools have started offering support for them so that you can watch your favorite movies on the go.

ImToo DVD Ripper Platinum is among them. This application is a complete DVD ripper that extracts all the contents of your favorite DVD movies and converts them right away to another format, including the most common audio and video formats and – of course –for mobile devices such as the iPod, the iPhone and the PSP. The program works both with DVD discs and IFO files stored on your drive.

All available formats are presented as profiles with their own characteristics, but you may as well create your own user-defined profile by selecting the video size, image quality, audio quality and channels on the right-side pane and then saving it as a new profile.

ImToo DVD Ripper Platinum features a nice interface with a skins menu that unfortunately it's empty, so you can't really change or customize it in any way.

ImToo DVD Ripper Platinum is an attractive DVD ripper, especially designed for portable devices, which makes the whole ripping process easy even for a newcomer to video conversion.

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ImTOO DVD to PSP Suite is a complete software kit that contains all the tools you need to convert your favorite videos to a PSP-compatible format and enjoy them on the move.

The suite includes three separate applications: ImTOO DVD to PSP Converter 5, ImTOO PSP Video Converter 3 and ImTOO PSP Video Converter Wizard 3. The first one lets you convert DVD movies (or any fragment from them) into video files you can directly import into your PSP. The second one does a similar process, though this time converting video files you have stored in your hard drive. Last but not least, the wizard, that also lets you convert videos but in a step-by-step interface that makes the whole process easy enough for all users.

All these three apps feature their own configuration menu and let you choose between different formats and conversion options. The only drawback, in my opinion, is the lack of a common interface, a kind of app launcher from which to access all three different apps.

ImTOO DVD to PSP Suite includes all the tools you need to convert videos to a portable format and carry them around in your PSP.

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Since bursting onto the internet in 2000, BSPlayer has been downloaded over 60 million times according to its developers. The aim of the player is to "enable users to focus on watching the movie instead of dealing with poor computer capabilities or running around looking for a proper settings and codecs." For those that have had problems with mainstream media players on offer, BSPlayer may prove a useful alternative.

It supports all kinds of media including avi, mpeg, asf, wmv, mp3, etc but also specializes in DivX playback. Many users report that DivX files that wouldn’t work on other players, did in BS Player. One of the major drawbacks with many media players is resource hogging but BSPlayer consumes no more than many audio players and start-up is pleasantly fast. Because it does not use much of the processing power, its more suited to those users with slower machines that are not looking for too many fancy features.

BSPlayer also comes bundled with BSMediaLibrary which can manage all your multimedia content and enables you to create your own playlists. It also has a multitude of skins available for download, many designed by other devoted users.

The major drawback with BSPlayer is the concealed menu which appears and disappears when you wave the mouse over it. This becomes increasingly annoying if you are listening to something whilst using another application. However, loading subtitles is easy and dragging and dropping files into the screen to open files means you can avoid the annoying menu. You also have a small graphic equaliser and can load the player with other codecs that you might need.

Overall, definitely worth trying for anyone who has had problems with DivX files or are tired of bulky mainstream offerings.

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Xilisoft AVI to DVD Converter allows you to convert and burn your own DVD videos, quickly and simply. You can use it to convert AVI, DivX or MPEG video formats to DVD, with a menu to access the different chapters of the DVD so that you will be able to choose between the many design options available.

The program's configuration options allow you to select between copying the whole disk (DVD) or just an image file (ISO), furthermore you can specify if you want it in NTSC or PAL format, and adjust the video aspect between 4:3 or 16:9.

It supports Dvd-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW.

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AVS DVD Copy is a most convenient and demanded software to make DVD copies, create DVD discs for home DVD Players and perform other burning tasks. Copy genuine movies in the original, Hollywood-like quality, give new life for corrupted DVD discs, write Blu-Ray/DVD/CD data discs, make ISO Image of your movies and burn it later whenever you want, as many times, as you need. AVS DVD Copy supports wide range of media types (CD-R/RW, DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW, DVD-RAM, Double/Dual Layer DVD and the latest Blu-ray technology BD-R and BD-RE) and CD/DVD drives. With simple and intuitive interface you can perform all tasks quickly and easily.

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Given that not everyone has the luxury of a 2Mbps broadband connection or a Terabyte hard drive, handling video on a PC is still far from a seamless process. Whether you’re transferring movies over the Internet or merely backing up your home video collection, it’s often difficult to find an adequate compromise between quality, transfer speed and file size. What’s more, different users prefer different video formats depending on the platform they're running and the media player they use. BPS Video Converter sets out to make the crazy mixed-up world of digital video a little easier, allowing you to convert your movies to and from a range of different formats.

While there’s a decent array of formats to choose from (including AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMV, Real etc.), the list of file types is by no means exhaustive and, most notably, BPS doesn’t handle MPEG-4 or QuickTime movies. Still, there’s always a bright side, and in the case of this program it makes up for this by furnishing you with an almighty array of options for the formats that it does support. Through the simple one-pane interface you can select from a range of different compression rates for each format you wish to convert to. This is great to tinker with in order to produce the best quality video and audio at the lowest file size.

Thankfully the conversion process is pretty quick, meaning that you don’t have to wait an age to discover how the finished video will turn out. Things are made much quicker because the process is easy to use– simply drag and drop your file onto the interface, select your conversion format and compression options then hit a button.

Although basic video editing features are lacking, the application does have another trick up its sleeve. The built-in decompiler lets you grab still images from a video, either by scrolling to the precise frame you wish to capture, or by sequentially snapping every frame of the video. Again, this is a speedy process, and it gives you the option to save to a range of image formats such as JPEG, TIFF or GIF. This is ideal for instantly showing someone what scene you’re referring to via email or on a website, or even for dissecting the cell animation of your favourite Simpsons episode.

As long as you’re not using the MPEG-4 or QuickTime (MOV) formats on a regular basis then BPS Video Converter and Decompiler provides a quick and easy way of converting video. What’s more, the addition of the decompiler serves to bump up the value for money of the application.

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With Nidesoft DVD to MP4 you can convert DVD movies to MP4 files, which is the most common video format for portable devices such as the iPod, the Zune, the PSP or the iPhone. The program includes also some other formats but focuses mainly on MP4, with different image resolutions according to the quality you want to obtain and the size you'd like the target file to be.

The whole process is really fast and easy: simply open the DVD movie, select the right conversion profile and click on "Convert". The program includes an embedded player but it didn't seem to work properly. My guess is that we lack the appropriate codecs but then again, it would have been nice to receive some feedback - like an error message - from the program.

Also, please notice that Nidesoft DVD to MP4 may not work with commercial DVD movies which are usually protected against any copying or ripping methods.

Nidesoft DVD to MP4 enables you to enjoy tour favorite movies on the move.

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ImTOO AVI to DVD Converter lets you convert your video files to DVD format and burn them to a DVD disc or save them as ISO files.

The burning process in itself is quite simple, both in the procedure and also in the variety of options that the program features, which is pretty scarce. You can only convert MPEG or AVI files, and video conversion options are also a bit limited, meaning you can choose between 4:3 or 16:9, and between PAL or NTSC. Nothing else.

On the upside, the program features a large selection of menu templates for your customized menu, which can also be easily edited to add your own background music and images. Also, the program includes an embedded player to preview videos before actually converting or burning them.

With ImTOO AVI to DVD Converter you can quickly convert any MPEG or AVI video files to DVD and burn the disc right away.

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ImTOO iPod Movie Converter is best iPod video and movie conversion tools! The iPod Converter offers a powerful way to convert all popular video files to iPod movies, iPod video. The iPod video converter supports convert AVI, MPEG, WMV, MOV, MP4, RM, RMVB, DivX, ASF, VOB, 3GP etc. to iPod. ImTOO iPod Movie Converter helps you watch music video and movie on your video iPod with easy. In addition, the iPod video converter can also extracting audio from movie or music video and convert it to iPod supported MP3, AAC, M4A format!

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ImTOO 3GP Converter is the Best 3GP conversion tool to convert AVI to 3GP, MPEG to 3GP. The 3GP Video Converter can also convert H.264, RM, MP4, MOV, WMV, etc. to 3GP video, convert 3GP to MPEG and 3GP to AVI. Download ImTOO 3GP Video Converter for free and convert 3GP movies playable on Motorola, Nokia mobile phone or other 3GP files player software now!

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Say you have a video on your computer that you'd like to take with you on your mobile phone. Are you having trouble in finding the right app you convert it?

Plato Video to 3GP Converter is the solution. This neat video converter has been especially developed to convert the most popular video formats to the standard video used for most mobile devices, 3GP.

The program supports a wide range of source formats and is very easy to use. Simply load the video or videos you want to convert and tweak the conversion options to meet your needs: video size, bitrate, frame rate, aspect ratio and a lot more. The program can also be set to automatically shut down the computer when the conversion is finished.

I liked the simplicity of use and the wide range of formats supported by Plato Video to 3GP Converter. On the downside, the interface is a bit too dull. Also, it would be great to have predefined profiles for certain devices, such as the iPod, the iPhone or the PSP.

If you want to convert your favorite videos to 3GP and carry them on your mobile device wherever you go, this is the tool you need.

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If you started to watch a movie on your computer but didn't have time to finish it, why don't you convert it to an iPod friendly format and take it with you?

You can now easily convert any video file to store it on your iPod with Plato Video to iPod. This neat video converter has been especially developed to convert the most popular video formats to the standard video used in Apple devices, namely iPod, iPhone and Apple TV.

The program supports a wide range of source formats and is very easy to use. Simply load the video or videos you want to convert and select the appropriate conversion profile. You can also tweak conversion options to meet your needs: video size, bitrate, frame rate, aspect ratio and a lot more. The program can be set to automatically shut down the computer when the conversion is finished.

I liked the simplicity of use and the wide range of formats supported by Plato Video to iPod. On the downside, the interface is a bit dull. Also, it would have been great to have predefined profiles according to different iPod models (Nano, Touch and so on).

If you want to convert your favorite videos to an iPod friendly format and carry them on your device wherever you go, this is the tool you need.

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If there's a Youtube video you like, why not take it with you all the time, no matter where you are?

This is what you'll be able to do with Plato FLV to Video Audio Converter, a video conversion tool that has been especially developed to convert FLV videos (that is, the format most online videos are published as) to other popular formats used in the majority of portable devices these days. The program also supports other formats though.

Plato FLV to Video Audio Converter includes a built-in player where you can preview videos before converting them to the selected target format. The good thing about this program is that all supported formats are available as device profiles, meaning that if you want to convert a video for your iPhone, you don't have to fiddle with strange settings like audio bitrate, sample rate, video size or frame rate: you simply select the iPhone profile. However, those users who prefer to be in control of every single detail can also tweak those settings by themselves.

Plato FLV to Video Audio Converter was quite fast during our tests and did a good job in conversions. I guess the only thing this program needs is a somewhat urgent interface redesign.

With Plato FLV to Video Audio Converter you can easily convert FLV videos and other formats so that you can carry them around in your portable device.

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