iTunes 11 has been completely redesigned from the ground up. Development of iTunes has been stagnant the last few years so Apple needs to get this one right. Has Apple nailed it or is the new iTunes a mess? Read on to find out.
The interface of iTunes has been completely re-imagined. Everything is simpler and space is better utilized. In the previous version of iTunes, there was a persistent bar on the left where you can access playlists, albums, devices, and more. While it provided quick access to those features, most users didn't use them most of the time. Apple has scrapped this and has made the default album view take up the entire window.

Browsing by album is a pleasure. Click on an album and the tracks will show up below. iTunes also analyzes the color of album artwork to create a colored background for each individual album. It works well for the most part but the effect blurs the album art around the edges.

New in iTunes 11 is the "Up Next" feature, which is basically a fancy name for your queue. Add songs to your queue from wherever you are in the interface. You don't need to manage a playlist to arrange and rearrange the tracks to your liking.

Creating playlists is much improved. Instead of having to jump in and out a playlist to add and arrange tracks, playlists now have a dedicated pane on the right where you can manipulate tracks without having to jump around the program.

iCloud integration has also been tightened. Every track you've bought in iTunes will now show up in your music library, whether or not it has been downloaded. Click on it to download the album. User can now also stream directly from the cloud instead of having to download the track first. This also applies to all your TV and movies that were purchased in iTunes. There's also a dedicated tab for iTunes Match, Apple's music matching service to make all of your tracks available across devices, if they're available in the iTunes store.

The iTunes store has also gone through a redesign with featured content up top. Top lists are still there and are easier to browse. iTunes 11 will also allow you to access the iTunes store content from your music library, suggesting similar artists and tracks, without having to take you to the iTunes store.

The mini player has also been completely redesigned and is actually useful now. The mini player has gotten smaller but utilizes that small space much better than previous versions. Player controls will show up with you hover your mouse over the mini player. There's access to search and your Up Next queue can be manipulated from the mini player.

Devices now show up as a button at the top right. Clicking on it will take you to a detailed page where you can manage everything. Choose what you want synced, manage your apps, and even play music directly from your iOS device. Everything is easier to read and comprehend in the device tab.

The only thing missing from iTunes 11 is a music streaming service. iCloud gives users the ability to download tracks locally but not stream them. There is no subscription service in iTunes to compete with the likes of Spotify, Rdio, and Xbox Music. It's only matter of time before Apple releases its own music subscription service but it's disappointing that Apple didn't release it with iTunes 11.

iTunes is still one of the best media players around. It has gotten easier to use, feels less bloated, but is still missing a music subscription service.

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iTunes 11 has been completely redesigned from the ground up. Development of iTunes has been stagnant the last few years so Apple needs to get this one right. Has Apple nailed it or is the new iTunes a mess? Read on to find out.

Features

iCloud integration has also been tightened. Every track you've bought in iTunes will now show up in your music library, whether or not it has been downloaded. Click on it to download the album. User can now also stream directly from the cloud instead of having to download the track first. This also applies to all your TV and movies that were purchased in iTunes. There's also a dedicated tab for iTunes Match, Apple's music matching service to make all of your tracks available across devices, if they're available in the iTunes store.

The iTunes store has also gone through a redesign with featured content up top. Top lists are still there and are easier to browse. iTunes 11 will also allow you to access the iTunes store content from your music library, suggesting similar artists and tracks, without having to take you to the iTunes store.

Usability

New in iTunes 11 is the "Up Next" feature, which is basically a fancy name for your queue. Add songs to your queue from wherever you are in the interface. You don't need to manage a playlist to arrange and rearrange the tracks to your liking.

Creating playlists is much improved. Instead of having to jump in and out a playlist to add and arrange tracks, playlists now have a dedicated pane on the right where you can manipulate tracks without having to jump around the program.

The mini player has also been completely redesigned and is actually useful now. The mini player has gotten smaller but utilizes that small space much better than previous versions. Player controls will show up with you hover your mouse over the mini player. There's access to search and your Up Next queue can be manipulated from the mini player.

Devices now show up as a button at the top right. Clicking on it will take you to a detailed page where you can manage everything. Choose what you want synced, manage your apps, and even play music directly from your iOS device. Everything is easier to read and comprehend in the device tab.

Quality

Conclusion

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Hakbox allows you to get high quality multimedia content for all your collection in just a few clics. Posters, Banners, FanArts images and much more in great quality.

Hakbox is a program dedicated to all those users willing to organize all their favorites tv shows easily.

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Overview

CyberLink PowerDVD has all the extra functionality you would expect from a high-quality player. It features a sleek interface you can customize with skins and includes direct access to MoovieLive, an online movie database that helps you categorize all the titles in your collection and access movie reviews online.

Features

CyberLink PowerDVD is generally very easy to use. Most of the program's functions can be performed with the mouse or their corresponding keyboard hotkey, and there's also a comprehensive context menu that gives you access to even more options by just right-clicking anywhere on the image.

Regarding playback, the movie flows very smoothly even when you move CyberLink PowerDVD's window around or play it in fullscreen mode. Image quality has been improved thanks to the special TrueTheater filters which provide pixel-perfect images and make the most out of your HD visual equipment. CyberLink PowerDVD includes the innovative TrueTheater 3D, a special filter that can transform your DVDs into 3D movies like the ones in cinemas everywhere. The 3D effect obviously only works if you have a 3D-capable display.

CyberLink PowerDVD also lets you change playing speed, take snapshots of your favorite scenes in the movie and have a particular scene or sentence repeated over and over again with the "Say it again" and the "AB Repeat" tools. This may be useful for foreign language students who watch movies to improve their listening skills. Other interesting features in CyberLink PowerDVD are the possibility to share video files on YouTube and support for video bookmarks.

Sound

Sound in CyberLink PowerDVD can be configured in different ways, depending on your hardware (from headphones to a full stereo surround system) in order to obtain the best possible sound quality. TrueTheater Noise Reduction also makes sure you get the clearest sound possible.

CyberLink PowerDVD is a perfect solution for your all DVD playing needs: a powerful video player with interesting features, yet easy enough for everyone to use.

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Easy to Us It is not a complicated product which needs limbering up your wits before using it. Due to the user-friendly interface, you can get your data out of your iPhone within only several clicks.

Intelligent This smart program will show you all the basic properties and information of your device on the main interface, like type, generation, capacity, version and so on. Besides, you can quickly search your files by genre, artist name, album name, etc.

Superior Efficiency Speed is one of the most critical indexes to see if it could work well. To its credit, this software performs an incredible fast transferring speed. You can duplicate your iPhone contents to PC instantly.

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Easy to install

In the latest release of SopCast, there are virtually no noticeable interface changes, so it's still extremely easy to use. On installation, you're asked if you'd like to install the Ask.com search bar, which you can de-select by clicking the check-box. When you run SopCast, you can log in either anonymously or, if you're planning on setting-up your own channel, create your own account using the link at the bottom. When you log into SopCast, click on the Live Channels tabs so you can see the channel listings. The first thing you notice is the number of channels to choose from. There's absolutely everything here from obscure Chinese channels to mainstream offerings like The Discovery Channel (although again, you will find many programs either dubbed or subtitled in Chinese). Some of SopCast's channels are organized, such as by News and Sport but these categories can be unreliable and the lower down you go, simply indecipherable.

Pop-out TV screen

SopCast's channel window will pop out of the side of the player but you can expand this to full screen or export it to Windows Media Player using the vision controls on the panel. This truly separates SopCast from the rest of the P2P TV streaming applications. If you want to use a different media player (such as VLC Player), you can do this by clicking on the Options button at the bottom of the main interface.

Broadcast your own programs

SopCast's major draw though, and the reason why many of its channels look like a garbled mess, is the fact that you can broadcast your own channel on it. Once your program has been filmed, edited and is uploaded on your PC, all you have to do is stream it via SopCast and select a server address to which people can connect and watch

Quality depends on other users

The quality of the broadcast in SopCast will very much depend on the number of people connected (the more users there are, the faster the video will stream). You can even create your own private channel and decide what users can watch it by creating a network group, thus enabling you to run your very own personal TV channel in SopCast.

Conclusion

SopCast might look a bit confusing for the first-time user but, despite the dominance of Chinese channels, it provides a whole new world of TV to watch. What's more, it gives you the chance to start your own channel!

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Similar to FrostWire and LimeWire

MP3 Rocket is very similar to FrostWire and the now-defunct LimeWire, so if you are familiar with them, using the app will be a piece of cake. Even if you are not, it’s an easy-to-use application and suitable for anyone who wants to start downloading movies, music and other content – as long as there are no copyright issues, of course!

Managed Via Tabs

MP3 Rocket is based on tabs that allow you to quickly access the search engine, lists of popular files and torrents, your library of shared files and even online TV, radio, games and chat. The downloadable content is all free, but the ones suggested by MP3 Rocket are often links to pay-access web pages.

Poor quality audio and video player

MP3 Rocket can also be used as an audio and video player, but judged on these features it’s not very interesting and offers nothing that really make it stand out.

Conclusion

Ultimately MP3 Rocket is a solid app, although we’ve heard complaints in recent times that it’s no longer as reliable as it once was. Also bear in mind that as MP3 Rocket is Java based, it’s not suitable for older PCs. Overall, MP3 Rocket is a solid, if not awe-inspiring, P2P network client.

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Debut Video Capture enables you to record video from any image source on your PC, be it the screen itself or a USB video device connected to your computer, such as a digital video camera or a webcam.

Debut Video Capture is very easy to use: its interface offers a preview of what will be recorded, although in the case of screen recording, this is pretty confusing as the image repeats itself ad finitum. Besides that, everything in Debut Video Capture is controlled with three simple buttons (record, pause and stop) so that gives you an idea about the simplicity of the program.

Recordings can be done in a variety of formats, and each one has its own configuration settings. An interesting option is the possibility to download related programs from the same developer. Debut Video Capture also enables you to email the videos or upload them to an FTP server right after recording them. However, we did miss an embedded player with which to revise our recordings.

Debut Video Capture is a basic video recorder for your PC, and while it's not perfect, it will allow you to capture screencasts and incoming video

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Using EMDB is very simple. The program doesn’t need any external plug-in or library and installs in a few clicks. The interface resembles a wooden shelf where your movies are displayed as thumbnails, though they can also be displayed as a list.

To add a movie or TV show to EMDB, just click the Add button. Enter the title and then press the Search IMDB button. This is the best about EMDB: you don’t have to type in all the details about each movie, because the program looks them up for you online.

Besides a very detailed entry for each movie (including technical details, cast, plot outline, personal rating, genre and a small image), EMDB includes other extra tools like a loan tracker, a built-in search utility and the ability to export the collection to TXT, CSV and HTML.

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Features

Being part of the Windows Live Essentials suite, Windows Live Movie Maker has to be installed through the Essentials package installer. Also, bear in mind that this version only works in Windows Vista and Windows 7.

Usability

Windows Live Movie Maker is dead easy to use. All you have to do is import the photos and videos you want to use, select the background music and add some titles and end credits if you want. The program displays extra buttons on the title bar that gives you access to configuration settings for video, music and text respectively. As regards effects, you also have plenty to choose from: transition effects, animations, zoom and pan, and also visual effects that will spice up your images.

Quality

When your video is finished, you can save it in different formats and sizes, depending on where you plan to use it on: computer, high-definition TV screen, mobile device, instant messaging client, etc. Windows Live Movie Maker also includes the option to upload it directly to YouTube, Facebook, SkyDrive and Flickr. The only drawback is that Windows Live Movie Maker saves videos to one single format: WMV.

Conclusion

With Windows Live Movie Maker you'll be able to create nice compositions with your favorite photos and videos, and share them with anyone.

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Screen Recording Suite records from a number of sources including your own internal audio and external devices such as a microphone or musical instrument. Screen Recording Suite naturally also records from your screen and webcam although it saves files in WMV format which isn't the most convenient file for working with in an external edit suite. A built-in video editor however allows you to crop, trim, convert and compress video and output to different video formats, such as AVI, MKV, MP4, SWF, FLV and 3GP etc.

In particular, there are useful profiles setup for Apple, Android and Sony device in Screen Recording Suite which makes exporting for different platforms very easy. To take a screencast, simply click the red Start button in the top left hand corner and Screen Recording Suite will countdown from 3 to 0. To record yourself playing a game or put yourself in the video, just click the webcam icon and Screen Recording Suite instantly switches to picture-in-picture mode.

Screen Recording Suite is perfect tool for making professional screen recordings or screencasts.

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Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder is video capture software that will allow you to record your computer’s screen or audio. With only a few simple tools you can decide which parts of your computer are captured and converted. Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder is a great piece of software for screencasts, screenshots, and audio.

Features

With Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder you can record your desktop, take screenshots, or record audio. With the screen record option you can select from recording the entire screen, specific regions, focus around the mouse, or take web cam input. For audio you can pick to record desktop sounds, speak through your microphone, or combine both. Default formats for video is WMV, and for audio MP3, OGG, WMA, or WAV can be selected.

Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder can also set up tasks that automatically record for you. You may schedule a certain time of day, the duration of your recording or specific stop date, and if you are capturing video (including regions) or audio. You can also set if your computer shutdowns automatically after Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder finishes.

Usability

Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder has a very basic yet intuitive design. When the app is first opened and no files are in the output folder the file window will be hidden. After your first recording this window will expand, causing Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder to become larger in size. Each button has a simple drop down menu to adjust settings. There are rarely any detailed settings windows, except when scheduling tasks. One annoying aspect of Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder's UI are false buttons that you might expect to open new options and menus. Instead these are just fancy links to Apowersoft’s website placed in deceptive locations.

If you select region recording, an overlay will cover the screen, allowing you drag a desired rectangle sized space. If you’re unhappy with the rectangle size you can move it around, adjust pixel width and height, or select a preset from a drop down menu. Before recordings you can set up a countdown to prepare your screen, as well as audio beeps when a recording starts and stops.

Quality

Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder has a very minimal appearance, often times you may forget it is even open. When not recording it simply looks like a black and off-white bar. The miniature design works well as you rarely want a large abrasive UI while recording. You can also choose to hide most all of Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder’s toolbars to further increase its stealth.

Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder doesn’t cause any obvious slow down while it records, allowing you a smooth capture session as you open other programs and web pages. Quality of finished recordings is generally high and files are compressed to low sizes. There can be visual problems when using the area around mouse option, but only if you select a resolution under 640x480.

Conclusion

Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder is a great way to capture your screen for screencasts and audio. It only supports WMVs, but the quality of recordings is good with compact file sizes. Apowersoft Free Screen Recorder can set up captures at specific dates and automate shut downs, making handy for daily recording. Just remember that several buttons are links and not options.

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Paying for TV episodes can get expensive, but Episode Downloader can help by searching free videos online for you to stream or download. Type in a search term and Episode Downloader will return results from all over the web. Unfortunately, much of the returned results are fan-made videos of the show. Sometimes you will get lucky and find an actual TV episode, but the video quality is usually abysmal. Don't even think of finding HD content.

Episode Downloader has many other features, like a media converter. If you have a bunch of videos that don't work on your devices, Episode Downloader will give you the ability to convert those videos into a format that works. There are also basic trim and crop editing features within Episode Downloader.

One of the more interesting features of Episode Downloader is the fact that it can detect streaming video and actually record the stream live. This means that you can be playing a video on a TV streaming site like Hulu and Episode Downloader will start downloading the show as it streams. Unfortunately, this can only be accessed with the full, paid version.

Episode Downloader is an ambitious program but falls a bit short of what it claims to do. Searching for episodes is a pain and most results are clearly pirated and illegal content.

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Some screen capture packages take a simple "point and shoot" approach to taking screenshots while others turn it into a virtual art form.

Camstudio falls into this latter category. If Stephen Spielberg were to take screenshots instead of make films then he'd probably use something along the lines of this app. Camstudio is an excellent and fully comprehensive screenshot solution for anyone that needs to go beyond simple illustration and really needs to show the end user exactly how to use an application on program.

It's an excellent choice for those that have to provide technical support or developer who have to design tutorials to explain how to use their programs. The range of output files is admittedly limited - CamStudio will only output in AVI format but you can also convert movies to Flash (SWF). You can also choose the codecs used to encode your screen capture shots and set the frame rate you need to capture at.

Ordinary screen captures are performed in much the same way as in most screen capture applications. Simply drag the mouse over the area you want to capture or tap in the coordinates. You can of course add text and for more complicated motion captures, a useful auto-tracking feature follows the movement of the mouse without you having to do a thing.

CamStudio is an excellent free screen capture tool merging the best of screen capturing apps with video editing packages into one very impressive program.

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Anaglyph Red Cyan 3D glasses are required to view 3D effect in Anaglyph, Anaglyph Grey and Anaglyph True modes. For Side by Side, Top and Bottom, Side by Side Half-Width, Top and Bottom Half-Width you must put on NVIDIA 3D VISION glasses or other shutter glasses that support the specified techniques. Also to be able to view 3D effect in these four mentioned 3D modes your PC or TV screen must support them as well.

IQmango 3D Video Player is a 100% free and safe program that effortlessly plays any video in 3D format. This brilliant software supports 7 awesome 3D techniques, including, Anaglyph Grey, Anaglyph True, Anaglyph, Side by Side, Top and Bottom etc. IQmango 3D Video Player provides successful playback of many video formats, including WMV, MKV, AVI, ASF, FLV, QT, MOV, MPG, M4V, VOB, IFO, M2TS, RM, MP4, MTS, 3GP, 3G2, TOD, RMVB etc.

Everyone who is interested in high quality freeware that is professional ans safe to use, as well as the fans of 3D movies!

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It's not often that you get a user-friendly broadcasting application that's good enough for professional use but that's exactly what Wirecast offers.

Wirecast is a simple-to-use broadcast environment that's ideal for producing professional webcasts on a relatively cheap budget. Wirecast allows you to use one or two live/recorded video sources and mix them all together as if you were in a TV mixing studio. You can connect external devices to read video, although some users have reported this can be temperamental as some cameras may not be supported.

The latest version of Wirecast has been updated to add some useful new streaming features enabling you to broadcast the widest possible range of footage. Most interestingly, Wirecast now supports streaming for any iPhone so you can set yourself up as a broadcaster on the move.

Wirecast allows you to add sliding transitions between feeds, and video sources can be cropped less than one minute before airing. There are some technical issues to be aware of. Many users have reported on forums that the source material paths and capture devices are remembered with a project, so Wirecast is not very flexible when sources are changed or material is renamed/moved. In addition, only a small number of characters for each shot name are displayed, which makes it difficult to distinguish between dozens of similar shots for pre-recorded material. However, in the case of such problems, users report that feedback from the program's developer has been prompt and helpful.

Wirecast is a user-friendly yet highly professional tool for creating webcasts that are sure to impress.

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Multitude of channels and customizable options like genders, multiple skins, a favorite list, remote option, one click installation of all necessary plugins

this application is designed for people who doesn't have access to tv and/or wants to see multiple channels in the same time.

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Wondershare Streaming Audio Recorder can record any sound that comes through your PC, no matter if it’s played online or from your hard drive.

While Wondershare Streaming Audio Recorder is quite easy to use, the settings can be a little tricky. You need to make sure you select the proper input and output devices, or the program won’t record a thing. Also, Wondershare Streaming Audio Recorder should be started before you launch the program whose sound you want to record.

Once everything’s set up, simply play the music and Wondershare Streaming Audio Recorder will record it as it sounds, in real time – including online music streaming services . The program can record to a variety of formats, including MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV and OGG. Also, each one of the formats has its own customization settings for sample rate, encoder, audio channel and bitrate.

When the recording is done, Wondershare Streaming Audio Recorder lets you play the file right away with a simple built-in player, or split it into several parts.

With Wondershare Streaming Audio Recorder you can easily record your favorite music from online music streaming services – and from your own computer as well.

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Built-in DVD Burner Wondershare PPT2DVD Pro built-in DVD burner helps you burn PowerPoint presentations to DVD automatically. Also, it enables you to burn the separate output (ISO) to DVD to make copies.

With Wondershare PPT2DVD Pro, it is so easy to Convert PowerPoint to DVD or Video and Play PowerPoint on TV with DVD Player!

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