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topfreedownload - The New &amp; Updated Software Latest New & Updated 20 software headlines on topfreedownload.net http://www.topfreedownload.net/ 2007-12-21T22:05:11+01:00 topfreedownload - The New & Updated Software http://www.topfreedownload.net/ http://www.topfreedownload.net/images/rss_logo.gif text/html Make your own music CD with a CD Maker Tip/make-your-own-music-cd-with-a-cd-maker.html &nbsp; Make your original favorite music CD with a CD Maker With lots of music materials in hands - hundreds of CDs, thousand of songs in iPod, and amounts of APE files in computer - how can I categorize them and make a favorite music list from them? Although it is easy to create and customize my favorite playlist on iPod, I prefer the high quality timbre of CD music and APE files to the convenience of iPod gadget. On that way, it becomes a headache to me to choose my favorite music from diverse CDs and APE files. Likewise, alternative insertion of different CD discs takes a little dangerous for me in driving, even though the CD player in my car contains six disc drivers. Any way can help me out? Description: Aim: high quality timbre, car available, burn favorite music to CD. Source: (1)&nbsp;Music CD (2)&nbsp;APE files Problems: (1)&nbsp;How to rip music from CD (2)&nbsp;How to rip music from APE files (3)&nbsp;How to make your own music CD Requirements: (1)High quality timbre (2)Convenient (3)Less money Ok, let?s begin: Rip CD: While CD Ripper software has been popular for years, so much software for this function is available to download and use via Internet. In addition to some free ones, windows media player and iTunes can do that so. But to attain the high level quality of timbre and make your own music CD, choosing WAV format is gonna be a good choice of output files as a lossless compression format rather than using WMA and MP3 which may loss information from the audio stream. Just Google the ?CD Ripper?, and many lists for you. Convert APE files: It seems a little difficult. I?m used to Foobar 2000 for WAV format converted from APE file, but the latest version doesn?t support APE input. Fortunately, I?ve held the old version reserved. BTW, it?s gonna be great if it can be done straightly to make your own music CD from APE file due to its essence as an image folder, but it is not such easy as I thought. Seems Nero might do it with some plugs, so I did a search for the appropriate plugs after Nero installed. Downloaded, installed manually, distributed carefully to the local folder regarding Nero?...done! Opened CUE file of your APE file thru Nero, there are still several steps to follow while suffering pop-up windows all the time. Anyway, parts of my requiring were resolved, though it costed me .99. Burn CD: It is not hard. Nero can do that as a CD maker. But after I spent, all I owned were a lengthy conversion stuffing many redundant functions I don?t need. Is there anything can content all my needs? Yes, I think a program named <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/Audio-Multimedia/CD-DVD-Burners/xilisoft-audio-maker.html">Xilisoft Audio Maker </A>is suitable. And it?s likely to deal with all my problems ? a CD ripper, an audio converter, and a CD maker! And there are more details as below: Xilisoft Audio Maker (<A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/">http://www.topfreedownload.net/Audio-Multimedia/CD-DVD-Burners/xilisoft-audio-maker.html</A>) <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xilisoftaudiomaker/cd-maker-1.jpg" align=baseline border=0> There are three main function labels in the interface: Convert audio, Rip CD and Burn CD. And lots of audio and video formats are supported by it. You can see the CUE of APE file I dragged into this software was highlighted as above. Obviously, it can be converted to WAV and MP3 smoothly.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Rip function: <o:p></o:p> CD ripping works well as you wish. It can rip CD to any format you specific. <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> Burn function: <o:p></o:p> It?s cool! It supports input not only almost all audio formats but also some kinds of video files. And both of them can be converted and burned to music CD disc directly. Taking an example in CD burning from APE file, you can get the demonstration as bellow: <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xilisoftaudiomaker/cd-maker-2.jpg" align=baseline border=0> &nbsp; Look at the supported formats: <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xilisoftaudiomaker/cd-maker-3.jpg" align=baseline border=0><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xilisoftaudiomaker/cd-maker-4.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Left: input formats Right: output formats BTW, it?s gonna be terrific if it could support ripping DVD-Audio, and I haven?t found any software able to do it till now. On the other hand, it is more fantastic if there is some software can burn audio files to DVD disc. At least, DVD disc has more capability to store music than CDs. &nbsp; OK, a CD maker comprising functions of audio converter and CD ripper. That's definitely what I want, and it only&nbsp;cost me&nbsp;. So I recommend you&nbsp;this good&nbsp;software&nbsp;- <A href="http://www.sharewaregudie.net/Audio-Multimedia/CD-DVD-Burners/xilisoft-audio-maker.html">Xilisoft Audio Converter</A>. Just <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net//downloads/x-audio-maker-41214.exe">download</A> the free trial version to have a try.&nbsp;&nbsp; text/html How to convert DVD to Creative Zen, put-load DVD movies to your Creative Zen? Guide/how-to-convert-dvd-to-creative-zen,-put-load-dvd-movies-to-your-creative-zen.html How to convert DVD to Creative Zen video formats&nbsp;and put/load DVD movies to your Creative Zen? You need a DVD to Creative Zen Converter software. Here we recommend <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/Audio-Multimedia/Rippers-Converters/daniusoft-dvd-to-creative-zen-converter.html">Daniusoft DVD to Creative Zen Converter</A>. This DVD to Creative Zen Converter can let you convert your DVD movies to Creative Zen formats (Creative Zen AVI, WMV, MPEG, MP3, WMA, WAV)&nbsp;easily.&nbsp;<A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/downloadit.php?pd_id=13242">Free download trial</A> is available. Guide: How to convert DVD to Creative Zen? Step 1. <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/downloadit.php?pd_id=13242">Free download the trial</A> of Daniusoft DVD to Creative Zen Converter, intall and run it. The interface is as follows: <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen%201.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Step 2. Insert a DVD into your DVD-ROM. Step 3. Load DVD movies. Click "Load DVD" button or click "File -&gt; Load DVD folder/Load DVD Rom/Load IFO File" on the top menu. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen%202.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Step 4. Select chapters which you want to convert. Check "Check All" box to&nbsp;select all files or uncheck "Check All" box then select chapters which you want to convert. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen%203.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Step 5. Select Subtitle, Audio. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen%204.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Step 6. Set output format. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen%205.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Daniusoft DVD to Creative Zen Converter&nbsp;supports list: <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen%206.jpg" align=baseline border=0> After that, you can configure audio and video parameters of a format on Settings panel. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen%207.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Step 7. Change output path. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen%208.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Step 8. Other settings. Trim the&nbsp;selected file: you can set "Start time" and "End time" for a selected file to get a clip. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen%209.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Crop you DVD movie. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen%2010.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Set video effects. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen%2011.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Note: This DVD to Creative Zen Converter can capture movie pitures. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen%2013.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Step 9. Start to convert DVD to Creative Zen. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen/dvd%20to%20creative%20zen%2012.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Ok, we have&nbsp;finished converting DVD to Creative Zen, then you can put those movies to your Creative Zen. With Daniusoft DVD to Creative Zen Converter you will no longer be&nbsp;confused by converting DVD to Creative Zen and puting/loading DVD movies to your Creative Zen player. Just free download the trial and try it now. text/html Review of iPhone Video Converter, iPhone Converter, iPhone Video Guide/review-of-iphone-video-converter,-iphone-converter,-iphone-video.html <DIV><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: &#23435;&#20307;; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><?xml:namespace prefix = v /><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t">Review of&nbsp;</o:lock></v:shapetype><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: &#23435;&#20307;; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"><o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t">iPhone Video Converter, </o:lock></v:shapetype><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: &#23435;&#20307;; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"><o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t">iPhone&nbsp;Converter, iPhone Video.</o:lock></v:shapetype></DIV> <DIV><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: &#23435;&#20307;; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"><o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"></o:lock></v:shapetype>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: &#23435;&#20307;; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"><o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t">Featuring 3.5-inch screen, which has a resolution of 320-by-480 pixels at 160 pixels-per-inch display, iPhone becomes a perfect video player for people to kill time on a long journey. I also prefer to take my iPhone with me during the trip and enjoy videos and music on it. </o:lock></v:shapetype></DIV> <DIV><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: &#23435;&#20307;; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"><o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"></o:lock></v:shapetype>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: &#23435;&#20307;; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"><o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t">Here is some knowledge of mine towards iPhone:</o:lock></v:shapetype></DIV> <DIV><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: &#23435;&#20307;; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"><o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t">1.&nbsp;Audio/video file formats and encoding formats supported by iPhone 2.&nbsp;Suitable parameters of audio and video to get the most use of iPhone 3.&nbsp;Useful audio and video conversion software I knew</o:lock></v:shapetype></DIV> <DIV><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: &#23435;&#20307;; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"><o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"></o:lock></v:shapetype>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: &#23435;&#20307;; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"><o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t">Part One: Summery of iPhone supported formats</o:lock></v:shapetype></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: &#23435;&#20307;; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"><o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t">Audio/video file formats and encoding formats supported by iPhone: File formats&nbsp;&nbsp;Encoding formats&nbsp; *.mp4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mpeg4 *.m4v&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;h.264 *.mov&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; h.264 *.m4a&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mpeg4aac *.mp3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mp3 *.wav&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;pcm_s16le</o:lock></v:shapetype> <SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: &#23435;&#20307;; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"><o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t">iPhone supported video resolutions: 720*480, 720*406, 640*480, 480*320, 480*270, 320*240 iPhone supported video bit rate: The highest value of video bit rate supported by iPhone is 2500K. If video bit rate is larger than 3000K, imported video only has sound but no picture. (BTW, I got this conclusion by my personal test) </o:lock></v:shapetype><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: &#23435;&#20307;; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"><o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t">Software I used: Xilisoft iPhone Video Converter</o:lock></v:shapetype></BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: &#23435;&#20307;; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"><o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> Part Two: Personal experience of this software: <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> First, download to install and run <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net//downloads/x-iphone-video-converter-41214.exe">Xilisoft iPhone Video Converter</A>. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xili-iphone-converter/xili-iphone-converter-scr.jpg" align=baseline border=0> The interface of this software is clear and user-friendly. Get the supported audio and video formats&nbsp;showed below. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xili-iphone-converter/xili-iphone-converter-set.jpg" align=baseline border=0> The supported Zoom mode and Split mode below. &nbsp;<IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xili-iphone-converter/xili-iphone-converter-zoom.jpg" align=baseline border=0>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xili-iphone-converter/xili-iphone-converter-mode.jpg" align=baseline border=0> On the right top section of the interface, there is a window for you to modify advanced parameters. You can choose from different parameters to meet your different needs of the conversion. For the details, you can get from the Help document of this software. On the right bottom of the interface, there is a preview window. This enables you to preview the selected audio/video file. Second,&nbsp;add original audio/video file you want to convert. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xili-iphone-converter/xili-iphone-converter-add.jpg" align=baseline border=0> You know what you are going to do at a glance of the iPhone video converter. I think it is really easy to handle. Third,&nbsp;some preparations need to do before the conversion. The most important thing you need to do is select Profile according to your need.&nbsp; Select Zoom mode and Split mode.&nbsp; Select the destination for the output files. Modify default advanced parameter. Users can neglect the default parameters in the list. If you are professional and want to get the details of these parameters, you can get from Help document of the software. Fourth,&nbsp;perform the conversion. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xili-iphone-converter/xili-iphone-converter-con.jpg" align=baseline border=0> This software is really user-friendly and easy-to-handle. Maybe there is no need to express too much to guide. Fifth,&nbsp;import the output files to iPhone. There are two options to complete this step. One is sync the output files through iTunes. The other is through iPhone management software to import files to iPhone. </BLOCKQUOTE> Part Three: Test of videos <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> I have first tested the four video profile provided by the software. Just keep the original default parameters unchanged. Video source: Parameter: <TABLE style="WIDTH: 485px; HEIGHT: 133px" cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width=485 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD>Video format: WMV3X&nbsp;</TD> <TD>Audio format: wma9</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Resolution: 640*480&nbsp;</TD> <TD>Bit rate: 128k</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Bit rate: 1500K&nbsp;</TD> <TD>Sample rate: 44100</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Frame rate: 30fps&nbsp;</TD> <TD>Channel: 2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> Get following results: (output files displayed on iPhone) 1. iPhone MPEG-4(320*240)(*.mp4) Parameter: <TABLE style="WIDTH: 485px; HEIGHT: 133px" cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width=485 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD>Video encoder: mpeg4</TD> <TD>Audio encoding rate: mpeg4aac &nbsp;</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Video resolution: 320*240</TD> <TD>Bit rate: 80K</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Bit rate: 1200K</TD> <TD>Sample rate: 44100</TD></TR> <TR> <TD></TD> <TD>Channel: 2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Comments: The output is very good. Resolution of iPhone display is 320*480 and 480*320 if you hold it transversely. When you display 320*240 videos, the top and bottom of the picture will be cut off. The sound is fine too. 2. iPhone MPEG-4 480P(*.mp4) Parameter: <TABLE style="WIDTH: 485px; HEIGHT: 133px" cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width=485 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD>Video encoder: mpeg4&nbsp;</TD> <TD>Audio encoding rate: mpeg4aac </TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Video resolution: 640*480</TD> <TD>Bit rate: 128K</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Bit rate: 1500K&nbsp;</TD> <TD>Sample rate: 44100</TD></TR> <TR> <TD></TD> <TD>Channel: 2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Comments: The result is the same as iPhone MPEG-4(320*240)(*.mp4), while this is just my personal opinion. 3. iPhone MPEG-4(480*320)(*.mp4) Parameter: <TABLE style="WIDTH: 485px; HEIGHT: 133px" cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width=485 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD>Video encoder: mpeg4&nbsp;</TD> <TD>Audio encoding rate: mpeg4aac </TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Video resolution: 480*320</TD> <TD>Bit rate: 80K</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Bit rate: 120K&nbsp;</TD> <TD>Sample rate: 44100</TD></TR> <TR> <TD></TD> <TD>Channel: 2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Comments: Resolution of the picture is just the same as that of iPhone display. Picture is fully displayed. If you display the video via QuickTime on IBM laptop, you will get much clearer videos. 4.&nbsp; iPhone MPEG-4 wide screen (*.mp4) Parameter: <TABLE style="WIDTH: 485px; HEIGHT: 133px" cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width=485 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD>Video encoder: mpeg4&nbsp;</TD> <TD>Audio encoding rate: mpeg4aac </TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Video resolution: 720*406</TD> <TD>Bit rate: 128K</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Bit rate: 1500K</TD> <TD>Sample rate: 44100</TD></TR> <TR> <TD></TD> <TD>Channel: 2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Comments: Picture is almost fully displayed and is much clearer than displayed on IBM via QuickTime. Since the resolution of video source is 640*480 and the resolution of output video is 720*406, therefore the result of this presetting is not representative. I will test this profile with HD video source later. </BLOCKQUOTE> Part Four: Other functions of this software <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> Allow to check over information of source files. Feature several skin options. Support multi-language including Simplified Chinese, Japanese, German and English. </BLOCKQUOTE> Part Five: Conclusion <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> In general this software is user-friendly and easy-to-handle. It can meet different needs&nbsp;for different users. I think if this software&nbsp;can import to iPhone directly, it will be perfect. Maybe the Xilisoft company has already taken this into consideration and is working on the update. And&nbsp;we just wait and see. If you want to know more of this iPhone converter,&nbsp;just click <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/Audio-Multimedia/Video-Tools/xilisoft-iphone-video-converter.html">here</A> for the detaied information of this<A href="http://www.sharewaregudie.net/Audio-Multimedia/Video-Tools/xilisoft-iphone-video-converter.html"> iPhone video converter</A>. </BLOCKQUOTE></o:lock></v:shapetype> text/html A DVD movie-DVD video backup-copy program Tip/a-dvd-movie-dvd-video-backup-copy-program.html <DIV>copy dvd software, dvd to dvd copy.</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>My 3 years old son has a special interest in cartoons. <THE KING Lion>is especially his favorite. I just can?t understand why kids keep on watching a same movie time and time again without feeling boring. What exactly freaked me out is that he even plays with one DVD disc when watching another. Now, many of my favorite DVD movie discs are seriously scratched. Is there something that can help me copy my newly bought DVDs to new DVD discs so that I can keep the original DVDs and just watch the copied DVD disc? If so, all my troubles and wonderings will be gone away. </DIV> <DIV>I did a Google search on the internet and found several DVD backup/copy software. I tried some while and found Xilisoft DVD Copy Express is the easy-to-use, simple, useful copy DVD software for your DVD to DVD copy. Here, I would like to share the program with my friends. </DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>1.&nbsp;Introduction to DVD movie/DVD video disc protection schemes</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV>1.1 DVD Region Codes</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>The DVD world is divided into six major geographical regions, with two additional regions reserved for specialized use. To keep it simple, this means that DVD players and DVDs are labeled for operation on within a specific geographical region in the world. For example, the U.S. is in region 1. This means that all DVD players sold in the U.S. are made to region 1 specifications. </DIV> <DIV> Movies are released in theaters in different parts of the world at different times throughout the year. That summer blockbuster in the U.S. may end up being the Christmas blockbuster overseas. If that occurs, the DVD version of the movie may be out in the U.S. while it is still showing in theaters overseas. In order to preserve the financial integrity of the theatrical distribution of a particular film, so comes the DVD region coding. </DIV> <DIV> The geographical regions are as follows: REGION 1 -- USA, Canada REGION 2 -- Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East, Greenland REGION 3 -- S.Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Parts of South East Asia REGION 4 -- Australia, New Zealand, Latin America (including Mexico) REGION 5 -- Eastern Europe, Russia, India, Africa REGION 6 -- China REGION 7 -- Reserved for Unspecified Special Use REGION 8 -- Reserved for Cruise Ships, Airlines, etc... REGION 0 or REGION ALL -- Discs are uncoded and can be played Worldwide, however, PAL discs must be played in a PAL-compatible unit and NTSC discs must be played in an NTSC-compatible unit.</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>1.2 CSS Protection</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>The CSS (Content Scrambling System) is the encryption method used in commercial DVD production to prevent DVD data from being copied. The sole purpose of the CSS is to protect copyrights by preventing the pirating of DVDs. Insert an original DVD to the DVD drive, we can only see the menus and records of the DVD from the file browser, but have no way to copy them to the local disc, especially the video files *.vob. The reason is that the authorized receiver of the video file stream is not hard disc but MPEG decryption engine. To copy DVD movie to hard disc is indeed very difficult. Even you can copy DVD movie to hard disc, it cannot be played as it is scrambled. Therefore, due to CSS protection, home DVD players or PC DVD players must have ability of encrypting in the process of playing in order to play the CSS protected DVDs. </DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV dir=ltr>2.&nbsp;Introduction to <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/Audio-Multimedia/Video-Tools/xilisoft-dvd-copy-express.html">Xilisoft DVD Copy Express </A>? powerful copy DVD software</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV>2.1 Download, install and run <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net//downloads/x-dvd-copy-express-41214.exe">Xilisoft DVD Copy Express</A>.</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>Very simple steps, I am sure you can make it. Or, if you are in my situation, I am afraid that you need to buy several copies of DVD one time.</DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xili-dvd-copy-express/dvd-copy-software-scr.gif" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV>Comments: Super solid and metallic interface! Popular entertainment software style! Few Controls! The whole installing process only needs three steps to finish! Very applicable to most users!</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>2.2 Insert the movie DVD disc; set parameter. </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xili-dvd-copy-express/dvd-copy-software-set.gif" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV>Insert the DVD. The program will detect DVD automatically. In the display area of the main interface, it shows three kinds of info:</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>*Copy mode Copy full disc mode: Copy the Full DVD, including all titles. Copy main movie: Copy the longest size movie. Note: !!To raise added value from a DVD, the movie makers add some extra titles to DVDs, for example: film clips, Multilanguage audio track, multiple language subtitles, different angles effect, multiple ends, and backstage sidelight and so on. !! We can either choose copy full disc or copy main movie.</DIV> <DIV> *Source Show the source DVD info, including the location of the DVD, duration and capacity. If the program is under Main Movie Copy mode, it will show duration and capacity of the longest movie.</DIV> <DIV> *Target Display the location of the target DVD and the copy mode (Support ISO, DVD folder, DVD burning drive). If your computer is not equipped with any DVD burning drive, you can choose target as ISO or DVD folder. Use an outside DVD burner to copy them. Or, you can first back the ISO of DVD folder to a movable hard disk for future copying without inserting a source DVD again. </DIV> <DIV>There is a litter brown arrow on the right panel of the main interface. At first glance, I have no idea of its use. Click it, a setting widow slipped out like a drawer. One can set languages, skins, temporal file folder and DVD info here. </DIV> <DIV> *Language Support Chinese Simplified, Chinese traditional, English, Japanese and German. </DIV> <DIV> *Skin Two skin styles supported. You can change it by editing General Setting.</DIV> <DIV> *Temporal file folder It is where temporal files are posted to in the process of copying. When copy is finished, the temporal files folder will be automatically deleted. However, it is recommended to choose a big capability disc to post the temporal files to avoid any error in the copying process. </DIV> <DIV> *Volume It is the volume of the source DVD which you are going to copy. It is read only. Just ignore it. </DIV> <DIV> *Audio, Subtitle You can select Audio track and subtitles in the process of copying. </DIV> <DIV> Note!! In the specification of the DVD designation, at most 32 kinds of subtitles and 8 language audio tracks are allowed to put in. When playing the DVD, one can select different subtitles to their like. Subtitles normally include Simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, and English and so on. If you are copying a foreign movie which belongs to Region 6, you can select Chinese audio track. It?s very convenient for you.</DIV> <DIV> *Include menu To copy DVD menu or not is up to you. If you check ?Include menu? and ?Slip menu, play main movie?, the burned DVD will include DVD menu and play directly the main movie instead of sticking at the main menu. Press the menu on the remote control, it will stop play and directly skip to main menu.</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>Comments: Most people are not familiar with DVD knowledge, and have some difficulties in setting the parameters. In this case, it is enough to just keep the setting as default. The copy DVD software is very simple and thoughtful. I think that is why the developer calls the software ?express?. I am not professional. The software just suits me best.</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>2.3&nbsp;Start to burn. Parameter is set. Then Click start button to accomplish your DVD to DVD copy. Only to have a cup of coffee on your comfortable sofa, the program will automatically copy for you. Do you notice that fire is on the start button? I finally realize why people also call cloning DVD as burning DVD. </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV dir=ltr>3.&nbsp;Copy Experience</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>3.1 Configuration of my computer IBM Thinkpad T143 Hard disc: 80G Memory: 1G CPU: 2.0GHZ DVD driver: SAMSung outside DVD burner</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>3.2 CSS protection decryption test Based on the DVD protection scheme knowledge we got to learn in my first part, in my opinion, whether a DVD movie copy/backup program is super or not, the first and foremost standard is that it can decrypt various protected schemes. </DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>Note!!The copied DVD from a protected DVD shall only be used by yourself or I am afraid the law will not let you pass. </DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>The following is my test: My DVD drive is Region 1 DVD Movie: REGION 1: <THE KING Lion> <THE KING Lion>is also REGION 1. So, there is no region code decryption. However, to make sure, it is better to have a check. Region 2: <WIND Strawberries> Region 3: <BREAKFAST Tiffany?s at> Region 6: <INFERNAL Affairs></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>Sorry for that I do not have DVD movies from Region 4 and Region 5. If any friend has one, and he/she is interested in the testing, please do share the results with me. Thank you very much in advance!</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>Results: All DVD movies can be copied successfully. It is really nice copy process!</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>*Decrypt the CSS Check the mentioned original DVDs with AnyDVD, one can see they are all with CSS. </DIV> <DIV> Results: All DVD movies can be copied successfully. It is said that a new protected type has come out. It is yet to be check whether Xilisoft DVD Copy Express can decrypt or not. </DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>3.3&nbsp;D9, D5 video disc copy test</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>*D9-&gt;D9: Source DVD: Region 1: <THE KING Lion> Duration: 4 hours 17 minutes 17 seconds Size: 6.89GB Copy Mode: Full Disc Mode Target: D9( DVD-R DL) one time burning Parameters: Default Result: The copied DVD can play smoothly. It has the same play effect with the source DVD. </DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>*D9-&gt;D5: Source DVD: Region 1: <THE KING Lion> Duration: 4 hours 17 minutes 17 seconds Size: 6.89GB Copy Mode: Full Disc Mode Target: D9( DVD-R DL) one time burning Parameters: Default Result: The video is under kind of compression when copying from D9 DVD to D5 DVD. The play effect is little bit inferior to the source DVD. When images are change dramatically, there is small mosaic effect occurred, say some kind of like small raining. But it does not affect the whole watching. </DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>*D5-&gt;D5: Source DVD: <LIFE beautiful is> Region 1 Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes 40 seconds Size: 3.31GB Copy Mode: Full Disc Mode Target: D9( DVD-R DL) one time burning Parameters: Default Result: Exactly the same with the source DVD. There must be problem with your computer if the copied DVD and the source DVD are in different play effect. Check your computer.</DIV> <DIV> 3.4 Other DVD disc types testing Burning DVD types: DVD-R(W) DVD+R(W) DVD-R DL DVD+R DL DVD-RAM Results: All are supported!</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>3.5&nbsp;Full DVD movie copy time test</DIV> <DIV>*D5-&gt;D5: Source DVD: <LIFE beautiful is> Region 1 Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes 40 seconds. Size: 3.31GB Copy Mode: Full Disc Mode Target: D9( DVD-R DL) one time burning Parameters: Default Time: Detect source DVD: 15 minutes, 28 seconds. Copied to target DVD: 20 minutes, 30 seconds</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>3.6 Play effect comparison between burned DVD and source DVD</DIV> <DIV>D9-&gt;D9 and D5-&gt;D5 are copying directly from source DVD, there is no compression process. Of course, the play effect is not affected. </DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>D9-&gt;D5: Compression process a little bit affect the burned DVD video. In <THE KING Lion>, there is little mosaic effect occurred in the scene when the little lion is fast running. </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> text/html Creating DVD simply. - Burn Video files to DVD, Video to DVD. Tip/creating-dvd-simply.---burn-video-files-to-dvd,-video-to-dvd..html Creating DVD simply. - Burn Video files to DVD, Video to DVD. Christmas is coming soon, and I have been cudgeling my brains for choosing a gift for my friends. A creative gift with best Christmas blessing is what I'm thinking of. So I was searching it on the web. Suddenly a good idea comes into my mind when I was reading in a forum, that is, to create a DVD movie with enjoyment and delight sharing with friends as a gift. This one brightened me up. I have all the conditions required for the creation from video to DVD, a blank disc, a DVD-RW driver, and many interesting video clips, but how to create a DVD disc playable on DVD player from these video clips? I tried many programes and found Xilisoft DVD Creator is very good for DVD creation.&nbsp;It?s specially designed to burn video files to DVD movie. That is exactly what I'm looking for. Installing process is very simple, and takes me about 1 minute. Also, it generates a shortcut icon on my desktop, very cute. Part 1. Open the program: <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xili%20dvdcreator/video-to-dvd-1.gif" align=baseline border=0> The interface is crystal like a lake, very quiet. "Add Video Files" and "Start Burn" are very striking. "Destination" and "DVD Name"between them are used to choose burning type and name of DVD file. There is a blank list above them, but now I know nothing about it. Let's move to the right panel of the window. The above label is "Menu" with two buttons: "Edit" and "Template". It seems to be used to create menu. OK, click "Edit" button, then the "Menu Edit" window displays. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xili%20dvdcreator/video-to-dvd-edit.gif" align=baseline border=0> There is a big and beautiful window in the left with ?Background Music?, ?Background Picture? and ?Menu Topic? options below. The right ?Template? window lists various kinds of menu templates.&nbsp; First, choose a template, and then it?s displayed in the left windows. Then, choose a Merry Christmas song as the background music, and my favorite photo as the background picture. Now let?s have a preview. The effect is just what I want! Hum?very good, now let me say something to my friend. I enter ?Merry Christmas!? in the ?Menu Topic? and select red as the font color. Preview again, I?m saying ?Merry Christmas!? to my friends in the Christmas atmosphere, very amazing! I?m too impatient to wait now. Click ?OK? to return to the main interface. The menu I just created appears in the right menu template. Now, I have a general idea about how to do. Let?s start!</BLOCKQUOTE> Part 2. Add video files: <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> I want to add many interesting videos with different formats, I?m afraid that the software may only support one or a few formats, it would make me disappointed in that way. Click ?Add Video Files?, the file dialog displays. After browsing the supported file types, I have nothing to worry about. The software supports so many formats, it?s too wonderful! After choosing all files I want to burn, the title, size, duration and path of my videos are all displayed in the list with clarity. At this point, I notice that the buttons below the list are brightened. They are ?Edit??Remove?, ?Clear?, ?Move up? and ?Move down? respectively. Now Click ?Edit?, the ?Video Edit? window pop-ups. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xili%20dvdcreator/video-to-dvd-2.gif" align=baseline border=0> In this window, we can crop video and set title miniature. After setting, return to the main window by clicking "OK". I suddenly notice that there is a bar in the bottom with color changed from original white to blue and red, and a dropdown list in the bottom left corner with two options to choose: D5 and D9. First I choose D5, The bar remains with no changes. Then I choose D9, now the bar is changed to blue only. I got to know that I added too many videos. My blank disc is D5 &#65288;4.7G&#65289;, I need to remove some videos and choose D5. After that, I choose to burn the video file to DVD disc from the destination list. By the way, it also supports to burn DVD Folder and IFO File. And then I enter "Mary's&nbsp; Gift" in the ?DVD Name? textbox. It seems there is no preparation left out now. OK, let?s start burning video to DVD! </BLOCKQUOTE> Part 3. Start burning from video to DVD: <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> Insert a blank D5 disc, and click ?Start burn?, the software starts to burn video files to DVD immediately. In the ?Output? window opens, there are two progress bar that display total progress and individual progress. It looks it need to take some time to finish. Now, take a break, and enjoy a coffee, just wait! Before long, I take out the DVD disc with pleasure, and insert it into my DVD player. That is terrific! Watching the DVD with my photo, my music, my blessing, and so interesting video clips, I feel so excited. I believe my friends will love this particular gift I bring to them! </BLOCKQUOTE> text/html How to make your wonderful photo and video slideshow on DVD Guide/how-to-make-your-wonderful-photo-and-video-slideshow-on-dvd.html Make your photo and video slideshow on DVD Tool used: <A class=postlink href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/Audio-Multimedia/DVD-Tools/wondershare-dvd-slideshow-builder.html" target=_blank>DVD Slideshow Builder</A> After you have installed DVD Slideshow Builder, you are ready to start creating your photo and video slideshow. When you are satisfied with your creation, save it to DVD. How to import pictures ? 1. To start DVD Slideshow Builder for Windows. 2. In DVD Slideshow Builder, on the Organize page, click +New, and then click New photo slideshow or New video slideshow. 3. On the Select photos to add to your slideshow page, click the folder in which the pictures you copied from your digital camera are located. Select one or more pictures, and then click add or add all, then click Close. How to arrange and edit your pictures ? 1. If you want to rearrange your pictures, you can also click and drag pictures to a different location. 2. If you want to view pictures with big or small thumbnail, click the button Change slideshow view style at the right side of the tool bar. You can view pictures in 150*112, 120*90, 80*60 and 40*30. 3. If you want to rotate pictures, click Rotate90 to the selected pictures. You can choose rotate 90 degrees clockwise or anticlockwise. 4. If you want to make additional changes, such as correcting contrast or adding an effect to your picture, click the Edit button or double click the selected picture, and then do one of the following in the Edit Pictures dialog box: To rotate the picture, click Rotate 90 , Rotate 270 or Flip. To set Basic editing, change Contrast, Brightness, Blur or Mosaic. To add an effect that changes the appearance of your picture, such as Negative, Gray or Black and White, click the Photo Filter tab, and then select an effect in the Effect list. &#61607; When you are done editing your pictures, click Save&amp;Close to save the changes made to your pictures. To continue, click Previous or next. How to add motion and transition effects ? 1. On the Effect page, click the picture for which you want to customize the motion, and then click Zoom&amp;Pan. 2. In the Zoom&amp;Pan dialog box, you can choose Random Selecting, None, Panning, Zoom In, Zoom Out and Panning advance. And the default selecting is Random Selecting. 3. In the Transitions Effects box, these effects have been sorted by four kinds, smooth effect, slide effect, fade effect and other effect. Click a transition and you can get the preview on the right side. You can drag the selected effect to picture or click the three buttons on the Storyboard, Apply selected effect to selected picture, Apply selected effect to all and Random effect to all 4. After add effects to pictures, you can set the duration of the effect and transition effect. Change the number in the Storyboard, the number below the picture is effect duration and the number between the pictures is transition effect duration 5. To preview your story with the panning and zooming effects and transitions, click Play. How to add music or narration record to your pictures ? 1. If you want, you can add music or narration to your pictures. Select a picture and click Set in the Music box. Click Import Music and choose one on your computer. 2. If you want to add a narration record, select Record Music and save the .wav file on your computer. First, make sure a microphone is connected to your computer, and then click Record button and begin speaking into your mic. You can Pause anytime and Stop when you finish. 3. After you are finished with your music and narration, you can edit it. The music information is display in the edit box. You can make a clip of the music or narration through setting a Begin Time and an End Time. You can also trim the volume and make a Fade in and Fade out effect to your music or narration. When you finish the editing, click OK to exit the editing box. 4. Add the music or narration to other pictures repeat steps 1 through 3 until you have selected all the music that you want to add to your pictures. How to add music to your slideshow ? You can choose to add music you have stored on your computer as the slideshow's background music. 1. On the Music page, to add music that is on your computer, locate and choose the music file, and then click Open. 2. You can also edit it as the music to one picture. 3. Click Play to preview your slideshow. 4. If you need to get a .mpg file on your computer, click Export Movie and it will take your several minutes to create movie file. How to add a video slideshow ?&nbsp; Click the New button and select New video slideshow. Then you will see window that allows you to browse and add video files. Add the video files to this slideshow and click OK. Repeat the above steps if you want to add more video slideshows. Click to delete the selected video slideshow. If you want to rename a slideshow, you can select the slideshow first, click on the its name and you will be allowed to change the name. How to edit a video slideshow ? 1. Select the video file you want to edit and click the Edit button to edit the video. In the Basic Information section, you can see the Width, Height, Total length and Frames per second information of the select video file. 2. In the Effect Settings section, you can adjust the brightness and the contrast of the video file by either dragging the adjusting bars or set the values. 3. In the Control section, you can use the control bars to do the following: There are two such bars as you can see from the above figure. They are capture bars that are used to capture a part of the video file as the current video slideshow. Drag the bar on the left to set the beginning of the video file to be captured and drag the bar on the right to set the end of it. You can see the Begin Time and the End Time under the control buttons. 4. Click the Camera Logo to set the current frame as the thumbnail image of the current video slideshow. 5. If you want to keep the original sound of the video, click Keep Original Sound. If you don't check this option, you can add your own audio file to the video file by click the Add button. You can also delete, Edit, and Play the selected audio file, and apply Fade in and Fade out effect to it. How to create your menu template ?&nbsp; 1. First, choose your favorite picture as the menu template. You can select one from Template List section. There are many sorts can be chosen. 2. If you don't like the template it including, you can Download Template in the website. More templates are offered to you. 3. However, if you still don?t think they satisfy your require, it also allows you to make your own wonderful template. In the Background Area section, click Image to choose the beautiful picture from your local driver as your background area. Then, you can begin to edit your template. Frame, button, and background music, all of these can be added and edited. 4. You can also change the button and frame by clicking Add Frame. 5. Text can also be added on to the menu template to make your menu content more abundant. You can set the Font, Shadow and Halation. Static clips are also supported. Use the offered or custom yourself to make your wonderful DVD Menu. How to save your slideshow to a DVD ? 1. In Output Options section, you can choose Burn to disc, Create disc image, Create MPEG file and Create DVD file. 2. In Disc Options section, you can choose CD Volume, Do not include menu and play my slideshows one by one, Save original photos / video files in disc, Automatically loop my slideshow, Advanced Option and Preferences. 3. After you finish the setting, click the Start Burn icon and the program will start converting files and then burning your slideshow project. In this period, it will display Current process and Total process. 4. When it is over, you will get your wonderful slideshow on your DVD or VCD disk. text/html How to put DVD on iPod-put DVD movie on iPod with this DVD to iPod ripper Guide/how-to-put-dvd-on-ipod-put-dvd-movie-on-ipod-with-this-dvd-to-ipod-ripper.html How to put&nbsp;DVD on ipod? put dvd movie on iPod? with this&nbsp;DVD to&nbsp;iPod ripper-Xilisoft DVD to iPod converter, you can easily achieve that purpose. 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You can select all files you want to convert and this converter will automatically encode them one by one even if these files use different settings; <LI>Provides &gt;200% converting speed to copy DVD iPod, so fast beyond your imagination; <LI>Auto-splits output file to several files to fit your iPod; <LI>Allows you to select target subtitle and audio track; <LI>Supports preview: users can choose to preview the input files before conversion; <LI>Supports copying DVD iPod by custom file size; <LI>The DVD onto iPod software is integrated with all video/audio encoders/codecs. Users can convert all supported formats once download the program; <LI>All properties and settings are displayed in the interface. Users can see the file properties and settings without opening another window. All settings can be easily set in the interface or keep them default etc. <LI><A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/Audio-Multimedia/Video-Tools/xilisoft-dvd-to-ipod-converter-for-mac.html">Xilisoft DVD to iPod Converter for Mac OS</A> is available.</LI></UL> Step-by-step Guide: How to put&nbsp;DVD on ipod? put dvd movie on iPod? with DVD to&nbsp;iPod ripper-Xilisoft DVD to iPod converter Step 1: <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/downloadit.php?pd_id=533">Free download</A> DVD to iPod&nbsp;ripper and run it. Step 2: Launch&nbsp;it&nbsp;and the DVD to iPod ripper interface looks like this. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xilisoftdvdtoipodconverter/interface.gif" align=baseline border=0> 3: Click "DVD" button to&nbsp;import DVD or DVD folder&nbsp;to be ripped: <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xilisoftdvdtoipodconverter/adddvd.gif" align=baseline border=0> The selected DVD&nbsp;files will be displayed: <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xilisoftdvdtoipodconverter/displaydvdtitle.gif" align=baseline border=0> Note: You can convert your whole DVD by highlighting the title which contains the whole episodes of DVD,&nbsp;such as the title 01,&nbsp;or select certain chapters to convert by clicking "Show Chapters" button: <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xilisoftdvdtoipodconverter/showchapterbutton.gif" align=baseline border=0> The chapters will be displayed: <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xilisoftdvdtoipodconverter/displaychapter.gif" align=baseline border=0> Step 4: Click "Profile"&nbsp;to select appropriate iPod MP4 format as output file,&nbsp;iPod(30G) MPEG-4 Movie(*.mp4) or iPod(60G) MPEG-4 Movie(*.mp4). You can convert all selected chapters. You can also highlight certain chapter to convert:&nbsp; <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xilisoftdvdtoipodconverter/outputfilemp4.gif" align=baseline border=0> Note: You can select different output formats for different files, e.g. you can select "MP3" as the output&nbsp;format for chapter 5, iPod(30G) MPEG-4 Movie(*.mp4) for other chapters, and the "target" area will show the output format: <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xilisoftdvdtoipodconverter/mp3chapter5.gif" align=baseline border=0> After&nbsp;selecting certain output format, the right column will show&nbsp;the info&nbsp;of the it. By clicking certain setting(s), you&nbsp;can specify it. Or keep the default setting to get the best output quality. Then you can click "Save As" button to save an appropriate name: <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xilisoftdvdtoipodconverter/saveas.gif" align=baseline border=0> Step 5: Click "Browse" button to select an output path: <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xilisoftdvdtoipodconverter/outputpath.gif" align=baseline border=0> Step 6: Start to rip DVD to iPod supported formats: <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/xilisoftdvdtoipodconverter/convertandripdvdtomp4.gif" align=baseline border=0> After a while, you will successfully rip DVD to iPod supported formats. At last find the converted files in the destination folder, and now you can put the converted DVD/DVD movie to your iTunes, then put them on your iPod. <IMG height=316 src="http://www.xilisoft.com/dvd-to-ipod-converter/dvd-to-ipod-step9.jpg" width=441 border=1> If you don't have an iTunes yet, please download it free at: <A class=bluelink href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/" target=_blank>http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/</A> Ok! we have finished the whole process of putting DVD on iPod, putting DVD movie on iPod! What a powerful DVD to iPod ripper! With fast converting speed and perfect output quality, you can&nbsp;enjoy the convertered dvd movie on your iPod now. As we can see, put DVD/DVD movie&nbsp;on iPod is very easy. Why not&nbsp;<A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/downloadit.php?pd_id=533">Free download</A> this DVD to iPod ripper and have a try now! text/html How to rip DVD and put DVD on Zune Guide/how-to-rip-dvd-and-put-dvd-on-zune.html How to rip DVD&nbsp;to Zune? How to put DVD&nbsp;movies&nbsp;on Zune? This&nbsp;guide will show you a detailed way on&nbsp;how to rip DVD movies to Zune video format, put DVD movies&nbsp;on Zune&nbsp;and make you&nbsp;watch&nbsp;your DVD movie on Zune. Here we recommend a dvd to zune tool, called <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/Audio-Multimedia/Multimedia-Creation-Tools/dvdxsoft-dvd-to-zune-converter.html">dvdxsoft DVD to Zune Converter</A>. This&nbsp;Zune converter&nbsp;can help you rip dvd movie to Zune video&nbsp;format quite easily&nbsp;which can to&nbsp;be put onto your Zune player! Free download trial is available. Guide: How to rip DVD movie&nbsp;to Zune Video Format&nbsp;using dvdxsoft DVD to Zune Converter? Step 1: <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/downloadit.php?pd_id=11200">Free download the trial version</A> of&nbsp;DVD to Zune Ripper software - dvdxsoft DVD to Zune Converter,&nbsp;then install it. The interface is as follows: <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/put-dvd-on-zune/put%20dvd%20on%20zune1.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Step 2: Insert&nbsp;a DVD disc into your DVD-ROM. Step 3: Run dvdxsoft DVD to Zune Converter.&nbsp;Click "File-&gt;Open DVD" or "File-&gt;Open DVD Folder" to load your DVD movie files. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/put-dvd-on-zune/put%20dvd%20on%20zune2.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Note: This DVD to Zune converter will automatically check your DVD disc info from the DVD-ROM. The DVD movie info will be displayed in the source list box: <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/put-dvd-on-zune/put%20dvd%20on%20zune3.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Step 4: Select chapters, audio, subtitles which you want to convert to Zune from the source list box. Step 5: Click "Output folder" button to select an output path for your converted Zune files. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/put-dvd-on-zune/put%20dvd%20on%20zune4.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Step 6: Select "Output Format" and "Resolution" for your DVD movie files. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/put-dvd-on-zune/put%20dvd%20on%20zune5.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Output Format: <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/put-dvd-on-zune/put%20dvd%20on%20zune6.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Resolution: <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/put-dvd-on-zune/put%20dvd%20on%20zune7.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Note: You can change the video and audio parameters by clicking "Settings-&gt;Advanced Settings". <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/put-dvd-on-zune/put%20dvd%20on%20zune8.jpg" align=baseline border=0> <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/put-dvd-on-zune/put%20dvd%20on%20zune10.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Step 7: Click&nbsp;"Convert"&nbsp;button to Start convert and rip DVD to Zune video format. <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/put-dvd-on-zune/put%20dvd%20on%20zune9.jpg" align=baseline border=0> Tips: 1. XviD XviD is the name of a popular new video codec being developed as an open source project by volunteer programmers from all over the world. The format was created to offer a free alternative to other commercial video codecs, and despite being open source its quality and efficiency has made it one of the most popular video codecs online. While XviD still isn't as widely used as DivX, playback of XviD movies is usually supported in new DVD players nowadays.The XviD codec makes it possible to compress a full-length DVD-quality movie enough to fit on a single CD (might require 2 CDs depending on the length of the movie), while still maintaining the original image quality. Despite the fact that XviD movies offer higher quality video at smaller file sizes they take less time to encode than MPEG-2 due to the incredible compression technology. The video is usually combined with MP3 or AC3 audio to enable both high quality video and audio. These factors and the fact that the codec is distributed for free has contributed to the success of the format. 2. H.264 H.264, also known as MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding), is a video compression standard that offers significantly greater compression than its predecessors. The standard is expected to offer up to twice the compression of the current MPEG-4 ASP (Advanced Simple Profile), in addition to improvements in perceptual quality. The H.264 standard can provide DVD-quality video at under 1 Mbps, and is considered promising for full-motion video over wireless, satellite, and ADSL Internet connections. Xvid need less time to convert, but H.264 has better quality and small size. Ok, you have finished converting DVD movie files to Zune video format. Guide: How to&nbsp;put Zune&nbsp;video files to Zune. After converting DVD movie to Zune video files, then how to put Zune video files on Zune so you can watch DVD on Zune? You need Zune software to organize and sync Zune files to your Zune device. Step 1: Free download Zune software from <A href="http://www.zune.net/en-us/meetzune/software.htm">http://www.zune.net/en-us/meetzune/software.htm</A>, install and run it. The interface is as follows: <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.topfreedownload.net/MediaRoot/article/wondershare/dvd2zune-7.gif" align=baseline border=0> Step 2: Connect Zune&nbsp;with your PC. Step 3: Create a Playlist, and add Zune video files to the playlist. Step 4: Click 'Sync contents to and from your Zune'. Ok, you have finished puting Zune video files to your Zune. Now, you can enjoy your DVD movie files on your Zune. With this DVD to Zune Converter you can easily rip your DVD movie files to Zune video format and put DVD movie files onto your Zune. Just <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/downloadit.php?pd_id=11200">Free download</A> the trial of dvdxsoft DVD to Zune Converter and try to rip DVD movie to Zune and put DVD onto Zune yourself! <HR> Other related Zune Converter software and Zune Converter Guides: <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/Audio-Multimedia/Rippers-Converters/wondershare-dvd-to-zune-ripper.html">Wondershare DVD to Zune Ripper</A>: <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/article/Guide/step-by-step-to-teach-you-how-to-convert-dvd-to-zune.html">Step by step to teach you how to convert DVD to Zune</A> <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/Audio-Multimedia/Rippers-Converters/imtoo-dvd-to-zune-converter.html">ImTOO DVD to Zune Converter</A>: <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/article/Guide/how-to-convert-dvd-to-zune,-convert-dvd-to-zune-video,-convert-zune-movie-with-this-dvd-to-zune-imtoo-dvd-to-zune-converter.html">How to Convert DVD to Zune, Convert DVD to Zune Video, Convert Zune Movie with this DVD to Zune-Imtoo DVD to Zune Converter</A> <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/Audio-Multimedia/Rippers-Converters/xilisoft-zune-video-converter.html">Xilisoft Zune Video Converter</A>: <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/article/Guide/zune-video-converter-use-xilisoft-zune-video-converter-to-converte-video-files-to-zune-video-files.html">Zune Video Converter-Use Xilisoft Zune Video Converter to converte video files to Zune video files</A> <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/Audio-Multimedia/Video-Tools/cucusoft-zune-video-converter-+-dvd-to-zune-suite.html">Cucusoft Zune Video Converter + DVD to Zune Suite</A>: <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/article/Guide/zune-program:-how-to-put-video-on-zune,-convert-video-dvd-to-zune-videos-zune-movies,-zune-music.html">Zune program: how to put video on zune, convert video/dvd to zune videos/zune movies, zune music</A> text/html Guide:How to convert MP4 to AVI with MP4 to AVI converter on Win-Mac OS? Guide/guide:how-to-convert-mp4-to-avi-with-mp4-to-avi-converter-on-win-mac-os.html How to convert MP4 to AVI with MP4 to AVI converter on Windows or Mac? With this MP4 to AVI conversion guide you will find to convert MP4 to AVI with MP4 to AVI converter is so easy. In this&nbsp;tutorial&nbsp;I use Aimersoft Video Converter as the MP4 to AVI converter for Windows,&nbsp;Video Converter for Mac as&nbsp;the MP4 to AVI converter for Mac OS. Before our conversion, I'd like to introduce the main features of these two professional&nbsp;MP4 to AVI covnerter&nbsp;software. MP4 to AVI converter for Windows - <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/Audio-Multimedia/Rippers-Converters/aimersoft-video-converter.html">Aimersoft Video Converter</A> is a total video converter and video joiner to convert video to various video formats for your digital video and audio player, such as, iPod, Zune, PSP, Creative Zen, Archos, Pocket PC etc.. Aimersoft&nbsp;Video Converter provides a perfect solution for movie converter. You can convert youtube to video, join video files into one, convert one format to another format like MP4 to AVI, WMV to AVI, VOB to AVI etc. With its advanced conversion technology, Aimersoft Video Converter can complete the conversion with good quality and high speed. Key Feature: <UL> <LI>Support various video formats: Support to convert AVI, Divx, XviD, WMV, MPEG 4, MPG, FLV, DAT, RM, RMVB, MOV, ASF and FLV to other formats. <LI>Video Joiner: Support to join several different video files into one. <LI>Support scene cropping and movie trimming, allow you to get the defined area and segment. <LI>Support various kinds of aspect ratio. e.g. 16:9, 4:3, full screen. <LI>Super fast conversion speed. <LI>Powerful Video Editing: Allow you to adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, audio, etc, <LI>Support capture the scene as a jpg image. <LI>Vista supported, with great stabilization. </LI></UL> MP4 to AVI Converter for Mac - <A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/Audio-Multimedia/Rippers-Converters/video-converter-for-mac.html">Video Converter for Mac</A> is specially designed conversion software for Mac users. It can perform video and audio conversions and extract audio from video files. This MP4 to AVI Converter features powerful conversion function and can convert video formats, as ASF, MPEG 1, MPEG 2, MPEG 4, 3GP, MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV for Mac, iPod, Apple TV, PSP, etc. It can convert audio formats among MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV, AC3 etc. as well. Key Features: <UL> <LI>There are several optimized profiles for iPod, Apple TV, Zune, PSP, PS3 etc with different quality in the software which can be used directly without any further settings. If you want iPod 320X240 files in normal quality, what you need do is choosing "ipod (320X240) MPEG-4 Normal(*.mp4)" profile <LI>Almost all popular video and audio formats are supported like AVI, MPEG, MP4, ASF, MOV, WMV, MP3, AAC, M4A etc <LI>Trim function for video and audio clip supported <LI>If you are a green apple, you can use the default settings while as an experienced user, you can also set the advanced settings by yourself <LI>Snapshot supported in preview process: You can take snapshot of the preview file at need <LI>Number of the display profiles can be selected: As many profiles provided you can select the ones you used most often to display in the profile area directly <LI>You can pause, stop or continue at any time you like in the conversion process <LI>Edit function for ID3 tag of WMA/MP3 format provided</LI></UL> &nbsp; How to convert MP4 to AVI with MP4 to AVI converter on Windows? Step1. Free download the trial of&nbsp;<A href="http://www.topfreedownload.net/downloadit.php?pd_id=12602">MP4 to AVI converter for Windows</A>, install and run it. Step2. Import MP4 video files. Click "Add" icon to select&nbsp;MP4 fi