The document provides a comprehensive list of free software tools for editing video, DVDs, audio and digital television content that is split into various categories. It includes tools for audio processing, AVI editing, encoding to formats like MPEG and DivX, ripping and decoding DVDs, working with subtitles, and more. The list was last updated in November 2006 and is hosted on the Doom9 forum, a popular resource for discussing and sharing multimedia software.
Accessory For Video Conferencing Camera
Technical Specifications
Project Device parameters Performance
Product Link
https://www.intellisystem.it/en/shop/it-2x-2hdmi/
Audio/Video Converter for Webstreaming and Capture/Archiving. The VC-30HD is a multi-input video converter and encoding device that accepts HDMI, Component, composite, S-Video, Firewire, and analog or digital audio via RCA, XLR, and AES-EBU. The VC-30HD can be selected to convert to DV, HDV, or MPEG-2 formats. The VC-30HD combines audio and video sources together and encodes to two Firewire streams and a USB audio/video device - all simultaneously.
A presentation on the digital preservation of audiovisual materials, including a brief history of media formats and file types, among others. It's a bit of a rushed work, I admit, plus the text designs are not as smooth as before I converted the PPT to PDF format.
The S-1608 and S-0816 Digital Snake are compact versions of the popular S-4000 Digital Snake System. Easy to use and quick to install, the S-1608 Digital Snake System is a small format audio snake solution that offers the highest quality audio signal available in a portable snake system. The S-1608 Digital Snake system is ideal for bands, corporate A/V events, seminars, rental and staging houses, Houses of Worship and broadcasters that need the best possible sound quality from their audio without the high frequency losses and bulk of an analog snake.
Accessory For Video Conferencing Camera
Technical Specifications
Project Device parameters Performance
Product Link
https://www.intellisystem.it/en/shop/it-2x-2hdmi/
Audio/Video Converter for Webstreaming and Capture/Archiving. The VC-30HD is a multi-input video converter and encoding device that accepts HDMI, Component, composite, S-Video, Firewire, and analog or digital audio via RCA, XLR, and AES-EBU. The VC-30HD can be selected to convert to DV, HDV, or MPEG-2 formats. The VC-30HD combines audio and video sources together and encodes to two Firewire streams and a USB audio/video device - all simultaneously.
A presentation on the digital preservation of audiovisual materials, including a brief history of media formats and file types, among others. It's a bit of a rushed work, I admit, plus the text designs are not as smooth as before I converted the PPT to PDF format.
The S-1608 and S-0816 Digital Snake are compact versions of the popular S-4000 Digital Snake System. Easy to use and quick to install, the S-1608 Digital Snake System is a small format audio snake solution that offers the highest quality audio signal available in a portable snake system. The S-1608 Digital Snake system is ideal for bands, corporate A/V events, seminars, rental and staging houses, Houses of Worship and broadcasters that need the best possible sound quality from their audio without the high frequency losses and bulk of an analog snake.
More details: http://www.leawo.org/tutorial/convert-and-burn-avchd-to-dvd.html
How to convert AVCHD to playable DVD? – I have a Canon Vixia 100 which records in AVCHD and am looking for a program that will enable me to burn onto DVD-RW.Something that won’t cost hundreds. My OS is Vista premium 64 bit." Nowadays, most families get a HD camera, like Sony, Panasonic, Canon, JVC, Nicon, etc. Shooting HD videos during journey with these HD cameras has been a major way to record happy moments. However, AVCHD videos, recorded with these HD cameras, are not widely accepted by either computer’s players or portable media players. No native players and editors of Mac and Windows computers recognize AVCHD files. Burning AVCHD to DVD requires additional 3rd-party AVCHD to DVD converter apps. This post guides you to know more about AVCHD files and AVCHD to DVD burning.
SamplerFont is a flexible sampler instrument to play SoundFont files in .sf2 format (v2.04 compliant) with an optimized soundfont player engine and integrated filters, envelope generator and reverb. Available as plugin in VST and VST3 64 bit versions for Windows as well as in Audio Unit for macOS.
• SoundFont Browser - File browser by clicking on the magnifying glass icon, to explore the soundfont contents in *.sf2 format (version 2.04).
• SoundFont Bank - Selector of banks. Bank is a collection of presets and there can be 128 banks (numbered 1-128 or 0-127). Each bank can hold 128 presets. Banks 0 to 127 are called melodic banks while bank 128 is reserved for percussion presets.
• SoundFont Preset - Selector of presets, often referred to as 'instrument', 'program', or 'patch'. Presets are combined into banks.
• State Variable Filter
• ADSR envelope generator with Attack, Sustain, Decay and Release parameters
• Reverberation: Integrated reverb module with room size and width parameters. Provides a spaciousness and depth to simulate the sound reflections from walls, floors and ceilings following a sound created in an acoustically reflective environment. Small rooms can be modeled as well as large spaces.
• MIDI Automation. Implementation of MIDI Continuous Controller parameters for use with external hardware control via DAW.
• On-screen MIDI keyboard that can be played with the mouse, or keyboard.
• Enhanced and optimized soundfont player engine 64 bit.
Video Production Using Open Source ToolsCrazed Mule
Abstract: Over the last decade, farms of Linux servers have powered the production of major motion pictures. Today, individuals can use Linux to produce and distribute video in numerous formats; for example, YouTube, iTunes, DVD, and Blu Ray. Linux is no longer a hobbyists' tool, but a powerful production system that can be custom tailored. However, setting up a system like this is not for the faint of heart. Video and audio encoding and compression schemes can drive one to drink. Editing software in Linux is not polished, but difficulties can be overcome with perseverance. I will attempt to show how to create a working production workflow using Fedora, Cinelerra and various open source tools to produce a video ready for YouTube, iTunes, DVD and Vimeo.
More details: http://www.leawo.org/tutorial/convert-and-burn-avchd-to-dvd.html
How to convert AVCHD to playable DVD? – I have a Canon Vixia 100 which records in AVCHD and am looking for a program that will enable me to burn onto DVD-RW.Something that won’t cost hundreds. My OS is Vista premium 64 bit." Nowadays, most families get a HD camera, like Sony, Panasonic, Canon, JVC, Nicon, etc. Shooting HD videos during journey with these HD cameras has been a major way to record happy moments. However, AVCHD videos, recorded with these HD cameras, are not widely accepted by either computer’s players or portable media players. No native players and editors of Mac and Windows computers recognize AVCHD files. Burning AVCHD to DVD requires additional 3rd-party AVCHD to DVD converter apps. This post guides you to know more about AVCHD files and AVCHD to DVD burning.
SamplerFont is a flexible sampler instrument to play SoundFont files in .sf2 format (v2.04 compliant) with an optimized soundfont player engine and integrated filters, envelope generator and reverb. Available as plugin in VST and VST3 64 bit versions for Windows as well as in Audio Unit for macOS.
• SoundFont Browser - File browser by clicking on the magnifying glass icon, to explore the soundfont contents in *.sf2 format (version 2.04).
• SoundFont Bank - Selector of banks. Bank is a collection of presets and there can be 128 banks (numbered 1-128 or 0-127). Each bank can hold 128 presets. Banks 0 to 127 are called melodic banks while bank 128 is reserved for percussion presets.
• SoundFont Preset - Selector of presets, often referred to as 'instrument', 'program', or 'patch'. Presets are combined into banks.
• State Variable Filter
• ADSR envelope generator with Attack, Sustain, Decay and Release parameters
• Reverberation: Integrated reverb module with room size and width parameters. Provides a spaciousness and depth to simulate the sound reflections from walls, floors and ceilings following a sound created in an acoustically reflective environment. Small rooms can be modeled as well as large spaces.
• MIDI Automation. Implementation of MIDI Continuous Controller parameters for use with external hardware control via DAW.
• On-screen MIDI keyboard that can be played with the mouse, or keyboard.
• Enhanced and optimized soundfont player engine 64 bit.
Video Production Using Open Source ToolsCrazed Mule
Abstract: Over the last decade, farms of Linux servers have powered the production of major motion pictures. Today, individuals can use Linux to produce and distribute video in numerous formats; for example, YouTube, iTunes, DVD, and Blu Ray. Linux is no longer a hobbyists' tool, but a powerful production system that can be custom tailored. However, setting up a system like this is not for the faint of heart. Video and audio encoding and compression schemes can drive one to drink. Editing software in Linux is not polished, but difficulties can be overcome with perseverance. I will attempt to show how to create a working production workflow using Fedora, Cinelerra and various open source tools to produce a video ready for YouTube, iTunes, DVD and Vimeo.
1. HUGE list of FREE + good Video/DVD editing etc SOFTWARE from Doom9’s
forum:
http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/quenc.htm
Below you can find a lot of useful software split into the following sections:
• Audio Tools: All you need to process audio. From AC3 extraction, over AC3
decoder to mp3 compressors and synchronizing tools
• Avi Editing Tools: Everything you need to edit AIVIs, cut, join, add audio
tracks, etc.
• Calculators: Calculation programs that will calculate almost anything for you
• Codecs: All you need to play back MPEG-4 movies.
• Descrambling / Ripping tools: All the good DVD Ripping programs to get
your VOBs from the DVD disc to your harddisk
• Decoders: Programs that can decode a DVD stream (encoders then encode
that data to MPEG-1/2/4).
• Digital TV: All the tools you need to process captured digital TV content
(DVB, HDTV)
• DivX / MPEG-4 encoders: programs that will encode DVDs to DivX and
other MPEG-4 formats
• Filters: various filters to play DVDs, AC3 audio and filters for VirtualDub
and Avisynth
• Launchers: Autorun programs to play your AVIs upon insertion of the CD.
• Media Players: Media Player replacements and a Hollywood Plus player.
• MPEG1/2 Encoders: programs that encode your DVDs to MPEG-1/2
• Region free Tools: 2 tools to make your Hollywood Plus & Software DVD
Player region free
• Source codes: source codes for all the open source tools you can find on this
page
• Subtitles: All tools needed to extract and process subtitles. Including various
subtitle format converters
• Support Utils: useful goodies for all kinds of stuff
• S/VCD Tools: tools to convert, edit and burn VCD and SVCDs
• VOB Tools: stream extractors, merger and splitter. Complements to the
Rippers
Audio Tools (show all audio tools)
BeSweet 1.5 - Advanced audio transcoding tool. offers one-pass & two-pass
Normalization, DRC, Equalization, Sample-Rate-Conversion, Delay Assertion &
more.
BeLight 0.22 - probably the best GUI for BeSweet
HeadAC3he 0.23a - smart & fast AC3 -> WAV/MP3/OGG/AC3-WAV transcoding
utility, includes SSE dlls (MMX/SSE2 dlls can be downloaded here).
Lame 3.95.1 - best and free MP3 encoder
AVI Editing tools (show all AVI editing tools)
2. AviDefreezer - fixes frozen frames
Avifrate1.10 - framerate changer for Avis
DivX Fix 1.1 - to fix broken DivX downloads and crashed ripping sessions. NOT for
frozen frames!
Ogg Cutter - utility to cut Ogg Media streams
OggMux - ogg media stream multiplexing utility
VirtualDub 1.6.12 - latest official release without any AC3 or VBR MP3 support.
Website
VirtualDubMod 1.5.10.1 - VirtualDub plus Nandub audio + OGM/MPEG-2/AviSynth
support. Website
Calculators (show all calculators)
Bearson's Bitrate Calculator - Bitrate calculator, what else?
Codecs (show all codecs)
DivX 3.11 alpha - it appears to me that some people don't know what CTRL-F is... so
learn!!!
DivX 6.0 - lastest DivX codec by DivXNetworks. The successor of DivX4.
DivX 6.0 Pro - free version with extra features. Trial version - runs out after 6 month.
Website
XviD 1.1 - imho the best MPEG-4 codec out there. Website - Binary download site
Descrambling / Ripping tools (show all ripping tools)
DVD43 3.9.0 - an on-the-fly decryption layer for Windows
DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0 - the most versatile ripper out there
DVDFab Decrypter 3.5.4.0 - simple ripper that's always updated to handle copy
protection by disc corruption mechanisms. Website
vStrip 0.8f_css - outdated, old-style (brute force) ripper, has many features and is the
only open source solution
Decoders (show all decoders)
DGMPGDec 1.4.8 - latest version of the tool formerly known as DVD2AVI
DVDx 2.2 - all in one DVD -> VCD/SVCD encoder. Website
Xmpeg 5.03 - latest FlaskMpeg derivate. Website
Digital TV (show all Digtal TV tools)
Cuttermaran 1.67 - frame accurate MPEG-2 cutting tool. Website
MPEG2Schnitt 0.87 - easy to use tool to cut out commercials from MPEG-2 streams.
Website
ProjectX 0.90 - demuxing tool for DVB streams. Website
PVAStrumento 2.1.0.17 - PVA demuxing tool. Website
DivX / MPEG-4 Encoders (show all DivX/MPEG-4 encoders)
Nandub 1.0RC2 - SBC encoding utility
3. Filters (show all filters)
AC3Filter 1.11 - AC3 playback filter for AVI/AC3 and DVDs
ffdshow - general purpose DivX/XviD decoding filter
Launchers (show all launchers)
Compact Disc Autolauncher 2.0
MicroDVD Autorun 1.85 - DivX autolauncher for Micro DVD Player
Mini DivX Launcher - fully automated codec installation and movie launch
MovieLauncher Plus 1.11 - the big brother of movie.exe so to speak.
Media Players (show all media players)
BSPlayer
Media Player Classic 6.4.8.5 - just like WMP6.4 except that it has a lot more features
The Core Media Player 4.0 RC5 - successor of PowerDivX NextGen
Zoom Player 4.0 - WMP replacement, optimized for TV output. Website
For DVD players go to the links section.
MPEG1/2 Encoders (show all MPEG1/2 encoders)
CCE SP - demo version: displays a logo on each encoded file.
HC 0.19 - free high quality .AVS to MPEG-1/2 encoder. Website
QuEnc 0.71 - free high quality .AVS to MPEG1/2 encoder based on ffmpeg
TMPGEnc 2.521 - note: MPEG-2 support expires after 30 days unless you live in the
future ;)
Region Free Tools (show all region free tools)
DVD Genie 4.10 - can set the region for almost any DVD software player
Subtitles (show all subtitle tools)
Subadjust 1.56 - adjust subs, split subtitle files and convert subtitle files
SubRip 1.30 beta 10 - the most uses subtitle ripper. Website
VirtualDub subtitle plugin - to add ssa subs to an AVI
VobSub 2.23 - another subtitle plugin for VirtualDub & Avisynthand DS filter for
subtitle overlay during playback.
VobSubStrip 0.11 - strips unwated subtitle streams from VobSub files. Website
Support Utils (show all support utils)
AviSynth 2.56 - probably the most powerful video editing tool based on scripting
AviResetAll - resets all AVI settings for Windows, try that if the above doesn't help
BatchCCEWS - automates .avs encoding using CCE. To be used together with
DIF4U. Website
ForceAspi 1.7 - if you get ASPI errors install this
Robot4Rip 0.6 - automates preprocessing of DVD sources for Gordian Knot & other
4. tools
VFAPI - includes VFAPI Reader Codec and VFAPI Converter
S/VCD Tools (show all S/VCD tools)
TSCV 0.84b2 - GUI for VCDImager 0.77+ including menu and chapter capabilities.
Website
VCDEasy 1.1.5 - advanced VCDImager GUI, allows easy chaptering of VCDs and
SVCDs including burning via CDRDAO. Website
VOB Tools (show all VOB tools)
bbTools 1.9 - good demuxer and mpeg2 analyzer
DoItFast4U 1.4.0 - re-authoring made easy. Website (currently offline)
DVD Shrink 3.2 - one click DVD transcoding tool. Website
DVD Rebuilder 0.98 - one click DVD transcoding tool using CCE/Rejig/QuEnc for
video encoding. Full installer
IfoEdit 0.97 - edit IFO files, create IFO files, stream processing for DVDs, DVD
image and burning capabilities included.
IfoUpdate 0.78 - merges PGC/Cell structures between .ifo files
ImgBurn 2.1.0.0 - Continues DVD Decrypter's burning engine
ReAuthorist 1.0.0 - putting DoItFast4U & DoCCE4U output together to a fully
working Scenarist project ready for compilation.
This document was last updated on November 6, 2006