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    Video Software

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by meyers, Oct 29, 2005.

  1. meyers

    meyers Notebook Guru

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    I am looking for a good free software program for video work. Something I can convert video files like wma, etc to VCD format so I can watch them on my home player. Anyone know of any that are free and will convert the whole file and not just 50 or 60% before you buy the Real version!!
     
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    pcharouz Notebook Evangelist

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    pcharouz, Oct 29, 2005
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    lmychajluk Notebook Evangelist

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    Nero is not free.

    Poke around VideoHelp.com, I'm sure you can find something there.
     
    lmychajluk, Oct 30, 2005
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    Video software is generally pretty complicated and you get what you pay for. That said, I doubt you'll find too much 'FreeWare' for video. There is a program called 'VirtualDub' that I believe does pretty good conversions, if you already have VCD burning software. If not, uLead, while not free, makes a pretty good product and does have fully functional demos.
     
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    cheziyi Notebook Consultant

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    If you go to www.majorgeeks.com, they have a great selection of freeware and shareware. I download from there all the time - no spyware, etc.

    Chaz
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Oct 31, 2005
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    you could always use windows movie maker 2 which is included with windows. Its not the best at encoding quickly (super slow) but it should be able to do most basic things.
     
    RadcomTxx, Oct 31, 2005
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