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    good converter needed

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by zakazak, Sep 29, 2009.

  1. zakazak

    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    hey guys, i need a nice converter which lets me convert nearly everything into everything (altough i only use .flv into .mp3 :D ). would also be nice if it could create a iphone ringtone (needs to be 30 secs long etc).

    anyone knows a good one? :)

    thx bb
     
    zakazak, Sep 29, 2009
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  2. Sahugani

    Sahugani Notebook Consultant

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    i would go with format factory. its free and has a multitude of conversions available.
     
    Sahugani, Sep 29, 2009
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  3. Vinyard

    Vinyard Notebook Evangelist

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    There's a site which I use pretty often. It's free and you don't have to register. www.media-convert.com
    The only negative thing about this site is that it's very crowded and you will be placed in a queue. It can take some time but it's worth it in the end.
     
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  4. zakazak

    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    nah i dont want to upload that things i want to convert :x

    will try the format factory.. but i guess it wont be able to make iphone ringtones :(
     
    zakazak, Sep 29, 2009
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    perrin_aybara Notebook Consultant

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    I use ANY VIDEO CONVERTER it converts almost anything to anything, including music tracks. Its free but if you upgrade to the premium version you can make ring tones and you also get a choice of more formats to chose from.

    cheers
     
    perrin_aybara, Sep 29, 2009
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    vinumsv MobileFreak™

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    MegaMan X Notebook Evangelist

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  8. zakazak

    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    thats a big con :D

    mediacoder doesnt support iphone ringtones.. didnt tried the other one yet.

    thanks guys, if anyone knows a converter which can make iphone ringtones tell me please :)
     
    zakazak, Sep 29, 2009
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  9. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Personally, I just use mencoder on the command line ;) But I'm a Linux weenie that finds that media munging is just easier on Linux than on Windows. If you want something insanely powerful that does everything under the sun, you do want mencoder. But it ain't gonna be easy.

    You're asking for complex behavior... you're going to have to learn some more complex tools. For a ringtone, you probably want to get an audio editing app that will let you edit an mp3 file directly, and cut out the 30 seconds you want as the ringtone. For the flv to mp3, I'd go with the tool MegaMan X linked to. That's probably about as easy as it'll get.
     
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  10. stirfriedsushi

    stirfriedsushi Confuse a Cat LTD

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    well for audio it never got better than the old DBpoweramp, it just worked.

    as for video and whatnot, i got nothing
     
    stirfriedsushi, Sep 30, 2009
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