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Playback guides
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How to play WMA files
In this guide we will go through the options to play WMA audio files. WMA is one of the most popular audio codecs, only behind MP3 and possibly now AAC.
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Convert MKV to MP4 for PS3 (Easiest Method)
This article shows how to easily convert an MKV file to an MP4 file (or VOB) usually without needing to re-encode video, to playback on the PlayStation 3 (PS3)
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How to play SHN files
This article shows how to play SHN lossless audio files.
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Convert MKV to MP4 for Xbox 360 (Easiest Method)
This article covers the easiest (so far) method of converting MKV files to MP4 for the Xbox 360 console, with no video re-encoding in most cases.
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How to play MKV content on PlayStation 3 (PS3) (M2TS)
This article shows how to play H264 video and AC3 audio from an MKV file on a PlayStation 3 (PS3) console
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Stream multimedia to Nintendo Wii with TVersity
This article shows how to use the Nintendo Wii browser with TVersity to stream videos (DivX, XviD, AVI, MKV etc.) across a wireless network.
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How to play MKV files on the PlayStation 3 (MP4)
Currently the PlayStation 3 does not have native playback support for HD files such as MKV (Matroska) and therefore in this guide we will teach you how to store that MKV file in a supported container such as MP4 or AVI.
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How To: Enabling HD DVD playback in PowerDVD 8
This easy guide will teach you how to enable HD DVD playback on the retail version of PowerDVD 8 Ultra
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How to play TS files
This article talks about playing .TS files
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How to play MP4 files
Instructions for playing back MP4 files.
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How to play MPC files
This guide shows how to play MPC files on your computer
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How to play AC3 files
This article shows how to play AC3 audio in a variety of players, including how to setup DirectShow filters for wider support
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How to play .M2TS files
This article shows methods to play .M2TS files on your computer using several software options.
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How to play .divx files
This article shows how to play back .divx files on your computer using several players. It also covers DivX Ultra features.
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How to play OGG files
This article shows how to play OGG multimedia files.
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How to play AAC files
This article shows you how to play AAC files in a variety of players.
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How to play ASF / WMV files
This guide talks about playing back ASF and WMV files
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How to play 3GP files
This is a guide explaining how to play 3GP files
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How to Play MPG and MPEG files
Instructions for playing back MPG and MPEG files.
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How to play OGM files
Instructions for playing back OGM files.
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How to play MKV files
Instructions for playing back MKV files.
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How to play FLV files
Instructions for playing back FLV files.
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How to play AVI
Instructions for playing back AVI files.
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How to play FLAC files
This article shows how to play FLAC audio files.
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How to play APE files
This article shows how to play APE (Monkey's Audio) on your computer, covering several players and tools.
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How to play RAR files
This article shows how to use RAR files, including playing multimedia content directly from a RAR file, extracting content and covers the main files you will encounter
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ffdshow Installation and Configuration
If you don't want to keep installing "just one more" codec, or worse yet an assortment of codec packs, you should consider using ffdshow instead.
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Convert MKV to AVCHD for PS3 and Blu-ray
This is a guide to converting an MKV file, without re-encoding video or audio, to AVCHD for playback on a PlayStation 3 (PS3) console or Blu-ray Disc player.
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Running SageTV on Windows XP Media Center Edition
A step by step guide for installing SageTV on Windows XP, with a particular focus on computers running Windows XP MCE or using the MCE remote.
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SageTV Reviewied - Replacing Windows Media Center
A review of SageTV based on my experience using it as a replacement for Windows Media Center. SageTV turns your computer into a DVR and media center (HTPC) capable of rivaling any other software or hardware (set-top box).
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How to play .TS content on PlayStation 3 (PS3) (M2TS)
This article shows how to play H264 video and AC3 audio from a TS file on a PlayStation 3 (PS3)
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AC3Filter Installation and Configuration
AC3Filter is a free Surround Sound processor for Windows which includes the ability to not only decode digital surround formats such as Dolby Digital and DTS, but also perform realtime processing to adjust the output level (volume)...
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Installing Windows Media Player 11 on Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
If you have a computer running Windows XP Media Center Edition (including earlier versions upgraded through Service Pack 2) and you're a Netflix customer, you may have found that you can't use their Watch Instantly streaming video service...
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Introduction to Haali Media Splitter
An tutorial on using Haali Media Splitter to add support for MP4 and MKV files to the Windows DirectShow framework.
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Xbox 360's video playback capabilities tested - DivX, XviD, subtitles and more
This article covers video files that work or don't work directly with the Xbox 360 games console
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Find what video and audio codecs you need by using GSpot
GSpot is a very useful software for finding out why your video files (e.g. AVI files) won't play. This guide explains how to use GSpot to help you solving your playback problems.
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How to play MKV content on Xbox 360
This article explains how to play content stored in the MKV container on the Xbox 360 by remuxing to the AVI or MP4 container. No video re-encoding.
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How to play .TS content on Xbox 360
This article explains how to play streams from .TS files on the Xbox 360. While Xbox 360 doesn't support it directly, it can be achieved without video re-encoding.
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How to play OGM content on Xbox 360
This article shows how to mux streams from the OGM container into the AVI container, enabling playback with the Xbox 360 console, which doesn't support OGM.
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How to play .ratDVD files
How to play ratDVD files
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How to play RMVB (RealMedia Variable Bitrate) files
How to playback RMVB (RealMedia Variable Bitrate) files using free alternatives (VLC, Real Alternative and codec packs)
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How to play BIN & CUE files
Guide on how to play back BIN and CUE files (VCD and SVCD images) and also how to extract MPEG files from them
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How to play VOB / IFO / BUP files
How to play VOB / IFO / BUP files from a DVD-Video
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What codecs to use? The AVIcodec guide
AVIcodec is another software for finding out why your video files (e.g. AVI files) won't play. This guide explains how to use AVIcodec to help you solving your playback problems
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RAR playback and extraction guide
This extraction and playback guide will help you to learn how to extract files from .rar archives and playback what you have extracted.
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How to play MOV files
Instructions for playing back MOV files.
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Copy DVD to DVDR
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How to copy DVDs with DVD Shrink
This guide shows you how to copy a DVD to a blank (single layer, 4.36GB) DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc.
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Copy entire DVD-9 movie to a single DVD-R using DVD Shrink
This guide explains how to fit a DVD-9 movie on a single DVD-R disc using DVD Shrink
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Copy full DVD movie disc to a DVDR using CloneDVD
The goal of this guide is to back up a single DVD-9 movie to a single layer DVD-R or DVD+R disc, using CloneDVD 2 as our transcoder.
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Copy DVD-9 movie to a single DVD-R with DVD2One
DVD2One squeezes a DVD-9 movie on a single DVD-R disc. Read this guide to learn how to use the software.
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High Quality DVD-9 Backups With DVD Rebuilder & CCE Basic
With DVD Rebuilder and CCE Basic (and a couple of other free programs) you can now get quality that rivals the difficult/expensive methods while keeping the simplicity of the 1 Click software. Read this guide to learn how.
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DVD Rebuilder Advanced Techniques
This guide explains how to take advantage of the more advanced techniques available in DVD Rebuilder by adding a couple of helper applications and some additional filters (plugins) for AviSynth.
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Extract, Process and Burn a DVD under MacOS X.2.2 or higher
This is a guide written for those of you using MacOSX.2.2 or higher and would like to make backup copies of your DVDs.
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SVCD to DVD±R with DVD-Lab (From CD-Images or MPEG Files)
This guide explains how you can put multiple SVCD discs on a single DVD±R from CD-image files.
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How to Shrink DVD Menus with MenuShrink
MenuShrink is a nice little program that shrinks the size of your DVD menus by converting motion menu's to still menus, with or without background audio. This ultra-fast process could easily shrink a DVD menu to 5% of its original size while keeping the m
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How to copy multiple DVD movies to 1 DVDR with DVD Shrink
This guide will explain how to create your own DVD containing multiple movies from other DVD's. The resulting DVD will, however, have no menus.
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How to copy DVDs (Movie Only) with DVD Shrink
This guide will show you how to use DVD Shrink to copy only your Main Movie from your DVDs onto a blank (single layer, 4.36GB) DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc.
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DVD Rebuilder Pro Basic Operations
DVD Rebuilder is a tool that allows to shrink a DVD movie into a single DVDR disc, using external encoders. This guide explains the basic operations in using the professional version of DVD Rebuilder.
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DVD Rebuilder Free Basic Operations
DVD Rebuilder is a tool that allows to shrink a DVD movie into a single DVDR disc, using external encoders. This guide explains the basic operations in using the free version of DVD Rebuilder.
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Copy DVD to DVD-R using DVD Decrypter (DVDs smaller than 4.36GB)
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DVDR authoring and burning
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Edit and Delete DVD Menu buttons with PGCEdit
This guide uses PGCEdit to Delete and/or copy and paste commands of DVD Menu buttons on pre-authored DVD video.
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How to remove copyright ads, logos, warnings etc. from DVDs
This guide shows you how to remove anti-piracy commercials, copyright warnings, studio logos, unwanted audio, unwanted subtitles, unwanted extras and more from a DVD for a better backup. Jump straight to menu.
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How to burn a DVD Folder with ImgBurn
This guide shows how to burn a DVD folder, or any folder or files, to a blank DVD disc using the free ImgBurn software.
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How to burn a DVD folder with DVD Decrypter
This guide shows you a method to use to burn a folder to DVD using Folder2Iso and DVD Decrypter. DVD Decrypter can burn ISO images but not DVD folders. However using a simple tool called Folder2Iso you can convert a folder to an ISO image in very little t
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Create a photo slideshow on DVD with VSO PhotoDVD
The PhotoDVD interface is very easy to understand. The first screen you will see has only a few items on it. Firstly we have room for our list of Photos. If you right click in this space you have several options including Add files, Add folders and Remove
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Basic DVD Authoring Project Part 1 - Introduction
Part 1 of a project to walk you through the basic steps of using video from a variety of sources to create a DVD
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Don't Be Stumped By DVD Standards
This article has been published with permission from InterVideo, Inc. It may not be published in any form outside AfterDawn.com without exclusive permisson from InterVideo, Inc.
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Burning pre-authored DVD-Video using Nero
When you use programs like DVDShrink to compress a DVD on your Hard Drive, you are left with a bunch of DVD files. You movie files will be located in a VIDEO_TS folder. This guide will show you how to use Nero to burn these files to a blank DVD.
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How to set Booktype for blank DVD+R(W) media
This article explains how to use ImgBurn, Nero CD/DVD Speed or Nero Burning ROM to change the Booktype of blank DVDR media to DVD-ROM to improve performance and compatibility.
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Using SecurDisc to protect important data on recordable media
This article walks through using SecurDisc to add layers of data protection while burning to blank CD and DVD media.
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Basic DVD Project Part 6b - Encode Video Assets With CCE Basic
The sixth guide in a the Basic DVD Authoring Project. It covers encoding MPEG-2 video with CCE Basic to prepare it to be a DVD asset
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Basic DVD Authoring Project Part 3 - Prepare Audio Assets
The third guide in a the Basic DVD Authoring Project. It covers encoding audio to get it ready to be a DVD asset
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Basic DVD Authoring Project Part 4b - Prepare PAL Video
Part 4 of a project to walk you through the basic steps of using video from a variety of sources to create a DVD
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Basic DVD Authoring Project Part 4a - Prepare NTSC Video
Part 4 of a project to walk you through the basic steps of using video from a variety of sources to create a DVD
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Basic DVD Authoring Project Part 5 - Calculate Video Bitrates
Part 5 of a project to walk you through the basic steps of using video from a variety of sources to create a DVD
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Basic DVD Authoring Project Part 2 - Analysis
Part 2 of a project to walk you through the basic steps of using video from a variety of sources to create a DVD
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Basic TMPGEnc DVD Author Guide
This is a guide to using TMPGEnc DVD Author. TMPGEnc DVD Author is not an encoder, you have to supply it with encoded video and audio files for it to create DVD files for you. TMPGEnc DVD Author can then burn the files for you, but you can use any burning
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Advanced TMPGEnc DVD Author Guide
This is an advanced guide to using TMPGEnc DVD Author. This program is capable of creating DVD files from input standard MPEG files. This includes MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video with a resolution of either, 352x288 or 704x576 (PAL) or 352x240 or 704x480 (NTSC). T
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TSUNAMI MPEG DVD Author Pro Guide
This is a guide to using the TSUNAMI MPEG DVD Author Pro software title from TMPG Inc. This guide will show you everything from the beginning, inputting your files, to outputting them. We will take a close look at the supported input files for movie strea
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DVD Shrink error? Fix DVD files with FixVTS
This short article exists to show users a way to use a small but excellent tool called FixVTS to adjust your DVD files into better DVD compliance. Why? There are several reasons why you may need to do this. The most common reason is because software such
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DVD-lab : A look at inexpensive DVD authoring software
The combination of digital video cameras and inexpensive recordable DVD drives has led to a growing demand for DVD authoring software. The majority of the software available on the market is based on wizard interfaces offering little, if any, room for cus
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Advanced TMPGEnc DVD Author Guide
This is an advanced guide to using TMPGEnc DVD Author. This program is capable of creating DVD files from input standard MPEG files. This includes MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video with a resolution of either, 352x288 or 704x576 (PAL) or 352x240 or 704x480 (NTSC). T
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How to burn a DVD-img or DVD folder to DVD with DVDSanta
This is a very simple guide to burning either a DVD-Img or a DVD folder with DVDSanta. You do not have to have created it with DVDSanta to burn it.
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Editing a DVD with DvdReMake - Part I
DvdReMake, or DRM, is a piece of software that allows you to edit a DVD. There are two different versions, DvdReMake and DvdReMake Pro, both of which can be used for basic editing like removing ...
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Other video formats to DVDR
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How to Convert DivX to DVDR with DVD2SVCD
In this guide you will learn how to convert your DivX movies to DVD (DVDR, DVD-R, DVD+R etc.) (also works with XviD movies). We will use the standard methods with DVD2SVCD to do this. Don't let the name DVD2SVCD fool you, it is capable of handling a DivX
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Complete Nero Vision 5 AVCHD Authoring Guide
In this guide we will cover how to use Nero Vision 5 to author a custom AVCHD disc including chapters, menus, and other features. These discs can then be burnt to a DVD-R and played back on standalone Blu-ray players including the PlayStation 3.
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How to convert AVI files (DivX, XviD etc.) to DVD with Avi2DVD
Avi2DVD is a new GUI that uses freeware tools to perform conversions such as AVI to DVD, SVCD, VCD or DVD to DVD, SVCD or VCD. The program is still in beta phase so it's a little buggy. For example, I haven't managed to get it to work with CCE SP 2.50 yet
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Convert MKV to DVD with freeware
Convert MKV files to DVD and watch on any DVD player, using only freeware software, nothing at all has to be bought.
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Convert a DivX or XviD AVI to DVD
Notice! This guide is somewhat outdated, and easier methods to converting AVI (and other video formats) to DVD exist nowadays. Please check out our other guides and, for example, the Avi2DVD guide.
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Deciphering CCE Basic
A guide to opening and encoding files using CCE Basic
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HC Encoder Settings
A guide to the various settings available in HC
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TMPGEnc 4 - MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 Video Settings
Settings for MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 encoding with TMPGEnc Xpress 4
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Digital Video Fundamentals - MPEG-2 Encoding
A guide covering basic aspects of MPEG-2 encoding.
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How to convert video files to DVD using VSO ConvertXtoDVD
ConvertXtoDVD has the ability to convert multiple file types, including AVI files (DivX/XviD), Quicktime files (.mov), WMV files, etc to a standard DVD format. This guide covers on how to use the tool efficiently.
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Convert YouTube, Google Video etc. to DVD
This guide shows you how to rip videos from sites like YouTube, MySpace, Google Video, iFilm and Metacafe and convert them to DVD.
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SVCD to DVD±R with DVD-Lab (From CD's)
If you have just gotten a DVD Burner and still have SVCD's lying around, you probably thought already of putting those SVCD's on DVD but the thought of re-encoding might put you off. Well, thanks to DVD-Lab, you can now put SVCD on DVD without re-encoding
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How to put multiple SVCD movies on one DVD±R
This guide will show you how to put multiple SVCD movies on to one DVDR disc. Your SVCD's can be either already burned to CD's, CD Images (eg bin/cue) or MPEG files on your HDD. There will be no re-encoding of the video stream so technically this DVD wi
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How to Convert DivX to DVDR with DVD2SVCD (D2SRoBa Method)
In this guide you will learn how to convert your DivX movies to DVDR (also works with XviD movies). We will use the standard methods with DVD2SVCD to do this. Since DVD2SVCD we will be using CCE SP 2.50 as an external encoder. DVD2SVCD will do most of the
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VSO DivxToDVD guide
At the time of writing VSO Software are offering a free program called VSO DivxToDVD to quickly and easily encode files to DVD. DivxToDVD accepts many different formats including AVI (DivX/XviD), MPEG files, VOB files, MOV files AMV and DV files. The prog
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How to Convert multiple files types to DVD with DVDSanta
DVDSanta is a nice piece of software that allows you to complete various tasks. Firstly it allows you convert your video files to DVD. It supports many formats including AVI, WMV, MPG, ASF, RealVideo etc.. In just a few simple steps, you can convert your
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How to put a Photo Slide Show on DVD with DVDSanta
This is a very simple guide to using DVDSanta to put a Photo Slide Show on a DVD. DVDSanta will accept JPEG, BMP and PNG files. It will allow you to select the amount of time a photo will be displayed, an effect that will be on that photo (like a zoom) an
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How to convert multiple formats to DVD with WinAVI
This guide will demonstrate how to use WinAVI to convert several supported formats (including avi, asf, mov, rm, wmv, swf etc..) to DVD. WinAVI is a simple program to use and produces quite nice quality. It is also pretty fast encoding. This method is ver
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Burning movies to DVD, VCD, SVCD using AVS Video Converter
AVS Video Converter enables you to burn a DVD movie to playback in your home DVD player from all modern video formats. The integrated DVD/VCD burning engine and the widest range of supported video formats make AVS Video Converter a perfect tool to creat
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How to put VCDs on DVD
This is very, very short guide on how to convert your VCD files into DVD-compliant format, so that you can author and burn them to DVD-R (or DVD-RW, DVD R, DVD RW). Luckily, the VCD resolution ...
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VCD and SVCD
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Convert DVD to VideoCD with permanent subtitles
Just wanted to produce a short guide that allows all of you, who require subtitles in your movies (and IMHO, even English speaking guys need them with movies like Croughing Tiger -- dubbing can be considered as the eight deadly sin..), to convert DVD movi
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Convert DVDs to SVCD or CVD using DVD2SVCD
Converting your DVD movies into a standard compliant CVD or SVCD can be both easy and fun. So why bother converting your movies to MPEG-4 when you can use a format that's already compatible with your current DVD-player! Learn how using DVD2SVCD.
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Burning (Super) VideoCDs with VCDGear and BurnAtOnce
The idea and motivation for this guide is to introduce an efficient, easy and file error tolerant way of burning (S)VCDs. In this guide we are using only freeware tools for the job. In this guide we presume that the MPEG video files, or BIN/CUE CD image f
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Joining mpeg files in Womble MPEG-VCR v3.14
This guide describes how to join MPEG videos that have been cut into smaller segments. The guide assumes that there are two segments, and the segments do not overlap. If there are more segments, some of the files might need trimming. You can also use Womb
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Convert SVCD to VCD with TMPGEnc (From CDs)
Some DVD Players will not play SVCD correctly but will play VCD perfectly, so if you've got an SVCD and unfortunately, one of these DVD players, then this guide is for you. This guide assumes that the SVCD is just one movie, and its on multiple CD's. If i
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Convert SVCD to VCD with TMPGEnc (From CD-Images or MPEG files(s))
Some DVD Players will not play SVCD correctly but will play VCD perfectly, so if you've got an SVCD and unfortunately, one of these DVD players, then this guide is for you. This guide assumes that the SVCD is just one movie, and its on multiple CD Images
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TMPGEnc Basic Guide
There are many guides on AfterDawn and other DV sites that use TMPGEnc, but there is a lack of guides to just using the program itself. This basic guide is an introduction to the freeware version of the program for new users. It covers installation, how t
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TMPGEnc XPress Basic Guide
This is a guide to using TMPGEnc XPress 3.0 to quickly encode to MPEG files. TMPGEnc XPress makes it easy to encode to VCD/SVCD/DVD compliant files. It uses a very simple but powerful wizard to complete these tasks. In this guide we will use the example o
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Advanced TMPGEnc XPress Guide
This is a guide to using TMPGEnc XPress 3.0 to quickly encode to MPEG files. TMPGEnc XPress makes it easy to encode to VCD/SVCD/DVD compliant files. It uses a very simple but powerful wizard to complete these tasks. In this guide we will use the example o
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Advanced TMPGEnc Guide
This is an Advanced guide to using TMPGEnc. With this guide you will learn how to use the main area's of the program and useful features that have been added to it that can come in handy sometimes. Along with just being able to encode to MPEG files (VCD/S
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DVD to SVCD with TMPGEnc
After our extremely successful DVD to VCD guide, we finally decided to create a similiar guide for converting DVD to SVCD . This guide tries to be as easy as possible whilst still maintaining the high quality and trying to avoid all the major issues caus
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Repair non-compilant VCD MPEG-videos
Every now and then you find one of those MPEG-1 files that is otherwise OK -- resolution, bitrate, etc match to the VCD specs -- but your VCD authoring tool (whether its Nero or VCDEasy) complains ...
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Convert DivX to VCD with subtitles
Ok, many users who have a habit of downloading movies from the Net prefer to use subtitles with those clips due various reasons (obviously most of the world's population don't speak English, ...
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Compile (Super)VideoCDs using VCDEasy
VCDEasy is a freeware frontend to the GNU VCD tools package. Using VCDEasy you can easily create standard compilant VCDs that both look good and are easy to use. This guide goes through a simple ...
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Merging MPEG-1/2 videos with DV-Tool
Merging several videos to one is rather trivial, when you have the right tools. We're going to use the excellent DV-Tool, which, among other features, has an "MPEG aware" cut & merge tool.
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Splitting MPEG-1/2 videos with DV-Tool
At times you find that the MPEG video file you have is just too big to be practically burned as a VideoCD or Super VideoCD. It might be that the video just won't fit on one CD, or you might ...
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Convert DivX video to VideoCD format with VobSub subtitles
Ok, most of you already know at least one method how to convert DivX clips to VideoCD format and that's why we decided to add an additional twist to our guide. With this guide you can convert ...
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DVD to VCD with DVD2AVI and TMPGEnc
Ok, most common questions what we receive are related to so-called "DVD ripping", which basically means taking a legal backup of your own DVD movie using your computer's DVD-ROM drive. There ...
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P2P
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Using and Maxing Out Speeds With uTorrent
This is an extensive, but simple to follow guide, for using uTorrent (aka µTorrent) , a very powerful BitTorrent client. By following each of the steps in this guide, you will be able to max out downloading speeds for your connection.
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Guide to using Vuze (Azureus 3.0) (BitTorrent Client)
This is a guide to using Azureus a BT client. If you are not familiar with Bit Torrent, don't worry the first part of this guide explains it. This guide will teach you how to use Azureus to download files and will show you some of the features the client
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Little eMule Tutorial
Like the previous versions of this guide, the aim is to get you setup and using eMule as best you can, in other words, you'll understand the Network and most of the features of eMule. The eMule developers are amazing, in fact, sometimes too amazing and it
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Guide to using BitTornado (BitTorrent Client)
This is a guide to using the BitTornado BT client. BitTornado looks a lot like the official BT client by Bram Cohen but has a few extra features that come in useful. It is one of the most used BT clients today and in my experience it's very fast and relia
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Guide to using ABC (Another BitTorrent Client)
ABC stands for another BitTorrent client, and rightly so as there are a lot of BT clients floating around now. ABC is based on BitTornado. It has the features you would come to expect from a BT client and in my experience is very fast and reliable. In thi
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Guide to using G3 Torrent (BitTorrent Client)
This is a guide to using G3 Torrent. This is one of a lot of new clients that have come out based on the main BitTorrent client by Bram Cohen. In this guide we will cover the basics of BitTorrent, an introduction to G3 and downloading with G3. Also there
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Guide to using BitComet (BitTorrent Client)
This is a basic guide to using BitComet, a BT client. If you are not familiar with Bit Torrent, do not worry as this guide gives a basic introduction to it. This guide will show you how to setup your BitComet client to download and share files using torre
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BitTorrent FAQ
This small FAQ explains some of the questions rised by BitTorrent -- the P2P content distribution system.
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DivX and XviD
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How to use Jubler and Avidemux to create and add subtitles to your videos
This quick guide will show you how to use Jubler and Avidemux to create or add subtitles to your videos. Each software is freeware and very easy to use.
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Finding and adding subtitles through Media Player Classic
In this guide we will teach you how to use the excellent freeware program Media Player Classic to find and add subtitles to your video files that may need them.
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Join AVI files with VBR MP3 audio using VirtualDUBMOD
This article shows how to merge two half AVI files with VBR MP3 audio into one full AVI file without having to worry about sampling rate errors
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VirtualDub: Joining AVI files
If you have multiple AVI files that you would like to join together (like if you made a DVDRip before and ended up with two 700MB AVI files, then you might want to join them together) then this guide will show you how to do just that with VirtualDUB.
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Convert video files to play on the Nintendo Wii
n this guide we will teach you how to convert your video files to a Wii-supported video file that can be placed on an SD card and then played back through your Nintendo Wii.
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Resizing DVD-Video To Square Pixels
How to resize video from DVD sources for display on either a computer or standalone (NTSC) DVD player with MPEG-4 support
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Convert MKV files for iPhone, iPod Touch using SUPER
Convert MKV files for iPhone, iPod Touch using SUPER to re-encode
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How to play mkv files with x264 video and AC3 audio on the Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)
This quick guide will teach you how to take high definition MKV files with x264 video and AC3 audio and play them on the Sony PlayStation 3.
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Convert .avi or .mkv to DVD-R using The FilmMachine
Convert .avi to DVD-R using The FilmMachine
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How to convert a PAL video file into an NTSC DVD-R or vice versa
How to convert a PAL avi into an NTSC DVD-R
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Extract AC3 audio from AVI file
This is a very brief guide on how to extract an AC3 surround audio (also known as Dolby Digital) from an AVI movie. This is a procedure that is normally required when you wish to convert your AVI movies into any other format, such as DVD-Video or SVCD.
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Convert DVD to XviD with meGUI
MeGUI is a front end for encoding MPEG-4 video and audio. Unlike older programs that tend to use VFW (Video For Windows) codecs, MeGUI and other modern programs use command line encoders. MeGUI can encode XviD or x264 video and MP3 or AAC audio. It can gi
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Copy your DVD into DivX5 format - Guide for 16:9 anamorphic movies
This guide is no longer maintained. It is stored mainly for future historians to investigate. For more up-to-date information, please see our other guides.
This guide is an alternative to ...
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How to join split files (.001,.002,.003 etc.) from Usenet and P2P
How to easily join files using HJSplit
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Converting DVD movies into .avi using AutoGK
This is a guide to use the very simple AutoGK to convert your DVD movies into ac3 or mp3 .avis with excellent quality final results.
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Adding subtitles to any .avi file
Here is a quick and simple guide to add subtitles to any .avi file that you would like to have harcoded subtitles.
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Copy your DVD to XviD with AC3 surround sound
This guide is no longer maintained. It is stored mainly for future historians to investigate. For more up-to-date information, please see our other guides.
Over the past year or so, we have ...
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Rip subtitles with SubRip
This is a guide for those who prefer DivX ripping over SVCD ripping and belong to the growing number of people who think that dubbing is the 8th deadly sin (which it is). And as most of us don't ...
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VirtualDub: Splitting AVI files
Ok, it happens often that you need to split AVI into smaller files -- maybe you want to fit your DVD rip into 2 CDs or something. Anyway, this process is extremely easy to do.
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CD burning
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Video capturing
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Digital Video Fundamentals - IVTC
An explanation of what Pulldown, Telecine, and Inverse Telecine (IVTC) are, as well as how to analyze and IVTC film based video.
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Convert MPEG-2 Captures to AVC with AutoMKV
How to encode MPEG-2 TV captures to AVC (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264) using AutoMKV and the x264 command line encoder
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Convert MPEG-2 Captures to AVC with Super
Converting MPEG-2 video to MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) using the simple and free Super. Super is a frontend for a variety of free and open source video and audio tools.
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Processing TS captures with free tools
Step by step instructions for repairing errors in MPEG-2 TS captures and demuxing to elementary streams.
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VideoReDo Plus - Loading, Analyzing, and Repairing
VideoReDo's usefulness isn't limited to simple MPEG editing. As a product that's grown up to be the premiere DVR editing software, many tools have been added to analyze and repair MPEG files. Before you read this guide you should be familiar with the p
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Removing Commercials from MPEG-2 captures with Cuttermaran
Instructions for editing out commercials using the free Cuttermaran MPEG-2 editor. Combined QuEnc, a free MPEG-2 encoder, Cuttermaran is a frame accurate MPEG editor.
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VideoReDoPlus - Removing Commercials
With the popularity of DVRs and Digital broadcast stream captures, many people have a need for a frame accurate MPEG editor to remove commercials from their captures without losing quality through re-encoding. VideoReDo Plus is one of the most popular sol
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VideoReDo Plus Installation and Configuration
Before you start configuring VideoReDo Plus you should consider what you're going to be using it for. It's a frame accurate MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 editor, meaning it can do a small amount of re-encoding if you decide to make a cut somewhere other than an I fra
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Ripping DVD video files into MP3 for playback on media devices
Ripping DVD video files into MP3 for playback on media devices
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General articles, reviews, opinions, etc
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How to install Ubuntu on the PlayStation 3
In this detailed guide we will walk you through how to install the Linux-distribution Ubuntu on your PlayStation 3 console.
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How to upgrade your PlayStation 3 Hard Drive
In this in-depth guide we will teach you how to upgrade your stock PlayStation 3 hard drive (HDD) for a higher capacity one that will allow you to have more movies, demos, trailers, etc available very quickly to you off the hard drive.
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Preparing for the US DTV Transition
If you're not sure whether you're ready for analog TV signals to be turned off and replaced with Digital TV on February 17, 2009 read this article to find out.
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Jailbreak an iPod Touch with v2 Software
Step by step instructions for jailbreaking an iPod Touch with the version 2 software (firmware 1.2) while retaining use of the iTunes App Store.
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Convert SHN to MP3
This article shows how to convert the Shorten (SHN) audio content to MP3 audio.
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Convert OGG to MP3
This guide show show to convert OGG Vorbis audio to MP3 audio
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Convert AAC / M4A to MP3
This article shows how to convert AAC/M4A audio to MP3 audio
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Convert APE to MP3
This guide shows how to convert the lossless Monkey's Audio (APE) format into MP3 audio
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How to sync your iPod Touch or iPhone without using iTunes
In this simple to follow guide we will teach you how to sync your new iPod Touch or iPhone without using Apple's iTunes platform. For this guide we will use the lightweight and very flexible audio/video player Winamp.
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Subtitle Formats Explained
An introduction to 3 common subtitle formats, VobSub (IDX / SUB), SubRip (SRT), and SubStation Alpha (SSA), including a list of related Afterdawn guides
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How to Sync Subtitles
Instructions for adjusting subtitle timing to match a video file. It covers both adjusting the delay and changing the speed for NTSC to PAL or PAL to NTSC conversions.
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Convert Subtitles from SUB / IDX to SRT
Convert subtitles in IDX and SUB files ripped with VobSub to the text based SRT format. Useful for adding subtitle streams to AVI files.
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Convert Subtitles from SUB / IDX to SSA
Convert subtitles in IDX and SUB files ripped with VobSub to the text based SRT format. Useful for adding subtitle streams to AVI files.
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How to Join Subtitles
Step by step instructions for joining subtitle files together into a single stream
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Convert Subtitles from SRT to SUB / IDX
Step by step instructions for converting SRT subtitles to VobSub format
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Convert Subtitles from SSA to SRT
Convert subtitles in from SubRip SRT format to SSA
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Rip Subtitles with VobSub
Instructions for ripping subtitle streams from DVDs to VobSub's IDX/SUB format.
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Convert Subtitles from SRT to SSA
Convert subtitles in from SubRip SRT format to SSA.
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Stream TVUPlayer video to Nintendo Wii
This article shows how to stream video from the P2P TV sharing program TVUPlayer to the Nintendo Wii console.
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Stream SopCast video to Nintendo Wii
This article shows how to stream video from the P2P TV sharing program SopCast to the Nintendo Wii console.
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Stream SopCast video to Xbox 360
This article shows how to stream live TV from the P2P-based SopCast program to the Xbox 360 console so you can view the programming on a proper television.
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Stream TVUPlayer video to Xbox 360
This article shows how to stream live TV from the P2P-based TVUPlayer program to the Xbox 360 console so you can view the programming on a proper television.
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How to play DivX files on Xbox 360
This article shows how to play DivX files (in AVI and DMF) on an Xbox 360 console.
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How to play AVI files on Xbox 360
This article shows methods to play AVI files on an Xbox 360 console
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How to play MP3 files on Xbox 360
This article discusses playing and sharing MP3 with the Xbox 360 console across a home network or from direct sources.
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How to play FLAC files on Xbox 360
This article shows how to play audio from FLAC files on Xbox 360 console
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Stream multimedia to Xbox 360 with TVersity
This article will show you how to stream video (DivX, XviD etc.) to an Xbox 360 console with having to encode it to WMV first. You also do not need a Windows Media Center PC for this guide.
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Using AviSynth 2.5
How to use AviSynth to read and edit video
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Convert DVD to AVC with TMPGEnc 4 Xpress
A basic guide for using TMPGEnc 4 Xpress to create AVC files from DVD sources.
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Convert DVD to AVC with Nero Recode 3
A basic guide for using Nero's Recode 3 to create AVC files from DVD sources.
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Videos on Moonshell for Nintendo DS
In this guide you will learn how to convert videos to the .DPG format using the freeware program BatchDPG. The videos can then be played back on any Nintendo DS that has Moonshell installed.
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DVD to AVC with MeGUI Part 3
This is the third in a series of 3 guides for converting video from DVD to MPEG-4 AVC using MeGUI, x264, and a number of other free tools. In this guide you'll learn how to encode audio and video, as well as combining them into a MP4 or MKV file.
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DVD to AVC with MeGUI Part 1
This is the first in a series of 3 guides for converting video from DVD to MPEG-4 AVC using MeGUI, x264, and a number of other free tools. In this guide indexing your video, demuxing audio, and creating a chapter file for later use are covered.
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Customize x264 Profiles with MeGUI
Help for creating your own custom x264 profile using MeGUI.
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MeGUI Installation and Configuration
A step by step guide for installing MeGUI and the additional supporting software required. MeGUI is a free GUI for encoding MPEG-4 video (XviD and x264) and a number of audio formats. MeGUI can create MKV, MP4,and AVI files.
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Convert DTS to AC3
This article shows how to convert a DTS audio file into AC3, producing a much smaller file useful for AVCHD compilations after a conversion from MKV or similar.
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Extract AC3 or DTS audio from MKV files
This article shows how to use SmartLabs tsMuxer to extract DTS, AC3 or H.264 streams from MKV files for processing.
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DVD to AVC with MeGUI Part 2
This is the second in a series of 3 guides for converting video from DVD to MPEG-4 AVC using MeGUI, x264, and a number of other free tools. In this guide we walk through proper setup of MeGUI's AviSynth script creator.
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How to connect to the AfterDawn IRC Channel
What is IRC?? IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a virtual meeting place where people from all over the world can meet and talk; by joining the Afterdawn IRC channel, you'll find the whole diversity of human interests, ideas, and issues here, and you'll be able
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How to burn AVCHD with Nero Burning ROM
This article shows how to use Nero Burning ROM to burn an AVCHD compilation to a blank DVD disc.
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Encoding From DVD to AVC with AutoMKV
Step by step instructions for encoding a movie from DVD to MPEG-4 AVC using AutoMKV and an assortment of other free tools.
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AutoMKV Installation and Configuration
Instructions for setting up AutoMKV, used to automate encoding XviD, x264, and even Windows Media Video (including VC-1), as well as a variety of audio formats. AutoMKV can be used to create MKV, MP4, AVI, or WMV files.
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x264 Encoder Settings
Learn about important options for encoding with the free x264 CLI encoder so you can get the most out of your encoded video.
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Using RSS feeds
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. Using RSS feeds properly, a user is able to simply scan through a list of all the content that is new or updated at his/her favorite websites without having to visit them individually. This is great when a site ke
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Convert any video file to 3GP for mobile phones using freeware
In this guide you will learn how convert any video file to 3GP for mobile phones using freeware, namely SUPER.
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SpiralFrog: A Free Music Service and the Company Behind It
My review of SpiralFrog's ad-supported music download service, as well as my impressions of a talk with Vice President of Marketing Matthew Stern
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Creating MKV files with mkvtoolnix
Step by instructions for creating MKV files from sources including AVI, MP4, MPEG-2 Transport and Program Streams, and even elementary video and audio files.
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Introduction to Super
An introduction to Super, a user friendly GUI for a variety of free video and audio encoders, as well as offering playback of a number of formats.
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Hulu Reviewed - TV Viewing On Your Computer
A review of the Hulu online video service, which offers episodes of current and past TV shows
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Cuttermaran Installation and Configuration
Step-by-step installation and configuration instructions for Cuttermaran, a free MPEG-2 editor. Use Cuttermaran to edit commercials from MPEG-2 TV captures (analog or digital) or editing miniDVD camcorder files.
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Digital Video Fundamentals - Resolution and Aspect Ratio
A basic explanation of resolution and aspect ratio
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Getting Started With HDTV
A beginner's guide to understanding HDTV technology and how to make an educated purchase of a HDTV.
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How to download files from Usenet Newsgroups
Guide to using Usenet binary groups from getting a provider, setting up news reader, downloading files, dealing with corruption, NZB files and a lot more
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AfterDawn HDTV Buyer's Guide
A beginner's guide to understanding buying a HDTV.
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AvsP - AviSynth Made Easy
An overview of the AvsP editor for AviSynth. AvsP is an advanced script editor that includes features which make it easy for even beginners to use AviSynth.
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AfterDawn How To: The Hardware Section
The following guide will help to explain the latest feature of your AfterDawn experience, the Hardware section. The idea behind the hardware section is to provide a database of specific consumer electronics categories related to AfterDawn.com.
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How to create your own ringtones using Audacity
This quick and simple guide will teach you how to use the excellent freeware program Audacity to create your own ringtones and export them as MP3 files. You can then move these files to your mobile phone using a USB cable or Bluetooth or any other method.
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How to rip songs from Myspace using Audacity
This quick and simple guide will teach you how to use the excellent freeware program Audacity to rip songs from the artist's pages on Myspace
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Introduction To Next-Generation Multimedia - HDTV Technology
A basic overview of HDTV technology, including discussion of display types and signal standards
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Convert DVD video for iPhone, iPod (Classic, Touch, Nano), Zen, PSP and more
This guide details using CloneDVD Mobile to convert video from DVD video for many portable media devices including Apple's iPod (Nano, Classic, Touch), iPhone, PSP etc.
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Digital Video Fundamentals - Frames & Framerates
This guide introduces progressive and interlaced frames, as well as framerates and a little about framerate conversions.
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Introduction To Next-Generation Multimedia - High Definition Video and Audio
A description of what a high definition video or audio signal is.
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Convert OGM files to AVI
This guide will cover how to convert an OGM dual audio file into an AVI file without video or audio quality loss while keeping the subtitles in tact and using free software.
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Comprehensive AfterDawn usage guide: Part 2
In Part 2 of this guide, you will learn how to search for what you are looking for before posting, how to start a new thread in the forums, post in other user's threads, editing your posts, UBB formatting tags, and sending private messages.
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Comprehensive AfterDawn usage guide: Part 1
In the following three-part guide, users will learn the basics and more advanced aspects of the Afterdawn website including how to edit your post, find what you are looking for, forum etiquette and how to download the software of your choice.
In
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Digital Video Fundamentals - Color Formats
This guide introduces color encoding and compression.
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Digital Video Fundamentals - Lossy Compression
An overview of how video is compressed, and what compression is appropriate for certain applications
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Using DGIndex
DGIndex is used to open MPEG-2 files for reading with programs like AviSynth and TMPGEnc XPress. This guide explains the basics of using it to create D2V projects and demux video and audio.
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Convert video for Apple TV (Freeware, Easy)
This guide shows show to convert video files to be compatible with an Apple TV box. It uses freeware and the method used is easy and suitable for newer users.
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Convert video for iPhone (Freeware, Easy)
This guide shows how to convert video to format for Apple's iPhone using freeware software. The method is easy and suitable for new users.
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Installing new Harddrive with Evolution X dashboard boot-CD
This guide explains how to 'manually' install/upgrade harddrives in the xbox.
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Compressing your DVDs with ratDVD
ratDVD is a tool that you can use to compress full DVDs (including full menus, extras, multiple audio, subtitles and angles) to much smaller .ratDVD files. It was written as a way to create smaller files that can be shared on the Internet easier and also
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Downgrade PSP v2.00 firmware to v1.50
It has finally come! A PSP 2.00 downgrader by MPH. So many PSP users who wished to run homebrew on their device were stuck with newer firmware such as 1.52 or 2.00. This made running of homebrew code impossible. I believe that everyone should have the rig
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TSUNAMI MPEG DVD Author Pro Review
The TSUNAMI MPEG DVD Author Pro software title is the latest offering from TMPG Inc. to DVD creation enthusiasts and new users alike. Building on the past success of the infamous TMPGEnc family of products, DVD Author Pro adds improvements over past versi
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Convert DVD Movie to Nero Digital
This guide show's how to use Nero Recode 2 to convert a DVD movie to Nero Digital. The Nero Digital codec is based on MPEG-4, therefore it produces higher quality video at lower birates, allowing you to store entire DVD movies in files small enough to fit
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AfterDawn Guides & Finnish Copyright Law
You are here for an explanation for why AfterDawn.com no longer offers software capable of circumventing copy protection mechanisms on DVDs and other retail media and why guides no longer have detailed instructions on using these specific tools. New users
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Convert video files to MP4 files for iPod
This guide shows the process of converting video files to MP4 video to store and view on a video iPod. The guide is pretty simple and should be fine for new users. In this guide we will be using only free software, mainly Free iPod Video Converter. Beside
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Convert DVD video to MP4 for iPod
This guide will show you how to convert video from a DVD (can main movies/feature or extras) to MP4 files to store and view on a video iPod. This guide is intended mainly for new users who want to save a few bucks by converting TV shows or other content f
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Convert DVD video to files for PSP with CloneDVD Mobile
This guide will show you how to convert video from a DVD (can main movies/feature or extras) to MP4 files (or AVC/H264) to store on a MemoryStick Pro Duo and watch on a Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) console. For this guide we will be using CloneDVD Mobi
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Convert video files to MP4 for PSP
This guide uses ImTOO PSP Video Converter to convert files from multiple formats to MP4 to be played on a Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP). It is intended for new PSP users who would like to save some money by encoding files they already have themselves, i
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Convert video files to MP4 for iPod using WinAVI iPod/PSP/3GP/MP4 Video Converter
This guide shows the process of converting video files to MP4 video to store and view on a video iPod. The guide is pretty simple and should be fine for new users. In this guide we will be using commercial, called WinAVI iPod/PSP/3GP/MP4 Video Converter .
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Convert DVD video to format for Creative ZEN Vision players
This guide will show you how to use CloneDVD Mobile to convert normal PC files to play back on Creative ZEN Vision players (creative players capable of video playback). This is commercial software from the same company that brought us CloneDVD, AnyDVD and
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HDMI - High-Definition Multimedia Interface
This article takes a thorough look at HDMI - High Definition Multimedia Interface - and explores its advantages over its predecessors as well as giving some technical details about the interface. This article focuses on the HDMI 1.3 specification. Before
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Stream multimedia files to PSP without encoding
Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handy little video player. However, having to encode all of your video files first and store them on the Memory Stick can be pain. Wouldn't it be nice if you could play files directly from your computer over a wirele
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Convert between popular video formats using AVS Video Converter
You have a portable video player and would like to watch your favorite movies using it? Or you have to create a DVD for your home DVD player? Or you would like to rip a DVD to some other formats and save it on your PC? AVS Video Converter enables you to s
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How to convert FLAC files to MP3
This article will allow you to successfully convert FLAC files to a standard, high-quality MP3 files using Winamp and iTunes.
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Extract MP3 from YouTube, Google Video etc.
This guide shows how you can extract MP3 audio from videos found at YouTube, MySpace, MetaCafe, iFilm and more. It also shows how to cut out parts of the audio you don't want.
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Convert .FLV files to MP4 for iPod
Convert .Flv to MP4 for iPod
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Nero Digital Encoding
A guide for converting video to Nero Digital format using Nero Vision 4
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Convert DVD to 3GP or MP4 mobile phone format using AVS Video Converter
You would like to watch your favorite DVDs using a mobile phone? AVS Video Converter enables you to convert your DVD video to a necessary format and then upload it to the mobile phone using ...
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How to encode files for the PSP with Nero Recode
Nero, leaders in digital media technology and creators of Nero Digital, now have software that allows users to play back personal video on the Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) via converted video files transferred to a memory stick. The guide is pretty s
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AVSEdit - AviSynth for the scripting impaired
AVSEdit is the official script editor for AviSynth. It provides an easy interface to write and preview scripts, making AviSynth more accessible to beginners and advanced users alike. If you've ...
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Creating Evolution X Dashboard Boot CD-RW
Quick guide on how to create and setup an Evolution X dashboard boot cd. This assumes you have the mod chip flashed and installed into your Xbox and also a copy of Evolution X dashboard.
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Unofficial manual for Streambox VCR v1.0 beta 3.1
Ever notice that most streaming media content, such as .asx, .asf, .wmf, .rm and .ram files, can be played, but not saved? Would you like to save streaming media to your Hard Disk for future ...
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