Misc. Multimedia Tools

K-Lite Codec Pack (Mega) includes 99% of all the audio and video codecs you will ever need. Just install this pack, and you will be able to play just about any media file out there. It supports playback of AVI, MKV, MP4, FLV, OGM, MPEG, MOV, HDMOV, TS, M2TS, and OGG files as well as FLAC and WavPack audio files. Includes a MPEG-2 decoder for DVD playback. The installer lets you choose which codecs to install, or you can use the default profile which installs all of them. K-Lite Codec Pack also provides access to configuration options for each codec whenever available. The Mega version contains several ACM and VFW codecs for audio and video encoding as well as additional DirectShow filters and support for several additional lossless audio formats.

K-Lite Codec Pack (Full) includes 99% of all the audio and video codecs you will ever need. Just install this pack, and you will be able to play just about any media file out there. It includes DivX, Xvid, x264, MPEG 1/2,MP3, Monkey`s Audio,Media Player Classic, On2 V6/V7 and many others. The installer lets you choose which codecs to install, or you can use the default profile which installs all of them. K-Lite Codec Pack also provides access to configuration options for each codec whenever available.

K-Lite Codec Pack (Standard) contains everything you need to play all popular video file formats. Supports playback of AVI, MKV, MP4, FLV, OGM, MPEG, MOV, HDMOV, TS, M2TS, and OGG files as well as FLAC and WavPack audio files. Includes a MPEG-2 decoder for DVD playback. The installer lets you choose which codecs to install, or you can use the default profile which installs all of them. K-Lite Codec Pack also provides access to configuration options for each codec whenever available.

Monkeys Audio is a fast and easy way to compress digital music. Unlike traditional methods such as mp3, ogg, or lqt that permanently discard quality to save space, Monkeys Audio only makes perfect, bit-for-bit copies of your music. That means it always sounds perfect exactly the same as the original. Even though the sound is perfect, it still saves a lot of space. (think of it as a beefed-up Winzip for your music) The other great thing is that you can always decompress your Monkey s Audio files back to the exact, original files. That way, you ll never have to recopy your CD collection to switch formats, and you ll always be able to recreate the original music CD if something ever happens to yours.

CD Scratch is a fun "Virtual Turntables CD Player" that lets you play two songs from the same CD at the same time - one forward and one in reverse. You can scratch a CD track back and forth like a record, or listen to your favorite CD automatically mixed between the turntables. Ots CD Scratch includes several scratch effects to choose from and lets you adjust pitch, tempo and speed for each turntable. Scratching is done with a mouse pointer. Includes some disabled features, that are available in a commercial version. Scratched version of a song cannot be saved, the program is playback-only.

Yahoo! Go is a DVR and media center software (Digital Video Recording) that allows you to record and manage TV programs, view photos from your local PC or online communities (Yahoo!, Flickr), listen to your music collection and more. It also integrates several Yahoo! features that allow you to access music videos, box office movie reviews, local showtimes and trailers, search for videos, and listen to LAUNCHcast radio stations. Currently supported TV Tuner cards: ATI TV Wonder Elite, ATI HDTV Wonder, AverMedia UltraTV 1500 MCE, Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-USB2 , NVidia Dual TVmce. Yahoo! Go for TV is currently available inside the U.S. only

i2sm (Image to Sweet Music) enables you to convert JPG and PNG images to MIDI sound compositions. The program analyzes the pixels in the image (or an selected area within the image) and translates them into MIDI notes to create a unique acoustic fingerprint that often represent the overall mood of the input image. You can choose from a variety of instruments and also adjust several settings to smooth transition between notes, duration of each note, extend of the analysis, and more. An integrated playback allows you to play the Midi composition and you can also export it as .mid file.

Poster Forge enables you to create stylish wall posters from your photos. You can choose from motivational poster, movie poster or `Wanted` poster styles, and customize them with your own text, headlines and other details. The resulting poster image can be saved to image file or printed with the built-in poster print utility, that enables you to slice and print the poster across multiple pages, and then assemble it to the specified size (e.g full movie poster size). The free version is limited to personal usage and adds a small `Powered by Poster Forge` watermark to each poster.

Digital Clip Factory enables you to create video slideshows from a series of still images. You can customize the transition times and zoom effects and also load background music from WAV or MP3 files. The program supports JPG and GIF images and can output the slideshow to WMV format in different resolutions.

Aura is a simple program that runs in the system tray and enhances your work environment with a relaxing forest soundscape. You can choose between a daytime and nighttime forest environment and also customize the frequency of accoustic elements that are part of the forest environment (birds, wind, rain etc.). Other features include automatic muting based on a set time, as well as a basic alarm function.

Sublight is a software that enables you to search for movie subtitles and download them to your computer. It can search for subtitles based on several criteria such as movie title, year and more. The results are presented in list from where you can preview and download the title you want. Other features include playback integration with several popular media players, publishing of subtitles and optional Windows Explorer integration.

WMPCDText is a plug-in for Windows Media Player that adds support for reading CD-Text. It can automatically read CD-Text from unknown audio CDs or you can right-click on a CD-track select the newly added `Read CD-Text` menu item.

RndSkin is a simple front-end for WinAmp (2.x and 5.x) that offers quick access to playback controls from the system tray. It briefly displays the current track information whenever it changes. You can pick from different control icon styles, and also launch the full WinAmp interface from the right-click menu.

Movie411 is a simple tool that enables you to quickly find and download DVD box art. The program can download the front and back cover as individual image files and also save a text file with additional movie information along with the cover images. If multiple movies match your query, you are presented with a list of results and a thumbnail preview for each. The current version uses DVD Empire as online resource.

LyricsJoy Plugin displays lyrics for the song that you are listening to. It works with WinAmp, Foobar 2000, Xmplay, Realplayer, Yahoo Jukebox and iTunes. In addition to the lyrics display, you can also choose to view a music video (if found on YouTube) and display lyrics on your Yahoo and/or gTalk status.

Vectir enables you to control popular media or MP3 players such as Winamp, iTunes and Windows Media Player via an infrared remote control. It works with USB infrared receiver devices such as the USBUIRT and Tira2, which pickup signals from most infrared (IR) remote controls and send them to your computer. In addition to standard media player functions, the program can also control other features of your operating system such as moving the mouse pointer, adjusting the master sound volume and shutting down your computer.