ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS

DESCRIPTION

DirectX 7.0 and DXMedia 6.0

Essential for many of the programs below. Note :

DirectX 7.0 cannot be uninstalled once installed

(unless you use the Uninstaller program below)

DirectX Uninstaller

Can remove DirectX from your system - please be very

careful and read the included readme file for any

additional warnings. Thanks to "not even" for

submitting that file to us.

AC3-UTILITIES

DESCRIPTION

AC3 Cut-Frame 0.1

Removes bad frames from AC3 files

AC3DEC 0.84

Converts ac3 audio stream to .wav while preserving

Dolby 2 channel encoding

AC3-Decode 0.8.17

aka. "AyeSeeThreeDecode" - Converts ac3 audio

stream to .wav, has many more options than AC3DEC

0.84 - you might want to get it's GUI

AC3-Fix 0.3

Corrects any bad frames within AC3 files

Wav2mp 1.0

converts .wav into Mpeg-1 layer 2 audio stream

BIT-RATE TOOLS

DESCRIPTION

Advanced DivX Bit. Calc. 1.5

Lets you find out the bitrate needed to put a movie

onto a CD-R or from the bitrate given, work out how

much space is needed.

Bitrate Viewer 1.3

Lets you find out the bitrate of DVDs

DivX Bitrate Calculator

Another quite nice DivX MPEG-4 bitrate calculator

DVD->CD Bitrate Calculator 1.6.18

A bitrate calculator that is in French

FeZ BitRate Calc. 3.5.2

Bitrate calculator with easy to use GUI

Encoding Utility 2000

Media specific bitrate calculators. Supports all major

video/audio formats.

JJE-VBRC 1.01

Video Bitrate Calculator

MPEG-4 Bitrate Calc. w/ GUI

Calculates the bitrate that you need to encode a

MPEG-4 file to fit into a certain size

MPEG-4 Bitrate Calc 1.0

Another quite nice MPEG-4 bitrate calculator

XVCD Bitrate Calc. 1.11

Calculates the bitrate that you need to make a XVCD

CD Launchers

Compact Disc Autorun
Compact Disc Launcher
DivX Autorun for MicroDVD
DivX Movie Launcher
DivX Video CD Launcher
MPEG-4 CD Launcher
MPEG-4 Film Launcher

RalfoDivX's CD Launcher

CUT/JOIN TOOLS

DESCRIPTION

AVI Chop 0.2

Very small but useful program for chopping up AVI

files

AVI Devil 1.0c

It enables the user to join a bunch AVI-Files to one big

movie using Virtual Dub. The VB Runtime files not

included, so if you get an error, extract this file into

the same directory as AVI-Devil. Require VirtualDub to

work, get it from below.

Merge Deluxe 1.0

Generic program for merging together any 2 files of

any kind

MpegJoin 1.0.7b

Joins multiple MPEG files

Mpeg Scissors 1.2

Great MPEG editing tool, cuts and glues together MPEG

files with ease

Peck's Power Join 1.1b

Easily join any AVIs, including DivX ones - also try this

mirror

VCD Cutter 4.01

VCD Cutter 4.03 - can't be registered

can play edit and cut MPEG-1 (VCD) files - very useful

VOB Merge 0.5

the latest program that joins multiple .vob files

together to form 1 big .vob file

VOBMerger 0.9a

joins multiple .vob files together to form 1 big .vob file

DivX/AVI ENCODING

AVI2MPG1 - Converts AVIs to MPEG-1
AVI2VCD - Converts AVIs to VCD (MPEG-1)
AVI FourCC Changer - Changes the FourCC code of AVI files

AVIEncoder - Converts MPEG-2 to AVI (DivX)

AVI Framerate Changer - Change the framerate of AVIs
Avisynth - A scripting language and a collection of filters
AV-SYNC - Fixes AVI sync problems
DivFix - Fixes corrupt DivX movies
DivX Codec - Needed for DivX encoding and playback
FPS Setter - Change the framerate of AVIs (more accurate)
MPEG2AVI - Converts MPEG-1/2 to AVI (DivX)
VID to ASF - Converts AVIs to ASF

MPEG-1/2/3 ENCODING

DESCRIPTION

bbMPEG & AVI2MPG2 1.23

Convert AVI files to MPEG-1/2 files

DVD2MPG 1.16

Converts VOB to MPG (DVD to VCD). You should also

try out FlaskMpeg (below).

This link takes you to my guide, which then links to

another site with the required files.

DVD2MPG ShutDown tool

Program to automatically shutdown DVD2MPG and

your computer after compression is over in DVD2MPG.

Also works with many other programs.

Flask MPEG Encoder 0.593

An (faster) alternative to DVD2MPG. Read the official

guide

Graph-edit build 980902

A frequently requested utility

LSX-MPEG Premier Plug-in 1.0.0.23

A frequently requested plugin

Radium MP3 Codec

Very useful MP3 codec for MP3 encoding with suitable

software (like VirtualDub)

RE-MPEG2 v1.43

Some very useful functions to manipulate MPEG-2

streams, including encoding to lower

resolutions/bitrates

VirtualDub 1.3d

very useful proggie for MPEG-AVI manipulation - a

must have. Also get the subtitle plug-in

VCD Multiplexor 1.1

Simple yet effective VCD multiplexor

GUIs

DESCRIPTION

AVGUI 0.9

An easy to use GUI for MPEG2AVI, AC3DEC (0.8x),

AC3FIX and BBDMUX

AVI2MPG1 GUI

GUI for AVI2MPG1 (see above)

DVD to AVI Gui 1.04

A new and very good GUI for converting DVD to AVI.

GUI v0.19i

An easy to use GUI for MPEG2AVI, AC3-Decode

(0.8.xx) and vStrip. Please check the official site for

the latest news/info/downloads

GUI Build 1.0.0.53

A different windows GUI for MPEG2AVI, AC3DEC

(0.8.10)

VOBDec GUI 1.9e

A very good GUI for VOBDec. Please check the official

site for the latest news/info/downloads

SUBTITLE TOOLS

DESCRIPTION

DVD Subtitler 0.01

DVD Subtitler is a freeware VOB editor, which can

extract / edit any subtitle

MicroDVD SubAdjust 1.0

Fixes problems with MicroDVD subtitle files

MicroDVD SubUpdater

Similar to SubAdjust below, but for the MicroDVD

subtitle format - splits subtitles into segments for

multiple CD-R DivX movies.

Written by Morsa Arno.

Stitle 0.2

An extremely small, yet extremely useful program to

extract subtitles from a DVD

SubAdjust V0.95b

Adjust subtitles for better syncing and also cut

subtitles into segments - for SubViewer format

subtitles files only.

Sub Convert 0.9b1

Converts subtitles from SubRip 0.7b's format to

MicroDVD's subtitle format - also check out the

"SubRip Convertor" program below

SubRip 0.7b

A sub-title/picture ripper with timecode function

SubRip Converter 0.4b

Another software that converts subtitles from SubRip

0.7b's format to MicroDVD's subtitle format - but with

a better interface and smaller file size

SubMagic 1.0

French (documentation) only subtitle tool

SUBRipper 0.3.b1

Use to extract subtitles from a DVD

SUBTrack 1.0

Subtrack is an utility that will permit you to view

subtitles for DVDs and other formats

SubViewer 2.0 Final

Make your own subtitles with a simple Microsoft

Notepad and SubEditor for synchronization

VOBSE 1.01b

Export/Import subtitles from VOB files

VOB-UTILITIES

DESCRIPTION

bbTools 1.6

Includes bbDemux, bbInfo, bbVInfo and bbAInfo

DecodeVOB 1.4

A simple and useful VOB demultiplexor (separates to

.m2v and .ac3). Source included

DecodeVOB 1.3-modified

A simple and useful VOB demultiplexor (separates to

.m2v and .ac3) - modified to fix a few bugs - not an

official release

DVTool 0.21

Digital Video Tools : rate calculator, DVD info and

more - very useful. Please visit the official page for the

latest news and info for this software.

MpegUtils

extract AC3 stream from vob files and split the whole

vob file into a smaller stream.

Framerate Converter

NTSC-to-Film, Film-to-NTSC, and PAL-to-Film, Film-to-

PAL

VOBRator 0.2b

View/demux audio/video from DVDs and VOB files -

very nice!!

VOB Snoopy

lets you "snoop" around a vob file to extract out it's

contents

VOBsplitter 0.2

splits a big .vob file into multiple .vob files

VOB Splitter 1.5

a program with the ability to extract a part of .vob file

- now with GUI

VOBTools 0.06

various tools for editing .vob files. Note, you may get a

possible virus warning - please read this readme file

V-Strip 0.5c

VOB Demuxer, for the source code for the 0.5 version,

please download this file - you might want to get it's

GUI

VOBUtils 0.1

Splits .vob files using the .ifo file