The avi video format is probably the most popular video format with the exception of flv which dominates the market for smaller videos. Almost every software player can play the avi format but barely any mobile device (like iPods, iPhones or other cell phones) can. Users who want to watch movies on their devices that [...]
How to join, split and create mp4, mov and 3gp files
A long timer reader asked in the forum if I knew of a program that would be able to join mp4 files. I was not able to give the answer immediately but after a short research I found a program called Yamb which is able to join, split and create mp4, mov and 3gp files. You do need the mpeg 4 converter mp4 box because Yamb uses it for the conversions. Yamb is mainly a gui for mp4 box, the hardcore users could simply use the command line to work with mp4 box, all others should better use Yamb.
How to remove the DRM from iTunes music
Itunes is the most successful music store in the world, if you do not count stores that have their office in Russia. One of the biggest disadvantages if iTunes is that the music that you purchase has DRM protection build into them. This protection makes it impossible to play those files on other mp3 players than the ipod for instance. This turns out really bad if you want to buy a new mp3 player which is not manufactured by Apple.
iTube download and convert movies for your video iPod
If you ever wondered if there was a fast and easy way to download and convert movies from sites such as youtube to make them playable on your video iPod you are reading the right article. iTube does exactly that. It downloads videos from a page you specify and converts the video either into mpg which plays on most, if not all, computers or mp4 format which plays on video iPods.
Burn Audio CDs from exotic audio formats
Most burning tools that support the creation of audio CDs support only the most common formats by default. Those formats are normally mp3, wav or wma. Some suits support other formats as well but I never found a burning suit that supported all of the formats that I needed. One way to solve this issue would be to use plugins that would increase the supported formats, one plugin pack for Nero can be downloaded here. (Click on Nero Audio-Plug-Ins..)
