Free audio converter with powerful and creative features - Xrecode
Post by Voex | Date: 2009-06-19
Xrecode is a free audio converter that can convert between a wide range of audio formats. Xrecode is optimized for converting multiple files in parallel in systems with muli-core CPUs. It can also perform CUE splitting of audio files as well as an experimental feature that detects automatically silences to split a large audio file. Here are details of key features:
- User interface: simple interface with drag and drop feature, you can drag and drop files or entire folders for conversion. Settings and other dialogs are very nicely intergrated into the interface such that they are only seen when they are needed.
- Supported filetypes:including MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV, APE, RealAudio, M4A, M4B, FLAC, AAC, WavPack.
- Parallel converting: you can set the number of files to convert simultaneously in general or you can do it in its advanced mode where you set it for each file type.
- Split by silence: this feature allows you to set the volume threshold and the length of the gap in seconds that the program will look for to pinpoint gaps between songs.
- CUE Splitting: just drag the CUE file into the interface.
- Other features: Unicode support. conversions retain tag information. command line supported.
RIOT: reduce the file size of images without noticeable quality loss
Post by Voex | Date: 2009-05-27
RIOT is a free program that can save images for web/email/other media with high compression ratio and quality. It is a nice tool for image size reduction. It also offers a number of handy image editing and conversion tools.
If you've ever get some beautiful photos with large file-size and you want to post them on your web site, you will need to reduce the size of your image file before you upload it. RIOT allows you reduce the size of your images quickly and easily, at the same time maintain an acceptable level of quality.
Tags: image editing reduce size
Lenovo Yoga: pocket-sized PC with fascinating design concept
Post by Voex | Date: 2009-05-04
The full Pocket Yoga concept by Lenovo was a folding notebook with a detachable keyboard. The system unit was covered in leather. Since it is shaped just like a large wallet, you can easily put it into your pocket. The proportion of length and width is about the maximum size for a notebook that can fit into a pocket, or, as we like to say, it is the smallest pocket notebook.
You can open it in a normal angle, used as a laptop, but smaller. The full-function keyboard gives you enough space to type. or you can open it 360 degrees, putting the screen as a surface, it becomes an extra size ”Iphone” or blackberry. You can read, draw and surf the internet with this special pen. The device is a hand-held notebook, giving more space than a mobile phone, and with more powerful multi-media features.
Merge, edit, and manipulate FLV video with RichFLV
Post by Voex | Date: 2009-04-29
RichFLV is a free tool that runs on Adobe AIR and can easily edit your FLV files. with RichFLV you can merge FLV files, extract sections from FLVs, define cue-points and metadata. This application also allows you to convert the file to formats that include SWF, MP3, and several image formats. Operations can be performed on the whole video or user defined sub-sections.
RichFLV is a ideal tool to merge, cut, demux and edit FLV video, you'll find it deliver fast performance when saving and exporting. In addition to the editing features of this application, you can also view FLV files without having to seperately install any codecs. (note: this application requires Adobe Air)
Tags: FLV manipulate video editing
