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How to convert audio and video files for free

#1 Macworld

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Posted 03 August 2011 - 07:31 AM

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#2 NaOH

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Posted 03 August 2011 - 07:48 AM

There are other options out there as well.

VLC, FFMpegX to mention two. (Come to think of it, isn't VLC partially based on the ffmpeg project?)

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Posted 03 August 2011 - 08:26 AM

NaOH, on 03 August 2011 - 07:48 AM, said:

There are other options out there as well.

VLC, FFMpegX to mention two. (Come to think of it, isn't VLC partially based on the ffmpeg project?)

Most Video converters that you get for free on the Web has FFMpegX at the core.

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Posted 03 August 2011 - 08:37 AM

Hmmm â¦ I tend to find VLC a touch temperamental: I personally use MPEG Streamclip.

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Posted 03 August 2011 - 08:49 AM

Another one to look at that I personally have used a lot is Videora. It's made for macs and iTunes but I've used it on Windows a lot as well. Check it out. The one down side to it is that you have to have an internet connection to use it, but, that's never bothered me.

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Posted 03 August 2011 - 08:57 AM

If you convert a 256 AAC to a 256 MP3 is the "loss" that noticeable?

Many car stereos play MP3 discs but not AAC.

#7 KevinStacyaa59

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Posted 03 August 2011 - 09:55 AM

iTunes or Quicktime, done. End of story. :|

#8 sweetangel1927

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Posted 03 August 2011 - 10:33 AM

You're overlooking MPEG Streamclip, avidemux, VisualHub, and ffmpegx. x)

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Posted 03 August 2011 - 10:59 AM

I miss mactheripper, any other substitutes?
ripping a DVD that i own and over-paid for from handbrake takes way too long.

#10 kirkmc

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Posted 03 August 2011 - 11:47 AM

buzglyd, on 03 August 2011 - 08:57 AM, said:

If you convert a 256 AAC to a 256 MP3 is the "loss" that noticeable?

Many car stereos play MP3 discs but not AAC.

No, you won't notice the difference, especially if you're listening in a car, which is a noisy environment.

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