DOCSLIB.ORG

The Mega Guide to Media File Conversion Tools in Windows

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
The Mega Guide to Media File Conversion Tools in Windows 1 The Mega Guide to Media File Conversion Tools in Windows Written by Gavin Phillips Published June 2015. Read the original article here: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/mega-guide-media-file-conversion- tools-windows/ This ebook is the intellectual property of MakeUseOf. It must only be published in its original form. Using parts or republishing altered parts of this ebook is prohibited without permission from MakeUseOf.com. Read more stories like this at MakeUseOf.com 2 Table of contents Audio 4 Free WMA MP3 Converter 1.8 4 VLC 5 MediaHuman Audio Converter 6 iTunes 7 Foobar2000 8 Audacity 9 SUPER 10 Video2MP3 / Anything2MP3 11 Video 12 VLC 12 HandBrake 13 Any Video Converter 14 Avi2Dvd 15 Free Studio 16 Images 18 IrfanView 18 ImageMagick 19 Zamzar 20 http://www.neftojpg.com/ 22 Other File Types 23 Ascii – Ascii Generator 2 23 Icons – iConvert Icons 24 Unknown File Extensions 24 Any File Type 25 Konvertor FM 25 Format Factory 26 Round-up 27 3 Whether new to computing or Internet savant, you’ll likely have scrambled around the web looking for a media file converter at some point. It stands to reason: there are an awful lot of file types around and not every bit of software comes equipped to handle each flavor. We thought, “Why not save everyone loads of time and put them all in one place?” Eventually, we emerged clutching this mega-list of the best free media file converters for Windows. You’ll find converters for audio, video, images, and many more media file types. Go ahead and find the converter you need right now. Audio Audio converters are dime-a-dozen, with countless free options striving to grab your attention. They all perform a similar task – converting your music – but which tool does it best, and what other features does the software have? We’ll clue you in. Free WMA MP3 Converter 1.8 Supports: MP3, WAV, WMA Often, it isn’t the flashiest, biggest, or the most expensive piece of technology that does the job the best. This is certainly true for software. Having tried a couple of alternative choices for this category, I found Eusing Software’s Free WMA MP3 Converter 1.8 to be the best choice, believe it or not. It offers quick conversion for several file types, a tiny download, and updates your id3 tags where required during batch conversion (see options). You can choose your compression method, the sample rate, bitrate, and whether you want stereo or mono output. Sounds basic? It is – but that’s what makes it appealing. 4 VLC Supports: FLAC, MP3, MP4, OGG VLC is an extremely versatile tool, not only for the massive range of supported video formats, but for its conversion tools, too. Open VLC. Head to Media > Convert/Save. This is the dialogue box you should see: Click Add and browse to your MP4 file, then proceed to Convert/Save. Now, you need to specify the Destination file. This bit is quite important, as it alters the type of file you end up with. Change the Save as Type to All. Enter file name you want followed by either .mp3, .ogg, or .flac. Check the image if you need help – my final file name was trains.mp3. Hit save when you are ready. Next, we need to alter the conversion profile to match the desired output. If you want an MP3, then choose Audio – MP3, Audio – OGG, and so on. You can now click Start, and the conversion will begin, leaving you with an .mp3. 5 MediaHuman Audio Converter Supports: AAC, AIFF, ALAC, FLAC, MP3, OGG WMA, WAV I found the MediaHuman Audio Converter an excellent choice here. Whilst FLAC is probably the best format for audio quality, sometimes it is necessary to convert to a compressed format to fit all of your millions of tracks onto a single portable music device. MediaHuman Audio Converter does exactly that: converts, quickly, quietly, with a wide range of available input and output formats, including Apple Lossless for iDevices, supremely handy for those cross-platform users. Rapid automated batch conversion (I was converting five or six files at a time at some points), automatic disk cover search for files containing id3 tags, folder structure retention, and iTunes support make this converter worth a good look. The MediaHuman Converter can take video formats and strip the audio, converting it into a handy, compressed MP3. It also features handy social media plugins, just in case you are outrageously excited by converting your files… 6 iTunes Supports: AAC, AIFF, ALAC, MP3, WAV Converting from Advanced Audio Coding to MP3 is a somewhat questionable process. Both are lossy formats meaning that converting from one to the other results in further compression, equating to further loss in overall sound quality. However, it can be exceptionally useful for those with legacy devices with minute storage, where the accepted file format is still MP3. Originally designed as the successor to MP3, it achieves better sound quality with slightly smaller bit rates than its predecessor. This is another format you can convert with software you may already have on your computer. iTunes is surprisingly versatile, and despite the iTunes store delivering your files in AAC format, Apple realizes that many devices, including their own iPods, still use MP3 as their primary music format. So, how do you do it? Open iTunes and head to the menu, situated in the top left. Select Preferences. Head for Import Settings. There are several settings here, and you’ll note the options for MP3 and AAC encoding. Check the settings: ensure you’re not converting to a lower bit rate, or your music will begin to lose quality rapidly. Head back to your iTunes music collection. Select the tracks you want to convert, and right-click. Select Create MP3 Version to begin converting your selection. You’ll end up with two copies of each track, so you can decide which format offers you the sound quality you want. You can alter the import settings for the format of your choice. If you’re using iTunes, you may also be interested in our article on converting AVI & MKV files to add videos to iTunes. 7 Foobar2000 Supports: AAC, AIFF, ALAC, FLAC, Ogg, Opus, WAV, and more via encoder packages. Foobar2000 is a firm favourite of mine. Not only does it have a ridiculously small memory footprint, you can customise it again, and again, and again. It is a supremely versatile piece of media software, so by now you’re probably not surprised to hear it can convert music, too, with the right add-ons. Before you begin converting, you’ll need to download the additional encoders for the most popular formats: AAC, FLAC, MP3, and AIFF amongst others. Once you’ve downloaded and installed the encoders, open Foobar and locate the music you want to convert. The conversion function works on individual tracks or entire playlists, so it’s your choice here. Right click the music tracks and select convert, which should have been added to your context menu. Despite the previously mentioned issues when encoding from one lossy format to another, we’ll go ahead and convert from MP3 to AAC, just for fun – you can see the warning Foobar raises. Click past it, and continue. Your files will be converted swiftly into the destination folder of your choice. There is an extended range of Foobar encoders available from rarewares.org, seriously expanding the range of available formats for your music and audio file collection. 8 Audacity Supports: AIFF, FLAC, MP3, OGG, WAV, and more. Audacity is probably one of the single most useful audio tools around. While it isn’t strictly a converter, Audacity opens almost every format and can save to plenty, too. It is one of the most downloaded pieces of open-source software featured on SourceForge, is available in some 35 languages, and is still receiving plenty of updates throughout each year. You can import and export numerous audio formats and its support network, community, and general cross-platform versatility have won it massive support in the professional world. Once you’ve downloaded and installed Audacity, open it up. Head to File > Import > Audio, and locate the audio tracks you wish to convert. Once imported, head straight back to File > Export Audio. You’ll now face a dialog box asking where you want to save your converted audio files. Adjust the file type here will alter your final audio type. 9 SUPER Supports: Any and all audio and video formats. Now, some software is extremely useful, but comes with its caveats, and SUPER is most definitely one of those arriving on your computer with extreme warnings. Yes, it is powerful, yes, it features pretty much every audio file format under the sun, but unless you seriously watch what’s occurring during the installation, you will end up with a serious Internet Explorer 6 toolbar situation, and worse. That said, the sheer range of SUPER’s format’s makes the horrific installation worthwhile – just keep declining and reading everything until you’re through to the other side. SUPER is actually a GUI package for FFmpeg, MEncoder, MPlayer, x264, MusePack, Monkey’s audio, Shorten audio, TAK audio, True audio, WavPack, the libavcodec library and the theora/vorbis RealProducer’s plugin. With all that packed into one install package, you can see the converting appeal to the software – but very seriously, consider the health of your computer before clicking through the installation. The maker of SUPER acknowledges their role in compiling the software in a credits spiel when closing the program – but makes no offer of an apology! N.B: One of my outstanding colleagues pointed me towards Unchecky.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Lossless Audio Codec Comparison
    Contents Introduction 3 1 CD-audio test 4 1.1 CD's used . .4 1.2 Results all CD's together . .4 1.3 Interesting quirks . .7 1.3.1 Mono encoded as stereo (Dan Browns Angels and Demons) . .7 1.3.2 Compressibility . .9 1.4 Convergence of the results . 10 2 High-resolution audio 13 2.1 Nine Inch Nails' The Slip . 13 2.2 Howard Shore's soundtrack for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King . 16 2.3 Wasted bits . 18 3 Multichannel audio 20 3.1 Howard Shore's soundtrack for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King . 20 A Motivation for choosing these CDs 23 B Test setup 27 B.1 Scripting and graphing . 27 B.2 Codecs and parameters used . 27 B.3 MD5 checksumming . 28 C Revision history 30 Bibliography 31 2 Introduction While testing the efficiency of lossy codecs can be quite cumbersome (as results differ for each person), comparing lossless codecs is much easier. As the last well documented and comprehensive test available on the internet has been a few years ago, I thought it would be a good idea to update. Beside comparing with CD-audio (which is often done to assess codec performance) and spitting out a grand total, this comparison also looks at extremes that occurred during the test and takes a look at 'high-resolution audio' and multichannel/surround audio. While the comparison was made to update the comparison-page on the FLAC website, it aims to be fair and unbiased.
    [Show full text]
  • Download Media Player Codec Pack Version 4.1 Media Player Codec Pack
    download media player codec pack version 4.1 Media Player Codec Pack. Description: In Microsoft Windows 10 it is not possible to set all file associations using an installer. Microsoft chose to block changes of file associations with the introduction of their Zune players. Third party codecs are also blocked in some instances, preventing some files from playing in the Zune players. A simple workaround for this problem is to switch playback of video and music files to Windows Media Player manually. In start menu click on the "Settings". In the "Windows Settings" window click on "System". On the "System" pane click on "Default apps". On the "Choose default applications" pane click on "Films & TV" under "Video Player". On the "Choose an application" pop up menu click on "Windows Media Player" to set Windows Media Player as the default player for video files. Footnote: The same method can be used to apply file associations for music, by simply clicking on "Groove Music" under "Media Player" instead of changing Video Player in step 4. Media Player Codec Pack Plus. Codec's Explained: A codec is a piece of software on either a device or computer capable of encoding and/or decoding video and/or audio data from files, streams and broadcasts. The word Codec is a portmanteau of ' co mpressor- dec ompressor' Compression types that you will be able to play include: x264 | x265 | h.265 | HEVC | 10bit x265 | 10bit x264 | AVCHD | AVC DivX | XviD | MP4 | MPEG4 | MPEG2 and many more. File types you will be able to play include: .bdmv | .evo | .hevc | .mkv | .avi | .flv | .webm | .mp4 | .m4v | .m4a | .ts | .ogm .ac3 | .dts | .alac | .flac | .ape | .aac | .ogg | .ofr | .mpc | .3gp and many more.
    [Show full text]
  • Encoding H.264 Video for Streaming and Progressive Download
    What is Tuning? • Disable features that: • Improve subjective video quality but • Degrade objective scores • Example: adaptive quantization – changes bit allocation over frame depending upon complexity • Improves visual quality • Looks like “error” to metrics like PSNR/VMAF What is Tuning? • Switches in encoding string that enables tuning (and disables these features) ffmpeg –input.mp4 –c:v libx264 –tune psnr output.mp4 • With x264, this disables adaptive quantization and psychovisual optimizations Why So Important • Major point of contention: • “If you’re running a test with x264 or x265, and you wish to publish PSNR or SSIM scores, you MUST use –tune PSNR or –tune SSIM, or your results will be completely invalid.” • http://x265.org/compare-video-encoders/ • Absolutely critical when comparing codecs because some may or may not enable these adjustments • You don’t have to tune in your tests; but you should address the issue and explain why you either did or didn’t Does Impact Scores • 3 mbps football (high motion, lots of detail) • PSNR • No tuning – 32.00 dB • Tuning – 32.58 dB • .58 dB • VMAF • No tuning – 71.79 • Tuning – 75.01 • Difference – over 3 VMAF points • 6 is JND, so not a huge deal • But if inconsistent between test parameters, could incorrectly show one codec (or encoding configuration) as better than the other VQMT VMAF Graph Red – tuned Green – not tuned Multiple frames with 3-4-point differentials Downward spikes represent untuned frames that metric perceives as having lower quality Tuned Not tuned Observations • Tuning
    [Show full text]
  • Inhaltsverzeichnis
    INHALTSVERZEICHNIS VORWORT 6 Napster 23 Das Angebot 23 Jamba 24 I MEHR SOUND PRO CENT: Flatrate im Fokus 24 MUSIK ONLINE KAUFEN 8 Audible 25 Eigenes Format 25 Digital Rights Management 8 Soforthoeren 26 Store-Check 9 MP3s ohne DRM 26 Unterschiedliche Shop-Konzepte 11 Toni.de 26 ¡Tunes Store 11 Für Kinder und Eltern 26 Benutzerkonto für ¡Tunes anlegen 13 Libri 27 Benutzerkonto ohne Kreditkarte 13 Einzelkauf und Abonnements 27 Einkaufen mit ¡Phone und ¡Pod 14 Konto verwalten 14 Amazon 15 2 KOSTENLOSE MUSIK FINDEN - UND Der Herausforderer 15 ZWAR AUF DER SICHEREN SEITE . 28 Mediamarkt 16 MP3s ohne, Videos mit DRM 16 Creative Commons und Websites für Saturn 17 Gratis-Musik 29 Viele Sonderaktionen 17 mp3.de 29 7digital 18 Jamendo 30 Verschiedene Formate 18 Elixic 31 Nokia Music Store 19 MusicDownload24 32 ¡Tunes für Nokia-Freunde 19 mp3.com 32 MP3.de 20 Tonspion 33 MP3 und OGG in hoher Qualität 20 SkreemR 34 Musicload 21 Last.fm 34 Das Angebot 21 Garageband 35 Bibliografische Informationen digitalisiert durch http://d-nb.info/1002464285 INHALTSVERZEICHNIS AudioVideoFoto Bild 36 Rippen für Fortgeschrittene 54 ¡Tunes 36 Rippen mit CDex 56 Vorleser.net 37 Rippen Super-Guru-Style 57 Gratis-Hoerspiele.de 38 LPs, Kassetten usw. rippen 58 Kostenlose Hörbuecher 39 Audioquellen aufzeichnen mit Audacity. .60 Freie Musik von Idealisten 39 Audioformate: Was bin ich? 61 Geht das auch einfacher? 39 Lossy 61 MP3s finden mit Clickster 40 Lossless 62 Peer-to-Peer, File-Sharing und Tauschbörsen . 41 Unkomprimiert 63 Was kann man empfehlen? 41 Was sind Torrents? 42 Torrents laden mit Vuze 42 4 DER PERFEKTE MIX: PLAYLISTEN Download-Verzeichnis einstellen 43 NUTZEN UND CDS BRENNEN ...
    [Show full text]
  • Making Speech Recognition Work on the Web Christopher J. Varenhorst
    Making Speech Recognition Work on the Web by Christopher J. Varenhorst Submitted to the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering at the MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY May 2011 c Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2011. All rights reserved. Author.................................................................... Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science May 20, 2011 Certified by . James R. Glass Principal Research Scientist Thesis Supervisor Certified by . Scott Cyphers Research Scientist Thesis Supervisor Accepted by . Christopher J. Terman Chairman, Department Committee on Graduate Students Making Speech Recognition Work on the Web by Christopher J. Varenhorst Submitted to the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science on May 20, 2011, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering Abstract We present an improved Audio Controller for Web-Accessible Multimodal Interface toolkit { a system that provides a simple way for developers to add speech recognition to web pages. Our improved system offers increased usability and performance for users and greater flexibility for developers. Tests performed showed a %36 increase in recognition response time in the best possible networking conditions. Preliminary tests shows a markedly improved users experience. The new Wowza platform also provides a means of upgrading other Audio Controllers easily. Thesis Supervisor: James R. Glass Title: Principal Research Scientist Thesis Supervisor: Scott Cyphers Title: Research Scientist 2 Contents 1 Introduction and Background 7 1.1 WAMI - Web Accessible Multimodal Toolkit . 8 1.1.1 Existing Java applet . 11 1.2 SALT .
    [Show full text]
  • Ardour Export Redesign
    Ardour Export Redesign Thorsten Wilms [email protected] Revision 2 2007-07-17 Table of Contents 1 Introduction 4 4.5 Endianness 8 2 Insights From a Survey 4 4.6 Channel Count 8 2.1 Export When? 4 4.7 Mapping Channels 8 2.2 Channel Count 4 4.8 CD Marker Files 9 2.3 Requested File Types 5 4.9 Trimming 9 2.4 Sample Formats and Rates in Use 5 4.10 Filename Conflicts 9 2.5 Wish List 5 4.11 Peaks 10 2.5.1 More than one format at once 5 4.12 Blocking JACK 10 2.5.2 Files per Track / Bus 5 4.13 Does it have to be a dialog? 10 2.5.3 Optionally store timestamps 5 5 Track Export 11 2.6 General Problems 6 6 MIDI 12 3 Feature Requests 6 7 Steps After Exporting 12 3.1 Multichannel 6 7.1 Normalize 12 3.2 Individual Files 6 7.2 Trim silence 13 3.3 Realtime Export 6 7.3 Encode 13 3.4 Range ad File Export History 7 7.4 Tag 13 3.5 Running a Script 7 7.5 Upload 13 3.6 Export Markers as Text 7 7.6 Burn CD / DVD 13 4 The Current Dialog 7 7.7 Backup / Archiving 14 4.1 Time Span Selection 7 7.8 Authoring 14 4.2 Ranges 7 8 Container Formats 14 4.3 File vs Directory Selection 8 8.1 libsndfile, currently offered for Export 14 4.4 Container Types 8 8.2 libsndfile, also interesting 14 8.3 libsndfile, rather exotic 15 12 Specification 18 8.4 Interesting 15 12.1 Core 18 8.4.1 BWF – Broadcast Wave Format 15 12.2 Layout 18 8.4.2 Matroska 15 12.3 Presets 18 8.5 Problematic 15 12.4 Speed 18 8.6 Not of further interest 15 12.5 Time span 19 8.7 Check (Todo) 15 12.6 CD Marker Files 19 9 Encodings 16 12.7 Mapping 19 9.1 Libsndfile supported 16 12.8 Processing 19 9.2 Interesting 16 12.9 Container and Encodings 19 9.3 Problematic 16 12.10 Target Folder 20 9.4 Not of further interest 16 12.11 Filenames 20 10 Container / Encoding Combinations 17 12.12 Multiplication 20 11 Elements 17 12.13 Left out 21 11.1 Input 17 13 Credits 21 11.2 Output 17 14 Todo 22 1 Introduction 4 1 Introduction 2 Insights From a Survey The basic purpose of Ardour's export functionality is I conducted a quick survey on the Linux Audio Users to create mixdowns of multitrack arrangements.
    [Show full text]
  • Ffmpeg Documentation Table of Contents
    ffmpeg Documentation Table of Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Description 3 Detailed description 3.1 Filtering 3.1.1 Simple filtergraphs 3.1.2 Complex filtergraphs 3.2 Stream copy 4 Stream selection 5 Options 5.1 Stream specifiers 5.2 Generic options 5.3 AVOptions 5.4 Main options 5.5 Video Options 5.6 Advanced Video options 5.7 Audio Options 5.8 Advanced Audio options 5.9 Subtitle options 5.10 Advanced Subtitle options 5.11 Advanced options 5.12 Preset files 6 Tips 7 Examples 7.1 Preset files 7.2 Video and Audio grabbing 7.3 X11 grabbing 7.4 Video and Audio file format conversion 8 Syntax 8.1 Quoting and escaping 8.1.1 Examples 8.2 Date 8.3 Time duration 8.3.1 Examples 8.4 Video size 8.5 Video rate 8.6 Ratio 8.7 Color 8.8 Channel Layout 9 Expression Evaluation 10 OpenCL Options 11 Codec Options 12 Decoders 13 Video Decoders 13.1 rawvideo 13.1.1 Options 14 Audio Decoders 14.1 ac3 14.1.1 AC-3 Decoder Options 14.2 ffwavesynth 14.3 libcelt 14.4 libgsm 14.5 libilbc 14.5.1 Options 14.6 libopencore-amrnb 14.7 libopencore-amrwb 14.8 libopus 15 Subtitles Decoders 15.1 dvdsub 15.1.1 Options 15.2 libzvbi-teletext 15.2.1 Options 16 Encoders 17 Audio Encoders 17.1 aac 17.1.1 Options 17.2 ac3 and ac3_fixed 17.2.1 AC-3 Metadata 17.2.1.1 Metadata Control Options 17.2.1.2 Downmix Levels 17.2.1.3 Audio Production Information 17.2.1.4 Other Metadata Options 17.2.2 Extended Bitstream Information 17.2.2.1 Extended Bitstream Information - Part 1 17.2.2.2 Extended Bitstream Information - Part 2 17.2.3 Other AC-3 Encoding Options 17.2.4 Floating-Point-Only AC-3 Encoding
    [Show full text]
  • AUTODESK NAVISWORKS MANAGE WIN64ISO Free Download
    1 / 5 AUTODESK NAVISWORKS MANAGE WIN64-ISO Free Download ${sharedPath}winrar-x64-531.exe /S. Silent Uninstallation Switch Disclaimer: This ... Polyline to surface autocad ... Winrar to extract if you like Download Winrar Trial here (Scroll down to Winrar ... All classifieds - Veux-Veux-Pas, free classified ads Website. ... WinRAR Official Thread WinRAR is a powerful archive manager.. 284e61f67c Title: Autodesk Vault Pro Client v2020 Win x64 – XFORCE. ... Start Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2020 Iso a project on your phone and finish it on your ... Autodesk 2017 Product Keys Keygen with Serial Number Download Free. ... You can also download Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2020.. 0 [Download] for PC & Mac, Windows, OSX, and Linux. ... Jan 08, 2004 · Select “NaturallySpeaking > Manage Users” on the DragonBar. ... and 4 GB for Windows 7 64-bit) 1 GB free hard disk space (2 GB for localized non-English ... Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2019 Iso + Torrent, Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite .... Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2019 x64-XFORCE Download... ... AutoCAD 2014 Xforce Keygen/Crack 64 bit Free Download With . ... Autodesk NavisWorks Manage 2013 Multilanguage ISO (x86/x64) Autodesk NavisWorks .... Archicad Project Download, free archicad project download software ... ArchiCAD: Management & Collaboration covers everything that an advanced user should ... model Solibri files: Navisworks model Jul 05, 2018 · ArchiCAD Connection for ... AutoCAD Sep 20, 2020 · Download Windows Server 2019 ISO file; Download .... Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2020 Free Download includes all the necessary files to run perfectly on your system, uploaded program contains all latest and .... Download Autodesk Navisworks Freedom - An application that allows you to view all simulations and output saved in NWD (Navisworks) and ..
    [Show full text]
  • Metadefender Core V4.12.2
    MetaDefender Core v4.12.2 © 2018 OPSWAT, Inc. All rights reserved. OPSWAT®, MetadefenderTM and the OPSWAT logo are trademarks of OPSWAT, Inc. All other trademarks, trade names, service marks, service names, and images mentioned and/or used herein belong to their respective owners. Table of Contents About This Guide 13 Key Features of Metadefender Core 14 1. Quick Start with Metadefender Core 15 1.1. Installation 15 Operating system invariant initial steps 15 Basic setup 16 1.1.1. Configuration wizard 16 1.2. License Activation 21 1.3. Scan Files with Metadefender Core 21 2. Installing or Upgrading Metadefender Core 22 2.1. Recommended System Requirements 22 System Requirements For Server 22 Browser Requirements for the Metadefender Core Management Console 24 2.2. Installing Metadefender 25 Installation 25 Installation notes 25 2.2.1. Installing Metadefender Core using command line 26 2.2.2. Installing Metadefender Core using the Install Wizard 27 2.3. Upgrading MetaDefender Core 27 Upgrading from MetaDefender Core 3.x 27 Upgrading from MetaDefender Core 4.x 28 2.4. Metadefender Core Licensing 28 2.4.1. Activating Metadefender Licenses 28 2.4.2. Checking Your Metadefender Core License 35 2.5. Performance and Load Estimation 36 What to know before reading the results: Some factors that affect performance 36 How test results are calculated 37 Test Reports 37 Performance Report - Multi-Scanning On Linux 37 Performance Report - Multi-Scanning On Windows 41 2.6. Special installation options 46 Use RAMDISK for the tempdirectory 46 3. Configuring Metadefender Core 50 3.1. Management Console 50 3.2.
    [Show full text]
  • Transferring Old Records & Tapes Onto CD / Hard Disk What Is Sound?
    Transferring Old Records & Tapes onto CD / Hard Disk What is sound? Sounds are pressure waves of air. If there wasn't any air, we wouldn't be able to hear sounds. There's no sound in space. We hear sounds because our ears are sensitive to these pressure waves. Perhaps the easiest type of sound wave to understand is a short, sudden event like a clap. When you clap your hands, the air that was between your hands is pushed aside. This increases the air pressure in the space near your hands, because more air molecules are temporarily compressed into less space. The high pressure pushes the air molecules outwards in all directions at the speed of sound, which is about 340 meters per second. When the pressure wave reaches your ear, it pushes on your eardrum slightly, causing you to hear the clap. When you ring a bell, after the initial strike (which is a little like a hand clap), the sound comes from the vibration of the bell. While the bell is still ringing, it vibrates at a particular frequency, depending on the size and shape of the bell, and this causes the nearby air to vibrate with the same frequency. This causes pressure waves of air to travel outwards from the bell, again at the speed of sound. ! ! Transferring Old Records & Tapes onto CD / Hard Disk How is sound recorded? A microphone consists of a small membrane that is free to vibrate, along with a mechanism that translates movements of the membrane into electrical signals. (The exact electrical mechanism varies depending on the type of microphone.) So acoustical waves are translated into electrical waves by the microphone.
    [Show full text]
  • EMA Mezzanine File Creation Specification and Best Practices Version 1.0.1 For
    16530 Ventura Blvd., Suite 400 Encino, CA 91436 818.385.1500 www.entmerch.org EMA Mezzanine File Creation Specification and Best Practices Version 1.0.1 for Digital Audio‐Visual Distribution January 7, 2014 EMA MEZZANINE FILE CREATION SPECIFICATION AND BEST PRACTICES The Mezzanine File Working Group of EMA’s Digital Supply Chain Committee developed the attached recommended Mezzanine File Specification and Best Practices. Why is the Specification and Best Practices document needed? At the request of their customers, content providers and post‐house have been creating mezzanine files unique to each of their retail partners. This causes unnecessary costs in the supply chain and constrains the flow of new content. There is a demand to make more content available for digital distribution more quickly. Sales are lost if content isn’t available to be merchandised. Today’s ecosystem is too manual. Standardization will facilitate automation, reducing costs and increasing speed. Quality control issues slow down today’s processes. Creating one standard mezzanine file instead of many files for the same content should reduce the quantity of errors. And, when an error does occur and is caught by a single customer, it can be corrected for all retailers/distributors. Mezzanine File Working Group Participants in the Mezzanine File Working Group were: Amazon – Ben Waggoner, Ryan Wernet Dish – Timothy Loveridge Google – Bill Kotzman, Doug Stallard Microsoft – Andy Rosen Netflix – Steven Kang , Nick Levin, Chris Fetner Redbox Instant – Joe Ambeault Rovi
    [Show full text]
  • On Engagement with ICT Standards and Their Implementations in Open Source Software Projects: Experiences and Insights from the Multimedia Field
    International Journal of Standardization Research Volume 19 • Issue 1 On Engagement With ICT Standards and Their Implementations in Open Source Software Projects: Experiences and Insights From the Multimedia Field Jonas Gamalielsson, University of Skövde, Sweden Björn Lundell, University of Skövde, Sweden ABSTRACT The overarching goal in this paper is to investigate organisational engagement with an ICT standard and open source software (OSS) projects that implement the standard, with a specific focus on the multimedia field, which is relevant in light of the wide deployment of standards and different legal challenges in this field. The first part reports on experiences and insights from engagement with standards in the multimedia field and from implementation of such standards in OSS projects. The second part focuses on the case of the ITU-T H.264 standard and the two OSS projects OpenH264 and x264 that implement the standard, and reports on a characterisation of organisations that engage with and control the H.264 standard, and organisations that engage with and control OSS projects implementing the H.264 standard. Further, projects for standardisation and implementation of H.264 are contrasted with respect to mix of contributing organisations, and findings are related to organisational strategies of contributing organisations and previous research. KEywordS AVC, H.264, Involvement, ISO, ITU-T, OpenH264, Participation, x264 1 INTROdUCTION There are a number of different challenges related to provision of standards in the software sector, that can impact on the extent to which it is possible to faithfully implement the specification of a standard in software systems (Blind and Böhm, 2019; Gamalielsson and Lundell, 2013; Lundell et al., 2019; UK, 2015).
    [Show full text]