Freemake Video Converter 4.0.3 adds Fraps support, improves audio conversion...
Ellora Assets Corporation has announced the official release of Freemake Video Converter 4.0.3, its ad-supported video conversion tool for Windows. The new build adds full support for Fraps files,...
View ArticleMediaPortal 1.5.0 FINAL integrates PowerScheduler++, improves support for IPTV
Team MediaPortal has released MediaPortal 1.5.0 FINAL, a major update to its open-source media center for Windows PCs. Version 1.5.0 sees the functionality of the PowerScheduler++ plugin incorporated...
View ArticleFree Any Burn is a portable, easy-to-use burning tool
Finding the right disc burning tool for you can sometimes be a problem. The big commercial suites are expensive, but smaller freebies are often buggy, unreliable, sometimes weighed down with adware. So...
View ArticleAshampoo Burning Studio 14 released: adds encryption, mobile device backup
German utilities developer Ashampoo has announced the release of Ashampoo Burning Studio 14, the latest incarnation of its disc burning suite. Top of the new features list is support for AES-256...
View ArticleMediaPortal 1.6.0 FINAL improves stability, offers better TV performance
Team MediaPortal has released a major update of its open-source media center for Windows. MediaPortal 1.6.0 FINAL comes with the promise of increased stability thanks to a MySQL update, better TV...
View ArticleCopyCD is a straightforward CD, DVD and Blu-ray copier
Download a program called “CopyCD” and you’re probably not going to expect very much. Copying discs is a very basic task, after all, and limiting itself to CDs makes the program seem even worse....
View ArticleMediaPortal 1.7.0 FINAL adds Wake On LAN support, boosts stability
Team MediaPortal has released a major update of its open-source media center for Windows. MediaPortal 1.7.0 FINAL comes with a number of beneath-the-hood changes that will affect the program going...
View ArticleBurnAware 7.0 Free revamps user interface, adds new third-party file explorer
BurnAware Technologies has released BurnAware 7.0 Free, BurnAware 7.0 Premium and BurnAware 7.0 Professional, the latest builds of its free and paid-for disc burning products for Windows. Version 7...
View ArticleCyberLink Media Suite 12 released, supports creating and editing 4K video
CyberLink has announced the release of CyberLink Media Suite 12, its vast and comprehensive collection of playback, editing and convent creation tools. Highlights include new support for creating and...
View ArticleReview: CyberLink Media Suite 12 Ultimate
After almost 20 years developing multimedia software, it’s no surprise that CyberLink has some impressive products. But they can seem expensive. PowerDVD is definitely a versatile and feature-packed...
View ArticleNero 2015: it’s all about the iOS/ Android extras
Nero has announced the launch of Nero 2015 Classic and Nero 2015 Platinum, a very mobile device-oriented update for its flagship digital media suites. Nero MediaHome now streams files directly to all...
View ArticleTEncoder 4.4 adds DVD ripper
Versatile video converter/ downloader/ editor TEncoder has expanded its range even further with the addition of a DVD ripper. Point the program at your disc video folder (\VIDEO_TS, probably), and...
View ArticleReview: CyberLink PowerDirector 13 Ultimate
CyberLink PowerDirector has long been one of the most powerful consumer video editors around, packed with functionality, yet still remaining very usable for just about every level of user....
View ArticleAshampoo Burning Studio 15 debuts M-DISC support
German multimedia developer Ashampoo has unveiled the latest edition of its flagship disc mastering suite, Ashampoo Burning Studio 15. The headline addition is new support for M-DISC, an optical media...
View ArticleCyberLink PowerDVD 15 is smarter, smoother, even more powerful
CyberLink has launched CyberLink PowerDVD 15, a worthwhile update of it’s do-everything media player for Windows Vista and later. CyberLink’s playback-improving TrueTheater technologies are smarter...
View ArticleNero 2016 ships with new streaming app
Nero has shipped its 2016 range of multimedia applications, including Nero Burning ROM 2016 ($49.99), Nero Video 2016 ($49.99), and the suites Nero 2016 Classic ($99.99) and Nero 2016 Platinum...
View ArticleAshampoo Burning Studio 16 released
Ashampoo has announced the release of Ashampoo Burning Suite 16 ($59.99), and its more limited free version, Ashampoo Burning Suite 2016. The new edition does a better job of finding song covers, even...
View ArticleCyberLink PowerDVD 16 debuts TV Mode, media casting
CyberLink has released PowerDVD 16, the latest edition of its do-everything media player. New media casting support for ChromeCast, Roku and Apple TV enables streaming audio, video and pictures around...
View ArticleStop data leaks with GiliSoft USB Lock
Networks, Internet, USB, wifi, Bluetooth, CD, DVD, Blu-ray– modern PCs make it easy to exchange files with the outside world. Sounds great. Unless you’re running a business, perhaps managing several...
View ArticleNero 2017 adds HEVC support, 4K templates/ effects, 256-bit encryption
Nero AG has unveiled its 2017 multimedia range, including Nero 2017 Platinum ($129.95), Nero 2017 Classic ($99.95), Nero Burning ROM 2017 ($49.95) and Nero Video 2017 ($49.95). Top-of-the-range Nero...
View Articlecdrtfe is an open-source CD, DVD and BD burner
Veteran Windows disc burner cdrtfe has been updated to version 1.5.7. This is a maintenance release, though with some worthwhile tweaks, including smarter verification for ISO burning operations and a...
View ArticleMediaPortal 2.1 adds automatic media-scraping, WMC-inspired skin
Team MediaPortal has released a major update of its open-source media server and centre for Windows. MediaPortal 2.1 opens with completely reworked media management tools, with a wide array of content...
View ArticleBurnAware 11.0 Free unveils ISO unpacker tool, HD audio support
Burnaware Technologies has released BurnAware 11.0 Free, BurnAware 11.0 Premium and BurnAware 11.0 Professional, the latest builds of its free and paid-for disc burning products for Windows. Version...
View ArticleHandbrake 1.1.0 revamps user interface, adds Vimeo, YouTube and 4K presets
Popular cross-platform, open-source video transcoder Handbrake 1.1.0 has been released, and despite the version number increment is actually a major update. Handbrake allows users to convert video from...
View ArticleAshampoo Burning Studio 21 unveils new carousel-style design and navigation
German developer Ashampoo has released Ashampoo Burning Studio 21.2.0, a major new release of its Windows disc-burning software. Capable of burning all types of optical disc from CD to Blu-ray, and...
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