The MP4 container is commonly used on YouTube, portable video players, and iDevices to transport or wrap video files in a web-friendly format. Many digital video players; however, do not support MP4 or M4V encoded files and require the videos be converted to AVI format for successful playback. As a result, using a free or commercial tool is required to convert MP4 to AVI before consumers can watch the respective movie or video. Convert MP4 to AVI Using Pazera The Pazera MP4 to AVI conversion software program is a freeware Read More

One of the frequent questions many computer users ask is how to do I change DivX to VOB? For the most part, the answer is quite simple and there is software to use that can help you easily change these files in a relatively short period of time. However, it is important to understand the basics before changing, here are some tips. What is a DivX File? DivX is created by DivX, Inc. This type of file is a codec that compresses large, bulky video files into smaller sizes while Read More

For many, MP3 is the perfect digital format. Music in this format sounds similar to CD music quality. MP3 files are much smaller than the standard CD WAV file and using MP3 is free. It seems the only drawback of using MP3s is the fact that most music is stored on media that are not compatible with computers and MP3 players. These media include vinyl records and audio tapes. To quickly and easily convert audio tapes to MP3 in order to listen to one’s favorite music ona computer, MP3 player, Read More

Although movies stored in DVD format are high quality and can be ripped or copied to a consumer’s personal computer, they are bloated in size (3-9 gigabytes per movies) and have weird or obscure file naming conventions. By converting a DVD to AVI or other formats, before storing on a computer or portable hard disk a significant space savings can be obtained and the file naming can be tailored to meet personal preferences by the end user. A popular open source project supported on the Windows, Linux, and Mac OS Read More

Developed by a Russian software developer Eugene Roshal RAR stands for “Roshal Archive”, and represents a proprietary archive file format with support for data compression, error recovery and file spanning (archiving a single file within multiple packages). You can recognize a RAR archive by a .rar file extension. If the archive comes in multiple files one among them will have a .rar file extension, and the others will have extensions such as .r00, .r01, .r02 and so on. In that case you would open the .rar file which will simultaneously Read More

MP4 was released as a multimedia container format in 1998 and is designed to supplant all prior releases of MPEG formats. The MP4 format is optimized for streaming on the Internet, but requires conversion to DVD format to be viewed on many DVD players. As a result, consumers commonly have the need arise to convert MP4 to DVD format. Convert MP4 to DVD Using Nero Nero is a popular video editing software package that is available to try out for free before making the decision to purchase. The application can Read More

PDF (Portable Document Format) is the extension for a document file that allows users to interact with the file’s pages and content. It is the most commonly used file for eBooks and manuals because the viewer has the option of jumping to a specific page or chapter. Likewise, PDF files give the author the ability to highlight text, insert pictures, insert notes, and perform a wide variety of tasks that are not generally found in other word processing software. Adobe Acrobat Reader and a number of other programs specifically made Read More

The RM audio file type is an audio format designed by the Real Networks Company who also created Real Video, Flash, and Audio. The RM file is commonly used with Real Video and Audio and is used for streaming content across the Internet or a network. In order to play a RM file, the real player is typically required. As a result, to use RM files on non-Real Media players they must be converted to MP3 or other supported formats. To convert RM to MP3, the Real Player itself can Read More

The AVI (Audio Video Interleave) file format was first created by Microsoft in late 1992 as part of the company’s video for Windows technology efforts. An AVI file can consist of both audio and video content that permits synchronous playback. The majority of AVI files use the format extension defined by the Matrox OpenDML group in February 1996. A common problem that arises for end-users is to convert AVI to MPEG format to support playback on a greater number of multimedia playback devices. Convert AVI to MPEG with HandBrake Step Read More

One of the most popular video formats used with computers and found on the web is WMV. Microsoft originally designed WMV (Windows Media Video) to stream video. WMV obviously plays with all current Windows Media Players and other media players such as VLC, Winamp, and DivX. Pre Requirement DVD/RW Optical Drive A DVD optical drive with write technology is an essential component for burning a WMV to DVD. There are several types of DVD media that are available and some optical drives only work with one type. For instance, the Read More