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Multimedia Applications & Tools

Below are software applications that were selected for inclusion in the daily SiteProNews newsletter. The programs are both shareware and freeware, and all were selected for their usefulness to webmasters in the management of their web sites.

Unbind TV 1.1 (5.1 MB) allows you to produce a live video event and stream it over Unbind.TV's media server to viewers who can watch it using Windows Media Player. Capture video from any video device. Place text captions, date/time stamps, and images on picture; adjust picture size, contrast and brightness. Freeware for Windows XP/ 2003/ Vista.

TipCam 1.5 (4.5 MB) is an easy-to-use screen recorder. Record up to 20 minutes of video. Great for creating video tips for friends, employees or visitors to your site. Freeware for Windows XP and Vista.

Recordster v8.0 (9.2 MB) is a powerful audio recorder. Record to WAV or MP3 from any source your system supports - microphone, stereo mix/ speaker output, line-in, etc. Records in real time and has a built-in audio player to playback recorded files. Freeware Windows 98/ 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP/ Vista.

MediaSniper 2.0 (124 KB) is a simple program for downloading media files from popular sites like YouTube, Google Video etc. Freeware for any OS with Java Runtime Environment (JRE 6+). Does not generate logs or modify system files. Minimizes to system tray.

SayAndPost 0.53 (192 KB) is a tiny application that allows you to record a voice message and post it online immediately. Just record and insert a link to the voice file into your email, webpage or forum post. Easy to use and understand. Freeware for Windows 2000/ 2003/ XP/ Vista.

Instant Media 1.2 (7.54 MB) delivers professional, full-screen video in DVD or HD quality. Features premium content as well as email updates, alerts, community, and interactivity. Freeware for Windows XP.

Broadcaster StudioPRO 1.0 (3.5 MB) allows you to capture any video playing on your screen including live streaming video and pre-recorded video clips. Broadcast live streams in real time or play video files through your web camera to multiple camera chat sites, including Yahoo Messenger, MSN messenger, and Skype. Freeware for Windows Windows 2000/2003/XP or above.

ShiftCast (8.9 MB) is a broadband system that allows you to watch movies, videos, live TV, listen to music and streaming radio, chat, play games, download MP3s and broadcast your own media. Freeware for Windows XP.

WildVoice Studio 1.0 (26.5 MB) makes it easy and fun to record podcasts and other audio. Create professional, quality podcasts in minutes. Just talk live and mix in music and other recordings. Freeware for Windows XP. Requires online registration.

Netvue Image Finder 2.0 (324 KB) searches for internet images and then displays the full-sized pictures in a slideshow format. You can save selected images, set desktop wallpaper, email pictures to friends or open your browser to the original page the image was found on. Freeware for all Windows versions.

WifiRadio (10.7 MB) is a Desktop Media Player, Broadcast Machine and Windows Mobile Media Player rolled into one unique application. Great for bloggers, publishers, musicians and anyone who wants to run their own radio station. Supports most popular audio, video and playlist formats. Freeware for Windows XP.

Freecorder (983 KB) is an easy-to-use program that lets you record any sound you can hear on your PC, including Skype calls. Recordings are saved as MP3 files. You can also record from the microphone or line-in inputs! Freeware for Windows 98 and higher.

MediaSpyder (1.1 MB) is a media search app that can help you find virtually any type of visual media including Clipart, GIF Animations, Celebrity Photos, Cartoons, Animals, Musicians, Screenshots, Bullets, Buttons, Icons, Textures, and much more. The program automatically creates thumbnail previews and archives all your files. It has a built in Media Viewer that can display your Images, Animations and Movies with slide show, zoom, wallpaper and printing features. Freeware. For Windows 95/ 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000.

HandySnap (1.7 MB ) is a work-horse screen capturing tool with a compact user interface. It supports most popular graphic formats such as JPG, BMP, and TIFF and has an embedded text editor and sprite tool. Freeware for Windows 95/ 98/ ME/ XP/ 2000.

11view (1.4 MB) is an easy-to-use multi-featured image viewer that can be used to show, print and convert images. Supports multiple reading and conversion image formats, external TWAIN compatible devices and includes a GIF animation compiler, Icon/ Cursor compiler and PSD Decompiler. Freeware for Windows 95/ 98/ Me/ NT4.0/ 2000/ XP.

Picasa (3.3 MB) is software that can help you find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. It automatically locates all pictures and sorts them into visual albums organized by date. Advanced editing features include one-click fixes and powerful effects. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ 2000/ XP.

Internet Video Converter 1.53 (23 MB) is a video conversion app that converts between formats like Mpeg, DV, Quicktime, Windows Media, Xvid, H264, 3GP, PSP, iPod and Flash video. Also captures screenshots from videos, extracts video soundtracks and exports them to WAV or MP3 format, etc. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ NT/ 2K/ XP/ 2K3.

Videothang 1.1.6 (20 MB) is a video editor. Load video, photos, music (WMVs, AVIs, MOVs, MPGs, MP3s, JPGs) and use simple editing controls to cut, trim, build and mix your files. Easy-to-understand effects, including transitions, titles, etc. Freeware for Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista.

authorPOINT Lite (4.3 MB) is a conversion tool that converts PowerPoint files into flash while retaining sounds, narrations and animations. Convert multiple .ppt, .pps, .pptx and .ppsx to .swf files with a single click. Freeware for Windows 2000/ 2003/ XP/ Vista. Also requires .Net framework 2.0 .

Flash this! 3.0 (9.1 MB) is a simple program that can convert wmv, avi and mpeg files to FLV (flash) format. Freeware for Windows 98/ 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP/ Vista.

fix8 (26.4 MB) is a creative communication tool that mixes avatar technology with videos, images and instant message experiences. Use your PC, a webcam and a wide mix of tools to create videos you can upload to blogs or video sharing sites. Also, works with Skype, AIM, Yahoo & MSN Messenger. Freeware for Windows XP (Service Pack 2). Requires DirectX 9 and online registration.

Debut 1.1 (390 KB) is an easy-to-use video recorder that can capture video files directly from your PC using a webcam, or other input source. Can also record screen captures. Records in .avi, .wmv or .asf formats. Other features include automatically emailing recordings and specifying recording times. Freeware for Windows 98/ 2000/ XP/ 2003/ Vista.

Noopod 3.0.1 (14.6 MB) is a RSS, PodCast, WebRadio, WebTV and Daily Motion video player. Slick application that integrates a number of different mediums into one player. Freeware for Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista.

WebVideo 2 iPod (10.5 MB) allows you to download video files from google, youtube, ifilm and other sites, and convert them to iPod video format. Batch download multiple video streams from multiple video sharing sites and batch convert.

Wavosaur 1.0.0.6 beta (136 KB) is a powerful audio editor, ideal for editing audio clips, sound designing, mastering, and audio recording. Also a VST host, meaning you can use VST effects on your recordings. MIDI controllable. Freeware for Windows XP.

Juice 2.2 (6.6 MB) is a podcast player/manager that lets you download podcasts for iPods, media players or computers. Supports 15+ languages and multiple media players. Has a built-in directory with 1000's of podcast feeds. Freeware for Windows 2000/XP/Linux and OS X 10.3+.

MP3Recorder (1.1 MB) is a recorder tool that can record any audio source from your computer directly to MP3 audio directly. It supports recording sound source from microphone, audio streaming, winamp, windows media player, quick time, real player, flash, games, etc. Freeware for Windows 95 and above.

XVid (772 KB) is a video player designed for watching movies saved in different formats such as avi, mpeg, asf, and DivX. Features include simple user interface, window and fullscreen display, zoom, auto-playing movies by playlist and much more. Freeware for Windows 98/ME/XP/2000/2003.

ApicViewer (2.4 MB) is an automatic Usenet Newsgroup multimedia files searcher and downloader. Ideal for pictures, movies and sounds. Includes: thumbnail pictures gallery, images timer viewer, pictures viewer, e-mail sender and more. Requires I.E. 4+, Win 95/98/ME/2000/NT and Windows Media player 6.4.07 (or higher) or RealPlayer 6.0 and up. Freeware.

Powerbullet Presenter (2.5 MB). Create slick, multi-page Flash presentations, using a simple drag and drop interface with no technical expertise required. Easily insert sounds or voice recordings (MP3 or WAV files), images (PNG, GIF, JPEG) or other Flash files, create page transitions, animations and more. For Windows 98/ ME/ 2000/ XP.

IconXpert (321 KB) is an icon viewer, browser and extractor. It allows quick browsing for icons inside .exe or .dll files or from an existing icon collection. Icons can be copied to clipboard or saved as BMP or ICO files. Freeware for Windows 95/ 98/ ME/ NT/ 2000. Site is in German, download in English.

Orange Photo Editor (576 KB) allows you to view, manage and publish photos on your website. It can create thumbnails, resize photos and generate HTML pages. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ XP/ NT4.x/ 2000.

MyViewPad (2.6 MB)uses the best digital graphics engine available. It reads about 80 image formats and writes to about 25 formats. Nice interface with a number of image editing functions. It can also receive images from scanners and cameras. Freeware for Windows 98 and above.