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Convert DVDs to xvid (avi) using dvd2xvid in opensuse

Posted by admin on 28th January 2009

Dvd2Xvid is free opensource simple easy to use utility to convert DVDs into Xvid video formats. dvd2xvid is a simple GUI for MEncoder aimed at converting DVDs to xvid formats.

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Discwrapper – Design CD/DVD covers and labels for your personal discs

Posted by admin on 13th January 2009

DiscWrapper is a simple cover designer for your home made CDs and DVDs. It is simple and very easy to install and use without too many menus and menu items. It has template covers and depending on the case type there are pages where you can place labels, images, and directory lists.

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openSUSE 11.1 Beta 4 is now released

Posted by admin on 3rd November 2008

A few days before we saw the Beta 3 release for openSUSE 11.1 and here we go, Beta 4 is out, although a bit delayed from the original scheduled date. openSUSE 11.1 is now taking some shape and seems to be getting good if not better with every release. openSUSE 11.1 Beta 4 is available as Live CDs for KDE4 and GNOME desktops. The DVD is available for download only via Bit Torrent.

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QVideoConverter – Convert Video Files (AVI/MPEG) to DivX in openSUSE

Posted by admin on 13th October 2008

QVideoConverter is a simple video converter to convert Video files or DVDs to Divx Videos. QVideoConverter is a simple frontend GUI for mencoder which converts the videos to DivX format. QVideoConverter can auto detect the the Real Video Area and can Normalize video. QVideoConverter allows you to set the Bitrate, file size (MB), Framerate and Video resolution.
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VideoLAN – VLC Media player and Streaming server

Posted by admin on 23rd June 2008


VLC media player is a free opensource cross-Platform media player and streaming server for Linux,UNIX,Windows, MacOS and many other *NIX versions. VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, …) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.

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