Audio & Video Resource

It's a consistent challenge to find high quality software for your PC. This is especially true when looking for useful apps for both audio and video. Sure, there's plenty of stuff to be downloaded, but it can get expensive quickly. I often try to find freeware first, as I'm not sure how much I'm really going to use the program anyway. Sometimes I simply like downloading the software and playing with it, and then I'll come up with a use down the road.

Lately, I've been noticing that more and more of the audio/video apps were not freeware, or at least the ones that seemed to run ok. As our media moves increasingly digital, I find myself with an interest in these types of applications.

I recently stumbled on a neat website, Doom9, that has a whole page of links to the types of downloads I'm talking about. Actually, I had heard of them a while back, but had forgotten about them. While I'll be reviewing some software as time goes on in our reviews section, in the meantime, I wanted to share the whole page with you.

From what I've seen, most, if not all of it is freeware. I needed a new DVD player, as for whatever reason PowerDVD which came with my drive kept playing discs without audio. Rather than troubleshoot it, I decided to look for a replacement. I was surprised at a whole list of choices under Media Players, and went with the Media Player Classic One. Not only did my audio return, but I found a whole new list of stuff to play with. For yhose looking for any type of converter, ripper, or player, then Doom9 is a comprehensive starting point.

Doom9

--Jonas

PS: This is where I give the disclaimer that (a) I haven't test all of this software so proceed carefully and at your own risk, and (b) make sure you own any disc you plan on ripping and restrict its use to your own listening and viewing.