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  • Playback guides

  • Copy DVD to DVDR

  • DVDR authoring and burning

  • Other video formats to DVDR

    • How to convert video files to DVD using VSO ConvertXtoDVD 3
      ConvertXtoDVD has the ability to convert multiple file types, including AVI files (DivX/XviD), Quicktime files (.mov), WMV files, etc to a standard DVD format. This guide covers on how to use the tool efficiently.
    • How to convert multiple formats to DVD with WinAVI
      This guide will demonstrate how to use WinAVI to convert several supported formats (including avi, asf, mov, rm, wmv, swf etc..) to DVD. WinAVI is a simple program to use and produces quite nice quality.
    • How to Convert DivX to DVDR with DVD2SVCD
      In this guide you will learn how to convert your DivX movies to DVD (DVDR, DVD-R, DVD+R etc.) (also works with XviD movies). We will use the standard methods with DVD2SVCD to do this. Don't let the name DVD2SVCD fool you, it is capable of handling a DivX
    • Complete Nero Vision 5 AVCHD Authoring Guide
      In this guide we will cover how to use Nero Vision 5 to author a custom AVCHD disc including chapters, menus, and other features. These discs can then be burnt to a DVD-R and played back on standalone Blu-ray players including the PlayStation 3.
    • How to convert AVI files (DivX, XviD etc.) to DVD with Avi2DVD
      Avi2DVD is a new GUI that uses freeware tools to perform conversions such as AVI to DVD, SVCD, VCD or DVD to DVD, SVCD or VCD. The program is still in beta phase so it's a little buggy. For example, I haven't managed to get it to work with CCE SP 2.50 yet
    • Convert MKV to DVD with freeware
      Convert MKV files to DVD and watch on any DVD player, using only freeware software, nothing at all has to be bought.
    • Convert a DivX or XviD AVI to DVD
      Notice! This guide is somewhat outdated, and easier methods to converting AVI (and other video formats) to DVD exist nowadays. Please check out our other guides and, for example, the Avi2DVD guide. ...
    • Deciphering CCE Basic
      A guide to opening and encoding files using CCE Basic
    • HC Encoder Settings
      A guide to the various settings available in HC
    • TMPGEnc 4 - MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 Video Settings
      Settings for MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 encoding with TMPGEnc Xpress 4
    • Digital Video Fundamentals - MPEG-2 Encoding
      A guide covering basic aspects of MPEG-2 encoding.
    • Convert YouTube, Google Video etc. to DVD
      This guide shows you how to rip videos from sites like YouTube, MySpace, Google Video, iFilm and Metacafe and convert them to DVD.
    • SVCD to DVD±R with DVD-Lab (From CD's)
      If you have just gotten a DVD Burner and still have SVCD's lying around, you probably thought already of putting those SVCD's on DVD but the thought of re-encoding might put you off. Well, thanks to DVD-Lab, you can now put SVCD on DVD without re-encoding
    • How to put multiple SVCD movies on one DVD±R
      This guide will show you how to put multiple SVCD movies on to one DVDR disc. Your SVCD's can be either already burned to CD's, CD Images (eg bin/cue) or MPEG files on your HDD. There will be no re-encoding of the video stream so technically this DVD wi
    • How to Convert DivX to DVDR with DVD2SVCD (D2SRoBa Method)
      In this guide you will learn how to convert your DivX movies to DVDR (also works with XviD movies). We will use the standard methods with DVD2SVCD to do this. Since DVD2SVCD we will be using CCE SP 2.50 as an external encoder. DVD2SVCD will do most of the
    • VSO DivxToDVD guide
      At the time of writing VSO Software are offering a free program called VSO DivxToDVD to quickly and easily encode files to DVD. DivxToDVD accepts many different formats including AVI (DivX/XviD), MPEG files, VOB files, MOV files AMV and DV files. The prog
    • How to Convert multiple files types to DVD with DVDSanta
      DVDSanta is a nice piece of software that allows you to complete various tasks. Firstly it allows you convert your video files to DVD. It supports many formats including AVI, WMV, MPG, ASF, RealVideo etc.. In just a few simple steps, you can convert your
    • How to put a Photo Slide Show on DVD with DVDSanta
      This is a very simple guide to using DVDSanta to put a Photo Slide Show on a DVD. DVDSanta will accept JPEG, BMP and PNG files. It will allow you to select the amount of time a photo will be displayed, an effect that will be on that photo (like a zoom) an
    • Burning movies to DVD, VCD, SVCD using AVS Video Converter
      AVS Video Converter enables you to burn a DVD movie to playback in your home DVD player from all modern video formats. The integrated DVD/VCD burning engine and the widest range of supported video formats make AVS Video Converter a perfect tool to creat
    • How to put VCDs on DVD
      This is very, very short guide on how to convert your VCD files into DVD-compliant format, so that you can author and burn them to DVD-R (or DVD-RW, DVD R, DVD RW). Luckily, the VCD resolution ...

  • VCD and SVCD

    • Convert DVD to VideoCD with permanent subtitles
      Just wanted to produce a short guide that allows all of you, who require subtitles in your movies (and IMHO, even English speaking guys need them with movies like Croughing Tiger -- dubbing can be considered as the eight deadly sin..), to convert DVD movi
    • Convert DVDs to SVCD or CVD using DVD2SVCD
      Converting your DVD movies into a standard compliant CVD or SVCD can be both easy and fun. So why bother converting your movies to MPEG-4 when you can use a format that's already compatible with your current DVD-player! Learn how using DVD2SVCD.
    • Burning (Super) VideoCDs with VCDGear and BurnAtOnce
      The idea and motivation for this guide is to introduce an efficient, easy and file error tolerant way of burning (S)VCDs. In this guide we are using only freeware tools for the job. In this guide we presume that the MPEG video files, or BIN/CUE CD image f
    • Joining mpeg files in Womble MPEG-VCR v3.14
      This guide describes how to join MPEG videos that have been cut into smaller segments. The guide assumes that there are two segments, and the segments do not overlap. If there are more segments, some of the files might need trimming. You can also use Womb
    • Convert SVCD to VCD with TMPGEnc (From CDs)
      Some DVD Players will not play SVCD correctly but will play VCD perfectly, so if you've got an SVCD and unfortunately, one of these DVD players, then this guide is for you. This guide assumes that the SVCD is just one movie, and its on multiple CD's. If i
    • Convert SVCD to VCD with TMPGEnc (From CD-Images or MPEG files(s))
      Some DVD Players will not play SVCD correctly but will play VCD perfectly, so if you've got an SVCD and unfortunately, one of these DVD players, then this guide is for you. This guide assumes that the SVCD is just one movie, and its on multiple CD Images
    • TMPGEnc Basic Guide
      There are many guides on AfterDawn and other DV sites that use TMPGEnc, but there is a lack of guides to just using the program itself. This basic guide is an introduction to the freeware version of the program for new users. It covers installation, how t
    • TMPGEnc XPress Basic Guide
      This is a guide to using TMPGEnc XPress 3.0 to quickly encode to MPEG files. TMPGEnc XPress makes it easy to encode to VCD/SVCD/DVD compliant files. It uses a very simple but powerful wizard to complete these tasks. In this guide we will use the example o
    • Advanced TMPGEnc XPress Guide
      This is a guide to using TMPGEnc XPress 3.0 to quickly encode to MPEG files. TMPGEnc XPress makes it easy to encode to VCD/SVCD/DVD compliant files. It uses a very simple but powerful wizard to complete these tasks. In this guide we will use the example o
    • Advanced TMPGEnc Guide
      This is an Advanced guide to using TMPGEnc. With this guide you will learn how to use the main area's of the program and useful features that have been added to it that can come in handy sometimes. Along with just being able to encode to MPEG files (VCD/S
    • DVD to SVCD with TMPGEnc
      After our extremely successful DVD to VCD guide, we finally decided to create a similiar guide for converting DVD to SVCD . This guide tries to be as easy as possible whilst still maintaining the high quality and trying to avoid all the major issues caus
    • Repair non-compilant VCD MPEG-videos
      Every now and then you find one of those MPEG-1 files that is otherwise OK -- resolution, bitrate, etc match to the VCD specs -- but your VCD authoring tool (whether its Nero or VCDEasy) complains ...
    • Convert DivX to VCD with subtitles
      Ok, many users who have a habit of downloading movies from the Net prefer to use subtitles with those clips due various reasons (obviously most of the world's population don't speak English, ...
    • Compile (Super)VideoCDs using VCDEasy
      VCDEasy is a freeware frontend to the GNU VCD tools package. Using VCDEasy you can easily create standard compilant VCDs that both look good and are easy to use. This guide goes through a simple ...
    • Merging MPEG-1/2 videos with DV-Tool
      Merging several videos to one is rather trivial, when you have the right tools. We're going to use the excellent DV-Tool, which, among other features, has an "MPEG aware" cut & merge tool. ...
    • Splitting MPEG-1/2 videos with DV-Tool
      At times you find that the MPEG video file you have is just too big to be practically burned as a VideoCD or Super VideoCD. It might be that the video just won't fit on one CD, or you might ...
    • Convert DivX video to VideoCD format with VobSub subtitles
      Ok, most of you already know at least one method how to convert DivX clips to VideoCD format and that's why we decided to add an additional twist to our guide. With this guide you can convert ...
    • DVD to VCD with DVD2AVI and TMPGEnc
      Ok, most common questions what we receive are related to so-called "DVD ripping", which basically means taking a legal backup of your own DVD movie using your computer's DVD-ROM drive. There ...

  • P2P

    • Guide to using BitTorrent (Official BitTorrent Client)
      In this guide we will teach you how to use Bram Cohen's official BitTorrent, a very powerful BitTorrent client. By following each of the steps in this guide, you will be able to max out downloading speeds for your connection.
    • BitTorrent FAQ
      This small FAQ explains some of the questions raised by BitTorrent -- the P2P content distribution system.
    • Using and Maxing Out Speeds With uTorrent
      This is an extensive, but simple to follow guide, for using uTorrent (aka µTorrent) , a very powerful BitTorrent client. By following each of the steps in this guide, you will be able to max out downloading speeds for your connection.
    • Guide to using Vuze (Azureus 3.0) (BitTorrent Client)
      This is a guide to using Azureus a BT client. If you are not familiar with Bit Torrent, don't worry the first part of this guide explains it. This guide will teach you how to use Azureus to download files and will show you some of the features the client
    • Little eMule Tutorial
      Like the previous versions of this guide, the aim is to get you setup and using eMule as best you can, in other words, you'll understand the Network and most of the features of eMule. The eMule developers are amazing, in fact, sometimes too amazing and it
    • Guide to using BitTornado (BitTorrent Client)
      This is a guide to using the BitTornado BT client. BitTornado looks a lot like the official BT client by Bram Cohen but has a few extra features that come in useful. It is one of the most used BT clients today and in my experience it's very fast and relia
    • Guide to using ABC (Another BitTorrent Client)
      ABC stands for another BitTorrent client, and rightly so as there are a lot of BT clients floating around now. ABC is based on BitTornado. It has the features you would come to expect from a BT client and in my experience is very fast and reliable. In thi
    • Guide to using G3 Torrent (BitTorrent Client)
      This is a guide to using G3 Torrent. This is one of a lot of new clients that have come out based on the main BitTorrent client by Bram Cohen. In this guide we will cover the basics of BitTorrent, an introduction to G3 and downloading with G3. Also there
    • Guide to using BitComet (BitTorrent Client)
      This is a basic guide to using BitComet, a BT client. If you are not familiar with Bit Torrent, do not worry as this guide gives a basic introduction to it. This guide will show you how to setup your BitComet client to download and share files using torre

  • DivX and XviD

  • CD burning

    • How to burn audio CDs
      In this extensive guide, we will go over many methods of burning audio CDs for playback on any stereo, CD player, DVD player or PC of your liking. We will show you how to burn different formats as well
    • Burning image files to CD using CloneCD
      How to burn image files to CD using CloneCD
    • Burning BIN/CUE Images with Nero Burning Rom
      BIN/CUE image format is quite common on the Internet. It might seem that finding an appropriate software for burning these images is quite hard. Luckily, it's not.
    • Burning image files using ImgBurn
      In this quick guide you will learn how to use the excellent freeware program ImgBurn to burn image files to a blank CD or DVD.
    • Burn .DVD/.ISO to DVD+R DL with ImgBurn
      This article shows how to burn a DVD Image (.DVD/.ISO) to dual layer media. It includes changing Booktype to DVD-ROM for best compatibility
    • Burn AVCHD with ImgBurn
      This article shows how to use the freeware software ImgBurn to burn AVCHD content for Blu-ray Disc players or a PlayStation 3 (PS3)
    • Burn SHN files to Audio CD with Nero
      This article shows how to burn the lossless audio format Shorten (SHN) to Audio CD using Nero Burning ROM.
    • Burn FLAC to Audio CD with Nero
      This article shows how to burn an Audio CD from FLAC files using Nero Burning ROM
    • Burn APE files to Audio CD with Nero
      This guide shows how to burn an Audio CD from files containing Monkey's Audio content (.APE)
    • Burn OGG to Audio CD with Nero
      This guide shows how to burn OGG Vorbis audio as Audio CDs using Nero Burning ROM.
    • Burn AAC to Audio CD with Nero
      This guide shows how to burn AAC and M4A files as Audio CDs using Nero Burning ROM.
    • Complete guide for using VSO CopyToDVD
      In this guide we will teach you how to use the excellent shareware program CopyToDVD to manage all your backup needs including backing up your music library, burning DVD-Video folders and data discs.
    • Installing a working ASPI layer
      For years people have had various problems with the so called ASPI layer, which is required by many Windows CD-R software’s. This article aims to successfully install a good and working ASPI setup.
    • Creating SuperVCDs using Nero - Burning Rom
      SuperVCDs are an excellent media for storing your video files. With modern day computers compressing a SuperVCD compilant MPEG2-file takes just a couple of hours. And with CD-RW -drives being ...
    • Creating VideoCDs using Nero - Burning Rom
      VideoCDs are an excellent media for storing your video files. With modern day computers compressing a VideoCD compilant MPEG-file takes just a couple of hours. And with CD-RW -drives being standard ...

  • Video capturing

  • General articles, reviews, opinions, etc

    • Convert a DMG, DAA file to an ISO
      This guide will teach you how to convert a DMG file into an ISO file that can be used on a Windows machine.
    • Jailbreak an iPod Touch with V3 software
      In this guide you will learn how to use Redsn0w to jailbreak your iPod Touch with Apple 3.0 software using Redsn0w.
    • Access Xbox 360 HDD in Windows & Backup
      This guide shows how to disassemble an Xbox 360 HDD adapter and access the filesystem in Windows with Xplorer360. It also shows how to make a HDD backup.
    • Team Xecuter RROD Repair Guide
      This guide shows how to use the RROD repair method put forth by Team Xecuter, using heatpads to stop the board being warped due to excess heat.
    • Disassemble Xbox 360 Console & HDD Bay
      This article shows how to completely disassemble an Xbox 360 console from the outer case to the motherboard. It also shows how to disassemble the HDD adapter
    • Convert PAL Video to NTSC
      A guide which teaches you how to convert video from the PAL standard used in most of the world to NTSC, used primarily in North America using Nero Recode 4 TMPGEnc Xpress 4, or AviSynth 2.5. Also explains how to convert without re-encoding.
    • Using AviSynth 2.5
      An introduction to video editing using AviSynth's scripting interface. Includes a filter reference covering basic operations like cutting and joining, as well as providing information on processes used in other guides.
    • Extract MP3 audio from YouTube
      This guide shows how you can extract MP3 audio from videos found on YouTube.
    • Update Hardware Drivers with DriverMax
      This article looks at a program called DriverMax which can be used to update hardware drivers quickly and easily without the fuss of tracking down individual drivers.
    • Use Smart Defrag to improve HDD performance
      This article looks at IObit's Smart Defrag utility, which goes beyond the basics to truly improve the performance of your drives.
    • Stream TVUPlayer video to Xbox 360
      This article shows how to stream live TV from the P2P-based TVUPlayer program to the Xbox 360 console so you can view the programming on a proper television.
    • Stream SopCast video to Xbox 360
      This article shows how to stream live TV from the P2P-based SopCast program to the Xbox 360 console so you can view the programming on a proper television.
    • MeGUI Installation and Configuration
      A step by step guide for installing MeGUI and the additional supporting software required. MeGUI is a free GUI for encoding MPEG-4 video (XviD and x264) and a number of audio formats. MeGUI can create MKV, MP4,and AVI files.
    • How to Edit MP3 Audio
      A guide to simple MP3 editing. Includes step-by-step instructions for extracting MP3 audio from video files and joining or trimming multiple MP3 files using a variety of free tools
    • Split CD Images To Individual Tracks
      Step by step instructions for using Medieval Cue Splitter to extract individual tracks from a CD image. This process works for uncompressed images, as well as MP3, FLAC, APE, OGG, and WMA
    • How to connect Xbox 360 to WiFi Network
      This guide shows how to get your Xbox 360 connected to a wireless network, using either a manual approach for an easier semi-automatic approach if available.
    • How to stream TVAnts video to Nintendo Wii
      This article shows how to use a combination of programs (incl. VLC, TVersity) to watch TV feeds from TVAnts through the Nintendo Wii console.
    • How to stream TVAnts video to Xbox 360
      This article shows how to use a combination of programs (incl. VLC, TVersity) to watch TV feeds from TVAnts through the Xbox 360 console.
    • How to Recover Deleted Files
      This article shows how to use free software to recover previously deleted files.
    • How to Securely Delete Files
      This article shows how to delete private files so they cannot be recovered later. It also covers destroyed previously deleted data to prevent recovery.
    • Clear Private and Temp Data Quickly and Safely
      This article shows how to delete temporary and private data from web browsers a list of applications quickly and securely if needed.
    • Rip CDs With Exact Audio Copy
      Instructions for using Exact Audio Copy to backup your CDs, compress them losslessly to save space, or encode them to lossy formats like AAC (MP4) or MP3.
    • DVD to AVC with MeGUI Part 3
      This is the third in a series of 3 guides for converting video from DVD to MPEG-4 AVC using MeGUI, x264, and a number of other free tools. In this guide you'll learn how to encode audio and video, as well as combining them into a MP4 or MKV file.
    • Convert .FLV files to MP4 for iPod
      Convert .Flv to MP4 for iPod
    • Convert any video file to 3GP for mobile phones using freeware
      In this guide you will learn how convert any video file to 3GP for mobile phones using freeware, namely SUPER.
    • Get MP3 album info and art from Amazon easily
      This article shows how to use freeware to scan for album information that can be added as ID3 tags in MP3 files, including album info and artwork
    • Adjust & Normalize volume of multiple MP3 files
      This article shows how to adjust the volume level of many MP3 files so that they match each other. It is suitable for files that will be on the same disc or MP3 player.
    • Convert MP3 tags to filenames
      This guide shows how to quickly and easily use freeware software to make filenames for MP3 files out of their ID3 tags, simply for the sake of keeping your files clean looking.
    • Convert MP3 filenames to tags
      This guide shows how to use MP3Tag to automatically add ID3 tags to MP3 files from the filenames themselves. This method uses freeware, saves a lot of time.
    • Exact Audio Copy Installation and Configuration
      Instructions for installing Exact Audio Copy (EAC), configuring it to rip audio CDs, and compress to formats including MP3, AAC, and FLAC
    • Creating MKV files with mkvtoolnix
      Step by instructions for creating MKV files from sources including AVI, MP4, MPEG-2 Transport and Program Streams, and even elementary video and audio files.
    • How to Edit AAC (MP4) Audio
      A guide to simple AAC editing. Includes step-by-step instructions for extracting AAC audio from video files and joining or trimming AAC files in the MP4 container using free tools.
    • Convert DVD to AVC with StaxRip
      A basic guide for using Nero's Recode 3 to create AVC files from DVD sources.
    • Convert DVD video to MP4 for iPod
      This guide will show you how to convert video from a DVD (can main movies/feature or extras) to MP4 files to store and view on a video iPod. This guide is intended mainly for new users who want to save a few bucks by converting TV shows or other content f
    • How to burn AVCHD with Nero Burning ROM
      This article shows how to use Nero Burning ROM to burn an AVCHD compilation to a blank DVD disc.
    • Stream TVUPlayer video to Nintendo Wii
      This article shows how to stream video from the P2P TV sharing program TVUPlayer to the Nintendo Wii console.
    • Stream SopCast video to Nintendo Wii
      This article shows how to stream video from the P2P TV sharing program SopCast to the Nintendo Wii console.
    • Convert MKV to VOB for PS3 (Easiest Method)
      This article shows how to convert an MKV file to a VOB file to play it back on a PlayStation 3 console.
    • Convert MKV to AVCHD for PS3/Blu-Ray (Easiest Method)
      This guide shows how to quickly and easily convert MKV files to AVCHD to be played back on a PlayStation 3 (PS3) or a Blu-ray player.
    • Convert AVI files to Executable (EXE) files
      This guide shows how to convert AVI files (and other media files) to Executable (EXE) files that will run on most Windows machines without the need for codec installations.
    • A Conversation with Tim Westergren from Pandora Internet Radio
      An interview with Tim Westergren, the founder of Pandora internet radio and the Music Genome Project. This interview was conducted at an appearance Mr. Westergren made in Des Moines, IA on October 13, 2008
    • Convert Subtitles from SRT to SUB / IDX
      Step by step instructions for converting SRT subtitles to VobSub format
    • Downloading software from the Downloads section (Mac OS X)
      This guide goes through the downloading and installing process for software in Mac OS X using AfterDawn.com Downloads section. The software divide into to file format categories - installation packages and compressed .zip files.
    • How to convert FLAC files to MP3
      This article will show you how to successfully convert FLAC files to standard, high-quality MP3 files using Foobar 2000 and the Lame MP3 Encoder.
    • How to convert OGM files to AVI
      This guide covers how to convert OGM files to AVI using free software
    • Backup all iPod content with CopyTrans
      This article shows how to use the CopyTrans software to make a full iPod backup.
    • How to copy music/movies/podcasts off your iPod Touch or iPhone and back to your PC/Mac
      This easy guide will teach you how to copy all your content from your iPod Touch or iPhone and back to your PC or Mac. Includes videos, podcasts and playlist cloning as well.
    • How to install Ubuntu on the PlayStation 3
      In this detailed guide we will walk you through how to install the Linux-distribution Ubuntu on your PlayStation 3 console.
    • How to upgrade your PlayStation 3 Hard Drive
      In this in-depth guide we will teach you how to upgrade your stock PlayStation 3 hard drive (HDD) for a higher capacity one that will allow you to have more movies, demos, trailers, etc available very quickly to you off the hard drive.
    • Preparing for the US DTV Transition
      If you're not sure whether you're ready for analog TV signals to be turned off and replaced with Digital TV on February 17, 2009 read this article to find out.
    • Jailbreak an iPod Touch with v2 Software
      Step by step instructions for jailbreaking an iPod Touch with the version 2 software (firmware 1.2) while retaining use of the iTunes App Store.
    • Convert SHN to MP3
      This article shows how to convert the Shorten (SHN) audio content to MP3 audio.
    • Convert OGG to MP3
      This guide show show to convert OGG Vorbis audio to MP3 audio
    • Convert AAC / M4A to MP3
      This article shows how to convert AAC/M4A audio to MP3 audio
    • Convert APE to MP3
      This guide shows how to convert the lossless Monkey's Audio (APE) format into MP3 audio
    • How to sync your iPod Touch or iPhone without using iTunes
      In this simple to follow guide we will teach you how to sync your new iPod Touch or iPhone without using Apple's iTunes platform. For this guide we will use the lightweight and very flexible audio/video player Winamp.
    • Subtitle Formats Explained
      An introduction to 3 common subtitle formats, VobSub (IDX / SUB), SubRip (SRT), and SubStation Alpha (SSA), including a list of related Afterdawn guides
    • How to Sync Subtitles
      Instructions for adjusting subtitle timing to match a video file. It covers both adjusting the delay and changing the speed for NTSC to PAL or PAL to NTSC conversions.
    • Convert Subtitles from SUB / IDX to SRT
      Convert subtitles in IDX and SUB files ripped with VobSub to the text based SRT format. Useful for adding subtitle streams to AVI files.
    • Convert Subtitles from SUB / IDX to SSA
      Convert subtitles in IDX and SUB files ripped with VobSub to the text based SRT format. Useful for adding subtitle streams to AVI files.
    • How to Join Subtitles
      Step by step instructions for joining subtitle files together into a single stream
    • Convert Subtitles from SSA to SRT
      Convert subtitles in from SubRip SRT format to SSA
    • Rip Subtitles with VobSub
      Instructions for ripping subtitle streams from DVDs to VobSub's IDX/SUB format.
    • Convert Subtitles from SRT to SSA
      Convert subtitles in from SubRip SRT format to SSA.
    • How to play DivX files on Xbox 360
      This article shows how to play DivX files (in AVI and DMF) on an Xbox 360 console.
    • How to play AVI files on Xbox 360
      This article shows methods to play AVI files on an Xbox 360 console
    • How to play MP3 files on Xbox 360
      This article discusses playing and sharing MP3 with the Xbox 360 console across a home network or from direct sources.
    • How to play FLAC files on Xbox 360
      This article shows how to play audio from FLAC files on Xbox 360 console
    • Convert DVD to AVC with TMPGEnc 4 Xpress
      A basic guide for using TMPGEnc 4 Xpress to create AVC files from DVD sources.
    • Convert DVD to AVC with Nero Recode 3
      A basic guide for using Nero's Recode 3 to create AVC files from DVD sources.
    • Videos on Moonshell for Nintendo DS
      In this guide you will learn how to convert videos to the .DPG format using the freeware program BatchDPG. The videos can then be played back on any Nintendo DS that has Moonshell installed.
    • DVD to AVC with MeGUI Part 1
      This is the first in a series of 3 guides for converting video from DVD to MPEG-4 AVC using MeGUI, x264, and a number of other free tools. In this guide indexing your video, demuxing audio, and creating a chapter file for later use are covered.
    • Customize x264 Profiles with MeGUI
      Help for creating your own custom x264 profile using MeGUI.
    • Convert DTS to AC3
      This article shows how to convert a DTS audio file into AC3, producing a much smaller file useful for AVCHD compilations after a conversion from MKV or similar.
    • Extract AC3 or DTS audio from MKV files
      This article shows how to use SmartLabs tsMuxer to extract DTS, AC3 or H.264 streams from MKV files for processing.
    • DVD to AVC with MeGUI Part 2
      This is the second in a series of 3 guides for converting video from DVD to MPEG-4 AVC using MeGUI, x264, and a number of other free tools. In this guide we walk through proper setup of MeGUI's AviSynth script creator.
    • How to connect to the AfterDawn IRC Channel
      What is IRC?? IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a virtual meeting place where people from all over the world can meet and talk; by joining the Afterdawn IRC channel, you'll find the whole diversity of human interests, ideas, and issues here, and you'll be able
    • Encoding From DVD to AVC with AutoMKV
      Step by step instructions for encoding a movie from DVD to MPEG-4 AVC using AutoMKV and an assortment of other free tools.
    • AutoMKV Installation and Configuration
      Instructions for setting up AutoMKV, used to automate encoding XviD, x264, and even Windows Media Video (including VC-1), as well as a variety of audio formats. AutoMKV can be used to create MKV, MP4, AVI, or WMV files.
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