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AC3Filter is an open source AC3 decoding filter that allows you to watch videos with AC3-encoded surround audio.

After you install the filter, all video players, including Microsoft's Windows Media Player, that use DirectShow, should be able to play AC3 audio correctly. Filter also supports ProLogicII audio as well.

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CloneDVD is an easy to use, wizard-driven DVD-9 to DVDR backup software. It is capable of backing up either the complete DVD including all the chapters, extras, and menus, or just the selected titles. If necessary, CloneDVD will compress the video content to fit a single, 4.3 gigabyte DVD-R.

The software also includes a basic ISO/UDF and IFO/VOB writer, using which pre-authored DVD content can be burned on DVD.

You'd probably like to read our CloneDVD guide from here.

Folder2Iso can create an ISO image from any kind of folder (with the subfolders). Actually its a GUI of mkisofs. There''s no need for installation, just run the exe and your ready to go.

Using DVD Decrypter and Folder2Iso together you can have totally freeware burning kit for all kinds of avi/ogm/mkv.

If you wish to know how to use Folder2Iso with DVD Decrypter, please read this guide.

WinRAR is a powerful archiver and archive manager. RAR files can usually compress up to 15 percent better than traditional ZIP-files. WinRAR's main features include strong compression, ability to process non-RAR archive formats, embedded file comments, encryption, ZIP compression and decompression, support for long filenames, Recovery of physically damaged archives, Multivolume archives, unicode support in archive filenames and support for self-extracting archives (SFX).

Additionally to complete support of RAR and ZIP WinRAR provides basic operations for 7Z, ACE, ARJ, BZ2, CAB, GZ, ISO, JAR, LZH, TAR, UUE, Z files created by other tools.

If you encounter a corrupt RAR archive, check out our guide for recovering broken RAR files.

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VSO ConvertXtoDVD (formerly known as DivXtoDVD) is an easy-to-use tool that allows converting any video file format (including DivX, WMV and XviD formats) to a DVD-Video -compliant format.

Program also supports converting audio files into 2-channel AC3 format, supports NTSC and PAL formats and also 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios.

Program's encoding engine is pretty fast and produces good-quality results (of course it can't be compared to multipass encoding with CCE, but the easiness and the speed of the software makes it up), considering that the source material is typically already heavily compressed with lossy encoding methods.

Tool also can automatically create chapters for DVDs and also supports putting multiple movies on one DVDR disc. The program now also supports the creation of optional DVD subtitles. As a summary, an excellent tool for quick DVD creation and I can see it become quite popular for converting digital camcorder material into DVDR format as well.

We strongly recommend that you take a look at our VSO ConvertXtoDVD guide for further information about the tool.

Vista Codec Package is a set of filters and codecs that will allow you to view your favourite video and audio files. Unlike some of the codecs, Vista Codec Package will give users the ability to choose what is installed using the public redistributable and after an unattended install, you can select to remove specific portions without removing the entire package. Vista Codec Package does not include a media player, so if choosing this codec pack, you might want to grab the latest version of Media Player Classic Classic as well.

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Driver Cleaner Professional helps you to make your computer more stable and usually also faster.

When you uninstall or install new drivers for your graphics card, motherboard, soundcard and such there is often registry settings and files that do not disappear as they should. In Driver Cleaner Pro database is saved the files and registry settings that each part, like soundcard, of your computer uses. When you use this program it cleans those files and registry settings and when you install your new drivers you can be sure that your hardware uses the most recent files, registry settings and such.