Guides and articles by category
This page contains a list of all AfterDawn's articles and guides. Our guides cover topics related to video editing, converting audio and video files to other formats, use of various P2P tools, instructions on how to open certain types of files, which codecs to use, etc.
Playback guides
- AC3Filter Installation and Configuration
- Convert MKV to AVCHD for PS3 and Blu-ray
- Convert MKV to MP4 for PS3 (Easiest Method)
- Convert MKV to MP4 for Xbox 360 (Easiest Method)
- Encode video for Xbox 360 with EncodeHD
- ffdshow Installation and Configuration
- Find what video and audio codecs you need by using GSpot
- Guide to managing your e-books with Calibre
- How to copy content back from iPod Classic, Nano and Shuffle to your PC, Mac
- How to fix AVI sync problems
- How to play .divx files
- How to play .M2TS files
- How to play .ratDVD files
- How to play .TS content on PlayStation 3 (PS3) (M2TS)
- How to play .TS content on Xbox 360
- How to play 3GP files
- How to play AAC files
- How to play AC3 files
- How to play APE files
- How to play ASF / WMV files
- How to play AVI
- How to play BIN & CUE files
- How to play DTS-WAV files
- How to play FLAC files
- How to play FLV files
- How to play H.264 / AVC files
- How to play ISO or IMG files
- How to play MKV content on PlayStation 3 (PS3) (M2TS)
- How to play MKV content on Xbox 360
- How to play MKV files
- How to play MKV files on the PlayStation 3 (MP4)
- How to play MOV files
- How to play MP4 files
- How to play MPC files
- How to Play MPG and MPEG files
- How to play OGG files
- How to play OGM content on Xbox 360
- How to play OGM files
- How to play RAR files
- How to play RMVB (RealMedia Variable Bitrate) files
- How to play SHN files
- How to play TS files
- How to play VOB / IFO / BUP files
- How to play WebM files
- How to play WMA files
- How to play x264 files
- How to play XviD files
- How to repair corrupt MKV files
- How to save YouTube videos (incl. HD) to HDD
- How to update your PlayStation 3 firmware using a flash drive, memory card
- How to watch YouTube & Internet Video on Wii (Fullscreen)
- How to watch YouTube videos on Xbox 360
- How To: Enabling HD DVD playback in PowerDVD 8
- Installing Windows Media Player 11 on Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
- Introduction to Haali Media Splitter
- Quick Guide: Adding AfterDawn feed to Pulse app on Android (and iOS)
- RAR playback and extraction guide
- Repair broken or corrupt AVI files
- Repair broken or corrupt MPEG files
- Retrieve and use Subtitles easily with Open Subtitles MKV Player
- Running SageTV on Windows XP Media Center Edition
- SageTV Reviewied - Replacing Windows Media Center
- Stream multimedia to Nintendo Wii with TVersity
- Stream multimedia to Xbox 360 with TVersity
- Troubleshooting Text-based Subtitle Playback Problems
- Using DoubleTwist to share and sync your media
- Watching Live TV Online
- What codecs to use? The AVIcodec guide
- Xbox 360's video playback capabilities tested - DivX, XviD, subtitles and more
Copy DVD to DVDR
- Copy a DVD-9 to DVDR with DVDXGold
- Copy a DVD-9 to DVDR with DVDXPlatinum
- Copy a DVD-9 to DVDR with DVDXPress
- Copy DVD to DVD-R using DVD Decrypter (DVDs smaller than 4.36GB)
- Copy DVD-9 movie to a single DVD-R with DVD2One
- Copy DVD-9 to DVD-R using DVD X Copy XPRESS
- Copy entire DVD-9 movie to a single DVD-R using DVD Shrink
- Copy full DVD movie disc to a DVDR using CloneDVD
- DVD Rebuilder Advanced Techniques
- DVD Rebuilder Free Basic Operations
- DVD Rebuilder Pro Basic Operations
- Extract, Process and Burn a DVD under MacOS X.2.2 or higher
- High Quality DVD-9 Backups With DVD Rebuilder & CCE Basic
- How to copy DVDs (Movie Only) with DVD Shrink
- How to copy DVDs with DVD Shrink
- How to copy multiple DVD movies to 1 DVDR with DVD Shrink
- How to Shrink DVD Menus with MenuShrink
- Split a DVD-9 to 2 DVDR's with DVDXGold
- Split a DVD-9 to 2 DVDR's with DVDXPlatinum
- SVCD to DVD±R with DVD-Lab (From CD-Images or MPEG Files)
DVDR authoring and burning
- Advanced TMPGEnc DVD Author Guide
- Advanced TMPGEnc DVD Author Guide
- Basic DVD Authoring Project Part 1 - Introduction
- Basic DVD Authoring Project Part 2 - Analysis
- Basic DVD Authoring Project Part 3 - Prepare Audio Assets
- Basic DVD Authoring Project Part 4a - Prepare NTSC Video
- Basic DVD Authoring Project Part 4b - Prepare PAL Video
- Basic DVD Authoring Project Part 5 - Calculate Video Bitrates
- Basic DVD Project Part 6b - Encode Video Assets With CCE Basic
- Basic TMPGEnc DVD Author Guide
- Burning pre-authored DVD-Video using Nero
- Create a photo slideshow on DVD with VSO PhotoDVD
- Don't Be Stumped By DVD Standards
- DVD Shrink error? Fix DVD files with FixVTS
- DVD-lab : A look at inexpensive DVD authoring software
- Edit and Delete DVD Menu buttons with PGCEdit
- Editing a DVD with DvdReMake - Part I
- Extract content from a DVD
- How to burn a DVD folder with DVD Decrypter
- How to burn a DVD Folder with ImgBurn
- How to burn a DVD-img or DVD folder to DVD with DVDSanta
- How to remove copyright ads, logos, warnings etc. from DVDs
- How to set Booktype for blank DVD+R(W) media
- TSUNAMI MPEG DVD Author Pro Guide
- Using SecurDisc to protect important data on recordable media
Other video formats to DVDR
- Burning movies to DVD, VCD, SVCD using AVS Video Converter
- Complete Nero Vision 5 AVCHD Authoring Guide
- Convert a DivX or XviD AVI to DVD
- Convert MKV to DVD with freeware
- Convert YouTube, Google Video etc. to DVD
- Deciphering CCE Basic
- Digital Video Fundamentals - MPEG-2 Encoding
- HC Encoder Settings
- How to convert AVI files (DivX, XviD etc.) to DVD with Avi2DVD
- How to Convert DivX to DVDR with DVD2SVCD
- How to Convert DivX to DVDR with DVD2SVCD (D2SRoBa Method)
- How to Convert multiple files types to DVD with DVDSanta
- How to convert multiple formats to DVD with WinAVI
- How to convert video files to DVD using VSO ConvertXtoDVD 3
- How to put a Photo Slide Show on DVD with DVDSanta
- How to put multiple SVCD movies on one DVD±R
- How to put VCDs on DVD
- SVCD to DVD±R with DVD-Lab (From CD's)
- TMPGEnc 4 - MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 Video Settings
- VSO DivxToDVD guide
VCD and SVCD
- Advanced TMPGEnc Guide
- Advanced TMPGEnc XPress Guide
- Burning (Super) VideoCDs with VCDGear and BurnAtOnce
- Compile (Super)VideoCDs using VCDEasy
- Convert DivX to VCD with subtitles
- Convert DivX video to VideoCD format with VobSub subtitles
- Convert DVD to VideoCD with permanent subtitles
- Convert DVDs to SVCD or CVD using DVD2SVCD
- Convert SVCD to VCD with TMPGEnc (From CD-Images or MPEG files(s))
- Convert SVCD to VCD with TMPGEnc (From CDs)
- DVD to SVCD with TMPGEnc
- DVD to VCD with DVD2AVI and TMPGEnc
- Joining mpeg files in Womble MPEG-VCR v3.14
- Merging MPEG-1/2 videos with DV-Tool
- Repair non-compilant VCD MPEG-videos
- Splitting MPEG-1/2 videos with DV-Tool
- TMPGEnc Basic Guide
- TMPGEnc XPress Basic Guide
P2P
- AfterDawn Blu-ray Encoding Tutorial Lesson 9 - Prepare A Still Menu Background
- BitTorrent FAQ
- Guide to using ABC (Another BitTorrent Client)
- Guide to using BitComet (BitTorrent Client)
- Guide to using BitTornado (BitTorrent Client)
- Guide to using BitTorrent (Official BitTorrent Client)
- Guide to using G3 Torrent (BitTorrent Client)
- Guide to using Vuze (Azureus 3.0) (BitTorrent Client)
- Little eMule Tutorial
- Using and Maxing Out Speeds With uTorrent
- Using PeerBlock to safeguard privacy
DivX and XviD
- Adding subtitles to any .avi file
- Convert .avi or .mkv to DVD-R using The FilmMachine
- Convert DVD to XviD with meGUI
- Convert MKV files for iPhone, iPod Touch using SUPER
- Convert video files to play on the Nintendo Wii
- Converting DVD movies into .avi using AutoGK
- Copy your DVD into DivX format - Guide for 4:3 movies
- Copy your DVD into DivX5 format - Guide for 16:9 anamorphic movies
- Copy your DVD to XviD with AC3 surround sound
- Encoding With HDConvertToX
- Extract AC3 audio from AVI file
- Finding and adding subtitles through Media Player Classic
- How to convert a PAL video file into an NTSC DVD-R or vice versa
- How to convert MKV files to Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) using mkv2vob
- How to join split files (.001,.002,.003 etc.) from Usenet and P2P
- How to split files using HJSplit
- How to use Jubler and Avidemux to create and add subtitles to your videos
- Join AVI files with VBR MP3 audio using VirtualDUBMOD
- Resizing DVD-Video To Square Pixels
- Rip subtitles with SubRip
- Using the new ViO Video Converter
- VirtualDub: Joining AVI files
- VirtualDub: Splitting AVI files
Blu-ray
- AfterDawn Blu-ray Encoding Tutorial Lesson 1 - Prepare Source Video
- AfterDawn Blu-ray Encoding Tutorial Lesson 10 - Make Menu Buttons With GIMP
- AfterDawn Blu-ray Encoding Tutorial Lesson 2 - Create AviSynth Script
- AfterDawn Blu-ray Encoding Tutorial Lesson 3 - Chapter Points and Bitrate
- AfterDawn Blu-ray Encoding Tutorial Lesson 4 - Encode Video
- AfterDawn Blu-ray Encoding Tutorial Lesson 5 - Encode AC-3 Audio
- AfterDawn Blu-ray Encoding Tutorial Lesson 6 - Advanced Bitrate Calculation
- AfterDawn Blu-ray Encoding Tutorial Lesson 7 - Advanced Audio Processing
- AfterDawn Blu-ray Encoding Tutorial Lesson 8 - Convert Text Subtitles To Images
- Author A Blu-ray Disc With EasyBD Lite
- Backup Blu-ray Discs With BD-RB
- Convert SUB/IDX subtitles to BDN XML
- Create AVCHD and Blu-ray Discs With MultiAVCHD
- Create MKV files from Blu-ray titles with MakeMKV
- EasyBD Blu-ray Authoring Tutorial Lesson 1 - A Basic Blu-ray Disc
- Encode DVD video to Blu-ray compliant H.264 with MeGUI
- Extract Content From A Blu-ray Disc
- Preparing Assets For AfterDawn Blu-ray Authoring Tutorials
CD burning
- Backing up a protected CD - an Alcohol 120% guide
- Burn .DVD/.ISO to DVD+R DL with ImgBurn
- Burn AAC to Audio CD with Nero
- Burn AAC/M4A files as audio CD with freeware
- Burn APE files as audio CD with freeware
- Burn APE files to Audio CD with Nero
- Burn audio CDs from music files with ImgBurn
- Burn AVCHD with ImgBurn
- Burn CD/DVD Images (ISO, BIN etc.) with ImgBurn
- Burn FLAC files as audio CD with freeware
- Burn FLAC to Audio CD with Nero
- Burn MP3 files as audio CD with freeware
- Burn MPC files as audio CD with freeware
- Burn OGG files as audio CD with freeware
- Burn OGG to Audio CD with Nero
- Burn SHN files to Audio CD with Nero
- Burning BIN/CUE Images with Nero Burning Rom
- Burning image files to CD using CloneCD
- Complete guide for using VSO CopyToDVD
- Creating SuperVCDs using Nero - Burning Rom
- Creating VideoCDs using Nero - Burning Rom
- Defeating Cactus Data Shield
- How to burn audio CDs
- How to create a custom Windows XP installation disc with SP3, tweaks, patches
- Installing a working ASPI layer
- The Nero 6 weekend: From video to Vision
- The Nero 6 weekend: The Emperor dances to MP4s
- The Nero 6 weekend: The Emperor's new clothes
Video capturing
- Convert MPEG-2 Captures to AVC with AutoMKV
- Convert MPEG-2 Captures to AVC with Super
- Digital Video Fundamentals - IVTC
- How to create VCD compliant music videos, part 1 - Capturing
- How to create VCD compliant music videos, part 2 - Encoding with TMPGEnc
- How to record video from SopCast
- How to record video from TVUPlayer
- Processing TS captures with free tools
- Removing Commercials from MPEG-2 captures with Cuttermaran
- Ripping DVD video files into MP3 for playback on media devices
- VideoReDo Plus - Loading, Analyzing, and Repairing
- VideoReDo Plus Installation and Configuration
- VideoReDoPlus - Removing Commercials
General articles, reviews, opinions, etc
- A Conversation with Tim Westergren from Pandora Internet Radio
- Access Xbox 360 HDD in Windows & Backup
- Adjust & Normalize volume of multiple MP3 files
- AfterDawn Guides & Finnish Copyright Law
- AfterDawn HDTV Buyer's Guide
- AfterDawn How To: The Hardware Section
- Analyze all Autorun / Auto-start programs in Windows
- Automatically download videos you watch online
- AutoMKV Installation and Configuration
- AVSEdit - AviSynth for the scripting impaired
- AvsP - AviSynth Made Easy
- Backup all iPod content with CopyTrans
- Better cables from BetterCables
- BlindWrite 5 beta preview
- Catalog Your Movie Collection
- Catalog Your Music With Music Collector
- Cinavia FAQ
- Clear Private and Temp Data Quickly and Safely
- Coming At You: MPEG-4
- Comprehensive AfterDawn usage guide: Part 1
- Comprehensive AfterDawn usage guide: Part 2
- Compressing your DVDs with ratDVD
- Convert .FLV files to MP4 for iPod
- Convert a DMG, DAA file to an ISO
- Convert AAC / M4A to MP3
- Convert any video file to 3GP for mobile phones using freeware
- Convert APE to MP3
- Convert AVI files to Executable (EXE) files
- Convert between popular video formats using AVS Video Converter
- Convert DTS to AC3
- Convert DVD Movie to Nero Digital
- Convert DVD to 3GP or MP4 mobile phone format using AVS Video Converter
- Convert DVD to AVC with Nero Recode 3
- Convert DVD to AVC with StaxRip
- Convert DVD to AVC with TMPGEnc 4 Xpress
- Convert DVD video for iPhone, iPod (Classic, Touch, Nano), Zen, PSP and more
- Convert DVD video to files for PSP with CloneDVD Mobile
- Convert DVD video to format for Creative ZEN Vision players
- Convert DVD video to MP4 for iPod
- Convert MKV to AVCHD for PS3/Blu-Ray (Easiest Method)
- Convert MKV to VOB for PS3 (Easiest Method)
- Convert MP3 filenames to tags
- Convert MP3 tags to filenames
- Convert OGG to MP3
- Convert PAL Video to NTSC
- Convert SHN to MP3
- Convert Subtitles from SRT to SSA
- Convert Subtitles from SRT to SUB / IDX
- Convert Subtitles from SSA to SRT
- Convert Subtitles from SUB / IDX to SRT
- Convert Subtitles from SUB / IDX to SSA
- Convert video files to MP4 files for iPod
- Convert video files to MP4 for iPod using WinAVI iPod/PSP/3GP/MP4 Video Converter
- Convert video files to MP4 for PSP
- Convert video for Apple TV (Freeware, Easy)
- Convert video for iPhone (Freeware, Easy)
- Converting Video For The Google Nexus One
- Converting Video For The HTC Aria
- Converting Video For The HTC Desire
- Converting Video For The HTC Desire HD
- Converting Video For The HTC Desire Z
- Converting Video For The HTC Dream (T-Mobile G1)
- Converting Video For The HTC Droid Incredible
- Converting Video For The HTC Evo 4G
- Converting Video For The HTC Hero
- Converting Video For The HTC Legend
- Converting Video For The HTC Magic
- Converting Video For The Motorola Droid
- Converting Video For The Motorola Droid 2
- Converting Video For The Motorola Droid X
- Converting Video For The Samsung Acclaim
- Converting Video For The Samsung Galaxy S
- Create DVD with all Windows & Office Updates
- Create multiple, switchable desktops in Windows
- Creating Evolution X Dashboard Boot CD-RW
- Creating MKV files with mkvtoolnix
- Creative Audigy Platinum
- Customize x264 Profiles with MeGUI
- Cuttermaran Installation and Configuration
- Defragment pagefile and registry hives in Windows
- Digital Video Fundamentals - Color Formats
- Digital Video Fundamentals - Frames & Framerates
- Digital Video Fundamentals - Lossy Compression
- Digital Video Fundamentals - Resolution and Aspect Ratio
- Disassemble Xbox 360 Console & HDD Bay
- Downgrade PSP v2.00 firmware to v1.50
- Downloading software from the Downloads section (Mac OS X)
- DVD to AVC with MeGUI Part 1
- DVD to AVC with MeGUI Part 2
- DVD to AVC with MeGUI Part 3
- DVDXCopy Sneak Preview
- Early look at PeerGuardian 2
- Encoding From DVD to AVC with AutoMKV
- Exact Audio Copy Installation and Configuration
- Extract AC3 or DTS audio from MKV files
- Extract MP3 audio from YouTube
- For good, legal sound!
- Get MP3 album info and art from Amazon easily
- Getting Started With HDTV
- HDMI - High-Definition Multimedia Interface
- High 32-40x speed media delivers unacceptable quality!
- How to burn AVCHD with Nero Burning ROM
- How to connect to the AfterDawn IRC Channel
- How to connect Xbox 360 to WiFi Network
- How to convert FLAC files to MP3
- How to convert OGM files to AVI
- How to copy music/movies/podcasts off your iPod Touch or iPhone and back to your PC/Mac
- How to create a custom Windows Vista installation disc with SP1, tweaks, patches
- How to create your own ringtones using Audacity
- How to easily root, unlock the Galaxy Nexus
- How to Edit AAC (MP4) Audio
- How to Edit MP3 Audio
- How to encode files for the PSP with Nero Recode
- How to install PlayStation 3 custom firmware, run homebrew
- How to install Ubuntu on the PlayStation 3
- How to Join Subtitles
- How to play AVI files on Xbox 360
- How to play DivX files on Xbox 360
- How to play FLAC files on Xbox 360
- How to play MP3 files on Xbox 360
- How to reach seized or blocked websites
- How to Recover Deleted Files
- How to remove a Bootkit
- How to remove a TDSS (Alureon, TDL) rootkit
- How to rip songs from Myspace using Audacity
- How to root and add custom ROM to Viewsonic gTablet
- How to root your Android phone
- How to Securely Delete Files
- How to stream TVAnts video to Nintendo Wii
- How to stream TVAnts video to Xbox 360
- How to Sync Subtitles
- How to sync your iPod Touch or iPhone without using iTunes
- How to upgrade your PlayStation 3 Hard Drive
- How to use Amazon’s Cloud Drive on your desktop as a folder
- How to use PPF patch files
- Hulu Reviewed - TV Viewing On Your Computer
- Installing new Harddrive with Evolution X dashboard boot-CD
- Interview of Ivan Dimkovic - The man behind Nero AAC encoder
- Interview with Simon Moon (Christian Riesen)
- Introduction To Next-Generation Multimedia - HDTV Technology
- Introduction To Next-Generation Multimedia - High Definition Video and Audio
- Introduction to Super
- Jailbreak an iPod Touch with v2 Software
- Jailbreak an iPod Touch with V3 software
- MeGUI Installation and Configuration
- Nero Digital Encoding
- Nero MP4 AAC Encoder preview
- Nero Recode v2 beta preview
- Preparing for the US DTV Transition
- Publish Your Movie Collection On The Internet
- Quick Guide to installing Windows 8 Consumer Preview in dual-boot
- Quick Guide: How to check if your smartphone is infected with Carrier IQ (rooted or non-rooted)
- Remote Assistance with TeamViewer (Remote Desktop, File Transfers, Video/Text/Audio Chat etc.)
- Review: Does Google Music have what it takes to be a hit?
- Review: Film Fresh DivX download store
- Review: Spotify Free for U.S.
- Review: Stereo-Link 1200 USB audio device
- Review: TerraTec M3PO Go
- Review: The T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G
- Review: Yamaha CRW-F1
- Review:; Ashampoo Burning Studio - Is simple better?
- Reviewing Bitcasa, the infinite cloud storage solution
- Reviewing Chrome OS 21; Google gives the operating system a face lift
- Rip CDs With Exact Audio Copy
- Rip Subtitles with VobSub
- Run potentially dangerous software safely
- Some options for corrupt RAR files
- SpiralFrog: A Free Music Service and the Company Behind It
- Split CD Images To Individual Tracks
- Stream multimedia files to PSP without encoding
- Stream SopCast video to Nintendo Wii
- Stream SopCast video to Xbox 360
- Stream TVUPlayer video to Nintendo Wii
- Stream TVUPlayer video to Xbox 360
- Subtitle Formats Explained
- Team Xecuter RROD Repair Guide
- The Complete Newbie Guide to Afterdawn.com
- The easiest free way to convert YouTube to MP3
- The Quintessential Guide to Creating High Quality MP3s by Chris Myden
- TSUNAMI MPEG DVD Author Pro Review
- Unboxing the Zune HD media player and Zune software 4.0
- Unlock files in Windows
- Unofficial manual for Streambox VCR v1.0 beta 3.1
- Update Hardware Drivers with DriverMax
- Use Keyboard and Mouse with multiple Screens/Computer with Synergy
- Use Smart Defrag to improve HDD performance
- Using AviSynth 2.5
- Using DGIndex
- Using JDownloader with Rapidshare, Hotfile, Megaupload, YouTube and more
- Using RSS feeds
- Video Vault: Introducing an all-in-one video conversion package
- Videos on Moonshell for Nintendo DS
- x264 Encoder Settings