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Alcohol 120%, is a powerful Windows CD and DVD burning software that makes it easy to create backups of DVDs* and CDs. In addition, the program lets you store your most used CDs as images on your computer, so you can call them up at the click of a button. Now includes Pre-Mastering function and support for Blu-ray format and Windows Vista and now Windows 7 Beta.

Home users make backup copies of their game CDs and movie DVDs*, allowing the kids to treat multimedia disks roughly, without destroying their value.

Librarians and school administrators use Alcohol 120% burning software to archive their institutions' collections of recordable media, protecting themselves against the daily wear and tear that damages discs.

Business users use Alcohol 120% burning software to make duplicate backup copies of software titles, ensuring that they will continue to have access to their licensed software, even if their physical CDs become damaged and unusable.

With Alcohol 120% burning software, you no longer have to worry about CDs or DVDs* getting lost, stolen, or damaged. Duplicate discs work just like the originals, and your entire collection can be archived safely.

Pre Mastering Function included (Alcohol Xtra) that lets you make images and burn files directly from your hard drive.
New A.C.I.D Wizard "Alcohol Cloaking Initiative for DRM"

Home users: make backup copies of their game CDs and movie DVDs*, allowing the kids to treat multimedia disks roughly, without destroying their value.
Librarians and school administrators: use Alcohol 120% to archive their institutions' collections of recordable media, protecting themselves against the daily wear and tear that damages discs.
Business user:s use Alcohol 120% to make duplicate backup copies of software titles, ensuring that they will continue to have access to their licensed software, even if their physical CDs become damaged and unusable.
With Alcohol 120%, you no longer have to worry about CDs or DVDs* getting lost, stolen, or damaged. Duplicate discs work just like the originals, and your entire collection can be archived safely.

Ever since the very beginning in the year 2000, the BS.Player™ has been one of the world's most popular video player. It is popular for many reasons, one however should be pointed out: BS.Player™ is the first software movie player ever to enable its users to focus on watching the movie instead of dealing with poor computer capabilities or running around looking for a proper setting and codec. Also, it has very low CPU and RAM requirements.

BS.Player™ is used by more than 70 millions of users throughout the world and it has been translated into more than 90 languages. All the downloaded versions of our free player surpass the sum of all downloads of competitive video players and payable DVD players. Because it does not use much of the processing power it is suitable for all those who use slightly less capable computers, but still want to have excellent video and audio quality The multimedia playback has not been - and will never be - disturbed by any annoying technical problem, much too often experienced with software of this kind.

New, improved and packed with features, BS.Player is the best multimedia player on the market today. Main advantages of the player are high quality playback, support for wide range of media files and it has low CPU and memory consumption.

Main features of BS.Player are:

• Sound Equalizer
• Fully skinnable windows (Media list, Play list, Equalizer)
• Bookmarks support (add, edit)
• Chapters support (create, move to, skip)
• Custom aspect ratios
• Multiple audio stream switching
• Frame capture (video to picture)
• Plugin support (Winamp DSP plugins and others)
• Multilingual interface
• Fast forward and fast rewind option
• Frame stepping (playback video one frame at a time)
• WinLIRC support (user defineable remote controllers)
• Support switching between multiple (different language) subtitles
• Pan-scan and custom pan-scan option
• Support for multiple audio streams and switching between them
• Every action can also be assigned to WinLIRC button
• Playback of incomplete AVI files and locked files (files in use, files still downloading or recording)
• Command line support (for example "bsplayer.exe movie.avi -fs" will start playback of movie in full screen mode)
• Support a lot of subtitles formats (MicroDVD, SubRip, Subviewer...), custom subtitles position, color, font, transparency...
• BSI/INI files support and dynamic DirectShow filters loading (so everything can be burned on CD and played without installing anything)
• Almost every action can be assigned to user selected key (even two keys) and different keys can be assigned for full screen and windowed mode
• Support for all popular media formats (audio and video): divx, avi, mpeg 1, mpeg 2, xvid, 3ivx, ogm, matroska, asf, wmv, DV, m1v, m2v, Quicktime mov, mp4, mpv, QT, Real rm, SWF, vob, wav, mpa, mp1, mp2, mp3, ogg, aac, ac3, aif, ram, wma...
• New functionality - playback and download Youtube video directly from the net, and save it for later playback. Also featuring new visual chapter display with thumbnail preview for each chapter and much more!
• added A-B repeat playback mode, BS.Player will loop marked section from A to B indefinitely until play mode is changed, default shortcut key is "R"
• media files in RAR archives along with subtitles and other files will now be properly detected and played, also subtitles in those archives will now be automatically loaded
• added possibility to assign multimedia keys to every action
• improved ID3 tag editor in Media Library including display of embedded lyrics in mp3 files
• BS.Player will now ask if you want to continue playing from last position if 'Remember movie position' option is enabled
• support for high quality YouTube videos (only in PRO version). BS.Player PRO will try to play YouTube stream in following order of availability: HD, High quality and Normal quality. BS.Player 2.35 has full functionality as YouTube player and as YouTube downloader, for any YouTube content.
  Embedded pictures in mp3 audio files will be displayed in Media Library in window BS.Info and can be displayed with double click on a image. New

RealPlayer (renamed from RealOne) allows your system to play Real Media files (.ra .ram)

This new version also allows you to buy and download music that plays on more than 100 portable devices, including the iPod.

RealPlayer is a digital-media player for finding and downloading new music, playing and managing audio and video clips, and taking your digital entertainment with you. RealPlayer offers a streamlined interface that allows you to keep your media library close at hand. Keep all your digital-media clips organized in one place; save CD tracks with one click; pause and rewind live streams; transfer music to CDs and portable devices; and enjoy clear, smooth video playback and multichannel, surround-sound support.

BestPractice is a musician's practice tool, to slow down or speed up music, either from an MP3 file or directly from a CD. Ordinarily the sound is distorted when slowed down our sped up - you get the effect like when playing a 33 rpm record on 45 rpm speed (remember the Chipmunks?). BestPractice tries to correct this, so you can slow down and speed up music, while keeping the original pitch. It is also possible to change the pitch of the music without affecting its tempo. Play along with for instance Eb tuned guitars without retuning your own, or slow down that high-speed guitar solo on a CD that you like to learn.

This splits up in two parts: "why is BestPractice made?" and "why would I use it?"
To start with the first: I saw that there were programs available on the internet that do this, and you have to pay for them ($20 to $50). Since I thought: 'I can do that', I had to prove it, right?

And for part two - well, there are probably more reasons, but those I can think of are:

• Your favorite musician plays a solo that you want to study, but you can't figure it out on normal speed
• You'd like to transcribe music, but need to slow it down to hear it right
• You can tune the song to your instrument instead of the other way around
• You'd like to sing along, but you need to change the key to match your voice
• You're learning a foreign language and you'd like to slow down the spoken examples
• You're like me and like to fool around with audio and/or digital signal processing
• You think that playing Celine Dion at rave speed is fun =D

The Digital Clip Factory creates Windows Media file slide shows using the "Ken Burns" motion effects with, music and transitions. Burn your movies to DVD or publish them to the web.
"Pictures say more..."

True, if you use our Digital Clip Factory application to create those "Ken-Burns" effects you like and export it to a compatilbe Windows Media File. Our Digital Clip Factory application is freeware / donationware. Just drag some pictures to the timeline and some audio and off you go. The pan and zoom effect are completely adjustable and can be stretched and cropped to your taste.

Registered users get technical support and free updates for one year. If you already have a registered version of elby CloneDVD software or elby CloneDVD™ 2 software on your system, the registration will be transferred automatically - if your key is less than 12 months old.

• Copies the main movie, Special Features and/or the original menu onto a DVD Recordable or onto your harddisk
• Newly revamped transcoder: Better picture quality also at high reduction rates (footage of more than two hours)
• Impressive program speed, also at high reduction rates
• Video Preview shows an overview of all selectable DVD titles
• You can include or exclude the original menu
• Permanent quality control through quality bars during the title and language selection
• Target size freely adjustable
• Chapter trimming/Splitting available
• Very easy to use: Our unique Film Strip assistant will guide you step by step through all settings - very suitable for beginners!
• Preferences: Memorizes the last settings that were made by the user and proposes it the next time the program starts
• Layer Break Flag Removal possible
• Picture snapshots while transcoding and remuxing
• Realtime bitrate and frame statistics while transcoding
• Logging window available
• Animations during trancoding and writing are replacable
• Works with most hardware and software DVD Players
• Writes on DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW
• Stable and fast, does not need an ASPI driver
• Distinguished technical support and customer care
• 24 hours, 7 days a week access to new updates and online help