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NARR8 For Android & iPad Adds Animation & Interactivity To Comic Book Reading

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Comics know no age or genre, which is one of the reasons of their appeal. If you’re a fan of comics, and not just specific series by giants like Marvel or DC, but of the art itself, NARR8 (read ‘narrate’) for Android and iOS will definitely keep you occupied with its collection of amazing graphic novels made by skilled artists and story writers. Most of you probably aren't new to the concept of digital comics, but NARR8 brings something more to the table. Elements like animations, music and sound effects make sure that your experience is more than interactive, much like in Madefire for iOS. NARR8 has been around on the iPad for a while now and recently made its way to Android smartphones and tablets. Read More

MPC-BE Is Media Player Classic With Better UI & More Options

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Media Player Classic probably needs no introduction. The feature-laden open-source audio and video player has earned quite a reputation  and is considered as one of the best media player available for Windows, among the likes of KMPlayer, GOM Player and VLC etc. The only downside however, is the player’s UI that's reminiscent of Windows Media Player from Windows 95 and 98, that might not likely please everyone. Being open-source software, it allows anyone to custom-tailor it to their needs. If you want the features of MPC with some added eye candy that brings its UI out of the 90s, give MPC-BE a shot. It’s a revamped version of Media Player Classic that - according to its developer - not only looks better than MPC, but also performs faster. Furthermore, MPC-BE isn't merely about new looks; the developer has also thrown a bunch of extra features into the mix. Let's find out more about the player after the jump. Read More

Install Popular Audio & Video Codecs On Windows 8

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Whenever we install a fresh copy of Windows, limited codec support often ruin the initial media playback experience. The limited number of codecs out of the box has always been a major set back in Windows Media Player and apparently, the story hasn’t quite changed in Windows 8 either. Perhaps this is the reason most users avoid using Windows Media Player as their default application to play audio video files. Even if you download your favorite media player off the internet, the problem of missing codec can still occur one way or the other. If you have recently jumped on to the Windows 8 bandwagon and are looking for a way to install all the required codecs to play almost every audio and video format out there, give Windows 8 Codecs a shot. It’s an audio and video codec package for Windows 8 that installs most of the popular codec packs in one go, and the installed codecs work with Windows Media Player, Media Center, and third-party media players. Read More

Freemore Audio Video Suite Is Your One Stop Shop For Media Editing & Conversion

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There are countless Audio and video conversion tools out there but with all the available options, it may get fairly tough to look for the right one at the right time. Even if you find the one that meets your requirements, odds are that it would be either be paid or in case of being free, have either way too many configuration options making it confusing to use, or offer too little control at what it does. Freemore Audio Video Suite takes care of this nuisance by amalgamating a number of different multimedia tools into a single freemium package that's easy enough to use for the average user while decently powerful enough for power users. It’s a compendium of various frequently used audio, video and document converters and editors that you would otherwise have to download separately when required. The suite includes audio editor, sound recorder, ringtone maker, MP3 cutter and joiner, audio and video converter, DVD burner, image and PDF converter, and the list doesn't stop here. It’s rare that you find such a huge collection of distinct apps in free software but Freemore not only delivers it; it delivers it exceptionally well. Read More

Daum PotPlayer: A Worthy Alternative To VLC, KMPlayer & Media Player Classic

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Judging and reviewing a media player is often a challenging task, as different features have separate levels of priority in each user’s mind. One might rank the loading speed higher than a stylish user interface, while another may downplay such points as immaterial in contrast to format support. With this consideration in mind, we have found the new PotPlayer fairly attractive for multimedia users, worldwide. An attractive interface coupled with advanced features, comprehensive format support, quality control and a minimum impact on your computer’s performance, has brought great respect to this apparently-nascent software. Unfortunately, unlike its peers (like VLC Player or Media Player Classic) etc, PotPlayer currently only supports Windows. Read More

VideoMach: Multimedia Converter With A Massive Set Of Editing Features

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Multimedia converters come in all shapes and sizes, but with the wide range of portable multimedia devices available nowadays, it often becomes difficult for users to play a specific video or audio file on all devices without having to convert its format. Today, we have a multimedia converter for Windows called VideoMach, which allows you to convert between a large number of audio, video and image formats, such as AVI, WMV, MPEG, FLIC, AC3, WAC, WMA, BMP, JPEF, PNG etc. Moreover, it enables you to extract audio and video from a media file, adjust video playback speed, decompile videos to save video and audio streams in separate files, apply effects to entire video stream or specific parts, overlay text and images over the videos, and add audio to animations and videos. Read More

SPlayer: A Feature-Rich Media Player With GPU Acceleration

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SPlayer is an open source media player that claims to be (in a lot of ways) better than other popular free media players such as Storm player, QQ Player, Realplayer and KMPlayer. The application supports many file formats and also calls itself to be the lightest of all. Some of the key features of this player include auto-matching subtitles, GPU usage optimization, startup speed, optimized CPU utilization, ease of use and a simple yet elegant interface. The player uses various optimization engines to present fascinating picture and sound quality, such as ShaderEngine, LiveColor and SmartAmplify technologies. The application is available as both installable amd portable versions for on-the-go usability. Does it live up to all the hoopla its creating? Let’s find out. Read More

Daminion: Powerful Multi-User Media Management Software For Small Teams

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Backed by powerful search capabilities and intuitive cataloging features, Daminion is a multi-user media management solution for people working together on collective data. Daminion takes a fresh approach to handle and organize 3 most commonly used multimedia file types, including, image, video and audio. The concept is to ensure that each supported item on your PC is secured, tagged, and available from within a unified interface. The application has been written to solve both generic and complex item cataloging issues, such as, untagged items, inefficient search and filter features, tag synchronization across all like items and so on. Daminion lays a staunch foundation for users to seamlessly organize their multimedia files without having to manually manage their files, filter media file types, input meta tags, rate files, etc. Read More

Sleep Timer For Android – Set Play, Pause & Stop Timers For Multimedia

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Sleep Timer is a handy little app for Android that can be utilized for automating the most commonly used controls of your multimedia application such as play, pause, next and previous through a timer mechanism. With Sleep Timer, you do not have to worry about switching off or controlling your multimedia applications manually. The app has an integrated support for Google Music and all the other multimedia applications that are installed on your Android device and has the capacity to control them with utmost ease. You can add as many multimedia applications to Sleep Timer's ‘App List’ as you want, set the timer duration for each application and specify the actions that must be performed once the timer reaches its end. Read More

Control VLC Media Player from your Android Device

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Sometimes you’re sitting in a warm cozy bed, watching a movie on your big LCD Monitor placed alongside your PC at the other end of the room and the volume dies down or for some reason you need to pause it, what do you do? You get up, go all the way to the PC and do the necessary adjustments. However, as long as you’re using VLC Media Player and have an Android device connected on the same network over WiFi, you can use a remote control app for VLC player and control it while in bed, all from your Android device. Read More