This guide is about VSO’s product called ConvertXtoDVD, nicknamed as X2D. As the name suggests, this software is designed to convert DivX, XviD, MPEG-4, AVI, WMV and MOV videos to DVD compliant format. ConvertXToDVD supports both PAL and NTSC formats and aspect ratio can be selected according to display device. There’s also support for subtitles in SubRip (SRT) and SUB&IDX formats. Chapters are also one of the key features and you’ll be able to burn your DVD project with ConvertXtoDVD. One of the great new features in X2D is menu creating: you’ll be able to create your own menus to your DVD! ConvertXToDVD doesn’t need any external codecs to work, since it uses internal codecs. Read more »

Feurio! is an integrated software for creating audio CDs (especially samplers) for PCs with Windows NT? or Windows 95/98?. Feurio! combines “Audio Grabbing” (digitally reading of an audio CD), a database for CDs (including CDDB support), a CD and Wave player, a simple Wave Editor and a CD Writer.

Feurio! has real multitasking: While burning a CD, the next CD can be read. If you have more than one CD-Rom, data can be read from multiple CDs at the same time; during reading the tracks already read can be edited. Feurio! manages any number of projects (=CDs). Individual tracks can be freely copied to and from the projects, also the oder of the tracks can be modified easily.

Author: Jens Fangmeier
License: Shareware, unlimited trial

Easy CD-DA Extractor is a music converter that copies music CDs, converts music files from one format to another, and burns music CDs, MP3 CDs, WMA CDs, and regular Data CDs.

Supports all popular audio file formats such as 3G2, 3GP, MP1, MP2, MP3, Windows Media Audio, Ogg Vorbis, MP4, M4A (AAC and Apple Lossless), AAC, aacPlus (HE-AAC, AAC+, HE-AAC+PS, eAAC+), FLAC, Musepack, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, Monkey’s Audio, CUE and M3U.

Easy CD-DA Extractor is a four-in-one software that includes the following modules:1) Audio CD Ripper

Rips audio CDs with accurate, secure, high-performance CD ripping engine. Bypasses ‘copy-protections’. Reads CDs that are in bad condition and reports possible errors on the disc. Automatically downloads disc information such as Artist, Track Titles, etc, and Cover Art image from the Internet. Allows editing of ID3/metadata and can embed advanced metadata fields such as Cover Art image to the files. Includes advanced audio processing features such as Peak Level Normalization, RMS Normalization, and Fade In/Out.

2) Audio File Format Converter

Music Converter - Converts audio files from one format to another. Allows editing of ID3/metadata and can embed advanced metadata fields such as Cover Art image to the files. Cover Art images can be downloaded from the Internet using the brilliant ‘Amazon Search’ feature. Can perform advanced audio processing such as Peak Level Normalization, RMS Normalization, and Fade In/Out.

3) Audio CD Creator

Writes Audio CDs that are compatible with all home/car CD-players. Burns Audio CDs on-the-fly from all audio file formats. Writes CD-Text (a CD-Text compatible CD-player can display the track titles while playing the CD).BURN-Proof enabled for error-free CD burning.

4) MP3/WMA CD Creator

Writes MP3 CDs and WMA CDs that are playable on a CD/DVD-player that supports the feature. MP3 and WMA CDs can also be played on a regular CD-ROM drive of a computer. Supports long JOLIET-filenames. Can also be used to write standard Data CDs. BURN-Proof enabled for error-free CD burning.
Author: Poikosoft

License: Shareware

Exact Audio Copy is a so called audio grabber for audio CDs using standard CD and DVD-ROM drives. The main differences between EAC and most other audio grabbers are:

• It is free (for non-commercial purposes)
• It works with a technology, which reads audio CDs almost perfectly. If there are any errors that can’t be corrected, it will tell you on which time position the (possible) distortion occurred, so you could easily control it with e.g. the media player

With other audio grabbers you usually need to listen to every grabbed wave because they only do jitter correction. Scratched CDs read on CD-ROM drives often produce distortions. But listening to every extracted audio track is a waste of time. Exact Audio Copy conquer these problems by making use of several technologies like multi-reading with verify and AccurateRip.

Author: Andre Wiethoff
License: Freeware (for non-commercial use)

CDex can extract the data directly (digital) from an Audio CD, which is generally called a CD Ripper or a CDDA utility. The resulting audio file can be a plain WAV file (useful for making compilation audio CDs) or the ripped audio data can be compressed using an audio encoder. Many encoders are supported, to name a few:

• Lame MP3 encoder
• Internal MP2 encoder
• APE lossles audio format
• Ogg Vorbis encoder
• The Windows MP3 encoder (Fraunhofer MP3 encoder)
• NTT VQF encoder
• FAAC encoder
• Windows WMA8 encoder

In addition, WAV files on the hard drive can be converted to a Compressed Audio File (and visa versa). CDex also supports many audio file tag formats like the ID3V1 and ID3V2 tags, which can be automatically inserted as part of the ripping process.

Author: Albert L. Faber
License: GPL, Open Source

Burn audio CDs the easy way! Burrrn is a little tool for creating audio CDs with CD-Text from various audio files. Supported formats are: wav, mp3, mpc, ogg, aac, mp4, ape, flac, ofr, wv, tta, m3u, pls and fpl playlists and cue sheets. You can also burn EAC’s noncompliant image + cue sheets! Burrrn can read all types of tags from all these formats (including ape tags in mp3). Burrrn uses cdrdao.exe for burning.

Author: Matus Vojtek
License: Freeware

Nero 7 Lite is a customized installer for Nero 7. The content of this installer is reduced in comparison to the oriniginal Nero 7, including only the really important features of the software suite. Nero 7 Lite also includes the MauSau’s Nero Audio Plugins preinstalled. At the software homepage you can also find even stripped down edition Nero 7 Micro.

Nero Lite pack contains:

• Nero Burning Rom (with VideoCD Support and MauSau Audio Plug-ins)
• Nero Express
• Nero CoverDesigner
• Nero WaveEditor
• Nero Toolkit

You must have a valid Nero 7 serial to use this installer.
Author: updatepack.nl
License: Shareware

Nero 8, the newest version of the world’s best-selling multimedia suite, brings the digital world to your PC. Now it’s easy to organize and manage all your multimedia files, as well as create and edit new digital content. Nero’s sleek design and user-friendly tools make completing projects fun and enjoyable.

• Direct access to all features from the project launcher
• High Definition format support
• Xbox 360™ and PlayStation® 3 streaming features
• Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD burning support
• SecurDisc data protection support
• Copy a disc with just one click
• Graphics optimized for Windows Vista™
• Continual free updates

Author: Nero
License: Shareware

ONES has been designed to meet the needs of both beginners and experienced users alike, thanks to its intuitive and user-friendly interface. ONES is different from other CD/DVD burning software as it uses an innovative new recording technology which means that it can function with any existing or future CD/DVD recorder. Updates are no longer necessary. ONES is fully compatible with Windows Vista. ONES is based on the Prassi Zulu recording engine.

• Dynamic interface for both beginners and power users.
• Burn easily DVD Video, DVD ROM, Audio CD, CD Rom, CD Extra, Video CD and much more…
• User is shielded to make setting mistakes.
• Totally Driverless Application; no frequent download updates are needed.
• Create easily Audio compilations from MP3, WMA or WAV.
• Easy and understandable Overburning.
• Full support of CD-R 100 Min.
• True recording speed.
• DVD Native application open to all new DVD standards.

Author: TX-Software
License: Shareware

ImgBurn carries on from where DVD Decrypter left off! (Well, for the burning part anyway!) ImgBurn can write most types of CD / DVD images and it supports all the latest writers (including booktype / bitsetting on many of the major ones - i.e. BenQ, LiteOn, NEC, Plextor, Sony). You can even use ImgBurn to erase / format your rewritable media!

ImgBurn will try its very best to burn your DVD-Video double layer images using the layer break you’ve specified in the IFO files, but it can also calculate the best place for you, to save you the trouble. Advanced functionality can be found in context menus that appear when you right click on various bits of the user interface.

ImgBurn supports a wide range of image file formats - including BIN, DI, DVD, GI, IMG, ISO, MDS, NRG and PDI.

It supports Unicode folder/file names, so you shouldn’t run in to any problems if you’re using an international character set.

ImgBurn supports all the Windows OS’s - Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista (including all the 64-bit versions). If you use Wine, it should also run on Linux and other x86-based Unixes.

It’s a very flexible application with several advanced features that are often lacking in other tools, especially when it comes to burning DVD Video discs. It supports all the latest drives without the need for updates (including booktype / bitsetting / advanced settings on many of the major ones - i.e. BenQ, LiteOn, LG, NEC, Plextor, Samsung, Sony).

There is an image queue system for when you’re burning several images (which you can automatically share between multiple drives if you have more than one) and an easy-to-use layer break selection screen for double layer DVD Video jobs. The Automatic Write Speed feature allows you store your favourite burn speed settings on a per ‘Media ID’ basis, right down to a drive by drive level. Data captured during the burn (write speed, buffer levels etc) can be displayed / analysed using DVDInfoPro.

Whilst ImgBurn is designed to work perfectly straight out of the box, advanced users will appreciate just how configurable it is.

Oh and let’s not forget the best thing about it…. it’s 100% FREE

Author: Lightning UK!
License: Freeware