Giveaway of the Day Forums » Topic: Freeware. Take your pick.

Anonymous on "Freeware. Take your pick."

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:24:57 +0000

I installed Freez Screen Video Capture some time ago and it crashed, I emailed them giving them all the errors etc and they have yet to reply weeks later.

I get the feeling they are pushing their luck.

Bobby on "Freeware. Take your pick."

Bobby — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:13:32 +0000

Maz,

Here are a few others you might enjoy:

http://www.jodix.com/

http://www.sothinkmedia.com/movie-dvd-maker/

http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/prism-video-file-converter/prismvideocon.html

http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/STOIK_Video_Converter/svideoconverter.html

http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/ImageToAVI/imagetoavi.html

http://free-converter.qarchive.org/

http://www.avi-converter.net/avi_converter/

You can also try sites like FileHungry, AskFiles, BestVistaDownloads (not just Vista, by the way), and 1st-download.com.

I haven't tried all of these yet...just passing on sites from my bookmarks. I hope some of them work for you!

maz on "Freeware. Take your pick."

maz — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 05:38:28 +0000

Okay..grrrrr. 2nd follow-up. I went to register 'free'--and this is the message I got:'The free registration has been closed for the huge website traffic.'

It will now cost $29.95 to register.
I repeat: grrrrrr!

maz on "Freeware. Take your pick."

maz — Thu, 31 May 2007 01:40:00 +0000

Follow-up,
After using the Freez DVD Ripper, I did get a registration request, but it was for voluntary FREE registration. I chose not to register then, and was able to continue using the program as usual.
So I now have no reservations about giving this utility a big thumbs-up.
Just a couple of down points--sometimes the program cannot find a valid title on a DVD, so cannot do the conversion, and there is no option to limit the size of the converted file, so if you wish to fit it on a CD, you'll have to compress it further. (But why not put several files on a DVD instead? But if you're not too worried about size, do try this program, because the Xvid option gives really outstanding quality results. I would be impressed if this were payware--but for freeware, it's just too good to miss.

maz on "Freeware. Take your pick."

maz — Thu, 17 May 2007 22:45:36 +0000

I'd been looking for a good free DVD to avi converter, so was delighted when I found Freez DVD ripper, which was simple to use and gave excellent quality in xvid format. However, please read the comments on this link about Freez Flv to AVI/MPEG/WMV from the same site, as I am now worried about using it again:

http://portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=5775

I have contacted the producer to say I found the program very useful and I'd be happy to send him $5 if he gives me his Paypal address--but that he should make it clear if a registration fee will be required. (No reply so far.)

Bobby on "Freeware. Take your pick."

Bobby — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:23:46 +0000

I was about to submit the very same links when your post popped up yesterday .. so, I reckon I'll meet your submission and raise you three .. ~grin~

http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/gta.html (free Grand Theft Auto!)

http://www.antistudy.com/ (free Cliffs Notes and book summaries for students)

http://nojunkfree.com/

Make that four: http://www.spacejock.com/

Anonymous on "Freeware. Take your pick."

Anonymous — Wed, 09 May 2007 19:42:52 +0000

Freez iPod Video Converter
Freez 3GP Video Converter
Freez Screen Video Capture
Freez DVD Ripper
Freez Flv to Mp3 Converter
Freez Flv to AVI/MPEG/WMV

All under one roof.

http://www.smallvideosoft.com/index.php