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Review: Convert videos to play on your smartphone with Free Mobile Converter

Motorola's Free Mobile Converter isn't "mobile" software; it converts videos to play on mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Free Mobile Converter can convert videos one by one or in batches between tons of file types. It's easy to use, which makes for fast conversions, but it also supports up to 19 presets to make regular jobs even faster. As the name indicates, Free Mobile Converter is freeware. It's suitable for Windows NT to 8; we tried it in Windows 7.

Video file converters tend to share a resemblance, not just in looks but … Read more

Review: Convert videos between formats using Prism Free Video Converter

With the number of available formats and the speed of conversion as its main advantages, Prism Free Video Converter for Mac offers a useful and easy-to-use solution for those who need to easily change saved video files from one format to another.

During the installation this software tries to install a toolbar, which the user can easily prevent by unchecking the option. Prism Free Video Converter for Mac lacks advanced graphics but its main menu buttons are designed well enough to be useful. Users can manually add individual files or entire folders for batch processing via large top menu icons. … Read more

Review: Free Video to MP3 Converter works fast and delivers good results

Free Video to MP3 Converter converts any video file to an MP3 audio within seconds. The application is quite small, installs fast, and offers enough quality to be considered a really good download.

The download will try to install an additional piece of research software that will track your Internet activity. You can opt-out of it and still get all of the program's features. The program's menu isn't much to look at and doesn't offer advanced features. The only thing you can do with it other than convert is like the developer's page on Facebook. … Read more

Review: Moo0 Audio Converter easily converts your audio files to a new format

Packed in a polished, professional-looking package, Moo0 Audio Converter gives you fast conversions, but doesn't sacrifice any of your original file's audio quality. It is light and powerful enough to remain the only conversion software you'll ever need.

Size-wise, this download is about middle of the road at almost 9MB. It installs and unpacks very quickly, though. Once you open it, you're greeted by a very clean menu. You can drag and drop your files, or search them out through the traditional process. Once you load a file or files, Moo0 Audio Converter goes to work … Read more

Intergalactic Exchange Bureau converts sci-fi currency

Few things are more embarrassing than landing your Millennium Falcon in Westeros, walking into an inn, and not having exact change for your flagon of wine. That's almost as bad as Harry Potter arriving at DS9 and trying to figure out how many galleons he owes to park his broom.

Sci-fi and fantasy characters no longer need to worry about making financial faux pas when crossing over from world to world. The Intergalactic Exchange Bureau is here to help convert a variety of fictional currencies into other fictional currencies, or into dollars, pounds, or euros.… Read more

Review: Pixillion Free Image Converter helps convert, adjust, & watermark photos

With an interface that is easy to use, speedy performance, and useful conversion features, Pixillion Free Image Converter for Mac would be a helpful program for those who need to modify their digital photos. However, the free version comes with some limitations.

While the installer is well designed, it attempts to install an Internet toolbar by default. For those paying attention during the process, this can be prevented by unchecking a checkbox. Pixillion Free Image Converter for Mac's main interface is quite intuitive and easy to navigate. A large plus sign allows files to be added to the program, … Read more

Review: QR Photo to iPhone MP4 Converter generates iPhone slideshow videos

QR Photo to iPhone MP4 Converter will take your digital photos and create a video that can be played back on your iPhone or other MP4-capable portable device. The resulting videos are of a decent quality and size, though the process of creating them can be cumbersome due to a roughly-designed interface and not-always clearly-labeled options in the software.

When you first open QR converter, you can choose a selection of images for use in your video. These images can then be edited in a number of ways. From adding transitions between frames, to adding soundtracks, panning and zooming on … Read more

Review: QR Photo to iPod MP4 Converter creates slideshows with your images

QR Photo to iPod MP4 Converter is an effective tool but has some issues in terms of interface and conversion speed. While it allows you to effectively convert any of your images to MP4 videos, complete with soundtracks, transition effects, and pan/zoom options, the interface and tools used to do so are cumbersome and time consuming to sort through.

After installing QR Photo to iPod MP4 Converter, which was relatively quick and required no additional installations, we were able to start moving photos into the tracks for conversion. The process of finding the images and adding them to a … Read more

Review: ZC DVD to iPhone Converter makes MP4 videos from uncopyrighted DVDs

ZC DVD to iPhone works well for moving standard video DVDs, home movies, and non-copyrighted clips to your iPhone. With a fairly fast and effective conversion process, it allows you to generate highly-compressed video files that play on your iPhone's screen without eating up all of your hard drive space.

When you first start ZC DVD to iPhone Converter, you can immediately load a DVD from your drive (or from an ISO stored on your hard drive) and start working with it. Options include cropping, setting start and end times, selecting specific tracks from the DVD menu, or changing … Read more

Review: ZC DVD to IPod Converter creates MP4 files for playback on your iPod

ZC DVD to iPod converter is a fast, effective, and ultimately only slightly flawed piece of software that works effectively at transferring files from personal and non-copyrighted DVDs for playback on your iPod. The interface is dated and the options are not always labeled clearly, but the resulting videos work well on your iPod and are properly compressed to avoid eating up all of your storage.

Upon opening ZC DVD to iPod Converter, you can choose a DVD from your hard drive or DVD drive and load its contents onscreen. From there we were able to crop the movie to … Read more