Codec Tweak Tool 5.8.3

Codec Tweak Tool 5.8.3

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Codec Tweak Tool will scan for broken filters and remove them. If the tool detects something that is broken, it will then prompt you with the details and you will be given the option to remove the broken item. Generate a detailed log of all installed codecs and filters, enable/disable more than 250 popular codecs and filters (if they are installed), manage preferred source filters, and reset settings.

With this tool you can do things like:

• Scan the registry to detect and remove broken references to codecs and filters.
• Generate a detailed log of all installed codecs and filters.
• Enable/disable more than 200 popular codecs and filters (if they are installed).
• Manage preferred source filters (a.k.a. splitters).

This tool is a Swiss army knife for managing codecs and codec settings. Below is a short overview of the functionality that this tool has to offer.

• Detect broken codecs and DirectShow filters. Fix problems with the standard DirectShow filters of Windows. A fix for a specific sound problem.
• Generate a text file with detailed information about all installed codecs and DirectShow filters, along with other relevant system information.
• Reset settings to recommended values for many popular codecs and DirectShow filters.
• Configure audio output settings for several popular audio decoders.
• Several configuration options for a few DirectShow filters that don’t have an easily accessible interface for those options.
• Easy access to the configuration interfaces of various codecs and DirectShow filters
• Backup the settings of several codecs and DirectShow filters.
• Replace your current settings with those from a previous backup.
• Manage DirectShow filters – Enable or disable DirectShow filters.
• Manage ACM/VFW codecs – Enable or disable ACM/VFW codecs.
• Enable or disable DirectX Media Objects.
• Configure your preferred DirectShow source filters (a.k.a. splitters) for several common file extensions.
• Enable or disable the generation of thumbnails for several common video file formats in Windows Explorer.

Download: Codec Tweak Tool 5.8.3 | 914 KB (Freeware)

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StartIsBack++ 1.0 Windows 10 Start menu program

StartIsBack++ 1.0 Windows 10 Start menu program

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StartIsBack++ restores original Windows 10 start menu with all its features: search, pinned and recently used apps, fully customizable settings. Start button and Start menu look and behave exactly as they used to in Windows 7.

StartIsBack is lightweight and secure: it does not require administrator rights to install, consumes minimal amount of system resources, does not run additional processes or services.

What’s hot about StartIsBack on Windows 10 now:

• Live badges for modern apps on taskbar and Start menu!
• Ability to reduce resource usage by disabling newer Start menu and Cortana processes from prelaunching
• Ability to use adequately sized (32×32) large icons and larger start menu button on taskbar
• Modern icon glyphs on Start menu right hand pane
• Modern blur, drop shadow and immersive context menus for start menu
• Fully dynamic DPI aware start menu and configuration app
• New modern style with round user picture
• Lots of new minor additions and tweaks

Download: StartIsBack++ 1.0 | 1.1 MB (Free to Try, $2.99 to Buy)
View: StartIsBack Home Page | StartIsBack++ Forum

UPDATE: StartIsBack++1.0.1

• Fixed immersive menu colors with third-party styles
• Fixed All Programs default style glyph

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LameXP 4.10

LameXP 4.10

Utilities Tools

LameXP is a graphical user-interface (front-end) for various of audio encoders: It allows you convert your audio files from one audio format to another one in the most simple way. Despite its name, LameXP is NOT only a front-end for the LAME encoder, but supports a wide range of output formats, including MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC/MP4, FLAC, AC-3 and Wave Audio. The number of supported input formats is even bigger! Furthermore LameXP does NOT only run on Windows XP, but also on Windows Vista, Windows 7 and many other operating systems.

Changes between v4.09 and v4.10:

• Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 with Update-2
• Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.6 (2014-04-25), compiled with MSVC 12.0
• Updated Opus libraries v1.1.x and Opus-Tools v0.1.8 to latest Git Master (2014-04-13)
• Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.69 (2014-04-26), compiled with ICL 14.0 and MSVC 12.0
• Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.19.0 (2014-03-08), compiled with GCC 4.8.2
• Fixed a bug that could cause the cover artwork to be lost under certain circumstances
• Fixed “overwrite existing file” mode to NOT delete the input file
• Some more tweaks to the LAME algorithm quality selector
• Added command-line options to adjust the LameXP font size (see FAQ doc for details)
• Various bugfixes and code improvement

Download: LameXP 4.10 Installer | 20.0 MB (Open Source)
Download: LameXP 4.10 Portable | 19.8 MB

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Mp3tag 2.59b Beta

Mp3tag 2.59b Beta

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Mp3tag is a powerful and yet easy-to-use tool to edit metadata (ID3, Vorbis Comments and APE) of common audio formats. It can rename files based on the tag information, replace characters or words from tags and filenames, import/export tag information, create playlists and more. The program supports online freedb database lookups for selected files, allowing you to automatically gather proper tag information for select files or CDs.

Mp3tag supports the following audio formats:

• Advanced Audio Coding (aac)
• Free Lossless Audio Codec (flac)
• Monkey’s Audio (ape)
• Mpeg Layer 3 (mp3)
• MPEG-4 (mp4 / m4a / m4b / iTunes compatible)
• Musepack (mpc)
• Ogg Vorbis (ogg)
• OptimFROG (ofr)
• OptimFROG DualStream (ofs)
• Speex (spx)
• Tom’s Audio Kompressor (tak)
• True Audio (tta)
• Windows Media Audio (wma)
• WavPack (wv)

What’s new in this version:

• Rewrote huge parts of the internal code base to use standard container libraries and algorithms. Please have an open eye on any quirks you’re noticing wink.gif
• Updated Discogs web source.
• FIX: occasional runtime error while performing undo of renaming of files.

Download: Mp3tag 2.59b Beta | 2.5 MB (Freeware)

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Patch My PC 2.4.0.3

Patch My PC 2.4.0.3

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Patch My PC Free is a portable and reliable tool which can quickly check your PC for outdated software. The supported third-party programs include a large number of widely-used applications, including Adobe Reader, Mozilla Firefox, Oracle Java, Apple Quicktime, iTunes, Microsoft Silverlight and many more.

Patch My PC Free features:

• Easy to use User Interface
• Outdated software will show in Red
• Up to date will show in Green
• Patches many common third party products Reader, Flash, Java, Quicktime and More
• Portable and very small around 300 Kb
• Offers optional software updates you can include in the update process
• Scan and install needed Windows updates
• Quickly uninstall multiple programs
• Enable or disable startup programs

What’s new in Patch My PC version 2.4.0.3:

• Fixed issue with Flash 14 detection

Download: Patch My PC 2.4.0.3 | 393 KB (Freeware)

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RealPlayer Cloud 17.0.11

RealPlayer Cloud 17.0.11

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RealPlayer Cloud is the first integrated video player and cloud service. RealPlayer Cloud allows people to seamlessly move, watch, save, and share their videos across any device. RealPlayer Cloud automatically transforms video formats in the cloud to give viewers the highest quality experience possible, no matter what device or screen size. RealPlayer Cloud apps are available starting today for Android, iPhone, iPad, PC, Web and Roku.

With RealPlayer Cloud, you will be able to watch local and cloud videos by casting from the RealPlayer Cloud app to any TV via the Chromecast dongle. Additionally, once sent to the TV, users can control playback of the video via the RealPlayer Cloud app on their mobile or PC device. The Chromecast partnership adds to the growing list of platforms on which RealPlayer Cloud is available, including: Android smartphones and tablets, iPhone, iPad, Kindle Fire, Windows PC, Roku, and any other device via a Web browser.

Additionally, SurePlay ensures that videos are right-sized for the device’s screen and the network bandwidth available enabling instant and smooth playback on all your devices at any given time regardless of video format.

You do need to create an account to use RealPlayer Cloud, because you will need to sign in to this account from each computer or device you want to use. You can choose to login with Facebook if you prefer. You can get 2GB of storage with a free account; for more storage, you will need to pay to subscribe to a higher storage plan.

Download: RealPlayer Cloud 17.0.11 | 47.0 MB (Freeware)

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