Those in bold are some of my favorites—I recommend them.
Item |
Type |
Where to Get It |
Cost |
What It Does |
Quicktime Pro |
Application |
29.99 |
Allows you to edit & save Quicktime files as movie files, mp4, AIFF, WAV, Flash movie files and AVIs (with the DivX codec). Also has some useful tools & filters built-in. |
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VLC Player |
Application |
Free |
Plays a large variety of movie formats, including some that Quicktime can not. |
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Flip4Mac WMV player |
Plug-in |
www.microsoft.com/windows/ windowsmedia/player/ wmcomponents.mspx |
Free |
A component for QuickTime that allows you to play Windows Media files with Quicktime. |
Flip4Mac WMV Player Pro |
Application/Plug-in |
29.00 |
A component for QuickTime that allows you to import Windows Media files into Final Cut, After Effects and other QuickTime-based applications. |
|
Flip4Mac WMV Studio Pro |
Application/Plug-in |
49.00 |
Same as above, with the added ability to export WMV files. |
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DivX |
Player/codec |
Free |
A codec that allows Quicktime to open & save AVI files. There is also a DivX Converter application for 19.99. |
|
DivX Doctor II |
Application |
Free |
DivX Doctor II converts DivX .avi videos to 3ivx QuickTime (.mov) videos. |
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bbDemux |
Application |
Free |
"Demuxes" compressed Mpeg files (splits the audio & video track apart for separate editing). However, if you use Mpeg Streamclip (below) you don't need this. |
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Mpeg Streamclip |
Application |
Free |
A powerful high-quality video converter, player, and editor for a large variety of audio & video file types & codecs. best of all—you can edit an mpeg without having to demux it! A great product. |
|
ffmegX |
Application |
Free, but a $15 development fee is encouraged. |
Reads many different kinds of movie & audio files (including some asf & wmv codecs) & converts them into several common formats & codecs such as mpeg1, 2 & 4, avi, mp3, aac, ac3, mov, and dv. Also has several useful filters & editing tools built in. But it can be buggy. |
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Snapz Pro X2 |
Application |
69.00, but you can try it for free for 30 days. |
Allows you to capture audio & video while they play on your computer; saves files as Quicktime. |
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HandBrake/ MediaFork |
Application |
Free |
Rips DVDs (which is illegal in most cases) |
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Discreet Cleaner |
Application |
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/ |
549.00! |
Allows you to encode in a large variety of formats & codecs including Mpeg, AVI, & Flash |