Free Studio
Encyclopedia
Free Studio is a freeware
set of multimedia
programs developed by DVDVideoSoft Ltd., which unites multiple applications into one program. The programs are available in one integrated package as well as separate downloads.
videos to play back on PC
, iPod
, PSP
, iPhone
or BlackBerry
, to extract audio from YouTube videos, to burn YouTube videos to DVD
discs, to upload to YouTube and Facebook
.
Free YouTube to MP3 Converter takes place among five most popular software applications in Chip Magazine Top 100 Chart.
The MP3 & Audio section consists of the programs which convert audio
files between different formats
, convert audio files to Flash to publish them on a website, extract audio from video files, edit audio files, rip and burn CD discs.
The applications to burn files and folders to discs, to convert videos to a DVD format and vice versa, burn CDs, copy CDs into digital music files are enclosed in the CD-DVD-BD section.
The DVD & Video section contains the software with the task to convert videos between different formats, to convert video files to Flash to publish them on a website, to flip, rotate and cut videos.
The Photo & Images section incorporates the programs for image conversion and resizing, extracting JPEG
frames from videos, recording screen activities, making screenshot
s.
The utilities which convert video files to formats to play these videos on different devices (BlackBerry, HTC
, LG phones, Sony Ericsson
, Nintendo
, Xbox
, Motorola
phones, etc.) are brought under the Mobiles Category.
The programs with the task to convert videos to play back on Apple devices – iPod, iPhone, iPad
, Apple TV - are included into the category of Apple Devices.
The 3D section is composed of the programs to make 3D
videos and 3D images.
Input: .avi; .ivf; .div; .divx; .mpg; .mpeg; .mpe; .mp4; .m4v; .wmv; .asf; .webm; .mkv; .mov; .qt; .ts; .mts; .m2t; .m2ts
; .mod; .tod; .vro; .dat; .3gp2; .3gpp; .3gp; .3g2; .dvr-ms; .flv; .f4v; .amv; .rm; .rmm; .rv; .rmvb; .ogv; DVD video
Output: .mp4; .wmv; .avi; .mkv; .webm; .flv; .swf; .mov; .3gp; .m2ts
; DVD video
Audio formats:
Input: .mp3; .wav; .aac; .m4a; .m4b; .wma; .ogg; .flac; .ra; .ram; .amr; .ape; .mka; .tta; .aiff; .au
; .mpc; .spx; .ac3; audio cd
Output: .mp3; .m4a; .aac; .wav; .wma; .ogg; .flac; .ape; audio cd
Images formats:
Input: .jpg, .png, .bmp, .gif, .tga
Output: .jpg, .png, .bmp, .gif, .tga, .pdf
Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
and adware
.
The programs have been tested and endorsed by such reputable sites as Chip Online, Tucows
, SnapFiles
, Brothersoft and Softonic and have won awards from these sites.
/Vista
/7.
If the version of .NET Framework
installed doesn't meet the minimal requirements, then the setup assistant
offers to install it from the Microsoft
website.
and Web search engine
installation. (Unchecking boxes during installation is required to solve this issue.)
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
set of multimedia
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
programs developed by DVDVideoSoft Ltd., which unites multiple applications into one program. The programs are available in one integrated package as well as separate downloads.
Overview
Free Studio consists of 44 programs, grouped into eight sections: YouTube, MP3 & Audio, CD-DVD-BD, DVD & Video, Photo & Images, Mobiles, Apple Devices, 3D. The Mobiles section is the most numerous as it contains 12 different applications. DVD & Video section is the second largest group with 10 programs. However, the YouTube section, particularly YouTube downloading programs, has gained more popularity among users.Features
The YouTube section includes the tools to download YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
videos to play back on PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
, iPod
IPod
iPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle...
, PSP
PSP
PSP most commonly refers to the PlayStation Portable, a handheld game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment.PSP may also refer to:-Computing and programming:*Corel Paint Shop Pro, a graphics editor...
, iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
or BlackBerry
BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
, to extract audio from YouTube videos, to burn YouTube videos to DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
discs, to upload to YouTube and Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
.
Free YouTube to MP3 Converter takes place among five most popular software applications in Chip Magazine Top 100 Chart.
The MP3 & Audio section consists of the programs which convert audio
Audio format
An audio format is a medium for storing sound and music. The term is applied to both the physical recording media and the recording formats of the audio content – in computer science it is often limited to the audio file format, but its wider use usually refers to the physical method used to...
files between different formats
File format
A file format is a particular way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file.Since a disk drive, or indeed any computer storage, can store only bits, the computer must have some way of converting information to 0s and 1s and vice-versa. There are different kinds of formats for...
, convert audio files to Flash to publish them on a website, extract audio from video files, edit audio files, rip and burn CD discs.
The applications to burn files and folders to discs, to convert videos to a DVD format and vice versa, burn CDs, copy CDs into digital music files are enclosed in the CD-DVD-BD section.
The DVD & Video section contains the software with the task to convert videos between different formats, to convert video files to Flash to publish them on a website, to flip, rotate and cut videos.
The Photo & Images section incorporates the programs for image conversion and resizing, extracting JPEG
JPEG
In computing, JPEG . The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality. JPEG typically achieves 10:1 compression with little perceptible loss in image quality....
frames from videos, recording screen activities, making screenshot
Screenshot
A screenshot , screen capture , screen dump, screengrab , or print screen is an image taken by a computer to record the visible items displayed on the monitor, television, or another visual output device...
s.
The utilities which convert video files to formats to play these videos on different devices (BlackBerry, HTC
HTC
-Companies:*HTC Corporation, a Taiwanese manufacturer of handheld devices*Harrisonville Telephone Company, a telephone company in Waterloo, Illinois*Horry Telephone Cooperative, a telephone cooperative in Horry County, South Carolina...
, LG phones, Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
, Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
, Xbox
Xbox
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
, Motorola
Motorola
Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
phones, etc.) are brought under the Mobiles Category.
The programs with the task to convert videos to play back on Apple devices – iPod, iPhone, iPad
IPad
The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and...
, Apple TV - are included into the category of Apple Devices.
The 3D section is composed of the programs to make 3D
3-D film
A 3-D film or S3D film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception...
videos and 3D images.
Supported formats
Video formats:Input: .avi; .ivf; .div; .divx; .mpg; .mpeg; .mpe; .mp4; .m4v; .wmv; .asf; .webm; .mkv; .mov; .qt; .ts; .mts; .m2t; .m2ts
.m2ts
M2TS is a filename extension used for the Blu-ray Disc Audio-Video MPEG-2 Transport Stream container file format. It is used for multiplexing audio, video and other streams. It is based on the MPEG-2 transport stream container...
; .mod; .tod; .vro; .dat; .3gp2; .3gpp; .3gp; .3g2; .dvr-ms; .flv; .f4v; .amv; .rm; .rmm; .rv; .rmvb; .ogv; DVD video
Output: .mp4; .wmv; .avi; .mkv; .webm; .flv; .swf; .mov; .3gp; .m2ts
.m2ts
M2TS is a filename extension used for the Blu-ray Disc Audio-Video MPEG-2 Transport Stream container file format. It is used for multiplexing audio, video and other streams. It is based on the MPEG-2 transport stream container...
; DVD video
Audio formats:
Input: .mp3; .wav; .aac; .m4a; .m4b; .wma; .ogg; .flac; .ra; .ram; .amr; .ape; .mka; .tta; .aiff; .au
.au
.au is the Internet country code top-level domain for Australia.-History:The domain name was originally allocated by Jon Postel, operator of IANA to Kevin Robert Elz of Melbourne University in 1986. After an approximately five year process in the 1990s, the Internet industry created a self...
; .mpc; .spx; .ac3; audio cd
Audio CD
Audio CD is an umbrella term that refers to many standards of means of playing back audio on a CD.It may specifically refer to:-Standards:* Compact Disc, an optical disc used to store digital data...
Output: .mp3; .m4a; .aac; .wav; .wma; .ogg; .flac; .ape; audio cd
Audio CD
Audio CD is an umbrella term that refers to many standards of means of playing back audio on a CD.It may specifically refer to:-Standards:* Compact Disc, an optical disc used to store digital data...
Images formats:
Input: .jpg, .png, .bmp, .gif, .tga
Output: .jpg, .png, .bmp, .gif, .tga, .pdf
Language availabilities
Free Studio is available in the following languages:Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Reliability
DVDVideoSoft assures that each free program offered is free of spywareSpyware
Spyware is a type of malware that can be installed on computers, and which collects small pieces of information about users without their knowledge. The presence of spyware is typically hidden from the user, and can be difficult to detect. Typically, spyware is secretly installed on the user's...
and adware
Adware
Adware, or advertising-supported software, is any software package which automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertisements to a computer. These advertisements can be in the form of a pop-up. They may also be in the user interface of the software or on a screen presented to the user during...
.
The programs have been tested and endorsed by such reputable sites as Chip Online, Tucows
Tucows
Tucows was formed in Flint, Michigan, USA in 1993. It incorporated in Pennsylvania and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
, SnapFiles
Snapfiles
SnapFiles is a software download website that offers a selection of freeware and shareware programs along with an editorial description, a rating and screenshots that are created during the review. SnapFiles has been operating since 1997, when it was known as "WebAttack.com". The name was changed...
, Brothersoft and Softonic and have won awards from these sites.
Operating systems supported
Free Studio runs under Windows XPWindows XP
Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...
/Vista
Windows Vista
Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs...
/7.
If the version of .NET Framework
.NET Framework
The .NET Framework is a software framework that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. It includes a large library and supports several programming languages which allows language interoperability...
installed doesn't meet the minimal requirements, then the setup assistant
Wizard (software)
A software wizard or setup assistant is a user interface type that presents a user with a sequence of dialog boxes that lead the user through a series of well-defined steps. Tasks that are complex, infrequently performed, or unfamiliar may be easier to perform using a wizard...
offers to install it from the Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
website.
Criticism
Free Studio is notorious for toolbarToolbar
In a graphical user interface, on a computer monitor, a toolbar is a GUI widget on which on-screen buttons, icons, menus, or other input or output elements are placed. Toolbars are seen in office suites, graphics editors, and web browsers...
and Web search engine
Search engine
A search engine is an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system. The search results are usually presented in a list and are commonly called hits. Search engines help to minimize the time required to find information and the amount of information...
installation. (Unchecking boxes during installation is required to solve this issue.)