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============================================================ ********** Sponsored by Dell Home Systems ********** Up to 15% off any new Dell Home system. Offer ends 9/22. Click for details. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1115-13-22-58379-103697-1 ************************************************************ ============================================================ If you're a media maven, you know that Windows could use some help playing and recording audio and video. While Windows Media Player is moderately useful, there's a whole lot it can't do. So this week, I'll tell you about downloadable software that'll do everything from recording streaming audio and video to ripping and burning music, and playing DVDs. IN THIS ISSUE: * Cybercorder 2000: Record Streaming Audio * Audio and Video Recorder: Complete Media Capture * MPEG4 Direct Maker: All-Around Video Tool * EZ MP3 Creator: Great Audio Ripper * File of the Week: Muse Music All-In-One -- Do-It-All Music Software ============================================================ Cybercorder 2000: Record Streaming Audio One problem with Internet radio and other streaming audio: There's no simple way to save it to your PC so that you can listen to it later. This program lets you save streaming audio as .WAV or .MP3 files. It's shareware; registration fee is $29.95. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1115-13-22-58379-103700-1 ============================================================ Audio and Video Recorder: Complete Media Capture If you're looking to record not just streaming audio, but video as well, this is the program to get. You can capture from just about anything: Windows Media Player, QuickTime, Real Player, Flash games, video cameras and more. Then save what you've recorded as .WAV, .MP3, .WMA, .AVI, or .ASF files. It's shareware; registration fee is $24.95. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1115-13-22-58379-103703-1 ============================================================ MPEG4 Direct Maker: All-Around Video Tool If you need to make video clips or convert clips from one format to another, try this program. It'll capture video clips in just about any format you can name, then let you convert them to any other format, or create shorter clips out of them. It can also assist you in playing DVDs. It's shareware; registration fee is $49.95. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1115-13-22-58379-103706-1 ============================================================ EZ MP3 Creator: Great Audio Ripper This program will help you rip music from audio CDs, and save it in any of a variety of formats, including MP3, WMA, or Ogg Vorbis. It will also capture information about each track, and save it as an MP3 tag or Ogg Vorbis comment. It's shareware; registration fee is $19.95. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1115-13-22-58379-103709-1 ============================================================ File of the Week: Muse Music All-In-One -- Do-It-All Music Software Name an audio task, and this program does it. It records, rips and burns music, and is also an audio player as well. It will merge two files into one, convert files between formats, and that's just the beginning. 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