Recommended Software for certain tasks

[KSoD]

You could try removing it with Revo Uninstaller and trying again. I have never used that program so i cant tell you a answer. But try Nero Recode, DVDShrink or something like that.

Try under this category.

Ripping and other such applications used for backup of media:

 

[Ksingler]

Tried DVDShrink before CloneDVD 2, didn't like it. I'll check out that list though, thanks.

 

[Fat.Clown]

might as well add converters that takes advantage of the GPU

Badaboom | TMPGEnc | PowerDirector 7 <--- Nvidia

PowerDirector 7 <---- ATi

and I still can't figure out Avivo, so not including it

PS, I remember there was one more for Nvidia, but I just can't recall the name...
also surprise surprise! badaboom isn't the only one

 

[KSoD]

Added a special section for GPU Converters and put your software recommendation in there. Thanks for the input.

 

[EricB]

might as well add converters that takes advantage of the GPU

Badaboom | TMPGEnc | PowerDirector 7 <--- Nvidia

PowerDirector 7 <---- ATi

and I still can't figure out Avivo, so not including it

PS, I remember there was one more for Nvidia, but I just can't recall the name...
also surprise surprise! badaboom isn't the only one

so tmpgenc and power director use the gpu too?

good. because nobody write software to work with the old expensive hardware encoders anymore. we were stuck using windows media encoder which doesn't convert to xvid

 

[SparkMonkeyHellion]

anyone know of a good inctrl5 alternative? I was trying to use it to track down what permissions I'd need to delegate to a user, but the app I was running apparently uses more than 16,000 files (which is a bit redonkulous) and that is inctrl5's limit....

EDIT:

I found ProcessMonitor from M$ which told me where the "access denied" was coming from.

nevermind!

 

[Simpilot]

Codecs

Free-Codecs.com :: Download latest audio codecs, video codecs, codec packs and tools, FREE!




Disk Formatting Tools

EasyBCD?

Hard Drive Tools Actually, more like computer diagnostics

UBCD4WIN ?
UBCD for Windows

HDD Regenerator Used it beofre and did work. However, multiple passes should be used.

 

[carnageX]

EasyBCD is not a disk formatting tool...it's a Vista/Win7 boot editor...

 

[KSoD]

I added a new section for Boot Tools and added EasyBCD, UBCD, and SuperGRUB. I also added HDD Regenerator to the HDD Tools section.

Added a section for Codecs as well.

 

[95BlackGA]

Magical Jelly Bean Software - Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder v2.0.1

Great for recovering keys from registry hives, or just figuring out what your Windows key is. Works in Windows 7 too.