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Old 24th February 2006, 06:07 PM
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Ace free software thread
I don't mean pirate copies of stuff, I mean proper free software that is just ace. I'll start off with the fantastic ripping software DVD Shrink. It was recommended to me by a mate a bit back. You can rip copies of your DVDs or any that you borrow. You can remove all the languages you don't need and the annoying trailers/pirating warnings at the start as well.
Easy to use and hase NEVER been beaten by any coding or anti copying shite. Free as a bird too.

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Old 24th February 2006, 06:51 PM
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Re: Ace free software thread
VLC media player, GIMP and open office are all ace.
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Old 24th February 2006, 08:19 PM
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Re: Ace free software thread
Originally Posted by RedinSweden
I don't mean pirate copies of stuff, I mean proper free software that is just ace. I'll start off with the fantastic ripping software DVD Shrink. It was recommended to me by a mate a bit back. You can rip copies of your DVDs or any that you borrow. You can remove all the languages you don't need and the annoying trailers/pirating warnings at the start as well.
Easy to use and hase NEVER been beaten by any coding or anti copying shite. Free as a bird too.

DVD Shrink
You're a star dude - I've been looking for something like this for a while - peeps keep telling me I'm going to have to buy some expensive bit of kit.

If you're a sad hi-fi geek like myself and you're after a way to rip top quality MP3s try here
Ubernet - its got links to all the free sotware and how to set it up - pisses over all most MP3 ripping progs, and labels all the tracks etc.
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Old 24th February 2006, 08:25 PM
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Re: Ace free software thread
Originally Posted by BatChainPuller
You're a star dude - I've been looking for something like this for a while - peeps keep telling me I'm going to have to buy some expensive bit of kit.

If you're a sad hi-fi geek like myself and you're after a way to rip top quality MP3s try here
Ubernet - its got links to all the free sotware and how to set it up - pisses over all most MP3 ripping progs, and labels all the tracks etc.
You're wlcome. dvdshrink has worked every single time I have ever used it. It really is quite fantastic. I have remembered another one I love, Picasa from google for your digital phot malarky. really ace. better than all the pay fored ones.
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Old 24th February 2006, 08:28 PM
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Re: Ace free software thread
Originally Posted by chorlton
VLC media player, GIMP and open office are all ace.
VLC is splendid and there is no need to have microsoft office, wwell, not pay for it anyway. I am not sure I know gimp, what does it do?
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Old 24th February 2006, 08:32 PM
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Re: Ace free software thread
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VLC is splendid and there is no need to have microsoft office, wwell, not pay for it anyway. I am not sure I know gimp, what does it do?
GIMP is the GNU equivalent of Adobe Photoshop.
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Old 24th February 2006, 08:36 PM
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Re: Ace free software thread
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GIMP is the GNU equivalent of Adobe Photoshop.
Ah. I have photoshop through work, but I will remember that if ever I need to have a free program to replace it if I don't work for the place I work at in the future. On another computer. If you get my drift.
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Old 24th February 2006, 08:43 PM
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Re: Ace free software thread
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Ah. I have photoshop through work, but I will remember that if ever I need to have a free program to replace it if I don't work for the place I work at in the future. On another computer. If you get my drift.
I get you. I never bothered using Photoshop, I find Photoshop Elements to be more than satisfactory for my use. I got that one for free when I bought my digital camera.

Just to throw another program into the mix, you can get free anti-virus from Grisoft. This is something they have done for years, so it's not a campaign to get you hooked and then charge you later:

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
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Old 24th February 2006, 08:49 PM
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Re: Ace free software thread
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I get you. I never bothered using Photoshop, I find Photoshop Elements to be more than satisfactory for my use. I got that one for free when I bought my digital camera.

Just to throw another program into the mix, you can get free anti-virus from Grisoft. This is something they have done for years, so it's not a campaign to get you hooked and then charge you later:

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
Ah yes, avg., I have used that for ages. That with ad-aware and zone alram is my free shield against the beasties of the internet.
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Old 24th February 2006, 08:54 PM
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Software is boring because I don't understand it.

You are all boring because you seem to know plenty about it.

These are the facts as I see them.
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Old 24th February 2006, 08:57 PM
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Re: Ace free software thread
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Software is boring because I don't understand it.

You are all boring because you seem to know plenty about it.

These are the facts as I see them.
You must be gay. Many's the time I have wooed a bird with talk of a pyhton based platform game.
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Old 24th February 2006, 09:27 PM
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Re: Ace free software thread
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VLC is splendid and there is no need to have microsoft office, wwell, not pay for it anyway. I am not sure I know gimp, what does it do?
My GIMP doesn't do that. My GIMP does everything I tell it to do, and likes to have apples inserted in it's mouth*















* where's my edit button?
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Re: Ace free software thread
Originally Posted by Stu Monty
Software is boring because I don't understand it.

You are all boring because you seem to know plenty about it.

These are the facts as I see them.
What he said.

Having said that, could any of you technical bores answer this query, please: how can I copy a mix CD I've burned myself with indexed tracks on without inserting a pause at each index? I've got a master of a mix I did, but when I copy it there are little breaks in the music - which defeats the whole object of a mix. I believe there is a solution to this, but I haven't got it. Any bedroom boffins out there who can help?
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in the preferences they'll be an option where you can reove the gap between each track. It'll default to like 2 secs or something, you just deselct this to no gap
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Re: Ace free software thread
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What he said.

Having said that, could any of you technical bores answer this query, please: how can I copy a mix CD I've burned myself with indexed tracks on without inserting a pause at each index? I've got a master of a mix I did, but when I copy it there are little breaks in the music - which defeats the whole object of a mix. I believe there is a solution to this, but I haven't got it. Any bedroom boffins out there who can help?
If you're using media player to burn your CDs, you could try this

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win.../0070.mspx#EYH
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