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Apps and Utilities for Working with Video


compresses video files

better than 100-to-1 compression ratios

Blender is not only one of the best graphics programs from the open source world, it’s one of the best open source applications of any kind.

If you use a Mac, Simple Theora Encoder

can convert multiple files at once from several different formats, including .avi, .mov, and mp4

Windows Movie Maker

MediaInfo

add it to your right-click context

get to the properties of a video or audio file with one mouse click

VirtualDub

video capture and processing utility

The first application on this list for me would have been Super - http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html - a great video and audio encoding utility with a plethora of options.


it is worth mentioning 2 superb free products

the powerful SUPER © and the versatile MediaCoder.