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Small and Lightweight Music Player: Boom Player

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 06:30 PM PDT


Boom Audio Player is a small and lightweight music player that is very simple to use. It supports a wide range of music formats, so its perfect for those who have several different audio formats mixed in their music collection, and the fact that it’s lightweight makes it perfect for older machines which might not handle more modern, resources hungry audio and media players very well.

Boom Audio Player default window

Advanced wouldn’t really be the word with which you would describe the interface of Boom Audio Player, basic and rudimentary would be more suitable. What this means is that this audio player is probably not suitable for those users who are interested in eye candy, but more for those who are only after functionality, in this case music playing, which Boom Audio Player does very well.

Similar software Audio Pitch, Atomic Player, windows tray player.

Listening music with Boom Audio Player

What you see on the image above is not the default interface technically speaking. After opening the program for the first time there will not be any songs in the list, you will have to navigate to your music folder for the song list at the center of the application to populate. Even though this action sounds simple, to some it might be difficult to find where exactly they can start going through their files, because there’s no standard, File >> Open Folder dialog. File browser can be started by clicking on the links at the top of the music playlist:

Boom Audio Player music browsing

Clicking on My Computer will open up the partition selection window, and from there you can navigate to your music folder, after which all the music files in that particular folder will become listed and they will become available for listening. List of audio formats that Boom Audio Player supports is rather long, which is a great thing, it means less hassle with conversions if for example music player that you normally use doesn’t support the music format in which you copied songs from your friends. Supported formats are:

  • MP3
  • Ogg Vorbis
  • Musepack (MPC)
  • FLAC, lossless format
  • WavPack
  • WAW
  • AIFF
  • MP4/M4A
  • WMA

Other program features that Boom Audio Player has are pretty much basic for audio players, things like, song repeat, album art and there’s even theme changing options, which just makes the window change colors, there are 4 different colors to choose from, on the images above you have the classic look, there’s also Black, White and Graphite color themes. Here’s how the black theme looks like, on the image below, which will be more preferable for those who love darker colors:

Boom Audio Player black theme

Conclusion

Boom Audio Player should be used by music lovers that are not to demanding and who are interested in saving computer resources, which you will undoubtedly do. Task Manager reported that Boom music player spent only around 10 MB of memory, compare that to the almost hundreds of megabytes that competition is spending and you sort of get an idea of why Boom Audio Player would be a good choice. There’s still room to grow, and future version will probably be better than the one that we tested, but don’t wait for an update and try Boom Player now.

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Small and Lightweight Music Player: Boom Player was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Employee Management Software: TimeTrex

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 05:00 PM PDT


TimeTrex is a web based payroll and employee time management software. With TimeTrex employees can easily manage their time from anywhere using their computer or internet enabled mobile devices. The standard edition of TimeTrex is free and has 3 modules. The open source Payroll module, Employee Scheduling module, and the Time and Attendance module.

The download was quite large at around 64MB due to the Apache server bundled with it.  The installation took quite some time to start. You can choose from two installation types, Express for default installation settings and Custom for customized settings. The installer takes you through a series of about five steps where you configure your installation by providing usernames, passwords, company information and other necessary parameters. An administration guide is available for download on a link provided at the close of installation.

Features of TimeTrex Management Software

The Time and Attendance Module is a real-time tracking system. It has the ability to track employees anywhere in the world. Depending on your budget and convenience, you can choose from five different tracking methods. Employees can be able to key in time using the computer web browser, RFID proximity cards, Barcode Scanners, Cell phones, Biometric fingerprint systems and Standalone time clocks. The real time nature of the applications allows administrators to instantly review attendance records from any location. On the same module employers can set up accrual to track employees-these are viewable by both the employer and the employee.

The Scheduling feature allows for easy and flexible scheduling for any number of employees. TimeTrex approaches scheduling in a whole different manner. Employees can submit the request for vacations and days off online which then follow a predetermined set of authorizations before one can be cleared to leave. Using this approach, the system reduces the time needed to hand in such request in writing and eliminates any miscommunication that may occur during the approval process. The flexibility of this feature allows both employers and employees to modify schedules from any location and at any time.

The open source Payroll feature is fully integrated with the attendance and Scheduling modules. This means that when preparing the payroll, you do not have to enter any data but rather look it up from the other modules. The module integrates all process involved in creating a payroll . The payroll module automatically calculates all types of tax, benefits, insurance and accrual. Custom tax and government reports are generated on the fly. Once the payroll is complete, funds can be electronically transferred to employee accounts or printed as cheques making it faster and cheaper for employees to receive their benefits. An online electronic pay slip is availed to all employees. In case you opt for independent payroll providers, the  module supports a number of popular payroll providers like QuickBooks Pro, Millenium and Cerdian.

 

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How to use it

The user interface has eight tabs labelled with their corresponding functions. The first tab, In/Out is used by employees to punch in their attendance records by entering time, date, type of punch(Normal, Lunch or break), In or Out and comments. The second tab shows timesheets of the logged in employee. The timesheet shows punches, accruals, requests and exceptions. The schedule tab shows personal schedules, mass schedules, recurring schedules and shifts. Company details, payrolls, authorization and policies are accessed from the admin tab.

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The Reports tab is used to access any report you may want to view. Contact information, bank information, passwords, messages and other preferences can be added and modified from the My Account tab. Help is available via the Online University, product support forums and the administrator guide. The Logout tab signs you out from TimeTrex.

Verdict

For a free management software for your office employees TimeTrex exceeds all expectations. I highly doubt you will find another software with similar features for free.

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Free Employee Management Software: TimeTrex was originally published at I Love Free Software

Make Blogposts, Webpages & Articles Ad Free with Evernote Clearly

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 03:30 PM PDT


Evernote Clearly is a Chrome or Firefox extension which gives you a clear access with no ads to blogposts, webpages or articles which you browse online. For your Chrome it comes as an extension which also helps in saving blogposts, webpages or the articles in Evernote and read them whenever you want to. The application promises you a distraction free reading and a perfect reading experience by clearing away every irrelevant thing on the page except the main content. You can even customize the application by selecting from the pre-set themes or build one as per your needs.

Installing Evernote Clearly

You can install the extension just as you would have installed all the other extensions on your chrome. Visit this link and click on Get Clearly for Chrome. Doing so starts the download process and the setup file of the extension gets downloaded on your system. Run the extension setup and you would see a lamp icon in the extensions toolbar. This depicts the option to open the application and use it for the site you want. People interested to make their Chrome more useful can also try Extentioner, FlashBlock and Lock Tab.

Using Evernote Clearly

In order to use this application the 1st thing you must do is open the article or blogpost which you would like to read. In case you are already on that page click on the icon in the toolbar and a new window with the entire article contents would appear. Now you would see a white screen with the article and the pictures on it. You can read it without any disruption of ads, popups or other disturbances.

In case you wish to view this article later and read it in your free time you can save it using the options available on the right side of the window through the clip this window option. For this you would need an account at Evernote to save and access the pages later. The second option below that gives you the option to increase or decrease the text size which can be small, medium or large. Moreover you may even make the text size as per your custom requirements. The last option gives you the option to print the article or page you are viewing.

Now that you know all about Evernote Clearly, you can try this Chrome extension to read blog posts, articles and webpages easily.

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Make Blogposts, Webpages & Articles Ad Free with Evernote Clearly was originally published at I Love Free Software

Scan Running Processes and System for Malware: System Security Guard

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 02:00 PM PDT


System Security Guard is a system utility which will scan your computer for security vulnerabilities that can cause you to become infected with malware, and it will offer you various suggestions that will help you improve the safety of your computer. Each computer, no matter how advanced the user that sits behind the wheel is probably had several different settings that are set the wrong way, and only one setting is enough to cause serious headaches.

System Security Guard default window

As you can see from the image above, on our system we have several different warnings, some of which are more obvious like there not being any antivirus software installed, and other which are less noticeable during the usual computer use, for example the system updates are turned off. System Security Guard also offers scans of currently running processes, where it looks for any malware that might be running in the background.

Similar software: Immunos, WinMHR, Sanity Check.

System security scan with System Security Guard

Before we get into specifics, let’s see what exactly it is that we get after clicking on the Start Security Check button, which can be seen on the lower right corner of the image above. The official list of features that Security Guard has is this:

  • System process scanning and community based ratings
  • Large database of malicious file definitions
  • Light and easy on the resources
  • No conflicts with existing AV solutions
  • Background real-time checks, so you’re not bothered by them

Each one of these features are very useful, especially the fact that you can read user contributed reviews of active services and files related to them on your computer. After the System scan is finished you should see something similar to this:

System Security Guard results online

System Security Guard will offer you a short results page after the scan is completed, and if you click on the link for more information a browser window will open, like the one above. Notice that the page where the results are opened is actually the main website of the Security Guard, and by clicking on the Details link to the right you will be taken to the page for this particular file where you can read more info about the files and also at the bottom you have user submitted comments and ratings.

System Security Guard more info

Conclusion

Before a conclusion, we need to point out another interesting thing about System Security Guard, and that is the fact that it will run in the system tray, notifying you about any suspicious processes that might be running. Once that it finds a dangerous process it will notify you about the potential threat and you can go online to investigate.

System Security Guard tray popup

What System Guard does is very useful, and you can benefit a lot by having it installed. Malware can install itself on a computer without us even knowing, it can pass off as something completely harmless, for example a video codec, and once it’s installed it can invade our privacy. Having a program scanning currently active processes and looking for dangers is a good thing, especially if you can go online and explore more about processes, which you can with System Security Guard, make sure to try it out, it’s free.

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Scan Running Processes and System for Malware: System Security Guard was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Security Software to Lock Your Computer: Secure My Screen

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 12:30 PM PDT


Secure My Screen can help you to lock your computer and ensure that nobody has the access to your PC when idle. This free security software comes with a lot of features such as multiple passwords which can be used by trusted friends and family. It also comes with the feature of enabling the computer to turn into standby at the time it is in an idle mode.

Installing this security software

For installing the Secure My Screen on your system, you just need to visit secure my screen website and click on the download page option within the software description. After you open the link you are redirected to a new page where you have the download link for the installer. Once you click the download begins and gets downloaded on your computer. After the download is over on your system just click on the setup file and execute the installation process on your system. Launch the program and you would be presented with a new screen asking you to buy the full version or try the trial version of the software. If you select the trial version you would be asked to fill in the details of the registration and you are ready to use the software. You can also try Smart PC Locker Pro, ClearLock and Child Lock if you are not satisfied with Secure My Screen.

Using Secure My Screen

Once you have registered the software you are brought to the main screen of the program with several options on it. For locking your system you just need to click on the ''Lock Computer'' and your entire screen would be locked with a Bluish screen on your system. To unlock your system just put in the password which you had set while putting in your registration details and your system would be unlocked.

It is very effective as it's easy to use and prevents from unauthorized access to your system when you are away. The feature of locking and unlocking the system instantly makes it more than useful too. In case you wish to close the application click on the Logout option on the main screen. You may even edit your details from here or get the online help by contacting them through the Contact Us option. Also remember to keep checking for regular updates through the Check for Updates tab as the program has been in development for over a year and comes with added features with every update of it. Download Secure My Screen Free.

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Create Automatic Screenshots from AVI Format Videos: Capture Frame

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:00 AM PDT


Capture Frame is free software which you can use to capture frames from the AVI video file format. Extracting still shots of videos can come in very handy if we are watching a video lecture for example, and if there is a frame inside the video where data which is important for you is displayed. With Capture Frame you can easily create a snapshot of that frame, and a lot more than just that.

Capture Frame default window

I mentioned that with Capture Frame you can make screen grabs of AVI video format, you might be wondering why only this format. Well despite of our best efforts, we haven’t managed to open up any other format inside this video screen grabber, and this is definitely a drawback, but if you mainly have AVI videos where you need to capture frames then Capture Frame is the tool for you.

Similar software: iWisoft Free, SnapDraw

Capture video frames with Capture Frame

First step in capturing frames with the help of Capture Frame would be to open up the video from which you want to take frames and save them as pictures. Images are saved in the JPEG file format and there are 3 different quality settings that you can use on the images:

  • Poor
  • Medium
  • High

What the difference is between these should be pretty obvious, with image quality set to Poor created image will have smaller size, but it will be pixelated. As the setting increases, so is the image quality, you get sharper images.

Capture Frame capture mode

There are also 2 different modes of screen capture available, as you can see from the image above. Currently we have the Manual mode active in which it is necessary to click on the Capture button for the screen grab to be taken, but there is also Automatic capture mode where each frame of the video will be recorded, if you wish, depending on the time that you set:

Capture Frame automatic capture

Here we can see from where Capture Frame got its name, by enabling the Automatic mode, see image above, you get the options to create a screenshot every:

  • Frame
  • Second
  • Minute

Use the slider that you can see on the image above to find the place from where you want to start creating the screen caps and then click on the play button on the left. Program will automatically start recording images in the same directory where the video is located. The location where files are saved cannot be changed unfortunately, and you’ll gonna have to look up the images in the folder where the video is located.

Conclusion

Everyone that needs to extract videos frames into images should use Capture Frame. We already mentioned a situation where having a program like Capture Frame comes in handy, the video lecture frame extraction, but you can use it for a lot of different things. For example you can extract frames that you want to use in animations, in other words when you are creating a .gif from a video. Program is not very hard to use, and you should definitely try it out if you’re looking for a free video screenshot utility.

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Create Automatic Screenshots from AVI Format Videos: Capture Frame was originally published at I Love Free Software

Kingsoft PC Doctor: Free PC Utility for Optimizing Windows

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 09:30 AM PDT


Kingsoft PC Doctor is perfect utility software which would provide you with several free protection and maintenance options for your PC. The software comes with the option of cleaning, protecting and optimizing your operating system, browsers, data and other registry values.

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Installing Kingsoft PC Doctor

The free PC maintenance utility is available for a free download at Kingsoft’s website. Once you click on download you are redirected to the download link which starts after a few seconds. Being a file of about 5 MB in size the download process would take a few minutes before being downloaded on your systems. Once you run the setup you would be guided through an attractive step by step process asking you to select a few general options here and there. If you are not satisfied with this software, you can also try PC Brother System Maintenance, Glary Utilities and Advanced SystemCare Free.

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Using Kingsoft PC Doctor

Launching the software brings up a pretty attractive screen with several options all over. You have four main options at the top namely:

  • Home
  • Optimizer
  • Cleaner
  • Utilities

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In the home tab you have the option to perform the quick scan which basically checks for all the basic errors which may be on your system. It is quite fast after you click on the Quick scan button as it would hardly take a minute or two to display all the errors and problems which might be out there on your system. Further you can click on Fix all which will automatically fix the errors which might have been detected.

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In the optimizer tab you have 4 different options i.e. OneKey Optimizer which optimizes your PC automatically to perform efficiently. The Startup Booster gives you the option for enabling and disabling programs when your computer starts whereas the History tab shows all the activities which have been performed by you using this software.

Coming to the Cleaner tab you have the broad scan option which takes care of the Junk files and folders on your system. The basic scan scans your system and Cleans all the Junk files on your system which frees up a considerable amount of space. The Privacy and Registry Cleaners takes care of all your passwords and other registry settings and cleans them all when you click Scan and then Clean now.

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You need to scan and clean your large files separately i.e. your hard disk and other large folders. Select the drive you wish to clean and click on Start Scan. Kingsoft PC Doctor comes with a uninstaller too where you are presented with all the installed applications on your system. Here you may select a program you wish to uninstall from your system, something which you used to do from the Add Remove Programs options in your control panel.

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Finally, coming to the utilities section you have to boost the performance of your system by using the System Booster or use the Traffic Monitor which will show you the current internet connections. In case you wish to stop monitoring your traffic you can always click on the Monitor Off option on the top right of your system.

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While in the System Boost option you can click on boost tab that would improve the performance of your currently running programs. Overall it's a perfect doctor which would take care of all your system needs and ensure that your system stays fit and healthy promising you with great performance.

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Now that you know all about this PC utility, you can start optimizing Windows using Kingsoft PC Doctor.

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Kingsoft PC Doctor: Free PC Utility for Optimizing Windows was originally published at I Love Free Software

5 Free Currency Converter Apps, Extensions For Chrome

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 08:00 AM PDT


Here, are 5 free currency converter apps and extensions for Google Chrome. Currency Converter are used to find exchange rates of different countries. Chrome Web Store has many exchange rate or currency converter apps and extensions.

We will discuss about 5 free best currency converter apps and extensions for Google Chrome. App in Web Store include Exchange Rates app and Currency Converter app. Extensions include Chrome Currency Converter, Currency Converter Chart Exchange Rate Chrome, and XE Currency Converter.

Exchange Rates Currency Converter App:

Exchange Rates Extension

Exchange Rates is a free currency converter app for Chrome to convert currency from worldwide. The app is easy to use. It has two tabs to play with; currency converter and exchange rates. With currency converter you can easily convert currency and check the prevailing value of your country’s currency versus any other country. Just select the two countries and the app will show you the prevailing value of your currency in terms of other country selected.

Under exchange rates tab, you can easily check the list of countries with their currencies. You have to select your native or base country currency and the app will show you the list of currencies of different countries. The conversion is on per currency basis. For e.g., if you have selected "India or INR" as your base currency, then the app will show you the list of countries and their prevailing currency rates per 1 Indian Rupee.

Exchange Rate app also has a smart calculator to perform basic calculations. The calculator is in the form of a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet is set up in such a way that it totals all the calculated amount automatically on your Google Chrome browser.

Chrome Currency Converter:

Chrome Currency Converter

Chrome Currency Converter is a free Chrome extension to convert currencies automatically on a webpage. This Chrome Currency Converter is a bit different and nice converter extension which makes your work easier and faster. After installing the extension, you will not find any extension icon on the extension bar of your Chrome browser. The extension enables and start working itself when it finds any value in some other currency other than the base currency which you have set. To set the base currency in the extension, head to Settings→Tools→Extensions→Chrome Currency Converter→Options.

Now, whenever you access any webpage which has the values in some other currency other than the base currency, then the converter extension identifies those value by itself and converts those values then and there in the base currency set.

Whenever you see a yellow Chrome Currency Converter icon on the address bar, it means that there is some value which is in some other currency and the extension is converting the value or values in the base currency set. Click on the yellow extension icon in the address bar to disable and revert the values back to their original currencies.

Along with converting the currency, the extension also highlights the values in yellow color on the webpage accessed on Google Chrome browser. Chrome Currency Converter extension really makes the browsing easier as it saves your time to copy the values and then paste it in some currency converter software or app to convert the currencies. With this extension installed, just access any webpage and leave the rest on it.

Currency Converter Chart Exchange Rate Chrome:

Currency Converter Exchange Rate

Currency Converter Chart Exchange Rate is a free Chrome extension to track exchange rate on Google Chrome browser. The unique part of the extension is its selection of period of time. You can track the exchange rate according to different time period. The app shows a graphical presentation of the exchange rate of two currencies and shows the rates prevailing in different time periods. If you want to change the base currency and other currency, then head to Settings→Tools→Extensions→Currency Converter Chat Exchange Rate Chrome →Options. You can select the period of time which can be 1d, 5d, 3m, 1y, 2y, 5y. All the data is collected through Yahoo Finance by this Currency Converter Chart Exchange Rate extension for Google Chrome browser.

XE Currency Converter:

XE Currency Converter Extension

XE Currency Converter is a free currency converter Chrome extension to convert currencies of different countries on Google Chrome. The extension has simple logic to convert currency. It works online on Google Chrome. You just have to launch the extension, select the base country and other country, and then click on "perform currency conversion" button in the extension. XE Currency Converter extension will divert you to its website which shows the converted currency which you requested. You can also set the value to convert.

Currency Convertion

Currency Converter:

Currency Converter Extension

Currency Converter is a free Chrome app to convert currencies of different countries on Chrome browser. The app works truly very fast on the browser. Along with the converter, the app displays a big chart of main currencies and their values against different currencies. The app even allows you to select the value and then track the total value of base currency versus other currency. I liked the converter part of this Currency Convert app because the converter works quite swiftly on Google Chrome browser. Apart from this, the app interface is very easy to understand and track the exchange rate on Chrome browser.

If you find any other good currency converter app or extension, then do let us know in comments.

If you have an Android phone with you, then check Currency Converter apps for Android. And Apple fans out there can check out Currency Converter apps for iPad.

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Direct YouTube Links Generator and Video Quality Improver: SVPTube

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 06:30 AM PDT


SVPTube is a small YouTube utility that will run in the system tray of your Windows system, from where it will monitor for any YouTube video links that you add to the clipboard, and if you do add any, the program will then generate direct links to the video, which can then be played directly in your favorite video player, instead of the browser. This is not all that SVPTube does, it can also improve the video quality, how? Read on and find out.

SVPtube default window

What you see above is not technically speaking the default windows that waits for you after starting SVPTube, there’s already a video loaded in it, but this is what you will get to see once that you are on YouTube, you right click on a video link and you click Copy link location. SVPTube will automatically detect that you’ve copied something into the clipboard, and it will decode direct links to the video, and not only that it will open up the default video player and start playing the selected YouTube video.

Play YouTube videos in a video player

There are several different standalone YouTube video players out there, like for example ToolWiz Player, QuickPlay, but when it comes to opening videos in for example Media Player Home Cinema, which comes installed with K-Lite Codec Pack, you’re not gonna have much luck, because you don’t know what the actual link to the YouTube video is. With SVPTube, YouTube videos can be opened just like any other video file on your computer, just copy the video link:

SVPtube copy video link

SVPTube will then automatically decode the video links inside its interface and start playing the video.

SVPtube playing video

The thing that you will probably notice right away is the small size of the video, but you should also notice that SVPTube also has options for other video sizes, at least the ones that are offered on YouTube. HD videos can be watched on your computer locally, but that’s not all, SVPTube will also improve video quality with the help of frame interpolation.

Improve the quality of YouTube videos with SVPTube

Frame interpolation is when additional frames are added to a video so that the problem of blurriness and decreased smoothness are taken care of. You might have noticed that videos on YouTube can sometimes be blurry and that they sometimes flicker during action scenes, like explosions. In part this can be caused by older computer systems, or video quality but those who have newer computer system have probably noticed that they too are affected by the same problem.

This is where frame interpolation comes into play. YouTube videos processed by the SVPTube will have additional frames inserted in between the existing ones. The inserted frames will of course not be some random frames from a random video, they will be frames which were calculated based on the previous and the following frame from the video that you’re watching. With added frames videos becomes sharper and smoother.

SVPTube is a great tool for any YouTube lover, program requires no installation, so it doesn’t cost you anything to try it out and see how much more improved quality you can get.

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Free Audio Extractor: Swifturn Free Sound Extractor

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 05:00 AM PDT


Swifturn Free Sound Extractor is a free audio extractor program that extracts audio from video files and converts them into various audio files. Swifturn Free Sound Extractor boast of support for every known video format. Audio formats supported include mp3, AAC, WMA, OGG, FLAC and WAV just to mention a few.

The installation went on with no hitches except for the usual adware which plagues free software.

Features of this audio extractor tool

Free software is often treated with a lot of suspicion. With Swifturn Free Sound Extractor you do not have to worry. All you get is what you can call a clean and quality product with no hidden charges, spyware and no trial periods. While all these may be true, the presence of adware cannot be overlooked.

The sound extractor wizard makes your work a lot easier. The wizard takes care of all the complicated technical stuff leaving you with the job of selecting your desired formats and the files you want to convert. There are a number of pre-set profiles with different bit rates, sample rates and frame rates which you can select from. This makes using the software very easy even for inexperienced users.

Swifturn Free Sound Extractor uses Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) and  Direct Video Acceleration technology (DXVA) to convert video files into audio. This allows for hardware accelerated conversion which is up to 3 times faster if you have the right combination of hardware.

The ability to convert files in batches increases your productivity and reduces the time needed to convert many files. Swifturn Free Sound Extractor supports batch processing without compromising on quality and speed. Batch conversions can take a while to complete so an auto shutdown feature is available if you ever have to wait for long.

Swifturn Free Sound Extractor supports more than 250 video formats meaning that compatibility is not a problem. You can literally convert audio from any video format. What’s more is that you can convert audio into almost any audio format.

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How to use this audio extractor

The user interface is simple and well arranged. The user interface cannot be resized meaning that you are stuck in window mode. The user interface supports drag and drop. The middle part of the interface holds the list of files ready for conversion. Files can be added to the list via the Add video button and removed by hitting the Delete button. You can remove files in a batch by using the Clear button and move files up and down the queue using the Move Up and Move Down buttons respectively. Files on the list can be previewed by using the play button.  Each of the supported file formats has a number of pre-sets which you can select depending on the audio quality and size of audio you want. Extracted audio can be previewed by checking the Preview checkbox.

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Program logs can be viewed by clicking the log button. You have the option of clearing or saving the logs if you want. The help button allows you to access updates, tutorials, technical support and more free utility software.

Opinion

The support of almost all known video formats means you are not limited in any way. The drag and drop support is an excellent addition especially when adding many files from multiple locations. The software is very easy to use and will pose very little challenge even to rookies. The file list and the whole interface cannot be resized meaning that you can see more than 5 files on the list simultaneously. The program is quite fast-it took less than 5 minutes to extract audio from nine high-definition videos.

Verdict

Swifturn Free Sound Extractor is definitely one of the best you can find for free.

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Free Audio Extractor: Swifturn Free Sound Extractor was originally published at I Love Free Software

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