HUGE list of FREE + good Video/DVD editing etc SOFTWARE from Doom9’s forum:

http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/quenc.htm

Below you can find a lot of useful software split into the following sections:

Audio Tools : All you need to process audio. From AC3 extraction, over AC3 decoder to mp3 compressors and synchronizing tools

Avi Editing Tools : Everything you need to edit AIVIs, cut, join, add audio tracks, etc.

Calculators : Calculation programs that will calculate almost anything for you Codecs : All you need to play back MPEG-4 movies. Descrambling / Ripping tools : All the good DVD Ripping programs to get

your VOBs from the DVD disc to your harddisk Decoders : Programs that can decode a DVD stream (encoders then encode

that data to MPEG-1/2/4). Digital TV : All the tools you need to process captured digital TV content

(DVB, HDTV) DivX / MPEG-4 encoders : programs that will encode DVDs to DivX and

other MPEG-4 formats Filters : various filters to play DVDs, AC3 audio and filters for VirtualDub

and Avisynth Launchers : Autorun programs to play your AVIs upon insertion of the CD. Media Players : Media Player replacements and a Hollywood Plus player. MPEG1/2 Encoders : programs that encode your DVDs to MPEG-1/2 Region free Tools : 2 tools to make your Hollywood Plus & Software DVD

Player region free Source codes : source codes for all the open source tools you can find on this

page Subtitles : All tools needed to extract and process subtitles. Including various

subtitle format converters Support Utils : useful goodies for all kinds of stuff S/VCD Tools : tools to convert, edit and burn VCD and SVCDs VOB Tools : stream extractors, merger and splitter. Complements to the

Rippers

Audio Tools (show all audio tools )

BeSweet 1.5 - Advanced audio transcoding tool. offers one-pass & two-pass Normalization, DRC, Equalization, Sample-Rate-Conversion, Delay Assertion & more.BeLight 0.22 - probably the best GUI for BeSweetHeadAC3he 0.23a - smart & fast AC3 -> WAV/MP3/OGG/AC3-WAV transcoding utility, includes SSE dlls (MMX/SSE2 dlls can be downloaded here).Lame 3.95.1 - best and free MP3 encoder

AVI Editing tools (show all AVI editing tools)

AviDefreezer - fixes frozen framesAvifrate1.10 - framerate changer for AvisDivX Fix 1.1 - to fix broken DivX downloads and crashed ripping sessions. NOT for frozen frames!Ogg Cutter - utility to cut Ogg Media streamsOggMux - ogg media stream multiplexing utilityVirtualDub 1.6.12 - latest official release without any AC3 or VBR MP3 support. WebsiteVirtualDubMod 1.5.10.1 - VirtualDub plus Nandub audio + OGM/MPEG-2/AviSynth support. Website

Calculators (show all calculators)

Bearson's Bitrate Calculator - Bitrate calculator, what else?

Codecs (show all codecs)

DivX 3.11 alpha - it appears to me that some people don't know what CTRL-F is... so learn!!!DivX 6.0 - lastest DivX codec by DivXNetworks. The successor of DivX4.DivX 6.0 Pro - free version with extra features. Trial version - runs out after 6 month. WebsiteXviD 1.1 - imho the best MPEG-4 codec out there. Website - Binary download site

Descrambling / Ripping tools (show all ripping tools)

DVD43 3.9.0 - an on-the-fly decryption layer for WindowsDVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0 - the most versatile ripper out thereDVDFab Decrypter 3.5.4.0 - simple ripper that's always updated to handle copy protection by disc corruption mechanisms. WebsitevStrip 0.8f_css - outdated, old-style (brute force) ripper, has many features and is the only open source solution

Decoders (show all decoders)

DGMPGDec 1.4.8 - latest version of the tool formerly known as DVD2AVIDVDx 2.2 - all in one DVD -> VCD/SVCD encoder. WebsiteXmpeg 5.03 - latest FlaskMpeg derivate. Website

Digital TV (show all Digtal TV tools)

Cuttermaran 1.67 - frame accurate MPEG-2 cutting tool. WebsiteMPEG2Schnitt 0.87 - easy to use tool to cut out commercials from MPEG-2 streams. WebsiteProjectX 0.90 - demuxing tool for DVB streams. WebsitePVAStrumento 2.1.0.17 - PVA demuxing tool. Website

DivX / MPEG-4 Encoders (show all DivX/MPEG-4 encoders)

Nandub 1.0RC2 - SBC encoding utility

Filters (show all filters)

AC3Filter 1.11 - AC3 playback filter for AVI/AC3 and DVDsffdshow - general purpose DivX/XviD decoding filter

Launchers (show all launchers)

Compact Disc Autolauncher 2.0MicroDVD Autorun 1.85 - DivX autolauncher for Micro DVD PlayerMini DivX Launcher - fully automated codec installation and movie launchMovieLauncher Plus 1.11 - the big brother of movie.exe so to speak.

Media Players (show all media players)

BSPlayerMedia Player Classic 6.4.8.5 - just like WMP6.4 except that it has a lot more featuresThe Core Media Player 4.0 RC5 - successor of PowerDivX NextGenZoom Player 4.0 - WMP replacement, optimized for TV output. Website

For DVD players go to the links section. 

MPEG1/2 Encoders (show all MPEG1/2 encoders)

CCE SP - demo version: displays a logo on each encoded file.HC 0.19 - free high quality .AVS to MPEG-1/2 encoder. WebsiteQuEnc 0.71 - free high quality .AVS to MPEG1/2 encoder based on ffmpegTMPGEnc 2.521 - note: MPEG-2 support expires after 30 days unless you live in the future ;)

Region Free Tools (show all region free tools)

DVD Genie 4.10 - can set the region for almost any DVD software player

Subtitles (show all subtitle tools)

Subadjust 1.56 - adjust subs, split subtitle files and convert subtitle filesSubRip 1.30 beta 10 - the most uses subtitle ripper. WebsiteVirtualDub subtitle plugin - to add ssa subs to an AVIVobSub 2.23 - another subtitle plugin for VirtualDub & Avisynthand DS filter for subtitle overlay during playback.VobSubStrip 0.11 - strips unwated subtitle streams from VobSub files. Website

Support Utils (show all support utils)

AviSynth 2.56 - probably the most powerful video editing tool based on scriptingAviResetAll - resets all AVI settings for Windows, try that if the above doesn't helpBatchCCEWS - automates .avs encoding using CCE. To be used together with DIF4U. WebsiteForceAspi 1.7 - if you get ASPI errors install thisRobot4Rip 0.6 - automates preprocessing of DVD sources for Gordian Knot & other

toolsVFAPI - includes VFAPI Reader Codec and VFAPI Converter

S/VCD Tools (show all S/VCD tools)

TSCV 0.84b2 - GUI for VCDImager 0.77+ including menu and chapter capabilities. Website VCDEasy 1.1.5 - advanced VCDImager GUI, allows easy chaptering of VCDs and SVCDs including burning via CDRDAO. Website

VOB Tools (show all VOB tools)

bbTools 1.9 - good demuxer and mpeg2 analyzerDoItFast4U 1.4.0 - re-authoring made easy. Website (currently offline)DVD Shrink 3.2 - one click DVD transcoding tool. WebsiteDVD Rebuilder 0.98 - one click DVD transcoding tool using CCE/Rejig/QuEnc for video encoding. Full installerIfoEdit 0.97 - edit IFO files, create IFO files, stream processing for DVDs, DVD image and burning capabilities included.IfoUpdate 0.78 - merges PGC/Cell structures between .ifo files ImgBurn 2.1.0.0 - Continues DVD Decrypter's burning engine ReAuthorist 1.0.0 - putting DoItFast4U & DoCCE4U output together to a fully working Scenarist project ready for compilation.

This document was last updated on November 6, 2006