ratDVD is a highly compressed file type that maintains all the contents of a DVD movie, while reducing significantly the overall size. A typical DVD (usually above 4 gigabytes) can be compressed to about 1 or 2 Gb.

Important: ratDVD does not support encrypted DVDs

ratDVD Features:

• Compress DVD preserving all the original features
• Preserve all the features of the original DVD such as: Full anamorphic picture, seamless branching, multiple audio channels, subpictures
• Keep complete menus, navigation and features, etc
• Convert a .ratDVD file back to DVD format
• Burn .ratDVD to a DVDR to be played on a regular DVD player
• Retrieve information from IMDB

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FLVPlay is a free application providing functionality to search and view YouTube’s video collection, as well as download video assets to the desktop and mobile devices instantly.

This player supports videos encoded with the H.264 high definition codec

FLVPlay HD Features:

• Play .flv and .mp4
• Search and download videos from Youtube

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PowerDVD is an audio and video player developed by CyberLink. It can playback High-definition video and DVD-Video movies on your PC.

It support formats like AVCHD, MPEG-4 AVC (H.264), Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital EX, DTS 5.1 and Blu-ray Discs.

PowerDVD Features:

• Reproduce high-definition movies
• Explore high-definition Blu-ray Disc
• Build your own movie collection
• Auto loop a section of dialog
• Create a collection of movies
• 9X Digital Zoom
• Screen snapshots

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Total Video Player is a free player for audio and video that opens all major formats including 3GP, MP4, FLV… as well as DVDs, CD Audio and Swf Flash Files.

Video Formats:

• .mp4
• .3gp
• .3g2
• .wmv
• .asf
• .avi
• .mov
• .swf
• .flv
• .gif
• NTSC, PAL DVD, NTSC, PAL SVCD

Audio Formats:

• WAV
• CD disc
• .mp3
• mp2
• .wma
• .ogg
• .amr
• .awb
• .ac3
• .au
• mp4 audio
• aac audio
• mmf audio
• flac audio

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Apollo 37zz is a free mp3 player. It is recognized by its outstanding MP3 decoding quality, powerful continuous playback support and advanced playlist capabilities. It supports different file formats through plug-ins.

Apollo 37zz Features:

• Plug-in based support for different file formats
• Support for Winamp 2.xx plug-ins
• Internet streaming
• Accurate adjustable pause between tracks
• Crossfading between tracks
• Support for ID3 and ID3v2 tags
• Decode to WAV file

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foobar2000 is a is a freeware audio player for Windows. Featuring a minimalist interface, it also has many features for metadata support and high-quality audio output.

foobar2000 Features:

• Playback MP1, MP2, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, MP4/M4A, Musepack, WMA, Speex, WAV, AU, SND, AIFF, FLAC, Ogg FLAC, and WavPack
• Maximize the audio fidelity
• Noise shaping and dithering
• Low memory footprint
• Install plugings
• Command-line support
• Native cue sheet support
• Customizable keyboard shortcuts
• CD ripping
• Last.fm support
• Apple iPod support
• Customizable user interface layout

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VLC media player is a free media player that supports many audio and video file formats: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, …) as well as DVDs, VCDs.

VLC includes a large number of free codecs. It supports and renders almost any type of media files.

VLC media player Features:

• Play multiformat media files
• Display playing video as the desktop wallpaper
• Rotate, distort, deinterlace, split, mirror videos
• Play videos on .iso disk images
• Play incomplete videos, unfinished, or damaged
• Multiplataform
• Streaming support
• Play videos without additional codecs

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Winamp is a free multimedia player that supports MP3, CD, WMA, ASF, AVI, MOD, WAV, MP4 and other audio formats.

This application has extensive support for plugins. Input plugins (to play additional media formats) and output plugins (sound effects and visual effects).

Winamp full Features:

• Play audio and video files
• Rip music CDs into AAC, MP3, WMA, WAV or FLAC
• Multiple device support (including iPods)
• Track info: author, title, bitrate, sample rate, time, etc.
• Drag and drop to playlist
• MP3 Surround Sound Support
• Create and save playlists
• Download or subscribe to music and video podcasts
• Access and Share Your Music and Videos
• Edit ID3 tag information
• Customize interface with skins
• Add Plugins
• Access to Thousands of Internet Radio Stations, Videos and More
• Automatic updates to file information

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