aTuner is a small tool for changing/tweaking settings on your NVIDIA based graphics card. Includes Anti-Aliasing (including all unofficial modes), Anisotropic Filtering, VSync, and MipMap LOD Bias.
Download: aTuner 1.9.71.9371
Electronic Arts has released the PC demo for Need for Speed ProStreet, which will be released on every platform imaginable November 14. The 795mb demo includes Grip Racing and Speed Challenge modes.
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Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove spyware of different kinds from your computer. Spyware is a relatively new kind of threat that common anti-virus applications do not yet cover. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you didn't intentionally install, if your browser crashes, or if you browser start page has changed without your knowing, you most probably have spyware. But even if you don't see anything, you may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging that is silently tracking your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile of you that will be sold to advertisement companies.
Spybot-S&D can also clean usage tracks, an interesting function if you share your computer with other users and don't want them to see what you worked on. And for professional users, it allows to fix some registry inconsistencies and extended reports.
Spybot-S&D can start in two modes: Easy mode for new users who want just the basic features, and Advanced mode for professional users and those who want more control. Both modes are available in the free version.
Download : SpyBot - Search & Destroy 1.5.1.17 Beta
Zoom Player Professional is a robust Media and DVD Front-End Player
Zoom Player is a robust Media and DVD Front-End Player designed to be simple at first glance while being remarkably flexible and dynamic when used to its full potential. Zoom Player works in two modes.
A Media mode which can play any file supported by DirectShow (any file which plays in MediaPlayer) and a DVD mode which uses pre-installed DirectShow DVD filters to play DVD content. It supersedes media player in all it`s functions and provides several important functions that media player lacks. Zoom Player provides special zooming functions to improve TV-Output quality by eliminating overscan.
You will notice that there are two versions of Zoom Player (Professional and Standard). The difference is simple, the Standard version is free for non-commercial use and is limited to file playback. The Professional is a trial version with DVD Front-End Capabilities and requires registration.
The professional trial version is fully functional and allows you to test every feature prior to registration.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 5.5 Beta 1:
* Zoom Player can now communicate with uTorrent's Web UI interface in order to display download progress within the Media Library and File Browsing fullscreen navigation interfaces. This feature is accessible under "Adv. Options / Interface / On Screen Display / Fullscreen Navigation / File Tracker". Press the "?" button on this page for additional information.
* Zoom Player can now keep track with eMule's temporary files directory in order to display download progress within the Media Library and File Browsing fullscreen navigation interfaces. This feature is accessible under "Adv. Options / Interface / On Screen Display / Fullscreen Navigation / File Tracker". Press the "?" button on this page for additional information.
* New "Download Manager" navigation interface (Ctrl "J"), allowing you to get an overview of your currently downloading files (compatible with eMule and uTorrent).
* The Scene Cut editor has been simplified and enhanced. The Scene cut editor no longer requires you to click on the save button, saving is done automatically now. A new edit button allows you to edit entries without having to remove an old entry first. Lastly, the scene cut interface layout has been updated to make it simpler to use.
* New Setting (Adv. Options / Interface / Video / Aspect Ratio) instructing Zoom Player "Derived" Aspect Ratio mode to Automatically Adjust (fix) the Aspect Ratio for badly encoded content. This would convert 4:3 content encoded as 720×480 to display as 720×540, 720×576 to 768×576, 352×240 to 352×264, 352×288 to 384×288, etc… Badly encoded 16:9 content is also adjusted in a similar fashion. This setting also fixes small aspect ratio inaccuracies caused by a requirement made by video encoders for the video pixel width or height to be dividable by 16 (or 8 or 4).
* New Setting (Adv. Options / Interface / On Screen Display / Fullscreen Navigation) allowing you to skip the "Library Filter Mode" page. With this setting enabled, navigating left on the media library category list will go straight to the Main navigation menu.
* New Setting (Adv. Options / Interface) allowing you to disable the delete key from erasing the currently playing file.
* New Setting (Adv. Options / System / Paths) allowing you to select the Frame Capture (screenshot) format. BMP, PNG and JPEG are supported.
* The Zoom Player function selection dialog is now split into three categories: Content, Interface and Control. The function list is also sorted, making functions easier to find.
* New "IconScale" parmeter for the "ListData" navigation skin-script command, allowing you to set the size of list line icons relative to the size of the line height.
* New "ProgressColor" parameter for the "ColorData" navigation Skin-script command, allowing you to select which color will be used when displaying download progress within the Media Library, File Browsing and Download Manager fullscreen navigation interfaces.
* New "PathColor" parameter for the "ColorData" navigation skin-script command, allowing you to select which color will be used for the path text within the Media Library, File Browsing and Download Manager fullscreen navigation interfaces.
* New "PathOutline" parameter for the "ColorData" navigation skin-script command, allowing you to select which outline color will be used for the path text within the Media Library, File Browsing and Download Manager fullscreen navigation interfaces.
* New "PathExtraColor" parameter for the "ColorData" navigation skin-script command, allowing you to select which outline color will be used for the extra path text within the Media Library, File Browsing and Download Manager fullscreen navigation interfaces.
* New "PathExtraOutline" parameter for the "ColorData" navigation skin-script command, allowing you to select which outline color will be used for the path extra text within the Media Library, File Browsing and Download Manager fullscreen navigation interfaces.
* New "ConfirmColor" parameter for the "ColorData" navigation skin-script command, allowing you to select which color will be used for the confirmation fullscreen navigation interface.
* New "ConfirmOutline" parameter for the "ColorData" navigation skin-script command, allowing you to select which outline color will be used for the confirmation fullscreen navigation interface.
* New Vista specific feature allowing you to make the entire Zoom Player window semi-transparent. This also requires that you use a video renderer that would work (Haali's/VMR9/EVR) and that VISTA Aero is enabled. To use: Alt Ctrl F4 = Fully visible window / Alt Ctrl F5 = 80% visiblity / Alt Ctrl F6 = 60% visiblity / Alt Ctrl F7 = 40% visiblity. You can also specify exact transparency values using the new "exTransWin" extended function.
* New "exTransWin" extended function, allowing you to specify a transparency value (1-255) for the Zoom Player window. This function requires Windows VISTA with Aero enabled.
* The default Audio mode skin now has a wider volume bar and includes a new button that opens the statio manager.
* The Control Bar and OSD Pop-ups are now accessible even when the player window is set to "Stay on Top".
* Pressing stop twice was set to resume playback from the position prior to the stop function being called. This wasn't too clear so now a "Resume" OSD message pops up.
* Newly supported file extensions: M4B, HDMOV.
* The Navigation interfaces should work slightly faster, especially in situations where more complex navigation skins are used (skins with large transparency effects).
* The skin selection interface behavior has been changed slightly. In order to apply a custom tint, you must now click the Apply Tint button.
* The skin selection interface is now sorted alphabetically.
* The Frame Capture Alt "F" (screenshot) function should now work in all video renderers except Overlay Mixer, VMR9 Renderless (VMR9 Windowed and Windowles should work) and EVR.
* Function descriptions have changed to make them easier to Read, Understand and Search.
* The Girder Exported commands are now sorted and split into categories, making it easier to program remote devices and home automation systems.
* Mouse left click while holding the Alt key now zooms in 10% instead of 50% (which wasn't as useful).
* Ctrl "C" now enables/disables closed captioning when used by media files (it was previously limited to DVDs).
* With some file formats, the playlist would not update the total playlist duration properly.
* Enabling the "Show Time Seek Position Over Timeline" feature would cause the Zoom Player window to become the top-most window if the mouse cursor hovered over the timeline.
* Trying to open the Options dialog with the main window set to "Stay on Top" and Zoom Player set to only show an icon on the tray area would cause the options dialog to appear behind the main window.
* Monitor Powerdown will no longer be disabled when playing in windowed mode (Powerdown will only be disabled when fullscreen).
* Detaching the control bar would not snap its position to the previously saved detached position under some conditions.
* Trying to play streaming content while in DVD Mode would not switch to media mode automatically and then fail to play.
* The Context Navigator did not use the scripting parameters assigned to it correctly.
* The Contact Sheet creation form didn't allow you to select the contact sheet color values.
* Some navigation interface titles could not be translated into other languages.
* The "exSetMode" function would not switch modes properly under some conditions.
* Switching between Media/DVD/Audio mode could result in an Audio mode skin loaded in DVD mode.
* The "Scrollbar Highlight" color for forced Playlist colors was not being saved properly.
* If the internal screen saver got activated with the open file dialog already open, it could cause Zoom Player to become non-responsive.
Download : Zoom Player WMV Pro 5.50 Beta 1
Download : Zoom Player Pro 5.50 Beta 1
Download : Zoom Player Standard 5.50 Beta 1
DVDFab Platinum is all you need to backup DVDs. DVDFab Platinum 3 is brand new, is completely rewritten, is based on 5 years of DVD copy software development.
DVDFab is simply the easiest way to copy a DVD movie. Just insert the movie and a blank DVD then press Start. Your entire movie - including menus, trailers and special features - is copied to a single DVD with just one click, and everything happens automatically.
Backup your entire DVD - including menus, trailers, and special features - onto one or multiple discs.
Changes in DVDFab Platinum 3.1.5.0 (Jul 20, 2007):
*New: Added support for CPPM protection, which is used on DVD-Audio disc.
*New: Copy DVD-Audio disc in "Full Disc" and "Clone" modes. To burn DVD-Audio backup disc, please use "Clone" mode for now.
*New: Copy Non-DVD files, like "JACKET_P" folder.
*New: Added options "Copy DVD-Video", "Copy DVD-Audio" and "Copy Non-DVD Files" in "Full Disc" mode.
*New: Added profile for Archos 504/604, for "DVD to Mobile".
*Fix: A crash problem when previewing in certain cases.
*Fix: A crash problem when converting if subpicture is selected in certain cases, for "DVD to Mobile".
*Fix: A crash problem when using VOB passthrough without subpicture, for "DVD to Mobile".
Download : DVDFab Platinum 3.1.5.5 Beta Full
RivaTuner is a complete powerful tweaking environment, providing you everything you may need to tune NVIDIA GPU based display adapters. The widest driver-level Direct3D / OpenGL and system tuning options, flexible profiling system allowing to make custom settings on per-application basis, both driver-level and low-level hardware access modes, unique diagnostic and realtime hardware monitoring features and exclusive power user oriented tools like built-in registry editor and patch script engine make RivaTuner's feature set absolutely unmatched.
RivaTuner is the most powerful tweaking utility for NVIDIA and ATI display adapters running under Windows 98/ 98 SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP. The purpose of this utility is to give you access to all the undocumented features of Detonator and Catalyst drivers. Drivers have a lot of undocumented registry entries. Some of them don?t affect anything, but there are some that are very useful. In general, they cannot give you big performance boost but they can improve image quality and solve some compatibility problems. RivaTuner will help you to change all undocumented registry entries.
Download : RivaTuner 2.02
Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove spyware of different kinds from your computer. Spyware is a relatively new kind of threat that common anti-virus applications do not yet cover. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you didn't intentionally install, if your browser crashes, or if you browser start page has changed without your knowing, you most probably have spyware. But even if you don't see anything, you may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging that is silently tracking your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile of you that will be sold to advertisement companies.
Spybot-S&D can also clean usage tracks, an interesting function if you share your computer with other users and don't want them to see what you worked on. And for professional users, it allows to fix some registry inconsistencies and extended reports.
Spybot-S&D can start in two modes: Easy mode for new users who want just the basic features, and Advanced mode for professional users and those who want more control. Both modes are available in the free version.
Rivatuner is one of the (if not the) best Tweak Utilities available for NVIDIA GeForce and ATI Radeon based videocards.
RivaTuner is a complete powerful tweaking environment, providing you everything you may need to tune NVIDIA GPU based display adapters. The widest driver-level Direct3D / OpenGL and system tuning options, flexible profiling system allowing to make custom settings on per-application basis, both driver-level and low-level hardware access modes, unique diagnostic and realtime hardware monitoring features and exclusive power user oriented tools like built-in registry editor and patch script engine make RivaTuner's feature set absolutely unmatched.
Download : RivaTuner 2.01
DFX is an enhancement for the users of Windows Media Player. By using DFX, you will be finally able to experience true high fidelity.
A DFX enhanced version of this player transforms the sound of an average PC into that of an expensive stereo system placed in a perfectly designed listening environment.
Key Features :
· 3D Surround Sound - put yourself inside the music
· Booming HyperBass - produce deep, rich bass sounds
· Stereo Ambience - renew lost stereo depth High Fidelity Restoration
· eliminate that "muffled" sound
· Dynamic Gain Boosting - pump up the volume Headphones Optimization - hear more pleasant, natural sounds
· New! Spectrum Analyzer - "see" DFX enhance your sound
· New! Music and Speech Modes - optimized sound for any audio type
· Customizable Skins - choose from hundreds of skins Customizable Music Presets - finely-tuned settings for many styles
Download: DFX for Windows Media Player 8.325
aTuner is a small tool for changing/tweaking settings on your NVIDIA based graphics card. Includes Anti-Aliasing (including all unofficial modes), Anisotropic Filtering, VSync, and MipMap LOD Bias.
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