| What | Why | Where | When |
| C compiler | Apple gcc C compiler (site needs free registration) | http://developer.apple.com/tools | July 2003 |
| Ekit v0.9f | Java HTML editor, open source GPL Used to create this file. | http://www.hexidec.com/ekit.php | Apr 2003 |
| jDiskReport R1.0.7 | Java disk usage advisor. Freeware, but not open source. | http://www.jgoodies.com/ | Mar 2003 |
| videolan client | multimedia player for audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and some streaming protocols. Open source gpl. Excellent, highly recommended | http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html | Mar 2003 |
| DVDBackup 1.3 | decrypts a dvd image to disk, allowing backup copy or burn. Excellent, highly recommended | http://www.wormintheapple.gr/macdvd/DVDbackup.html | Apr 2003 |
| dvd-0SEx 0.1.0101b | decrypts a dvd to disk, allowing backup copy or burn. Works on more DVDs than DVDBackup, but has worse GUI. See also a tutorial at http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gtg722g/dvdriptutorial/. | http://www.cse.Buffalo.EDU/~afaversa/OSEx-current.sit | Apr 2003 |
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dvdrip-mencoder vcd builder Roxio Toast |
Turns encrypted dvd's into AVI format. Prob
not useful if you have dvd burner. Turns AVI into DivX (VCD) format Burns DivX to CD (commercial, need to buy it). |
dvdrip vcdbuilder |
Mar 2003 |
| DVDCapture | Captures some movies playing on screen (e.g. a flash animation) | http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/software.php3 | Apr 2003 |
| Forty-two | Converts between DVD and VCD (and other formats) | http://homepage.mac.com/kaicherry/index2.html | Apr 2003 |