4k Video to MP3 is an application that can convert videos to the most widely used audio format MP3, which is supported by almost all types of audio devices. Through this program, you can extract the audio of any video clips on your computer in a few clicks. The simple operation of this software allows people with even no experience in this type of activity can enjoy it without complications. If you want to get just the audio from videos stored on your PC, 4k Video to MP3 is a useful and efficient alternative. During our test, 4k Video to MP3 Converter has proven to be a functional tool, running all processes performed flawlessly. One of the highlights of this program is its simple interface, organized and intuitive features that promote interaction easily. In addition, the program had a low consumption of computer resources, increasing the requirement of the processor and RAM in a maximum of 4%. The application performance met our expectations. More to read.
4k Video to MP3: Easily Extract Audio From Video Files In MP3 Format For Windows, Mac & Linux
Enjoy All Types Of Audio & Video File With Open-Source Multimedia Player Called UMPlayer [Windows, Mac & Linux]
UMPlayer is an open source multimedia player to play all types of audio and video files aiming to provide a full multimedia experience. It is a brilliant and freeware cross-platform tool that is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. It does it’s job very well, since with it you can open any media files from your computer and besides it has easy access to streaming videos and online radio sources. Anyone looking for a versatile media player that is powerful and also simple and lightweight, UMPlayer is easily one of the best choice for him. Besides playing with no problem most of the audio and video formats today, the program has a number of options that allow you to adjust its operation from preferences for utmost satisfaction. What disappoints the program is only the lack of a pre-configured list of radio and online television. With this, you will need to search for addresses and configure them manually if you want to access some kind of streaming content. The result is the reproduction of content without any kind of locking with a number of features that make online experience even better. Undoubtedly, UMPlayer is one of the best multimedia players available today and nobody will be disappointed when using it.


Panther: A Full-Featured Audio/Video Converter Tool With Batch Bit-Rate Converter [Windows & Linux]
Panther is a free audio and video converter that lets you change a media file (Video Clip/Sound Track) from one format to any other as the program is compatible with almost all types of format. Moreover, the application also provides a tool called Reduce the size of Music file that enables the reduction of the size occupied by a music file without losing its original quality. Although the interface of Panther is just a plain simple window, the items are well organized and easy to use. Although comparing with other media converter tool we have previously shared, the conversion process of the application is a bit slower but it had no problems during the execution of processes and after the conversion, we got a good quality output. Panther works with both audio files and video in a satisfactory manner, performing all processes controlled by you and presenting quality results. However, the program will be even better and complete if it could also provide a tool to reduce the size of movies, as well as it provides this function for music. Panther offers advanced options for those who prefer to customize more the result of the process, allowing you to change the characteristics of the file that simply are not available. Rightfully so, the program can be used both by people who do not have much experience with audio and video converters and also by professionals.


View/Organize Images Effectively & Make Simple Adjustment Using XnView
XnView is a combination of powerful picture browser and basic tools for editing images. Using this tool, you can browse and view your photos, organize them into categories, look for details on any photo and do simple adjustments to make them look better. XnView is an excellent program to view and organize multimedia files. Moreover, its compatibility is extremely large, encompassing many different file formats. It brings very diverse options for you to organize. categorize and sort your images easily. Although image editing is not a very strong point for XnView, it brings only basic adjustments. Therefore, the program is basically for those looking for a good image organizer and viewer that can replace Windows’ default photo viewer. To edit a bit more advanced, you can use any of our previously featured PixBuilder, FotoSketcher or SharpShot. But as of a image viewer tool, XnView allows to you add several binary and grey-scale effect which is almost similar to my favorite retro vintage effect. You can also cut, crop, adjust hue/brightness, remove red eye, rotate image or even perform lossless JPEG tranformation with this tool. More to read.


Sigil Is A User-Friendly EPUB Editor For eBook Readers Works On Windows, Linux & Mac
With the overgrowing popularity of eBook readers, the future surly aims to bring much more mobility when carrying out books and notes and as well as allows you to spend less to get the same information as the electronic waiver spending on printing and distribution. For those who have recently entered to this new world and trying to find out an easy way to edit or convert books to digital formats compatible with eBook readers, Sigil might be of great help. Those who owns a eBook reader should pay attention to Sigil, which shows a good option when creating or editing EPUB files, one of the most popular formats used by these devices. Because of the user friendly interface comparing with similar types of programs the same category, Sigil allows anyone to use it easily. More to read.


Edit Image With Easy To Use Paint Alternative Tool Called HeliosPaint For Windows, Mac & Linux
If you were following our blog quite regularly then you must have noted that we shared a handsome number of freeware image editor and photo tools already. Although each and every one of then has different plus-point, one of the biggest downside of our previously featured PixBuilder, FotoSketcher, Fotosizer or SharpShot is they are not cross-platform. Means they do not support multiple OS. From that view, today we are featuring another photo editor tool called HeliosPaint which could be a worthy alternative to Windows’s Paint and works on Windows, Mac and Linux. HeliosPaint provides basic tools and simple effects as well as some common adjustments such as brightness, contrast and sharpness. Another plus-point of this application is it’s portable that means you need not to install it anywhere, simply run it. It has an interface similar to the Window’s default photo editor Paint – The only difference is it has much more tools then paint. You can create a new image or edit an existing one using this. The program has support for various formats such as BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, PSD, TGA, TIF and many others. More to read.


Focus On Task Using Adobe Air Based Time Management Application Called Focus Booster
Focus Booster is an application designed to mark time intervals with break support, the technology that works on almost all platform as developed with Adobe AIR, very simple and easy to handle. Focus Booster is a beautiful and simple alternative for those who need to measure the time and set fixed time for a task to be done, after all has a tool that supports editable and pauses. In addition, the program offers extra features such as the ticking of the clock, the feature of sounding an alarm on each scheduled interval, reduce the size of the bar that marks the time and still keep it overlapped with other windows open on your desktop. Not only the variety of resources, the program exudes modernity in its look, something characteristic of applications developed with Adobe AIR. Continue to read more.


Edit & Enhance Images Easily With SharpShot Free For Windows, Mac And Linux [Featured]
The most widely used photo editor is Adobe Photoshop (Paid) or GIMP (Free). But if you are just an armature photo editor who used to edit photo to amaze their friends ore just for fun, then surly Photoshop and GIMP will be a hideously complex tool for you. Although if you are a professional, then those two undoubtedly the best choice available. But nowadays, the number of armature photo editor is huge and so many easy tools are coming providing limited but only useful features. SharpShot is a one of those tools. This is a really easy to use, functional, featured cross-platformed and portable photo editor tool that works on all three major OS Windows, Mac and Linux. Sharpshot is a simple graphics editor, focused on basic modifications and minor fixes. So do not expect to see as much features as in Paint.NET or PhotoScape, for example. However, this application provides important tools in a simple User Interface which definitely makes this tool worth of trying.


Create Slideshow From Images And Videos With Effects And Music Using IMGDissolver For Windows & Linux
IMGDissolver is an open source freeware program to create slideshows from your photos and videos. The application is also able to export the created slideshow as video files of different formats, including ISO images so you can burn and watch the slideshow from DVD. It is also able to convert videos, cut/trim specific parts and capture an image as well. In addition, you can apply different effects like Grey scale, Sepia, Sharpness and more others to your image. IMGDissolver allows you to put subtitles with customizable fonts on the top, center or bottom of the screen. Another thing is you can also add background music to your slideshow or presentation from any music file. You can also record narration in the same format. IMGDissolver can be run in Windows and Linux Operating System. More to read.


How To Dual Boot Ubuntu 11.10 Orinic Ocelot Using USB Pen-Drive Or CD/DVD
The latest final release from the world’s post popular open source Linux Kernel based OS, Ubuntu 11.10 got out almost two months ago and after that release I give you a quick shot over some new and important improvements of that version. Since then I got a lot request to start Linux section in my blog and so I kept searching for a good writer who would like to write one (As I wanted myself suited to Windows only). But those who are capable of giving something here weren’t really free at this moment so I decided to go by myself. So from that point of view today I am ensuring you that you will see a resourceful Linux section in ABC Trick real soon. As this blog is mostly focused to Windows users and I guess also most of visitors I got are also use Windows, so I am trying to improvise you to use Linux and today I am going to show you how to Dual Boot Ubuntu 11.10 with your current operating system safely. I will go through every details and necessary tips including screenshots here. So continue to read more.


How To Run Ubuntu 11.10 aka Oneiric Ocelot Using VirtualBox [Guide]
Few days ago, the most famous Linux-based Operating System developer Ubuntu released their latest final version of OS 11.10 also know as Oneiric Ocelot for PC. This version came with a huge improvement even it’s mouth watering even for the hardcore Windows or Mac fan. Motivated by it’s great release, I wanted to install this latest version on my PC but before that I decided to give a quick look over this latest release using VirtualBox. For those who aren’t familiar with VirtualBox, VirtualBox is the most reputable options for emulation of operating systems in virtual machines. With it you can run one system inside another, like Ubuntu (or any other Linux distribution) on a Windows PC or Mac, and vice versa. Now I am going to show you exactly how I ran Ubuntu 11.10 AVD so that you can try out this before installing. Follow for the full tutorial.


How To Install Updated Marlin File Browser In Ubuntu 11.10
If you are looking for an alternate file manager for Linux, Marlin can be a good one. Marlin File Browser is a quite elegant and sleek yet fast GTK3 based file manager with some unique and powerful features. Marlin File Browser has integration with Dropbox and Ubuntu One [Needed additional plug-in], compress and comparison, color labels for folders and as well as files and more. Marlin is available for elementary OS daily PPA and thus it can be installed in Ubuntu.

