This section contains free software for working with and listening / viewing audio and video files.

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Radio Downloader
http://www.nerdoftheherd.com/tools/radiodld/

Radio Downloader is a utility to allow people to easily download radio station content.

It brings Podcast-like abilities to stream downloading, as well as handling Podcasts. This gives you the convenience of being able to subscribe to regular downloads of your favourite programmes, which you can then listen to on your pc or mp3 player.

Radio Downloader is supported on Windows 7, Vista and XP, and is freely available for your personal use under the GPL.

[Eds Note: Being a fan of radio comedy and fiction this programme is fantastic for me. I can subscribe to a series, it will then quietly download the eposodes in the background as they become available, converting them to mp3s as it goes. All I have to do is upload them to my phone and I have loads to listen to on long journeys]

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TVCatchup Desktop Player
http://forums.tvcatchup.com/forumdisplay.php?f=92

Ignore the "tvcatchup" bit in the title this UK only (at the moment) piece of software will let you watch many of the most popular Freeview Channels on your computer without any additional hardware. You need to join, but that is free, download and install the software or use the browser based version. You will then have acdess to BBC 1, 2, 3, 4, ITV 1,2,3,4, Dave, Film 4 , E4, Cbbc, Citv etc including some of the +1 channels.

You may ask "What use is this, when I already have a digital TV".. well not everyone can get the digital channels, even though the "normal" channels are being switched off. Plus those of you with children will know how often you loose control of the remote... tired of watching Cbeebies every day, now you can sit with you laptop and headphones and watch whilst still keeping an eye on your kids.

This is a new programme and we are promised a "record" function in the coming months which will make this great free facility even better.

I highly recommend this as a great way to watch Freeview Channels. It is totally legal and I use it constantly to avoid Bob the Builder and Fifi :-) - (Read more)

Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to:

Record live audio.
Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files.
Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
Change the speed or pitch of a recording.

This is a great free programme and highly recommended for people who want to work with sound. - (Read more)

Kdenlive
http://kdenlive.org/

Kdenlive A great free Video editor for use by both beginners and more advanced users. A wide rangeof features and suport for many file formats make this the top free editor available.

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Support for a wide range of camcorders and cameras, including:
Multitrack edition with a timeline and unlimited number of video and audio tracks
Video and audio tracks organized in layers.
Tools to create, move, crop and delete video clips, audio clips, text clips and image clips.
Configurable keyboard shortcuts and interface layouts.
A wide range of effects and transitions.
Ability to add custome effects and transitions.
Continue to work on your project without any possible loss of data.
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Windows Movie Maker
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx

Windows Movie Maker Well no need to download this, if you have Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista then you should already have this programme on your computer.

It's a very straight forward but quite powerful video editor, whilst not actually free (you've already paid for your Windows opperating system) it would be a shame not to make use of this included product. - (Read more)

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