Comments on: Online File Conversion Services

By: gadgetsage

gadgetsage — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:28:54 +0000

Both these conversion sites have their benefits, but I typically convert podcasts from mp3 to m4a to save storage space on my treos external memory card, and neither allows for conversion to a lower quality and thus smaller file. Though Media-convert.com does split the files to what would fit into your email, so that’s a nice touch, but not really what I’m after.

Wish they would do that, then I could automate the process, which would allow me to save time and have my podcasts downloaded to my phone in a smaller format when I get up in the morning.

By: Who can help me transferring these audio files(.ram) to mp3 form Or tell me how to do that? | MP3 HTML

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:39:43 +0000

[...] conversion. like: http://www.zamzar.com/ http://media-convert.com/ http://www.mediaconverter.org/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2006.....-services/ [...]

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By: charles

charles — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:27:44 +0000

great. both websites (zamzar and mediaconvert) have been improved since this news :

- both support youtube, google,… video direct download
- zamzar added a link to make it more easier
- mediaconverts file size limit is now 150 megabytes and has video presets (to convert to specific hardware)

By: FavoTube

FavoTube — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:08:15 +0000

Mike, I love this app! Thanks 4 sharing

By: Protrox

Protrox — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:07:39 +0000

This is a great program, thanks for making an article about it.

By: Open Resource Centre : File conversion - free online convertor video and audio - Hey!Watch

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 11:49:21 +0000

[...] Tools to convert file types, particularly audio and video files, are among the last to move from the desktop to the browser.We’ve written about a couple of products that do online file conversion, Zamzar and Media Convert. But Marseille, France based Hey!Watch, which we tested our yesterday evening, appears to be a much more robust product than anything we’ve seen previously, and they’ve added developer tools to help build their functionality directly into other web services. More from Techcrunch Hey!Watch Is A Seriously Cool Online Video Converter Friday, December 29, 2006 4:30 PM miketemple123 Filed under: ICT information, Free Software, Digital Video, Digital music [...]

By: Convert anything to anything « web pruned by dawdling monkeys

Convert anything to anything « web pruned by dawdling monkeys — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:45:00 +0000

[...] “Convert pretty much any format of anything to any other format. Online. Free. Without downloading anything.” Digg comments. LifeHacker mention. Update: Alternatively, Media Convert or for videos Hey!Watch, via Crunchie. [...]

By: Multimedias.mobi » Hey!Watch Is A Seriously Cool Online Video Converter

Multimedias.mobi » Hey!Watch Is A Seriously Cool Online Video Converter — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 23:26:06 +0000

[...] We’ve written about a couple of products that do online file conversion, Zamzar and Media Convert. But Marseille, France based Hey!Watch, which we tested our yesterday evening, appears to be a much more robust product than anything we’ve seen previously, and they’ve added developer tools to help build their functionality directly into other web services. The service is in private beta, but there is some information on the home page and you can request an invitation to join. [...]

By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Hey!Watch Is A Seriously Cool Online Video Converter

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:16:36 +0000

By: links for 2006-11-22 « Lance Turner

links for 2006-11-22 « Lance Turner — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 19:25:41 +0000

[...] Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Online File Conversion Services Easily create PDFs from Words and vice versa. (tags: tools free PDFs conversion LT online Web Internet) [...]

By: Techno Mojo » Blog Archive » I Beat Scoble and TechCrunch

Techno Mojo » Blog Archive » I Beat Scoble and TechCrunch — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:25:34 +0000

[...] …to news about a great online file converter called Zamzar. Of course, this accomplishment is short-lived because I usually get a TON of information from both gentlemen. I wish I could go back to San Francisco because I would enjoy meeting both of these pioneers. Of course this isn’t really a contest because shared information benefits everyone! Scoble’s and Arrington’s (and no, I am not a link whore ) [...]

By: Put Any YouTube Video On Your iPod

Put Any YouTube Video On Your iPod — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:23:51 +0000

[...] Once you have the .flv video on your hard drive, view it with VLC, or convert it to another format. For Windows users, try Replay Converter. For Mac users we recommend iSquint. There are also a few online file conversion services, but they are not as reliable as desktop software and you have to wait for both the upload and the download. [...]

By: TechCrunch: Put Any YouTube Video On Your iPod - Morad’s Bloggie

TechCrunch: Put Any YouTube Video On Your iPod - Morad’s Bloggie — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:15:27 +0000

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Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:11:39 +0000

[...] Zamzar.com Software: convertitore di file gratuito. [...]

By: Mediation Marketing from Mediator Tech » Mediation Resources Roundup, November 2006

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:23:22 +0000

[...] Online File Conversion - A review of the new Zamzar, a free online service that converts files from one format to another (pdf to Word, for example). [...]

By: KhimHoe.Net » Blog Archive » File Conversion

KhimHoe.Net » Blog Archive » File Conversion — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 04:33:10 +0000

[...] I also found two online file converter that convert file to format other than document/text file. These converters support both audio and video format. The two converters are Zamzar and Media Convert. I haven’t try these converters yet, but I think it is a good site for those who want to convert video such as flv to avi. [via TechCrunch] [...]

By: Web2.0Fan.net

Web2.0Fan.net — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 21:51:50 +0000

在线文件转换 - Zamzar…

以前要把一首歌从wma转换到mp3，或是要把doc转换成PDF都要到处乱跑找软件，非常麻烦。上周一个叫做 Zamzar 的东东把文件转换推到线上，现在轻松多了。
主页上的那四个步骤非常简单易懂。
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By: Um dia a menos

Um dia a menos — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 19:11:34 +0000

Zamzar…

Acabo de voltar da serra. Um feriado a menos …
Pouco tempo, pouco tempo. Mas ainda algum para apontar uma coisa que pode salvar sua pele um dia: Trata-se do recém-lançado Zamzar, um site web de conversão de arquivos: Você pode usar para con…

By: Zamzar, DropSend 4 Sale, Weebly « Technically Speaking

Zamzar, DropSend 4 Sale, Weebly « Technically Speaking — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 14:04:30 +0000

[...] Zamzar is a free online conversion tool. Personally speaking, I don’t see a market for this. I would rather convert my files on my own. I guess though, there are people who would rather not have a workstation based conversion tool. I did see the comment where it looks like that would be another application creation that would probably be good to write. [...]

By: aboutthisboy

aboutthisboy — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 13:07:29 +0000

These are useful but increasingly I am coming across Office 2007 *.docx files and computers that only have older versions. I’d love an online converter to downgrade such files where I am unable to install a Microsoft converter.

By: Michael Arrington

Michael Arrington — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 08:20:28 +0000

Nik is an occasional writer for techcrunch. Anyone with credentials shows up in that highlighted color.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 08:10:08 +0000

IS Nik Cubrilovic a member of TechCrunch now ? As he is showing up in the ‘alternate’ colour the same as Michael Arrington shows up in.

By: dave at faceloop

dave at faceloop — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 06:34:20 +0000

In some (many) cases, local software is and always will be superior to any competing web service. I think this is one of those cases - but the “free” part makes it useful for many people…in a PeoplePC or NetZero sort of way.

Note to TC Staff - If you want to play a positive role in the future of the web…I recommend that you include a W3C validation report for every site you review. Zamar (homepage) failed with 28 errors - not bad compared to most of the sites you think are cool. I hope you agree that this is a good idea.

By: Anshul Jain

Anshul Jain — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 06:32:10 +0000

Both services are good enough for the average user. The only issue is can they survive only on ads and with no business model. They are essentially good for students to convert docs on the fly.