Archive for November, 2008

Why Convert Free Lossless Audio Codec * FLAC * files to mp3 ?

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

‘Free Lossless Audio Codec’ is the name behind the acronym FLAC, which is itself a file extension. As the name suggests, it is a sound storage application that works on the same basis as MP3 but retains all the content’s quality thus it has been branded ‘lossless’.

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Djvu or Djv File Reader

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

The Djvu or djv extension function is marketed by LizardTech Inc., and is a technology for image compression developed at AT&T that provides for online distribution of images of exceptionally high resolution like photographs, digital documents, and scanned documents.

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DiVx Movies - Encoding and Related Tools Explained

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Divx means digital video express. This is a codec that is used to compress videos for easier transfer over the Internet without affecting the visibility and the audio quality of the video. It is a software that is also used to compress movies on a VHS tape to fit in a smaller storage device like a DVD.

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CSV Files and Applications

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

CSV is a common comma separated value file belonging to the Data Files category. It contains sets of data that are separated using commas and every new line is a representation of another row. The values are arranged in cells using a spreadsheet program or alternatively they are entered in a database.

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Live Messenger Phone Calls CTT File Format

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

CTT is one of the file extensions that inform operating systems about a particular file. This file extension is connected to the contact file format in MS Windows Live Messenger. Microsoft Live Messenger enables people to make free calls to PCs and make affordable calls to phones.

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