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Hello, My name is Peter and I am the creator of VidBox, since 2001 I have worked
hard on creating this completely free media player for everyone to enjoy. I hope
that you find a place for VidBox amongst your favorite software and discover for
yourself how unique it really is. Its development continues to this very day and shall
continue for years to come, so do drop by again for the latest updates, thank you.
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VidBox News : July 2009 |
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Welcome to the new VidBox HomePage, please bookmark this page for future
reference, Thankyou for choosing VidBox..
www.vidbox.001webs.com
VidBox has been updated to version 7.5, download button below.. (Scroll Down)
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Previous News : March 2008 |
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VidBox has been proudly added to the March 2008 edition of PCWorld Magazine, if
you're living in New Zealand why not go down to your local bookstore and grab a copy.
The DVD disc is packed full of useful freeware software and the latest game Demos,
plus the magazine covers all the latest hardware, PC tips and tricks that you could
ever need. I want to thank PCWorld for reviewing VidBox and giving me the chance
to share my work with the Kiwi community, plus a special thanks to Ted for helping
me get it published.. Cheers
www.pcworld.co.nz
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Introducing, VidBox v7.5 |
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VidBox Began as a humble piece of software and has slowly been
developed into a very unique and stylish Multimedia player.
FEATURES & MINIMAL REQUIREMENTS
Fast load and Play
Easy Display Mode Change
Artificial Wide Screen
Frame/Time Displays
Zoom Control - In/Out
Zoom Frame Alignment
Drag and Drop Support
Start/Stop Frame Looping
Wave Volume Control
Recent Directory List
Track Bar Control
Media Search
Large View File List
AutoFit Video Display
Adjustable Video Aspect
Favorites List
Alphabetical File Select
Default Window Zoom +/-
Vid-Window Dragging
Minimize To System Tray
Video Compact Disc Loader
Compact Disc (CD Audio)
Common Graphic Support
Play List Builder
Shockwave Flash Support
FLV Video Support
Built-In Image Viewer
Smart File Re-Namer
QuickTime Support
Lame Wav to Mp3 Encoder
FFMpeg Encoder
Plus More..
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Windows Operating System
800x600 Resolution or Higher
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SUPPORTED MEDIA TYPES
Mpg, Mpeg, Mpa, M1v, Mp3, Mp2, Wav, Mid, Asf, Asx,
Wmv, Wma, Dat (VCD) , Avi (RLE), Aif, Snd, Au, Cda (CD)
Gif (animated), Jpeg, Jpg, Bmp, Wmf, Emf, Ico
Swf, Flv : Shockwave Flash and Video Files (YouTube Format)
Mov, Qt, Amr, Mp4, 3gp (Cellphone Video) : QuickTime Files
Vob (DVD) : Via Windows Media Player Plugin
VidBox has a very User Friendly interface, its large file display makes it easy
to scroll through your favorite media, as an MP3 player it sits perfectly in the
system tray and plays all your music files one after another. Create a play list
if you wish and become your own DJ, play assorted audio, video, shockwave
and graphic files with ease. Its built-in Image viewer can display your photos
quickly and at full screen with simple mouse click scrolling, drag and drop
files onto VidBox for fast playback, or associate file types directly. There are
many things to discover, so If you have large collection of media, VidBox is
the right choice for you - "A Fast, Efficient and Unique Multimedia Player"
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VidBox FFMpeg Encoder |
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With VidBox FFMpeg Encoder you can convert Audio (wav, mp3, wma, .amr etc) to
Wave, Mp3 or Wma. And you can convert Video (mpg, avi, flv, wmv etc) to MPG, AVI or
Wmv. This is excellent for converting YouTube ( FLV ) videos to Mpg, you can select
presets from the drop-down menu or you can choose your own settings both audio and
Video (See Image Above).
FFMpeg is very versatile and will even allow you to convert quicktime files such as Mov
and 3gp Cellphone videos, it has a high quality output and the user friendly interface
VidBox provides makes it simple to use. Simply right click the Video or Audio file you
wish to convert from the main VidBox file list and select "Encode / Convert Format"..
Once the Encoder Window pops up (Pictured Above) select where you want to save your
new file using the "Browse" button, select a preset or use the default setting. By default
all audio encodings will be standard quality stereo, a good setting for most conversions,
but if you require higher settings you can select them easily from the Audio Options.
You can adjust frame rates, video size, bitrates etc from the Video Options but take care
not to set values to low, use the presets provided if you are unsure..
I personally like to use the PAL preset to convert FLV videos to Mpg and then burn them
to a disc so i can watch them full screen on the TV, most modern DVD machines support
the playback of Mpg files from disc or even from a Flash Drive. If you are living in the
States you would select the NTSC preset instead..
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DownLoad VidBox |
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You can download the VidBox installer from Mediafire, click the button
below and a new page will open, wait a few seconds for Mediafire to
access the file then download VidBox from the link provided..
Inside the Zip file you will find the VidBox installer setup, double click the
installer and follow the simple wizard setup for installation..
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VidBox FAQ's |
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VidBox makes good use of the windows codec's already installed on your
system, but sometimes these files are either missing or were never installed
in the first place. Its a good idea to keep your computer up to date with the
latest Microsoft freebies such as this, codec's are used by your computer to
encode and decode the various media file types, If you have the most recent
version of Windows Media Player you may already have the necessary video
and audio codec's your system requires and if you don't, try the link below..
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia
VidBox's media component was originally designed to play Microsoft's
uncompressed (RLE) type AVI videos, most AVI videos these days are encoded
with the DivX codec so if you don't have this particular codec already you can
download it from their website for free. I have found that on a Windows XP
system its possible to play AVI files on VidBox, but you may have a hard time
playing these files smoothly or encounter strange colors during video playback,
if this happens I would recommend using the DivX player for AVI file types.
http://www.divx.com
To play Swf and Flv (YouTube Format) Shockwave files through VidBox you will
require the latest version of Shockwave flash from its homepage (Below)..
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download
To play FLV files, VidBox uses Jeroen Wijering's, FLV Player v3.11. This version
of the player has its own fullscreen option but does tend to play better in default
mode. To access the fullscreen feature of this component you may require the
latest version of Shockwave flash. (See Above)
http://www.jeroenwijering.com
To play Mov, Qt and 3fp files will you need QuickTime installed, many devices
such as Digital Cameras and Cellular Phones use QuickTime format for Video
so if you don't already have it you can download the latest version.. (Below)
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download
VidBox also includes the lame_enc.dll (Dynamic Link Library) which encodes
Wav files to Mp3. Lame supported wav sample rates : 32000, 44100 and 48000.
http://lame.sourceforge.net
Vidbox now comes with FFMpeg encoder (See Details Above) for encoding
audio and video files to other formats..
http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu
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VidBox Support - Having Problems? |
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If you cant figure out a problem, send me an email and let me know,
you can contact me here:
vidbox_nz@yahoo.co.nz
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