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SoundConverter

SoundConverter

Convert your audio files in batch mode.

Version:  20090925

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Zero out of Five!

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Contributed by: Aikousha Sunday, March 20 2005 @ 11:01 PM PST

Product Platform: MacOSX

Used Product For: Less than a month

Recommend Product: NO

A product actually has to work for one...
Everytime I tried to use this, no matter what the dozens of tranlations I tested, it did nothing but show the aqua barber pole. Since iTunes can do a lot of translations of 5 minute segments in less than 5 seconds on my machine, I figured giving this 5 minutes on several conversions would be sufficient, but it did nothing other than spin the "pole".

On the assumption that the cascade system crash caused by Apple's 10.3.8 upgrade may have interfered with something after I rebuilt my entire system, I went to Drexel university to test it, with a machine built specifically to test software.

THE SOFTWARE NOT ONLY HAS SPYWARE, BUT IT MUST CONNECT TO THE WEB TO EVEN WORK!
This makes the developer a liar, since it distinctly says that you only need to be on the web to purchase it! The demo WILL NOT WORK without a minimum of 3 server connects! And by all indications, it has to do this for the full version as well.

Since I work primarily with large audio/video/graphic files, there is no way my working mac will ever see this program... Based on other reports about lack of mentioning sources, and the only 1 machine bit, these are other reasons to avoid this.
I'M TIRED OF LOSING GOOD SOFTWARE TO SYSTEM UPGRADES, I'm not gonna pay anything for a piece of sofware that can also be lost to me upgrading to the next architecture. I've had 5 Macs in my life so far, and only 2 programs were tied to my previous machines, and their companies freely allowed moving to another machine once I notified them.

U hate software and companies that assume you MUST have an internet connection no matter who you are and what you do.

Suffestions to others -- If you have Virtual PC (or one of the less capable PC emulaters, use them, in conjunction with a Windows based piece of freeware that does the same thing. You may have to trace down up to 3 titles, but at least it'll probably work through the next 5 years and whatever machine you're on.
Somebody will eventually get a Mac equivalent.   
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Zero out of Five! - Ras-x

Must be connected to the Net to work???? Rubbish! absolute rubbish! I use it when I'm not connected far more times than when i am. Don't know what you've been smoking..... but seriously, this is a nice little app for a nice little price. Don't denigrate until you make sure your knowledge of how to use it is correct.

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