Media Convert

[Povuholo]

With Media Convert you can convert a lot of media to a different type. An Open Office document into a word document, a movie into an audio file, an audio file into a different audio file, etc. The filesize of a file you want to convert can be up to 150 MB.

 

What's so nice about it is that it's 100% free, and all done through your browser. So you don't have to download something. You can either convert a file on your own computer, or a file from the internet, like a youtube video.

 

Thought I'd share this with y'all :)

[Switch]

Sounds very handy, thanks Pov. ^^

[CJD]

Sounds very handy, thanks Pov. ^^

 

Yes i will definitely be using this, thank you alot.

[Gabbemaster]

How about privacy? If this is a webbased service, do they keep track of what people convert? Not that I have anything to hide at the moment :ph34r: ... But it would be good to know how they handle the information :)

[Switch]

That is a good point, actually.

 

Terms of service

 

This Media-Convert Service Agreement (the "Agreement") describes the terms and conditions on which Media-Convert ("we" or "our company") offer services to you ("Customer" or "You"). By using Media-Convert services, Customer agrees to be bound by the following terms and conditions :

 

Your are the only responsible for the data which it sends to Media-Convert servers. One is reminded that the illicit exchanges of recordings and protected works as well as the hacking harm artistic creation. One is reminded that also nonthe respect of the laws in force, in particular those concerning the respect of the intellectual and artistic property, can give place to continuations and judgments. Any failure or complaint of having rights will irremediably involve the removal of the files in question.

You agree to not use Media-Convert services to upload any content that spreads messages of terror or depicts torture or death-gui; harm minors in any way, this includes any form of child pornography; if serious enough, the content will be reported to the appropriate legal authority and/or the member's ISP will be contacted.

You agree to not use Media-Convert services to upload any content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party.

 

Media-Convert is a free service, which does not offer any guarantee of any kind as for its use. You can use Media-Convert for any activity, personal or profesionnal.

 

Media-Convert Online reserves the right to change or discontinue any of the Services at any time.

The amount of spelling/grammar mistakes in their so-called "legal" bit isn't terribly encouraging, and they don't say they work under the Data Protection Act, nor do they offer any privacy policy information. I certainly wouldn't use this service for anything sensitive...

[Gabbemaster]

Thank you for that Switch. I think I'l continue to use the ol'good non-webbased converters instead. And besides... 150 mb uploads ain't realy THAT funny at all...

[Vagrant0]

The real question is what can be converted to what, and how good is it... For instance once I'm striken blind, can I convert my pornography into sound files, or am I stuck trying to learn brail (would probably have to shave my hands for that... Hard to do when you're blind)?

 

Self defacating jokes aside (I'm really not a porno person in truth), I can't see many people needing to convert files that aren't .pdf related. Most applications that open those files allow you to import/export other file types, and in the case of media or archive files, I really wouldn't trust any sort of outside conversion as I probably need those files completely intact, and again most media players, or archiving programs can be made to open related file types.

[VaanicOne]

The real question is what can be converted to what, and how good is it... For instance once I'm striken blind, can I convert my pornography into sound files, or am I stuck trying to learn brail (would probably have to shave my hands for that... Hard to do when you're blind)?

 

Self defacating jokes aside (I'm really not a porno person in truth), I can't see many people needing to convert files that aren't .pdf related. Most applications that open those files allow you to import/export other file types, and in the case of media or archive files, I really wouldn't trust any sort of outside conversion as I probably need those files completely intact, and again most media players, or archiving programs can be made to open related file types.

 

I was wondering the same. I mean, what's the use of converting an MP3 file into a text document?

[Gabbemaster]

The real question is what can be converted to what, and how good is it... For instance once I'm striken blind, can I convert my pornography into sound files, or am I stuck trying to learn brail (would probably have to shave my hands for that... Hard to do when you're blind)?

 

Self defacating jokes aside (I'm really not a porno person in truth), I can't see many people needing to convert files that aren't .pdf related. Most applications that open those files allow you to import/export other file types, and in the case of media or archive files, I really wouldn't trust any sort of outside conversion as I probably need those files completely intact, and again most media players, or archiving programs can be made to open related file types.

 

I was wondering the same. I mean, what's the use of converting an MP3 file into a text document?

 

Maybe if you want to convert a digital .mp3 book? :rolleyes: Jokes aside, the dangerous thing is that you never know what kind of extra code your file may include when you recive it after the conversion...