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In the previous post, I was talking about backing up data. Well, here it is not just any type of data I want to talk about. Don’t dare lie to me you don’t love movies. I bet you do. And if you deal often with DVDs, spread your arms wide open and say “AVI, Welcome”.

For the information of you all who are not very geeky about video files, .avi is just one out of a whole lot of video files. Each file type (of any media be they text, audio, photos…etc) is very unique in one way or the other. How is the video file .avi unique?

AVI videos can hold lengthy videos at high quality while maintaining a relatively small file size. Now, what comes to your mind? Back up? Not yet! Ah! Actually, yes. You got it.

If you really want to keep those DVDs of yours safe, then what you should be thinking of is backing them up. To maximize storage space, you will need to rip your DVDs and convert the files to avi files before doing the backup. The backup I am referring here is by saving on your PC or just burning the files on a CD as normal data to play back on your PC using software that supports AVI Playback.

You got loads of DVDs you legally own? Would you like to reduce that load by 75% or 80%?

4 or 5 DVDs riped and converted into avi can be burned on 1 DVD, thereby reducing the loads of DVDs you have at home. To do this, you will need a software that can easily convert DVD to avi and burn on CDs of DVD.

I am in no way affiliated to Movavi videosuite, neither is this a sponsored post. I just love the way the software works and the interesting stuffs it can do when it comes to DVD ripping, compression and backup. With Movavi videosuite it is very easy for a noob to make his/her own DVD collection for personal/home use.

After you have acquired a copy of this marvellou software,

1. Run the Videosuite, click the DVD button and Add DVD. This will allow you to backup everything on the DVD. Choose the correct IFO or VOB files that you wish to copy.
2. Select the correct audio track for the movie.
3. Choose the output format for the movie. You will probably want that to be AVI in DivX or Xvid format.
4. Select the place on your hard drive to save the movie after conversion.
5. Click ‘convert’ to start reading from the DVD and saving to your computer.

You can use this method to store many DVDs on one disk if you like. DVDs are converted down to as little as 1/4 or 1/5 their original size but still maintain good quality, so you can reburn 4 or 5 movies to a single DVD-R disc and store more movies on less disks.

More stuff, less space!

Have you ever taken a very good video shot with your video camera or phone and just want it is time for you to vie it you realise the camera was not well positioned and you need to rotate the video? Rotating a photo is very easy, but when it comes to videos, you must be a small geek to do that.

Oh! Not really. Why not let a software do the job for you? That is what software are for, right?

Free Video Flip and Rotate is the ultimate solution to this problem. With this small freeware application, you can rotate or flip a video through any angle.

This software has a very simple interface that makes it easy to use. I bet you won’t need a tutorial for this. However, if you get mixed up, just remember after downloading, installing and luanching the software ,

–Download Flip and Rotate
–Install the software by simply double-clicking on the executive file and following the instructions
–Launch the software by following the path Start > All Programs > DVDVideoSoft > Programs > Free Video Flip and Rotate
–Select Input Video File
–Click the left “…” button to select an input file from your computer.
–Select Output Location
–Click the rigth “…” button to choose the location where you would like to save the output video file. Click Save.
–Select Flip or Rotate Option
–Click one of the seven buttons to flip or rotate a video.
–Click the Convert button along the bottom of the interface and wait the video to be processed.

Easy, right? Try it!