FormatFactory
{{Short description|Freeware multimedia converter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Multiple issues|
{{primary sources|date=September 2012}}
{{More footnotes needed|date=January 2010}}
{{update|date=June 2014}}
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{{Infobox software
| name = FormatFactory
| logo = FormatFactory.png
| screenshot = FormatFactory Main page.png
| screenshot_size = 300px
| caption = FormatFactory 5.13 in Windows 10
| author = Chen Jun Hao{{Citation
|at = About dialog box
|title = FormatFactory v4.6.1.0
|date = 4 November 2010
}}
| developer = Free Time
| released = 1 March 2008
| latest release version = 5.17.0.0
| latest release date = 01 April 2023
| operating_system = Microsoft Windows
| size = 101 MB
| language count = 66
{{cite web
|url = http://www.formatoz.com/language.html
|title = Languages
|work = Format Factory – Free media file format converter
|publisher = pcfreetime.com (Official web site)
|accessdate = 11 April 2012
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120414183953/http://www.formatoz.com/Language.html
|archive-date = 14 April 2012
|url-status = dead
|df = dmy-all
}}
| genre = Transcoder
| license = ad-supported freeware{{cite web|title=FormatFactory|url=http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Graphic/Image-Convertors/FormatFactory.shtml|website=Softpedia|publisher=SoftNews|accessdate=14 September 2017}}
| website = {{URL|www.pcfreetime.com/formatfactory/index.php}}
}}
FormatFactory is an ad-supported freeware multimedia converter that can convert video, audio, and picture files. It is also capable of ripping DVDs and CDs to other file formats, as well as creating .iso images. It can also join multiple video files into one. FormatFactory supports the following formats:
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Video formats
! Audio formats ! Picture formats |
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3GP (.3gp){{-}} MPEG-1 (.mpg){{-}} Matroska (.mkv){{-}} Flash Video (.flv){{-}} SWF (.swf){{-}} MPEG-4 Part 14 (.mp4){{-}} Audio Video Interleave (.avi){{-}} Windows Media Video (.wmv){{-}} RealMedia Variable Bitrate (.rmvb){{-}} VOB (Video Object) (DVD file) (.vob){{-}} QuickTime File Format (QTFF) (.mov){{-}} | style="padding-right:10px; vertical-align: top;" | MP3{{-}} Ogg{{-}} Wave Sound (.wav){{-}} Adaptive Multi-Rate (.amr){{-}} Windows Media Audio (.wma){{-}} Advanced Audio Coding (.aac){{-}} MIDI (.mid) | style="padding-right:10px; vertical-align: top;" | .JPG{{-}} .PNG{{-}} .ICO{{-}} .BMP{{-}} .GIF{{-}} .tif{{-}} |
Criticism
On June 22, 2009, Format Factory was hanged on the FFmpeg's hall of shame.{{cite web |title=Hall of Shame |url=http://www.ffmpeg.org/shame.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622191216/www.ffmpeg.org/shame.html |archive-date=2010-06-22 |publisher=ffmpeg.org |accessdate=17 February 2010}}
An issue tracker post claims that Format Factory violates the FFmpeg license.{{cite web |url=https://roundup.libav.org/issue1214 |title=Issue 1214: Format Factory license violation |work=FFMpeg issue tracker |publisher=ffmpeg.org |date=22 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728195733/https://roundup.libav.org/issue1214 |accessdate=17 February 2010|archive-date=28 July 2011 }}
See also
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.pcfreetime.com/formatfactory/index.php}}
Category:Audio format converters