Way back in #7 I mentioned my then favourite website zamzar - it's a file conversion site and I'd been using it to convert old clarisworks and msworks files into formats my pc could understand.
Well three months on and still zamzar is one of my favourite online tools only now I'm using it to convert youtube videos to ipod (mp4) which I can then watch on my ipod (although why I would want to watch them on a 2 cm screen is a mystery to everyone, me included.) But the point is - I can!
After seeing Billy Elliot the other week I've been downloading clips from the previews and rehearsals and watching them on the ipod.
I've also experimented (so far semi-successfully) with converting .bmp photos to .jpg (some have worked, some haven't).
With zamzar you upload the file (or link) you want converted to zamzar, and specify the conversion format. Zamzar then emails you a link to the converted file which can then be downloaded.
The major drawback to the free version of zamzar is that the download link only stays active for 24 hours so you need to be ready (it can sometimes take a little while for the email to arrive)
Still zamzar rocks!
In a library sense I've already recommended zamzar to patrons who want to edit and print a document format not supported on the library pcs (eg: pdf to word, mac to microsoft).
It's an added platform that gives us and our patrons more flexibility when wanting to use our pcs as the number of file formats supported increases. In a 'back room' sense no more queueing up to use the 'publisher' pc - we can convert the publisher file to another format to have a look at it.
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Well done! you must be the first of us to have got to #24! I'll send some encouraging emails, but think that next week would be better.
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