JetAudio
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jetAudio is a multimedia player software that offers a playback option and multimedia file editor and burning capabilities. There are two different versions: Basic and Plus VX. The Plus VX version has additional bonus packs and unlocked video/audio conversion. jetAudio comes bundled with every player produced by Cowon
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evaluated the basic version and remarked that it "doesn't have a plug-in for Firefox compatibility", but judged as "good" the range of video and audio file formats supported.
Some of the new changes:
are aesthetic revisions of the graphical user interface of jetAudio.
developers claim that JetAudio is violating their copyrights by distributing binaries of software from the FFmpeg project without complying with the GPL.
Cowon
Cowon Systems, Inc. is a South Korean electronics company. Established in 1995, the company's initial focus was software development. In 2000, with the introduction of the CW100, Cowon expanded their business to the portable digital audio player industry....
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jetAudio 4
jetAudio 4's graphical user interface was designed to look like a high powered stereo rack.jetAudio 5
jetAudio 5, released in 2002, saw a major overhaul of the entire user interface and now allowed for a freely modifiable interface.jetAudio 7
jetAudio 7 (now also known as Cowon Media Centre) is a Windows application that can play a multitude of video and audio formats. There are several different versions of the program available. jetAudio Basic is a free standard version of the player with some features disabled, like MP3 encoding and sound recording. jetAudio Plus VX is included with some of Cowon's portable multimedia and digital audio players. The Plus VX version of the program allows users to convert videos into a format that the portable media player will be able to play back. jetAudio Plus VX comes with features such as mp3 and mp3pro encoding, a sound effects processor called BBE, some extra audio file manipulation applications, video conversion capabilities and more recording options. Consumers' Institute of New ZealandConsumers' Institute of New Zealand
- The history of Consumer :The Consumers’ Council was established in 1959 ‘to protect and promote the interest of consumers of goods and services’. In 1963 the name Consumers Institute was adopted and in 1967 it became a separate government funded entity...
evaluated the basic version and remarked that it "doesn't have a plug-in for Firefox compatibility", but judged as "good" the range of video and audio file formats supported.
jetAudio 8
Now it is fully compatible with Windows 7. Cowon added some new features and also enhanced many existing features.Some of the new changes:
- Added Support for FLV & MKV file for conversion
- Enhanced skins
- Supports subtitle with DXVA decoding
- New file association method for Windows Vista/7
- Added DVD Pal/NTSC for video conversion
Skins
SkinsSkin (computing)
In computing, a skin is a custom graphical appearance achieved by the use of a graphical user interface that can be applied to specific software and websites to suit the purpose, topic, or tastes of different users....
are aesthetic revisions of the graphical user interface of jetAudio.
License controversy
FFmpegFFmpeg
FFmpeg is a free software project that produces libraries and programs for handling multimedia data. The most notable parts of FFmpeg are libavcodec, an audio/video codec library used by several other projects, libavformat, an audio/video container mux and demux library, and the ffmpeg command line...
developers claim that JetAudio is violating their copyrights by distributing binaries of software from the FFmpeg project without complying with the GPL.