Squared 5 has given both Mac and Windows users a great tool to use when it comes to multimedia files. MacHouse recommends every Mac user to grab a copy of their freeware, MPEG Streamclip. As of August 5, the current version of MPEG Streamclip for Mac is 1.7 and is in Universal Binary. 
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MacTheRipper is a Mac-only freeware title that can be used to rip DVDs. It is created by Geezerbuttz, whose site was moved to a new location in late April, 2006 . In fact, there are other DVD-ripping freeware titles for the Mac platform including 0se, DVDibbler and Handbrake. And MacTheRipper is one of the active freeware titles while 0se and DVDibbler don’t seem to be updated in Universal Binary.
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Although it is still in beta, ffmpegX is quite a powerful video compression application. It uses 3 UNIX encoders and allows you to encode or re-encode video with such compression algorithms as MPEG-4 (Part 2), DivX3, H.263, H.264 and XviD. The current version as of August 2, 2006, is 0.099w r5 and is in Universal Binary.
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Handbrake is one of the most popular Mac freeware titles that are downloaded at MacUpdate and Version Tracker. You can download a free copy of Handbrake at the site hosted by m0k. 
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Although still in beta, this media player is a great piece of free software that is available not just to Mac users but also to those who use other operating systems including Windows, BeOS and different Linux versions. This open-source software is developed by Video LAN, and as of August 5, one copy is downloaded every 1.6 seconds.
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