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A free file converter
Format Factory is a free, comprehensive multimedia file converter software for personal or commercial use. It allows users to change the format or file extension of a video, audio, image, or text file for it to run on a different application or operating system.
Convert multimedia formats
Some files run well on their original apps or in a Windows Operating System such as 11 and 10 but get stuck or won't open with other applications or in a Mac OS. Not all apps or operating systems support or recognize all file extensions.
Your files are not erased, even if you can't see them on your file explorer. If they do appear, you will see a blank box or a question mark where the file icon should be. You'll get your files back if you change their format into one your OS can recognize or that you can open with an application installed on your computer.
The all-purpose Format Factory free download can also reduce the size of heavy files. Certain formats shrink files without sacrificing the quality of the content. This is convenient for making backups of your digital information so that more files can fit in a USB key, CD-ROM, DVD, or Blu Ray.
Video file formats for PC, web, and smartphones
The MP4 file type is perfect for downloading Internet videos or copying DVDs to your computer. For uploading your aficionado videos for web distribution, you'll want to consider changing MP4s to MPG files with the Format Factory free app. You should convert your old phone's 3GP videos into MP4 so you can play them on a newer phone.
To make sure your PC videos can play on your tablet, you can use the format converter application to turn Flash FLV files, Windows WMV files, and Shockwave SWF files into one-size-fits-all AVI files or MP4s.
Audio formats for different purposes
Are you upset because you are about to lose all your beloved Quicktime song files when you change your old Macbook for a new Windows PC? Don't worry. You'll have no trouble playing your favorite songs if you use Format Factory for Mac to change your WAV song files to the universal MP3 format, which plays on any device.
If you need high quality audio of a phone conversation to present as evidence, you may want to convert the AMR codec into an AAC Advanced Audio Coding file that will run in a sound editor and can break audio into front and background tracks.
Image files for every project
Let's say you want to turn a JPG camera image into part of a TGA Truecolor animation video for a professional animation project. You want to cut that image and paste it into the video file, but it needs to be in the same format for the video editor to paste it. You can convert that JPG image with the Format Factory software.
If you need small size but the best quality image for an ad, try changing a scanned TIF image into a PNG with no copyright limitations and a transparent background. Same if you want to lower the bit-size of a big BMP bitmap on your PC to a much smaller JPG you can use on your website. The File Factory converter takes care of compression.
What if you have a two-frame GIF animation you want to use as an icon instead of a button? It doesn't have the right ICO format for that. You'll need to use your format converter. And if you want a Watermark file of your company logo to appear as background on your newsletter? Turn that ICO image into a WordArt watermark.
Easy PDF conversion for editing
If you want to extract an image from a PDF file you've downloaded, or edit the text in Word, the Format Factory app has a tool for that. The Portable Data Format secures the presentation of the page content exactly as you see it on the computer screen. It will not let you edit.
PDFs are great for printing or posting online, preventing anyone from making changes. If you want to edit or copy an element of the page onto a different file, convert it to a Microsoft Word DOC or DOCX file, or TXT text file, or save an extracted image as a JPG.
Combining different files into one
Besides supporting all the file formats for video, audio, image, and text mentioned above, Format Factory is AVI-Mux enabled. This means the application can combine two or more videos into one longer movie, several soundtracks into continuous audio, and different scenes of subtitles into a text file. It's a lifesaver for backups.
The software allows you to store all your files on a DVD, CD, or USB key for you to take your multimedia wherever you go. If you want to save hard drive space, Format Factory Portable lets you download the application straight into a removable device without having to install it in your computer.
Find the file that fits best
The robust, multifunctional tool Format Factory comes with a free Windows download and can convert all popular multimedia file formats for video, audio, image, and text. It's a big help in our current format-diverse digital world. Whether you are a computer-savvy pro or a fan of YouTube videos and good music, a format conversion tool can make your life more comfortable.
Format converters can save you hard drive space and money since you won't have to buy more apps to run different types of files. If you would like to compare various conversion applications and decide which one you prefer, you can try the Wondershare converter, XMedia Recode, and its portable version, or Freemake, as each has a unique platform.
User reviews about Format Factory
by Sanding B
format factory install a program called WEB COMPANION while im downloading format factory, WITHOUT MY CONSENT, and it pop up ads once per minute. you practise malware theory by forcing yourself to install a program to my computer without asking me for consent... this is unacceptable... if you need money, you can ask for donation and i would gladly donate or pay for your program.. not by this malware practise. this is unacceptable in today's world. More
by Guess Who
I've been using this program for many years. Not only does it convert all the file types listed. It also converts additional files such as opus.I have many anti malware programs plus probably the best anti-virus program. Non of them have detected any problem with Format Factory. What, pray tell, is the program that you use to give all these negative results. More
by Brian K Diff
UNINSTALL IT NOW ! And then run some anti-malware tools like Malwarebytes anti-malware, Zemana etc.. you think its just sitting their doing nothin, its injecting/hooking malicious code into your binary files and Kernel More
by Brian K Diff
STRAIGHT MALWARE ! Touches files in the Windows directory details"msiexec.exe" touched file "%WINDIR%\System32\en-US\msimsg.dll.mui"
"msiexec.exe" touched file "%WINDIR%\System32\en-US\duser.dll.mui"
"msiexec.exe" touched file "%WINDIR%\System32\imageres.dll"
"msiexec.exe" touched file "%WINDIR%\AppPatch\AppPatch64\sysmain.sdb"
"msiexec.exe" touched file "%WINDIR%\System32\msiexec.exe"
"msiexec.exe" touched file "%WINDIR%\AppPatch\AppPatch64\AcLayers.dll"
"msiexec.exe" touched file "%WINDIR%\AppPatch\AppPatch64\AcGenral.dll"
"msiexec.exe" touched file "%WINDIR%\System32\en-US\msiexec.exe.mui"
"msiexec.exe" touched file "%WINDIR%\Globalization\Sorting\SortDefault.nls"
"msiexec.exe" touched file "%WINDIR%\System32\msimsg.dll"
"msiexec.exe" touched file "%WINDIR%\System32\en-US\msctf.dll.mui"
"msiexec.exe" touched file "%WINDIR%\Fonts\StaticCache.dat"
"msiexec.exe" touched file "%WINDIR%\winsxs\amd64_microsoft.windows.c..-controls.resources_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7600.16385_en-us_106f9be843a9b4e3\comctl32.dll.mui"sourceAPI Call
Opens the Kernel Security Device Driver (KsecDD) of Windows
details"msiexec.exe" opened "\Device\KsecDD"sourceAPI Callrelevance10/10ATT&CK IDT1215 (Show technique in the MITRE ATT&CK™ matrix) More
by buick322
Finally got it to install but what a PITA to understand. It just sits there and gives me no response at all. I'm trying to convert an audio CD to mp3. I've used cdburnerxp for many years but this program is Greek to me. I'm used to the terms Source drive and Target drive from "cdburner" but don't see the words here at all. I'm assuming "output" is my source drive?? [drive holding the cd I want to convert to mp3]. My other drive has the blank cd in it..........but it just sits there and won't respond to anything at all. Should I just walk away? More
by Game Over
Would love to say this is great, and in theory it is. However It's hit and miss It often refuses to down-convert audio/video quality, the corresponding file is not even close to the settings you chose.
The amount of times i've set it to convert video to 6000Kb from something much higher and it just sits there doing nothing or Audio to 6channel 328Kb and what i get is Audio at a much higher bitrate, like it didn't even try to convert it
Also
If a file has multiple Audio Streams it randomly picks one them as the only source. Ticking keep audio streams unticks itself as soon as you click ok, so that wont save as far as settings.
It also uses 100% of CPU and most of GPU to no faster then other programmes that do not. More