Our team’s been working hard behind-the-scenes to release a few feature-enhancing changes to your favorite media-recording tools. We’ve made a ton of improvements to some of the software in our Replay Capture Suite, including fixes to Replay Media Catcher, Replay Music, Replay Radio, and Replay Converter. Here’s what’s new…
All of the best travel adventures happen during summer, and all the best travel adventures are fueled by great preparation. For every traveling fiend out there, there exist apps and software to help make travels smoother, steps and connections less complicated, and enjoying downtime easier. From the time you start thinking about your next travel details to the very moment that your feet hit the front steps when you get back home, having the right travel apps on-hand during every phase of a summer trip makes the whole experience better.
In our curated list of travel apps and software that we can’t take a trip without, we’re focusing on some of the lesser-known and under-appreciated travel tools we love.
1. Google Earth (for Desktop)
During the planning phase of your trip, it’s a great benefit to be able to do a little recon of where you’re going to be. For traveling by plane across the country or abroad, you can use the Google Earth app online to look at some of the major landmarks in certain areas and get your itinerary set early. For fans of road trips, it’s an awesome way to see both birds eye and close-up views of your route, its pit stops, and all the little details along the way you may need to know.
Speaking of road trips, arguably the most useful app for on-the-go experiences is Roadtrippers. Free for iOS and Android users, the app shows you cool and interesting places, restaurants, accommodations, attractions, and more along your planned driving route. You can filter the real-time list and map by activity or distance to make finding the perfect stops as easy and painless as possible. Just remember to have your passenger do the navigating!
The Replay Capture Suite is the only suite of software out there that can download just about any type of media online, including movies, TV shows, radio shows, podcasts, audiobooks, full albums, playlists, and more. For its most loyal users, software in the Replay Capture Suite is the best complement to going on a long road trip or flight with unpredictable WiFi, or for stock-piling entertainment before any trip that’s a little more off-grid.
Getting the cheapest possible price for a good flight can seem like an impossible task. With the Hopper app for iOS and Android, you can easily keep an eye on the cheapest dates to fly, via custom notifications and a handy month-view calendar, so you can always get the best deal and save your cash for more awesome travel experiences. The company claims it can save you up to 40% on a flight using its complex and powerful system, it’s easy to use, and you can book a flight in a minute flat.
Before you head out for any type of trip, packing is often the last and most stressful part. PackPoint for iOS and Android solves a lot of this headache by providing a fully-mobile platform for organizing your complete travel packing checklist. Built with a ton of different trips in mind, you can quickly jump through a checklist of items for a day trip, a hiking trip, a business trip, and more, with other elements like the weather forecast in mind. It’s got great integrations with sites like TripIt and is one of our favorite go-to travel apps for getting organized.
Which apps and software are you using for your summer getaway? Leave your suggestions in the comments below to let us know what you can’t travel without!
We’re kicking off the season with a ton of amazing updates to your favorite media-recording power pack, so you can download, record and save all the content you want all summer long!
We’ve made a ton of improvements to our Replay Capture Suite, including many fixes and enhancements to Replay Media Catcher, Replay Music, Replay Radio, and Replay Converter.
Here’s what’s new:
New On PC
Replay Media Catcher:
New capture methods menu for ease of access.
Improved MPEG Dash protocol detection and download.
Extraction engine 2017.05.23.
DVR improvements and quick links feature to cfg DVR for certain sites.
Support for HTTPS monitoring in Chrome >= v58
Extraction engine now supports sites requiring authentication. See Settings | Internet Downloads |
Advanced | Extractor Logins
Support for MPEG Dash protocol.
Improvements to RTMP recording.
Support for recording multiple RTMP streams over the same connection.
Fixed audio recording to WMA.
Fixed Firefox reported crashes.
New Tiles View.
Favor artist album instead of various artists when auto-tagging.
Support for converting to the same folder as the source file.
Misc fixes and improvements
Replay Radio:
All new user interface.
Fixed audio recording to WMA.
Fixed Firefox reported crashes.
Many fixes and improvements.
Replay Music:
Fixed audio recording to WMA.
Fixed Firefox reported crashes.
New Tiles View.
Favor artist album instead of various artists when auto-tagging.
Support for converting to the same folder as the source file.
Misc fixes and improvements.
Replay Converter:
New Tiles view
Favor artist album instead of various artists when auto-tagging.
Support for converting to the same folder as the source file.
Misc. fixes and improvements.
New On Mac
Replay Media Catcher:
URL Bar downloader.
Support for recent changes to Vimeo.
Support for recent changes to Dailymotion.
Support for recent changes to BBC iPlayer.
Misc updates and bug fixes.
Replay Music:
URL Bar downloader.
Audio capture mode (allows you to record any audio playing on your Mac).
Support for recent changes to Vimeo.
Support for recent changes to Dailymotion.
Support for recent changes to BBC iPlayer.
Misc updates and bug fixes.
Replay Video Capture:
Misc updates and bug fixes.
Replay Converter:
Fixed user interface glitches on macOS Sierra.
Misc. fixes and improvements
Check to see if your software qualifies for an update or grab them all by purchasing the Suite for 40% off! Just use coupon code UPDATESRULE at checkout to get your discount.
There’s been a ton of bustle in the media industry surrounding the recent acquisition of Dreamworks by network giant, Comcast (read more here). While this may not sound scary on the surface, it will most certainly affect you, the viewer, directly.
Let’s be straight here – Comcast purchased DreamWorks to expand their content through what’s called vertical integration. A Medium article we came across describes it perfectly as “the equivalent of the mall owning the stores and also the products sold within the stores.”
The problem with big media companies getting even bigger is that they begin too push out smaller, independent media. Just last year for example, Sesame Street was purchased by HBO in the never-ending battle to bring in and satisfy more cord-cutting subscribers to their service.
“In 2009, Comcast (a cable company) bought NBCUniversal (a cable network). Within that network, you can watch numerous TV shows… And that’s just on NBC. The full range of TV shows is much larger when you factor in all of the other TV networks that are under the NBCUniversal umbrella…
By merging the cable company with cable networks, that integrates two of the three vertical segments in the cable TV marketplace. In our earlier analogy, this would include the mall and the stores within the mall.
That’s news from 2009 though. The last remaining vertical segment is the TV shows. This is where DreamWorks comes in.”
With these 3 powerhouse vertical segments in works together, Comcast is stamping their name to the front of the streaming competition. This move could prevent other services like Netflix and Hulu from accessing more TV shows and movies for their catalogs, as Comcast continues to try to attract customers away from the competition and appear more valuable overall.
While Comcast can trace their own company’s successes to the fact that they offer multiple unique services under the same umbrella, in the end the consumer still has to pay for Internet to access any of it – a service that Comcast still owns… where’s the fairness in that?
What do you think about this acquisition, and the future of online media as a whole? We’re curious to hear from you in the comments below.
With only a month until the NBA Finals begin, each game, team and player is ramping up for even more intense head-to-heads on the court. The Cavs are already playing an undefeated season after burying the Hawks in last nights’ game, and the Warriors certainly aren’t being slowed down with the absence of Steph Curry these last few games. Everyone’s in it to win it.
(Source: nba.com/playoffs)
You can capture every last dunk rebound and moment of insanity from the NBA Playoffs – streaming live from NBA League Pass – and store them in a high quality format with Replay Video Capture. With our media recording software, fans can easily create high quality videos of every 2016 Playoff game. It’s the ONLY program out there that perfectly records video anywhere online without circumventing copy protection technology, making it totally legal for personal use.
Just watch our short demo video to learn how easy it is to record the NBA Playoffs right here. So… what are you waiting for?
We spend a lot of time analyzing debug logs and frequently give customers a quick video to test, which means we’re often in search of short clips that end play a vital role in the data logging process. Needless to say, we watch a lot of videos (and other types of media) and want to share them with you!
Summer is well on its way, and we’re definitely feeling the heat already. With hot weather (and lots more of it) on the way, we couldn’t help sharing this adorable video of a baby elephant cooling off in the afternoon.
Just makes you want to go jump in the pool, doesn’t it?
Combine your live stream access with Replay Video Capture’s powerful capabilities and you get production quality recordings of every remaining game! In fact, it’s the only software on the market that can record streaming video perfectly while being 100% legal to use.
Don’t miss a minute of the championships this year — capture it all seamlessly with Replay Video Capture for Mac or PC!
We’re huge fans of podcasts – there are so many different topics, styles and people spanning the space, anyone can find that perfect kind of audible entertainment!
Today’s shows can often draw images of pop culture hosts, technology enthusiasts or news anchors; styles ideal for adults. In reality, however, there’s a growing catalog of podcasts made specifically for children — and family time — that can bring the wonder of radio to kids everywhere.
Listening to kid-friendly podcasts is a great way to spend quality, engaging family time (especially away from the TV) and expand learning with new forms of media that cover a variety of topics. Below you’ll find a smattering of our absolute best finds – use the Media Guide in Replay Radio to subscribe to, schedule, record and save them all!
1. Fergus Ferry
Based on the kids book series of the same name, Fergus Ferry is a podcast full of wonderful, enriching messages and lessons for young children — all with Dr. Seuss style rhyming that kids can’t get enough of! Following the journeys of a willful ferry boat, this podcast is as adorable and endearing as it is educational.
2. Storynory
Planning a family road trip this coming summer vacation? Stock up ahead of time on Storynory, a wonderful podcast that combines the magical forces of children’s stories, fairy tales and professional storytellers and actors. Each story told in every episode is a true adventure that will keep younger kids and families entertained for hours!
3. Brains On!
Kid (co-hosts) teach kids in this awesome podcast that shares a different science lesson in each and every episode. From creepy-crawling spiders to the origin of boogers, the mission to Pluto to beginner’s meteorology, the amazing folks at Brains On!cover topics that are as cool as they are informative for kids.
4. Story Time
Bedtime stories take on a whole new meaning with this podcast perfect for putting your toddler, preschooler or young child to sleep. Ideal for ages 2-12 years old, Story Time(by Bedtime FM) has amazing, engaging stories that are the best length for entertaining and relaxing small children; 20 minutes or less and they’ll be on their way to nap time!
5. The Thrilling Adventure Hour
Meant to replicate classic, old-timey radio shows, The Thrilling Adventure Hour is a throwback podcast for the modern family. With a stage, 6-piece orchestral ensemble and guest stars like Jon Hamm and Patton Oswald, this podcast is a musical, fun-filled exploration any family can enjoy. Warning: may contain some strong language.
Get Replay Radio today to record and save all your favorite podcasts, or download the full Replay Capture Suite for even more great recording software!
We spend a lot of time analyzing debug logs and frequently give customers a quick video to test, which means we’re often in search of short clips that end play a vital role in the data logging process. Needless to say, we watch a lot of videos (and other types of media) and want to share them with you!
Sometimes, you just have to try something for yourself.
This month, our “video of the month” series brings you an impromptu science experiment in freezing cold Canada with seriously cool results.
Apparently, boiling hot water can often freeze faster than cold water… who knew?!
