GEAR Video
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'''GEAR Video''' 8 is a CD and [[DVD authoring]] software program for Microsoft Windows. It is designed to enable the creation CDs or DVDs of any type, including [[CD Audio]], [[CD-ROM]], [[Video CD]], [[Super Video CD]], [[DVD-ROM]], or [[DVD-Video]] discs. It is also a CD and DVD burning software program, capable of recording (burning) CDs or DVDs of any format ([[CD-R]], [[CD-RW]], [[DVD-R]], [[DVD-RW]], [[DVD+R]], [[DVD+RW]], [[DVD-R DL]], [[DVD+R DL]], and [[DVD-RAM]]) to any [[CD recorder|CD]] or [[DVD recorder]]s.
[[GEAR Software]] was one of the pioneers in the development of CD and DVD recording software, beginning in 1986 with a grant from the [[European Commission]]. The company started as Elektroson. GEAR’s software library is licensed to other software developers, and is incorporated in many products, such as [[Symantec]] Ghost, and [[Apple Computer|Apple's]] [[iTunes]] for Windows.
GEAR Video provides [[CD Audio]], [[CD-ROM]], [[DVD-ROM]], [[Video CD]] and [[DVD authoring|DVD- Video authoring]] capabilities. It also provides audio and video capture (recording, or transferring the digital file to the PC), audio file conversion (to or from [[WAV]], [[MP3]], [[Ogg]], [[Windows Media Audio|WMA]], or [[MPEG]]), audio editing, and video encoding (to [[MPEG-1]] or [[MPEG-2]]) capabilities.
On June 6, 2007, GEAR issued a press release announcing the release of the new, free (but time-limited) beta version of GEAR Video, GEAR Video 9.
==See also==
* [[Easy Media Creator]], a similar product
* [[Nero Burning ROM]], a similar product
==External links==
*[http://www.gearsoftware.com/ GEAR Software]
*[http://www.gearsoftware.com/movie-making-software.cfm GEAR Video] official information page
*[http://www.gearsoftware.com/about/press/details.cfm?ID=11 GEAR Video 9 Beta Press Release]
*[http://www.gearsoftware.com/products/gear-video-9-beta.cfm GEAR Video 9 Beta Information]
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