File Conversion Made Free & Easy

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File Conversion Made Free & Easy

By John F | June 11, 2008

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Have you ever wanted to convert one type of file to another? If I had to answer that question, I would say no, but if I think a little longer about it, then I would have to actually answer yes. There have been quite a number of times where I have had to convert a file to another format and finding decent free software has been a lengthy task.

The most common file conversions are WAV -> MP3, Word.doc -> PDF, AVI -> FLV and BMP -> JPEG. There are many more files out there that can be converted to another that I haven’t got the time or space to enter into. Suffice to say, lots of different file formats create opportunity/problems for all of us.

Well, worry no more [about file conversions at least!] I have come across a really useful free website that will offer to convert nearly all of the major file formats available, and loads more obscure file formats. The main headings of formats are; document formats, image formats, music formats, video formats and compressed formats.

The file conversion website is called Zamzar, and can even offer to download videos from online social video sites such as YouTube, Google Video Metacafe etc.

I have used it a few times and the free service offers conversions up to 100MB for free. You can sign up for a free account which speeds up the free conversions a bit. Zamzar is a nice little site that saves downloading conversion software.

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