There is a simple way and free way to convert video to MP3. You can do this with MP4 videos, MOV, and other video formats.

If you regularly convert files to a specific file format—say, for your iPod—you can set up a batch file with VLC that will make video conversions as easy as dragging and dropping the to-be ...

Converting MOV files to MP4 Converting to an MP4 file can drastically reduce file size without changing the audio or video quality in any way that is detectable to your audience.

Edited: I found the "playlist" option under "View" in VLC which seem like a supremely stupid place. But, I found it. It will play all my music just fine. The .m3u playlists, though, seem to be ...

To play an RAR-compressed video, just start up VLC, go to Open > File, and select the RAR file. It should open and play as if it were just a video.