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If you do not already have suitable software for editing your graphics or audio files, then we suggest trying out the following. We have evaluated the software listed on this page and are happy to recommend them.

Graphics

Free Jpeg Wizard On-line Optimizer

One simple option, if you have a jpeg image which is too large, is to use the Pegasus Imaging Corporation online jpeg optimiser.

This service is free as they are advertising their software on the website.

It is simple to use - just choose your image, leave most of the options unchanged and click the submit button. Enter 300 or 100 into the "Max W&H pixels:" box.

On the resulting page, right-click the "thumbnail" version and choose "save as" to save this version on your PC. These new 100 pixel and 300 pixel pictures are the ones you need to upload to your LiveMusicSearch listing.

Click here for free conversion.

WebGraphics Optimizer for Windows 95/98/2000/NT/ME and XP is the ultimate solution in web graphics optimization: It is user friendly, fast, and has tons of useful features!

WebGraphics Optimizer (Standard) and WebGraphics Optimizer are perfect tools for optimizing and compressing images for online and internet use, mainly World Wide Web pages. Most images can be greatly reduced in size, and it’s amazing to see how much you can improve the speed of your Web site and reduce the necessary webspace.

WebGraphics Optimizer can also be used for the entire process of image handling: Starting with scanning an image, manipulating it in several ways, and finally saving it in the desired graphics file format.

Web Graphics Optimizer - Standard edition: $39

Freeware paint, animation and image-editing

ImageForge is a complete painting program for creating or editing images, retouching photos, making .avi animations, assembling slide shows or picture albums, and more. You can produce outstanding results from your own pictures and photos.

FREE

Click here for more info and to download this programme.

IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP.

It is trying to be simple for beginners and powerful for professionals.

IrfanView was the first Windows graphic viewer WORLDWIDE with Multiple (animated) GIF support.
One of the first graphic viewers WORLDWIDE with Multipage TIFF support.
The first graphic viewer WORLDWIDE with Multiple ICO support.

FREE

Click here to find out more

 

Audio

MP3 Workshop 1.83

MP3 cut, MP3 combine,MP3 Wav converter,CD Ripper,MP3 player-All In One!

MP3 Workshop is a complete software package to convert and manage your MP3 files. You can convert mp3 to wav,wave to mp3. cut mp3 segments, combine multi mp3 files into one or play, convert and rip Music CDs. MP3 Workshop also comes with an ID3 tag editor and a built in player. The interface is modern and easy to use, allowing you to quickly access all the features. The program supports projects to further organize your files.

Price: $19.95 (app. £12.70)

All Audio Converter 1.5

Audio converter (support mp3,wma,vqf,ogg,wave), Audio CD burning,CD ripper- All in one!

All Audio Converter is a fully integrated Audio software package to make your own digital music and audio CD. It can encode wave to MP3, WMA, VQF, OGG, decode MP3, VQF, OGG to wave file, rip audio CD tracks to wave and mp3 files. Use MP3, wave files to burn your own audio CD. All Audio Converter was designed to be easy to understand and use. Yet, it is a powerful and complete audio music software package available.

Audio Converter
encode wave to mp3/wma/ogg/vqf and decode them back to wave.

CD Ripper
grab music CD tracks directly to mp3 or wave files.

CD Burning
use your favorite mp3 or wave files to burn your own audio cd, support most of the popular cd writers.

Price: $29.95 (app. £19.10)