The best audio convertor out there is dbpoweramp. It's free, and there's an OGG plugin(and many others) available in their Codec Central. It has a swell little UI and is easy to work with. There's also a PowerPak that costs $14. There's a 30-day demo for it and you can only use the LAME MP3 feature during that time or after registering.

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/

If you're going to be needing something to rip temp/royalty free audio tracks for your game then the only thing you should be using is Exact Audio Copy.

http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/

I didn't compile this list, but I thought it would be a handy one for the guide. These are services that allow you to upload large files to email addresses. Of course, you can point it to your own address and provide the link for other to download from. Useful for large resource and demo dispersement.

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YouSendIt
Size Limit: 1 GB
Download Limit: 25 Downloads
File Life: 7 Days









DataPickup
Size Limit: 250 MB (was originally 1.5 GB but i guess their servers must've gotten bombarded so they had to lower it)
Download Limit: 25 Downloads
File Life: 7 Days









YouShareIt
Size Limit: 50 MB
Download Limit: NONE
File Life: 7 Days









RapidShare
Size Limit: 30 MB
Download Limit: NONE (but there is a 75 second download timer and a 1-download-per-hour limit unless you have a Premium Account)
File Life: 30 Days+ provided there's still download activity after 1 month









UltraShare
Size Limit: 30 MB
Download Limit: NONE
File Life: 30 Days+ provided there's still download activity after 1 month








MyTempDir
Size Limit: 25 MB
Download Limit: NONE
File Life: 14 Days









UploadHut
Size Limit: 50 MB
Download Limit: NONE
File Life: 30 Days+ provided there's still download activity after 1 month









ShareBigFile
Size Limit: 250 MB
Download Limit: 250 Downloads
File Life: 7 Days









Dropload
Size Limit: 100 MB
Download Limit: 1 Download
File Life: 7 Days









UpDownloadServer
Size Limit: 250 MB
Download Limit: NONE, but there is a 40-second download timer (similar to Rapidshare's except shorter)
File Life: Unlimited









ShareFiles
Size Limit: 50 MB
Other Limits: I haven't personally tested this so i'm not sure what the limits are in terms of # of downloads and/or file life, but from what i've read there's a bandwith limit and/or something about password protection, not sure what's meant by that though









UploadTemple
Size Limit: 30 MB
Download Limit: NONE
File Life: 30 Days+ provided there's still download activity after 1 month









glint.files
Size Limit: 30 MB
Download Limit: NONE (i think)
File Life: 30 Days+ provided there's still download activity after 1 month
Other Features: Password-protected download links, and in the download section, you can enter in a File ID and password (if there is one) to gain access to a download...not completely sure how it works though.









Xdrive (you can initially sign up for a free 15-day trial, but then once that's up your downloads off the server unless you pay for an account)
Size Limit: 5 GB
Download Limit: NONE (until your free trial period has ended, that is)
File Life: Unlimited (again, until your free trial has ended...so it's techincally 15 days unless you purchase an account)
** NOTE ** In order to sign up for an Xdrive account, however, a credit card is needed for the free 15 day trial, so to those under 18 and also those who just don't have a credit card, take this into consideration before signing up. And if you do intend to sign up, be sure to keep watch on those 15 days you have in your trial because once the trial period is up you are immediately billed your first monthly payment of $9.95, so be SURE to cancel the account before your trial has completely ended!!









QuickFile
Size Limit: 50 MB
Download Limit: NONE (i think?)
File Life: 30 Days+ provided there's still download activity after 1 month









bonpoo! (lovely name, eh?)
Size Limit: 50 MB
Download Limit/File Life: Unknown (still need testing)









MegaUpload
Size Limit: 500 MB
Download Limit: NONE
File Life: 30 Days+ provided there's still download activity after 1 month

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DeepPaint 2.0 is now free?

http://www.download.com/Deep-Paint/3000-2191_4-10398243.html?tag=lst-2-7

Sounds too good to be true, downloading it now ...

EDIT: The readme confirms this version is freeware and requires no registration....

Hi bupaje, this is really great, works nice on my old system too. Thanks!


Guardian

This explains why it is freeware...

http://www.righthemisphere.com/forum/ann...&forumid=50

(Note: This is not Deep Paint 3D)

Couldn't edit my last post ... a few tidbits of info and links related to Deep Paint on this thread may prove useful.

http://p197.ezboard.com/fravenspaintshopprofrm24.showMessage?topicID=54.topic

http://www.xvid.org/ - open source video codec. Similar to DIVX but free to use

** Updated the main post with OrangeBrat's new list of software **

Any on this list that aren't here already?

From GameDev.net...same idea, diffrent forum..

this is a good site to start looking for free software, modelers, 2D stuff etc.

http://www.bakhter.com

http://www.kerlinsoftworks.com nice plug-in pack for photoshop for game development

http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/DrawPlus/key_features.asp some free very good 2d graphics applications