14 DAY TRIAL // Dare to be Creative Ltd. has announced an update to its conversion utility for Mac OS X, Dragoman. The app batch converts image, photo, music, sound and archive files and supports popular image and digital camera file formats. Version 1.7.2 is free for existing users. The software can be acquired for $26.00 (single user license).
Dragoman can help when you download music, for example, but can't listen to the tracks on your mp3 player. It can convert the tracks into whatever your player supports. Until now, Dragoman required the user to drag the music file (or whatever conversion was sought) into Dragoman's window, and the app would take it from there. With version 1.7.2, users can convert files faster by dragging them onto Dragoman’s dock icon.
As noted above, Dragoman does image files, text formats, as well as archives. For example, if a friend sends you a RAR file, but you need that converted to ZIP, or compressed to 7Zip, Dragoman can convert it for you. Popular image formats are supported, including PDF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF and GIF. Users simply drag the items in, pick a new format, and drag them back out again to complete the process.
Using a bar that shows the exact status of your file conversions, Dragoman allows you to keep an eye on its progress. The program can search for updates automatically, if you configure the preferences accordingly. Dare to Be Creative mentions the following key features:
- Batch converts image, photo, music, sound and archive files - Handles the popular image formats PDF, TIFF, PNG, JPEG, PostScript, EPS, JPEG-2000 (JP2), GIF, PSD, ICNS, Windows Bitmap (BMP), PICT, SGI and TGA files - Handles common archive and zip formats: Rar, StuffIt, 7zip, DMG, Gzip, Bzip2 and industry-standard, WinZIP-compatible Zip - Handles widespread music, audio and sound file formats: MP4, Ogg, Vorbis, FLAC, AIFF, Microsoft WAVE, and many more.