Is this a ripoff ????

[jolo]

I have received two e-mails from this company, whoever they are, and somethings doesn't smell write.

On the web page, the second screen of this looks just like TMPG, but I am not sure about the first screen.

The product says DVD Professional with really no name of a creator or manufactorer. If you know of what this is about, please let me know.

This look like something either all should be warned about about, or purchase immedaitely.

http://www.eclipseway.com/20025/


Thanks,

Jon

[viperjay9]

looks a bit odd because the 1st screen is the output settings for dvdx

[ghoster]

looks like another company making money from other peoples work.

[LanceSteel]

Don't get it. This same program was already discussed in the "Off-Topic" forum. Look at the second "Mpeg Settings" image. Its Tmpeg.

[ghoster]

well if the package contains Tmpgenc and its only 20 bucks thats a pretty good deal isn't tmpgenc like 40 if you buy it from the site?

[Tommyknocker]

From the Tools section at left, you can download the following and their "prices":

TMPGEnc freeware version.................$0.00
DVDx (freeware).................................$0.00
TMPGEnc MPEG-2 Plug In (freeware)...$0.00
Total............................................. ......$0.00

DVD Professional...............................$20.00

Boy, I hope someone knows how to use a calculator. And NBC News just validated this "scam". Selling freeware, what a con job!

[Conquest10]

i wonder how many people actually pay for this.

[jolo]

well if the package contains Tmpgenc and its only 20 bucks thats a pretty good deal isn't tmpgenc like 40 if you buy it from the site?

TommyKnocker,
You figured out the entire mystery.

Please ghoster, I'm not putting you down at all, but you can see from ghosters remark and my curiosity how easy it would be to scam people by selling free software. TMPGenc for VCD (MPEG-1) is free !! The plus is for SVCD and there is a extremely reasonable $48 fee for that.

The e-mail is from AOL, I already wrote to abuse@aol.com, about being spammed, but this is more serious, it is stealing, especially from companies who provide their talent and creativity to people like us for free or for whatever donation we would like to give.

Anyone have any ideas about how we can nail these cheaters ?

Jon

[jolo]

Here is some more information on the scam. Information from Internic about the website eclipseway.com is below. Isn't it interesting that the contact Daniel ludwig is using a hotmail e-mail address !!

E-mail to Daniel and letting Microsoft @ hotmail know about this might be interesting.
Intercosmos Media Group Cool name.

Domain Name: ECLIPSEWAY.COM
Registrar: INTERCOSMOS MEDIA GROUP, INC. D/B/A DIRECTNIC.COM
Whois Server: whois.directnic.com
Referral URL: http://www.directnic.com
Name Server: NS1.GETDAY.COM
Name Server: NS2.GETDAY.COM
Status: ACTIVE
Updated Date: 06-mar-2003
Creation Date: 06-mar-2003
Expiration Date: 06-mar-2004


Registrant:
Median
Dredenberg 39
Olenburg, Mainberg 18824
DE
022934884432x443
Fax:022934488322


Domain Name: ECLIPSEWAY.COM

Administrative Contact:
Ludwig, Daniel ludwig_daniel223@hotmail.com
Dredenberg 39
Olenburg, Mainberg 18824
DE
022934884432x443
Fax:022934488322


Technical Contact:
Ludwig, Daniel ludwig_daniel223@hotmail.com
Dredenberg 39
Olenburg, Mainberg 18824
DE
022934884432x443
Fax:022934488322


Record last updated 03-06-2003 10:22:07 PM
Record expires on 03-06-2004
Record created on 03-06-2003

Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.GETDAY.COM 218.246.33.65
NS2.GETDAY.COM 61.149.99.29

[jolo]

:arrow: Big surprise here.

When I went to e-mail the scam man Daniel Ludwig, I got the following back from hotmail.

This Message was undeliverable due to the following reason:

Each of the following recipients was rejected by a remote mail server.
The reasons given by the server are included to help you determine why
each recipient was rejected.

Recipient: <ludwig_daniel223@hotmail.com>
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