Edit MXF in Pinnacle Studio 16 with multi-track

Description: This is a brief guide of how to convert multi-track MXF to multi-track AVI files with the help of Pinnacle Studio 16 and Pavtube MXF MultiMixer.

Most cameras and camcorders now record videos with multiple audio tracks. Canon XF series, for example, are the most typical and widely used models which include two audio tracks, one is recorded by microphone and the other recorded by headset. Of course, more audio tracks with professional devices.

Do you happen to have these MXF videos with multiple audio tracks and don’t know how to display all of them? Wondering losing audio streams/tracks when converting to other formats like AVI? Want to edit multi-track videos in Pinnacle Studio or simply playback AVI videos with multiple audio tracks?

Here is a solution for both Windows and Mac users. Not the simplest, but could be a life-saver.

Required tool:

* Pavtube MXF MultiMixer
* MXF video files
* Pinnacle Studio (Pinnacle Studio 16 was taken for example in this article)

It's annoying that many cameras are not accepted by NLEs directly; although there are many video converting tools claim that they can transcode MXF files with best quality, most of them still cannot perfectly preserve all the audio tracks as original. However, Pavtube MXF Multi-Mixer is absolutely an amazing multi-track video converter: it just does what it should to do as its name. It takes quite a few whiles to find this tool, but luckily I finally got it.

Mac users can find Pavtube iMixMXF here.

Part 1. Import and Convert

We tested with a Canon XF100 video with two audio tracks. Pinnacle Studio does not recognize MXF files; so we need to convert this MXF to another format that Pinnacle appreciates.

Pavtube MXF MultiMixer interface:



Drag and drop Canon XF100 MXF to this MXF MultiMixer. By clicking the "Properties", we can also confirm the two audio tracks. Then choose format.



Find a column named "Multi-track Video", it only has 3 presets: multi-track MKV, multi-track MP4 and multi-track MOV. Choose MKV and hit "Convert".

(The Mac version added Multi-track ProRes outputting presets for FCP users while Windows version not.)

Now we get a MKV file with two audio tracks.

Part 2. Load file and Separate audio tracks in Pinnacle Studio [font=serif]

Import this MKV file to Pinnacle Studio 16; drag it to timeline.

Right click and choose "Detach Audio" to separate video and audio.



Now we get video and audio in two tracks.

Click the icon on the left to lock audio track; select video track, hold on Ctrl and hit Delete to trash the video track.



Now we get pure audio files as below.

Unlock it.



Double click audio track to open audio editing interface.

Click the top left icon to switch



Choose "Audio stream 1", then back to main interface. Export it as "Audio" file separately.



Then back to audio editing interface, switch to Audio stream 2 and export it accordingly.



Now we get two separate audio tracks.



Part 3. Combine video and audio; Export.

First, we need to separate video track as well.

Drag the original MKV file to timeline; lock video track and delete audio track; unlock video.



Then we import the two audio tracks to Pinnacle library; drag them to timeline together with the single video file.



TADA! Just export them; we finally get a AVI file with two audio tracks! Free edit the multi-track AVI files in Pinnacle Studio or just playback it for enjoying.

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How to convert iTunes movies/music to Kindle Fire?

How to convert music/movies from iTunes to Kindle Fire? Will the Kindle Fire play iTunes purchased content? So I have purchased many songs, music videos, movies and TV shows from iTunes over the years. Since I am about to get a Kindle Fire, I wonder is these file will be able to be put onto the Amazon Tablet so I don’t have to pay those stuff twice. Any help is appreciated.


Generally speaking, in terms of iTunes content, there are two types of files you are talking about: DRM protected files and Non-DRM files. For non DRM protected music and video files, you can just simply transfer them to your Kindle Fire, there will be no problem at all. For DRM protected content, it will be a little tricky to handle with them. (Note all iTunes bought video files have DRM protection.) However, you can watch iTunes on Kindle Fire, totally.

If it’s iTunes DRM (e.g., Fairplay), the only device you can play that music/video on is an Apple device. DRM restrictions prevent you from watching them on non-Apple devices. So to speak, if you want to play iTunes DRMd music/movies on Kindle Fire and other multimedia player, you will have to remove DRM protection from them. What we use is DRM Media Converter which is able to remove DRM and convert DRM files to almost any video/audio format for various devices. So you may wanna check out this step-by-step guide below to learn how to effectively convert and transfer iTunes for Kindle Fire effectively.

Step 1 Add iTunes Files
So you have downloaded and installed this Media Converter onto your computer, open it. Find your iTunes files (music/movie) and add them to the program. You can add multiple pieces to convert them in batched to save you time.


Step 2 Select the Right Output Format
To successfully watch iTunes on Kindle Fire, apart from remove DRM protection, you will also need to convert iTunes files to a format that Amazon Kindle Fire will accepts. By clicking on “Audio Files to:” or “Video Files to” button to select the right format. MP3 (audios) and MP4 (videos) can be easily understood by Amazon Tablet.

Step 3 Start Removal and Conversion
Now you may hit on “Start” button and start to remove DRM from iTunes music/video files and convert them onto Kindle Fire compatible formats.

Step 4 Convert iTunes to Kindle Fire
Then you may click on “Find Target” button to open the folder and find the DRM-free and Kindle Fire friendly music/video files. Enjoy.

Tips:
1. Kindle Fire Content Formats Supported:
According to Amazon’s official site, Kindle Fire Content Formats Supported including Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively, Audible (Audible Enhanced (AA, AAX)), DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, non-DRM AAC, MP3, MIDI, OGG, WAV, MP4, VP8.

2. On Removing DRM from iTunes Music Files
Concerning iTunes music files, there are two other easy to remove DRM from them. One is to burn your DRM’d music to CD and then rip it back. The other method is to upgrade most iTunes DRM music to their DRM-free AAC format (however, this costs something like $0.30 per song) and the Kindle Fire will be able to play them — it supports non-DRM AAC files. However, if you have many songs on iTunes, we recommend DRM Media Converter to convert in batches.

3. More about DRM Converter
Media Converter is a professional DRM Removal Tool which helps you to remove DRM restrictions from iTunes, Amazon Unbox, Zune Pass, Pandora, Rhapsody, Bearshare, WMV, WMA, MP4, MKV, and many other DRM files to let you freely enjoy your media files on any of your media devices. (Learn more at Video DVD Converter.)

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Stream BD/DVD to the network storage devices - WD My Cloud

Description: WD My Cloud is an excellent choice among single-volume network storage devices. Do you have many collected Blu-ray and DVD movies and want to share with your friends online? Then, are you confusing about how to put them on your WD My Cloud? If so, just read below article and you will find an easy way.

What is WD My Cloud?

WD My Cloud is a fast, easy-to-use NAS server for your home that includes an excellent personal cloud function. It has a USB 3.0 port for storage extension or backing up data.



Instead of storing your files on the Internet, WD's My Cloud is a local networked repository for all your content so you can access it from your Mac (ideal for those of us that have a low capacity flash drive in our laptops) as well as your iPad, iPhone or Android device using free WD MyCloud apps. So by buying a device such this, you can legitimately store all your music, photos, videos and files on the device so you can access them from any Mac or PC.

"I have a DVD/Blu-ray collection and have recently purchased a WD My Cloud Network disk. I need a software to rip my collection and any future Blu-ray discs I buy onto this network server. However, I tried some software packages like DVDfab, but the results are all not so satisfied. Could anyone can give me suggestions?"

Do you have met the same problem with this customer? As a transmitter between BD/DVD discs and Internet, how can we make it come true? As we know, My Cloud is based on Western Digital's WD Red hard drives specifically designed for regular NAS use and features a new dual-core processor. It's NTFS formatted and is compatible with Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP3); Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Lion and Snow Leopard. So it supports the most formats like MP4, MOV, AVI, etc that can be played on your PC. Due to the reason of lacking BD/DVD drive, My Cloud can not meet the demands of put BD/DVD discs online. What a pity about that!

At the moment, to achieve this goal, choose a right BD/DVD Converter is very important. Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is such a wise choice for you to solve the problem. It integrates a best blu-ray ripper, a DVD ripper, and a video converter together for you to rip Blu-ray discs, standard DVDs and convert almost all kinds of videos to universal video and audio file types with super fast conversion speed and excellent image and sound quality.

Where to get Video Converter Ultimate?

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After getting the converter, just begin the conversion!

How to convert BD/DVD movies to WD My Cloud?

Install and run the BD/DVD to WD My Cloud Converter on your computer, you will see the main interface. Blu-ray and DVD disc, ISO image file, video folder is supported to import.

Here is the BD/DVD to WD My Cloud converter's main interface.



After loading, you can choose output format, to put on your WD My Cloud. As My Cloud is powerful enough to almost all kinds of formats, you can choose the format according to your own needs.



Before convert Blu-ray/DVD to WD My Cloud, you can click settings button to customize the output parameters, such as resolution, bitrate, etc, you can also skip this step.

The final step is to click convert button to rip/convert Blu-ray and DVDs to optimized format for WD My Cloud. This Video Converter Ultimate equipped with NVIDIA CUDA and AMD APP acceleration technology, so it can rip your Blu-ray and DVD movies at a fast speed.



When this software converted videos, you can view your blu-ray / dvd collection from any smart TV or devices in the house. In conjunction with the WD My Cloud disk you should be able to stream videos on holiday which will be great for the family members and friends.

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From: http://bestvideosolution.blogspot.com/2014/01/rip-bd-dvd-to-wd-my-cloud.html

Play Blu-ray/DVD on your TV with detelting unwanted parts

Description: If you are looking for a converter to rip your Blu-ray and DVD movies to the format like MKV, AVI and delete all other feature from the discs, the tutorials here will teach you how to convert your BD/DVD to literally any format.

You might have a lot of collection of DVDs and Blu-rays. You may want to play them on your PC or TV from your serve or usb device without disc. Have you tried some conversion software like format factory, MakeMKV? Not so satisfied with the conversion effect? Still searching on search engine like Google?

Starting from today, you will no worry about the conversion any more since you own this professional BD/DVD converter ――Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper. It is the best Blu-ray Ripper is capable of 1:1 copying BD/DVD disc content to local computer or external hard drive in original file structure with all subtitle tracks and audio streams preserved.

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It also supports Mac version: Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper for Mac just updated to work with Mac OS X 10.9 and Mountain Lion 10.8.

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The next paragraphs focus on converting BD/DVD to AVI files in Windows (Window 8.1 included) step by step for assisting you to do the job easier and clearer.

Step 1: Add BD/DVD files to the Blu-ray Ripper to AVI converter (Windows 8.1 supported)

You can click the "Load file" button to import BD/DVD files. Or drag and drop the IFO/ISO files directly to the app.



Step 2: Select AVI as the output format

Click "Output Format" option to reveal the format drop-down list. In the "Format" > "HD Video" column, find AVI and choose it as the output format.



PS: Except output AVI, Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper also support output universal video and audio formats like

It not only supports ripping blu-rays and DVDs to any formats you like, but also can delete all other feature from the discs like other languages, comments, goodies.



Step 3: Start to convert BD/DVD to AVI

After everything is done, hit the "Convert" button to convert BD/DVD to AVI format. And all the tasks will be done at fast speed and high quality. The conversion speed often depends on the original video size and your PC configuration.

Bingo! You made it! Now you can edit or enjoy these videos freely.

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From: http://filmholics.tumblr.com/post/74269854663/convert-bd-dvd-to-mkv-avi-for-tv-with-deleting-other

Load MKV/AVI/VOB/MPG/Tivo/FLV to iTunes 11 library on Mac

Description: Get a professional MKV, AVI, VOB, MPG, Tivo, FLV to iTunes 11 library Video Converter to organize all of your movies and TV shows into iTunes 11 library and sync to iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch.

iTunes 11 is a huge upgrade from its predecessor, and it has received lots of positive feedback since it become available for download on Thursday, November 29th. It is not only a central application to organize and play digital music and videos on your computer, but also a bridge when you sync music and movies to iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch. However, due to file format issues, iTunes can't support these formats (MKV, AVI, VOB, MPG, Tivo, FLV, etc).



Have you meet the problem of adding video files in the format of MKV, AVI, VOB, MPG, Tivo, FLV to iTunes and sync to your iPod, iPhone later? Or have you meet the problem that your Tivo recording video cannot be imported into iTunes? For users who have not get accustomed to iTunes 11 and have the above questions, here is a simply solution for you.

The best way is to convert these formats into compatible format like MP4 format. Pavtube iTunes Video Converter (now is 20% off on Pavtube Christmas & New Year promotion) is such a video converter you need, which comes with super high conversion speed and keep the output files in good quality simultaneously. If you running a Mac computer and looking for a solution for converting files format from MKV, AVI, VOB, MPG, Tivo, FLV, please try iTunes Video Converter for Mac (It supports the latest Mac OS). Now follow the step-by-step guide for you.

Tutorial: Convert MKV, AVI, VOB, MPG, Tivo, FLV to iTunes friendly-format

Step 1: Import source videos

Install and run the video converter for iTunes, add MKV, AVI, VOB, MPG, Tivo, FLV videos which you want to convert by clicking the "Add file" button.



Tip: If the file you want to convert is Tivo recording, the program will ask you to enter your Media Access Key. Do as the program requires, and then click "OK" to continue.



Step 2: Select iTunes 11 library supported format.

Since iTunes supports MP4, M4V and MOV formats, you can click Format bar and choose suitable form from "Common Video" as the output file format. If you want to import MKV, AVI, VOB, MPG, Tivo, FLV videos to iTunes for playing on iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, etc, you can also directly select a format from decent device preset.



Tip: If you want to do some editing before you loading your videos to iTunes 11 library, click the "Edit" icon on the interface and you can use Trip/Crop to cut the clip you do not need and adjust the length of your video; you can use Text Watermark/Image/Vdieo Watermark to add some effects you want; you also can add subtitles to your videos.



Step 3: Start Conversion

Finally click the "Convert" button to begin encoding MKV, AVI, VOB, MPG, Tivo, FLV videos to iTunes format.

After encoding process has finished successfully, go into the destination directory and drop the converted files into iTunes or use the "Add File to Library" option on the "File" menu.



Once all this is done, you could enjoy your videos on the iTunes 11 library or sync your iOS device with iTunes 11 and enjoy videos on them!

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Source: http://open-media-community.com/2014/01/10/sync-mkv-avi-vob-mpg-tivo-flv-to-itunes-11/

Edit MTS/PVR recordings/ISO files in Adobe Premiere Elements

Description: This article show you how to convert ISO image files, Sony AVCHD footage and PVR recordings to MKV/MPG format, so that you can edit them in Adobe Premiere Elements or watch on WDTV Live.

Q: "I made some family videos with a Sony CX155E this Christmas, and recorded my son's favorite TV show in PVR; we both have something to do with the videos together with download ISO image files: I want to edit in Adobe Premiere Elements and my son wish the watch on WDTV Live in the living room. Is there a multi-task tool can help us with the format problem?"

I love make and editing videos as a hobby so I am not new to format and codec issues. Usually when you want to playback a ISO image file on computer, you should run a virtual drive to mount this file then open it. PVR recordings can be playback smoothly on the box, but it's not the best format for WDTV – WDTV prefers MKV format. As for the Sony CX155E, I browsed and found its footage is in AVCHD file structure.

So things become simple: to accomplish all the tasks, you need to find a tool which is able to convert ISO, PVR and AVCHD into MKV for WDTV Live, or MPG for editing in Adobe Premiere Elements.

Although there are various video converting tools on the market, dare I say the Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is the simplest program to use. This all-in-one video converting tool support converting Blu-ray/DVD ISO files, AVCHD footages and PVR recordings to various formats in presets for different using; import, choose preset, convert. It's as simple as that.

Note: its Mac version is renamed as iMedia Converter for Mac.

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How to convert ISO, AVCHD & PVR recordings to WDTV Live or Adobe Premiere Elements

Step 1. Install and launch this Video Converter Ultimate; import video

Firstly you need to keep camera on and connect it to computer, then download the AVCHD from card; click the top left "plus" icon to import AVCHD file to it.

ISO image files can be dragged and dropped into it directly; so is PVR recordings.



Tick the "Merge into one file" if you want to combine several videos into one file.

Step 2. Choose format.

Click the drop-down list besides "Format", you will find many presets sorted with different device model, editing program, etc.

For people who need to watch on WDTV, you can choose "HD Video>MKV HD Video(*.mkv)" as below:



If you want to load the video to Adobe Premiere Elements for editing, let's hit "Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas>MPEG-2(*.MPG)":



Step 3. Adjust target file setting (Optional).

If you are not satisfied with the default video/audio settings, click "Settings" to change file size, bitrate, frame rate and other specs.

Step 4. Start conversion.

Ok now back to the main interface, find the big "Convert" and hit it; it will process the tasks in batch. After it completed, click "Open" or "Open output folder" to find the converted videos quickly.

Besides, I used to burn the final video to DVD after editing. Pavtube studio also released a DVD Creator program for this.

Source: http://device-camcorder-tips.blogspot.com/2014/01/import-iso-avchd-pvr-recording-to-wdtv-or-adobe-premiere.html

Easy way to make VIDEO_TS files playable on PC/iMac

Description: This article explains what the VIDEO_TS files are in detail and patiently guides you on how to play VIDEO_TS files on your computer smoothly.

If you like to download movies or videos from torrents, you should be familiar with these three formats of DVD movies:
VIDEO_TS.BUP
VIDEO_TS.IFO
VIDEO_TS.VOB

Maybe you just know it is a kind of form but don't know what kind of format it is and your media player is unable to play it. Do you want to play the movies in this format on your PC/iMac? This article is specifically for you. It will give you a detailed introduction of what the VIDEO_TS files are and solutions to play VIDEO_TS files on your computer smoothly.

What's VIDEO_TS?

A VIDEO_TS file is a DVD folder file, mainly containing all data for the DVD movies. It totally contains three kinds of files inside: VIDEO_TS.IFO, VIDEO_TS.BUP, and VIDEO_TS.VOB.

VIDEO_TS.IFO - the configuration files with information like menus, subtitles, aspect ratio, languages etc.
VIDEO_TS.BUP - the backup copies of configuration files
VIDEO_TS.VOB - actual video and audio data for DVD content

After figuring out the definition of VIDEO_TS, it's time to solve the problem of play VIDEO_TS files on PC/iMac. I can still recall of the questions asked by the user in a forum: "I got the DVD file on my PC which I want play on my TV with DVD Player. When I try to Copy/Burn on DVD it got copied but unable to play on my TV thru DVD Player. I want to convert this file to the normal format which can easily play on TV using any CD/DVD Player. Can any one help me to rectify this problem? I got windows 8 install on my Desktop PC."

Solution 1: Convert VIDEO_TS to other formats

Similar to this user's query; if you also want to convert your VIDEO_TS file to a compatible format for playback on your current player, you can try the Video Convert Ultimate (iMedia Converter for Mac).

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Being a professional video converter, Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate can not only convert Blu-ray/DVD discs, VIDEO_TS files, but also supports converting video to almost all popular video and audio formats like AVI, MP4, WMV, FLV, RMVB, MPEG, 3GP, MKV, MP3, AAC, etc.

Step 1: Load VIDEO_TS files to the converter.



Step 2: Choose output format.

For Windows Media Player, just convert the VIDEO_TS to WMV. As for Quicktime, the MOV file type is recommended.



Step 3: Hit the "Convert" button to convert VIDEO_TS files in the lower-right corner of the interface.

After the conversion, you can play your VIDEO_TS files in your native player.

Solution 2: Use VIDEO_TS Player

You can easily playback your VIDEO_TS files if you have a VIDEO_TS player installed. VideoLAN (VLC Player) will be one of your alternatives. Download this player and follow the below steps to player your VIDEO_TS files.

Step 1: Install the VideoLAN (VLC Player)



Step 2: Start VideoLAN (click Start -> Programs -> VideoLAN -> VLC Media Player)

Step 3: Click File -> Open Directory. Find the VIDEO_TS folder, select it and click OK.

You can choose one of the solutions to play VIDEO_TS files on your PC/iMac. Just enjoy it!

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Source: http://device-camcorder-tips.blogspot.com/2014/01/play-video-ts-file-on-pc-or-imac.html

How to Import Blu-ray to Premiere Pro CC7/CS6/CS6/CS5/CS4/CS3?

One year ago, I made my first short movie in after effect and converted it directly to blu-ray. But the problem now is that I want to put a part of the movie into my showreel, but can't find the After Effects file anymore. I post a thread on a forum trying to fig out if I can import the blu-ray into premiere (CS4) or is there any other way with CS4 to rip the blu-ray into a full HD file?.

Some guy's words give me a hint. "Copy BD to HDD and go into the STREAM directory there you will find your movie, it's a m2ts file. You can import this into Premiere." Following this, it works perfect

However, another problem happened when I try to import a Blu-ray disc (Avatar) to Premiere Pro CS4, I got a File Import Failure window that says "Unsupported format or damaged file."

Searching further and widely; Adobe.com says M2TS files are supported for import into CS4. The problem is that I am trying to pull files from a store-bought Blu-ray disc into Premiere which has some kind of copy protection. Yes, that is the definite cause of the problem. Premiere can't support Blu-ray disc which has protection at all. So, the optional choice is that I need to decrypt the protection of Blu-ray disc first and then import to Premiere.

One of my friends recommends Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper for Mac (Windows Version: Blu-ray Ripper). The software is ease of use. I download the trail version and convert my Blu-ray movie to a Adobe Premiere highly compatible format WMV. So, I can import it freely on Adobe Premiere CS4. In fact, it can just copy the movie content under the profile of "Directly Copy" which highly reduces the conversion time. The most important is that the conversion quality was great! The quality of the conversion was beyond expectation- the files looks as good as from the original. Very clean, very quick, very impressive.

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This converter not only supports Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, but also suits other models of Adobe Premiere Pro, including CC7, CS6, CS5, and CS3. Anyone who has the similar issues can follow the tutorial below presenting the Blu-ray to WMV (VC-1) (*.wmv) conversion process. I do the conversion on Mac Maverick (it also supports Mountain Lion and Windows OS including 8.1).

How to convert Blu-ray to Adobe Premiere Pro CC7/CS6/CS5/CS4/CS3?

1. Download the Blu-ray to Adobe Premiere Pro Converter, install.



2. Start Blu-ray Ripper to import Blu-ray disc or Blu-ray IFO/ISO files. Choose the output format as WMV.



Before convert Blu-ray to Adobe Premiere Pro, you can click "Settings" button to customize the output parameters, such as resolution, bitrate, etc. You can also skip this step because I think that the preset profile is really suitable.

3. Hit the "Convert" button to rip Blu-ray to wmv for Adobe Premiere Pro.

When the conversion process is over, you can import videos to Adobe Premiere Pro and edit without any problem. Read Adobe Premiere Pro workflow: How to import Media Files to Premiere Pro on Mac to learn the details.

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Some articles you may need:
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Source: http://device-camcorder-tips.blogspot.com/2013/12/import-blu-ray-to-adobe-premiere-proe.html

Play Blu-ray/DVD movie on PS3, iPad Mini & Galaxy Tab

Description: A brief guide to help your watch Blu-ray/dvd movies on iPad Mini (with Retina Display), Galaxy Tab & PS3 with perfect video/audio sync and best quality.

Hot Blu-rays:

Shakespeare In Love: which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1999, looked really good on DVD and is spectacular on Blu-ray. With all the ornate costumes in the film, this one really benefits from having the increased resolution and detail. It's also a really clean-looking transfer with little in the way of film grain.

The Wizard of Oz: For the Blu-ray release, Warner Brothers remastered the film, scanning the negatives using 8K resolution. The final "capture" master was created in 4K resolution, which is twice the resolution of the master used for the DVD release. Though we're not keen on most 4:3 (non-wide-screen) Blu-rays, "The Wizard of Oz" has simply never looked better than it does here. After first offering only an Ultimate Collector's Edition of the film, you can now get an inexpensive standard special-edition version.

"I'm trying to build a library of our dvd /blu-ray discs so we can watch them from the PS3 without having to deal with the discs. Needed a program to back-up / rip the dvds. I rip them to play on PS3 but the kids have also watched on iPad &Samsung Galaxy Tab. What’s the best solution? "

You may use to copy hot Blu-ray/DVD like Star Wars, Shakespeare In Love, Pacific Rim, The Wizard of Oz, etc. to MKV files for playback using MakeMKV, but it’s not a good idea if you want to share Blu-ray/DVD movies with your family on portable devices, because MKV is not supported by most tablets and smart phones, such as iPad Mini, Samsung Galaxy Tab. Also watching DVDs with PS3 make your discs easy to be scratched.

So how can we watch Blu-ray DVD movies on iPad Mini (Retina display), Samsung Galaxy Tab and PS3? What’s the best format to convert to? Can we finish all the tasks with one go?

Yes, backup all your Blu-ray/DVD collections with Pavtube Blu-ray/DVD Ripper! This is a professional ripping tool with very easy-to-use interface and has immense output format options; with this Blu-ray Ripper, you can easily backup your Blu-ray/DVDs to best MP4 file within a few clicks so that you can watch the HD movies on iPad Mini, Galaxy Tab and P3S smoothly.

Download a free trial version firstly (View 2013 Christmas Specials to earn 30% OFF coupons)

Mac version is also available; well support Mac OS X 10.9: Blu-ray/DVD Ripper for Mac

Tips: if you want to keep multiple audio tracks (languages) and free switch them during playback, try this ByteCopy / ByteCopy for Mac

How to playback Blu-ray/DVD movies on iPad Mini, Galaxy Tab & PS3?

Step 1. Load Blu-ray/DVD disc to this Blu-ray to PS3 Ripper.

Click the "Load Disc" icon to browser disc drive and load your Blu-ray/DVD Disc.



Step 2. Choose output format.

From the Format list, find "HD Video" catalog and get the optimized profile for your device. To preserve high video quality from original 1080p Blu-ray/DVD movie on PS3, iPad Mini, or Galaxy Tab in one go, you are suggested to select "H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)" for conversion.



Step 3. Customize movie settings and effect (Optional)

Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper, regarded as a professional disk ripping and editing tool, allows user to customize video and audio parameters, such as video code, audio codec, video size, video bitrate, frame rate, etc. to get better video and audio playback.

You can click "Settings" which is besides the "Format" to customize video bitrate, frame rate, size and other settings. If you want to trim, crop, edit audio, subtitles of the source video, just click the pencil-like icon on the top to enter video editor.

Step 4. Start conversion.

Double check above steps and you could start the Blu-ray/DVD to iPad Mini, Galaxy Tab & PS3 conversion. After it completed, you can click "Open" or "Open output folder" to locate the converted file.

You may also want to read:
How to sync movie to iPad via iTunes?
How to transfer video to Galaxy Tab via Kies on Mac
Rip Blu-ray to iPad Mini with high quality
Detailed guide of rip Blu-ray to PS3
Detailed guide of converting DVD to PS3 with Dolby Digital 5.1 channels audio

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2014 Top 6 Free Online/Desktop MP4 to MOV Video Converter

This article will recommend you 2014 Top 6 Free Online & Desktop MP4 to MOV Converter, so that you can watch any MP4 videos in QuickTime Player for free.

MP4 as the most popular container formats for smartphones and tablets; is not always compatible with QuickTime Player due to codec issue. In order to make it working, users have to convert MP4 to MOV format.

In this article, we will introduce the 2014 top free desktop or online video converter which enable converting MP4 to MOV format freely.
Handbrake
Pavtube Free Video DVD Converter Ultimate
Quick AVI Creator
WinFF
YouConvertIt
Format Factory
Pavtube Video Converter (Desktop app)

Top 1. HandBrake

HandBrake is an easy to use free video converter that's most useful for converting pretty much any video file you might have into one that'll work with your mobile device.

Input Formats: AVI, FLV, OGM, M4V, MP4, MOV, MPG, WMV, VOB (DVD), WMV, and XVID (HandBrake's website says "Most any multimedia file" - let me know if you can confirm any more)
Output Formats: MP4 and MKV



Top 2. Pavtube Free Video DVD Converter Ultimate

Unlike Handbrake above, Pavtube Free Video DVD Converter Ultimate is a desktop converting software. With this app, you can convert any video (including TiVo) and DVD to MOV, WebM, MKV, MPG, AVI, WMV, MPG without problem. Same editing as retail version.

Now we are in a world with a variety of digital videos. Sony, Panasonic, Canon, Nikon have released many HD camcorders for both professional and amateurish videographors to record every memorable moment in their life. So HD videos have make up a necessary part of your digital world. At the same time, Tivo show and DVDs also play an important role. But they are not a friendly companion to edit or smoothly playback. You may want to convert DVDs to MOV/FLV/MKV for playback, burning or sharing with friends, convert HD videos to MOV/MKV/MPG/AVI/WebM/WMV/MPG for further editing, burning, playing. (Read more: Free Convert DVD movie, HD Videos, Tivo shows to MOV, MKV, AVI, FLV, WMV, MPG, etc.)

Input Formats: MP4, H.264/AVC, AVI, MPEG, WMV, DivX, MOV, M4V, 3GP
(AVI, MOV, MP4, MKV, Tivo, VOB, MPG, WMV, MXF, MTS, M2TS, M2T, TS, MVI, VP6, WMA, ASF, DVR-MS, WAV, Rmvb, QT, 3GP, DV, M4V, M4A, AAC, FLV, F4V (YouTube, Hulu, Fox, etc.), DAT, MOD, TOD, M2V, TP, EVO, VRO.

Load DVD: DVD disc, DVD folder, DVD IFO file, DVD ISO file

Output Formats: MKV, AVI, MOV, VOB, MPG, WMV, VOB, DV, TS, FLV, F4V, SWF, 3GP

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Top 3. Quick AVI Creator

Quick AVI Creator is a video converter that supports a few major conversion formats.

Load a file, select where to save it, and then choose an output format. There aren't many options, but you can select particular subtitle or audio tracks to use when converting.

While Quick AVI Creator doesn't export videos to a massive list of file types, it does support the three major ones.

Input Formats: ASF, AVI, DIVX, DVD, FLV, F4V, MKV, MP4, MPEG, and WMV
Output Formats: AVI, MKV, and MP4



Top 4. WinFF

WinFF is a video converter program that supports popular formats and features like editing and cropping.

First select an output device or file format and then click Add to import a video file. Crop or rotate the video, among other options, and then click Convert to finish.

Input Format: AVI, MKV, MOV, MPEG, OGG, VOB, and WEBM
Output Format/Devices: AVI, BlackBerry, Creative Zen, DV, DVD, Google/Android, Apple iPod, LG, MPEG4, Nokia, Palm, PlayStation 3/PSP, QT, VCD, Walkman, and WMV

A major problem WinFF seems to have is that it crashes in Windows 8 if you try to change the output folder for converted files.



Top 5. [url= http://www.youconvertit.com/]YouConvertIt[/url]

YouConvertIt is an online video converter service that will convert many popular video formats. You just upload the video file and wait for an email link to the converted file.

Input Formats: 3GP, ASF, AVI, FLV, MOV, MP4, MPEG, MPG, RM, SWF, and WMV
Output Formats: 3GP, ASF, AVI, FLV, MOV, MP4, MPEG, MPG, RM, SWF, and WMV

The biggest disadvantage with YouConvertIt is the wait time to upload the video and receive your email. Their 200MB file size limit is certainly disappointing as well considering the fact that many video files can exceed this size.



Top 5+. Format Factory

Format Factory is a multifunctional media converter.

First select the file type your video should be converted to, then load the file. Advanced options are available like editing the audio channel, aspect ratio, and bitrate.

Input Formats: 3GP, AVI, FLV, MP4, MPG, SWF, and WMV
Output Formats: 3GP, AVI, FLV, MP4, MPG, SWF, and WMV

During setup, Format Factory tries to install a program you may or may not want. Easily stop this by choosing Decline.



After testing the 6 converted below, I recommend a top desktop media converting software - Pavtube Video Converter for its good capability of supporting nearly all the main stream formats (e.g. MKV, AVI, WMV, Tivo, MP4, VOB, MPG, MXF, MPG, MOV, M4V, FLV, F4V, MTS, M2TS, M2T, TS, WMA, ASF, DVR-MS, WAV, DTS in WAV, RM, RMVB, RA, QT, 3GP, 3G2, DV, M4B, DAT, M2V, MOD, TOD, TP, EVO, MVI), easy-to-use interface and many considerate small features like video/audio editing before conversion. Moreover, the Mac version supports some special codecs for NLEs like FCP, iMovie, FCE, Avid, Adobe, etc. which is very important to me

Output File Types:


Key features:
* Pretty easy to use and affordable
* Support multiple mobile devices and HD media players
* Best TiVo and DVR recording converter with fast speed
* Support batch processing facility
* NIVIDA CUDA technology and AMD and Up to 6X faster conversion speed
* Add *.srt, *.ass, and *.ssa subtitle files
* Trim and crop video clips
* Merge multiple video clips into one file
* Split one large file into smaller pieces
* Add test, image, and video watermark
* Available for Mac OS (Video Converter for Mac); well support Mac Mavericks.



For users who also want to convert Blu-rays and DVDs, you are suggested to try this Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate(Mac version is renamed as iMedia Converter for Mac); now on 20% OFF for this Christmas!

Detailed guides of how to start the conversion can all be found here:
http://www.pavtube.com/video-converter-guides.html

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