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Friday, April 25, 2014

How to Convert TiVo recordings to MP4 on Windows 8.1 or Mavericks?

What is Tivo?

To put it simply, TiVo is like a VCR on steroids. Also called a personal video recorder (or PVR) or digital video recorder (DVR), TiVo is a electronic filled box you connect to your cable TV. Inside is a hard drive, just like in a computer, that stores dozens or hundreds of hours of TV programming. But instead of complicated VCR programming that no one actually uses, Tivo comes with a spectacularly simple software interface you control through a handy remote control.

How to play Tivo files?

If you're frequent traveler, a question may come up like this - How can I get my TiVo shows remotely with my Android tablet or iPad? Currently there's not yet a good solution for wirelessly play TiVo shows remotely, but here's a way to transfer TiVo shows to your PC and then convert the .tivo files to MP4 video for Android Tablet or iPad viewing on the go, so that you can easily take favorite TV shows when away from home.

How to upload Tivo files?

You many want to enjoy Tivo shows at home and sharing with family or friends. But the Tivo files are saved by digital video recorders with copyright protection, so it would be difficult to playback or sharing on YouTube. In this case, you need to change tivo to mp4 format for better uploading process.

How to edit Tivo files?

My brother has a tivo 2 series and just learned to use tivo to go to move the files to his windows system. But he said he didn't know how to convert .tivo to .mp4 which is what his pinnacle software likes, so he can pull tivo the files directly. So back to the great idea —— converting .tivo to .mp4 for editing tivo files more conveniently.

How to burn Tivo files?

Or if you want to burn tivo files etc., you are also suggested to do tivo to mp4 conversion.

So to get Tivo files worked, in other words, to enjoy, play, share,edit and burn tivo freely, the only solution is to convert Tivo files to MP4, so you can deal with Tivo files in these MP4-compatible apps sucessfully.

To accomplish this, Pavtube Tivo to MP4 Converter is of great help. It supports converting any audio & video format, but mostly I use to convert TiVo video (TV shows and movies) for Personal use. The GUI was much easier to use and had more features. It works fine with reat video quality and it successfully and directly lets me convert Tivo to any popular app or device.

For Mac users, Tivo to MP4 Converter for Mac is recommended to you.

Now get it installed and let's start to quick convert Tivo to MP4 on PC with perfect videoaudio sync technology.

Step One. Transfer the Tivo files to PC.

Although the TiVo Desktop software for the Mac (supplied by TiVo) does not allow user to transfer TiVo recordings to Mac, you can transfer TiVo to Mac MacBook with specific software as long as your TiVo box is connected to your home network. Once you've recorded your favorite shows on your TiVo box, freeware like the TiVoDecode Manager can accomplish this task for you.

Step Two. Launch this Tivo Video Converter.

Click the top left icon to import your tivo files.

It will pop up a window to remind you submit the tivo key. Click Ok and enter your tivo media key.

Here is a easy way to trim out commercial ads in tivo click the pencil-like icon on the top, switch to "Trim", you will be able to set up and start and end point easily.

Step Three. Click the "Format" and choose proper presets for MP4 playbacl.

You can see profiles for iPad, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV and you can choose one according to your device model.

And there are many presets in "Andoroid" column, you can use the search box on bottom right corn and locate proper mp4 presets for your own phonetablet model.

For users who want to upload to YouTube, you are suggested to choose Common VideoMPEG-4 Movie(.mp4)

You can also click "Settings" (which is marked as "3" above) to customize video size, bitrate(quality), frame rate and other settings.

Pls note that the higher bitrate you choose, the better video quality you will get.

Step Four. Click the big red "Convert" to start converting Tivo files to MP4 that suites for playback, sharing, editing and burning. Wait for moments and click "Open" to locate the converted video.

Now connect your phonetablet to PC and enjoy the wonderful TV shows without ads or device limitation!

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Friday, April 4, 2014

Enable kids and family members to watch DVDs on mobile devices

This article walks you through the whole process of converting DVD movies to mobile devices so that kids and family members are able to enjoy movies at home or anywhere they like.

Kid's favorite animations like Olivia, Ice Age 4, Frozen, Big Top Scooby-Doo, Madagascar, The Jungle Book, Despicable Me 2, and more movies will release the DVD version soon. Would you like to move and watch these new movies on your iPhone 5S/5C, iPad Air, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Google Nexus, Surface tablets, Kindle Fire HDX or other portable device with your kids and family members? Without the assistance of any tool you cannot accomplish this because there is no mobile devices that are equipped with a disc driver natively.

Among all the software applications, free or paid, Pavtube DVDAid is my first choice for two reasons. One is its easy-to-use feature with user friendly interface; another is its reasonable price and lifetime support.

Anyway, I would tell you How to rip DVD movie to my iPad Air or other mobile devices and similar steps could be found from below tutorial for your mobile device as well.

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Step 1: Download a free copy of Pavtube DVD Ripper, install and launch it. Insert DVD disc, hit the "Load Disc" icon to browse to disc driver and load DVD movie into this app.

Step 2: Choose the optimized format for output. In order to watch DVD movies on my iPad Air, I select "iPad" > "iPad Air HD Video(*.mp4)" as output format.

If you have other mobile device, search for the particular profile from the "Format" drop-down list. When you cannot find your smartphone or tablet there, don't worry, use the similar format with your device or choose Android or Window profile, and then adjust profile presets to achieve the best video and audio quality for your device.

Step 3: click on the "Convert" button and start ripping DVD movie. When the conversion is done, I will find the converted MP4 movie in output folder and transfer to my iPad Air via iTunes 11. And the whole process of ripping DVD to iPad Air completes and I am ready to reach my DVD collection on iPad Air, iPhone 5S, and other mobile devices.

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Make digital copies of DVD/Blu-ray movies for watching on tablet

This article will give you an easy way to make digital copies of DVD and Blu-ray movies so you could watch them on your tablets.

Recently, I just bought an Asus MemoPad HD 7. The screen resolution is 1600*900 and it would be a good enjoyment to watch my DVD/Blu-ray collections on it. However, most DVD and Blu-ray movies are all protected. In order to solve the problem, the only way to make it possible is making digital copies of movies I owned so I could watch them on my tablet.

Then I googled "blu-ray ripper" online and came across this article, Pavtube BDMagic were the top pick. After owning the program, I use it to rip movies so that I coluld watch them on my new tablet while traveling. Besides, my son has a Galaxy Tab 7. He is 11 years old and uses the Tab mostly for games, although I ripped a couple of his movies for him to watch.

Here is the easy process when I use Pavtube BDMagic to do the conversion.

Step 1. After installing the program on your computer, launch it. Click "Load File" icon to load DVD/Blu-ray movies to the program. Then choose the subtitle and audio you need on the main interface.

Tip:
The "Setting" icon beside the format bar is designed for you to adjust specific video size, bitrate, frame rate, audio bitrate, channels, etc. according you own needs.

Step 2. Click "Format" bar and choose "HD Video > H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)" as the output format. This format is suitable for the new released tablet, either my Asus MemoPad HD 7 or my son's Galaxy Tab 7.

Step 3. The last and not the least step is just start the conversion by clicking the "Convert" button on the bottom right corner.

Everything is OK! Wait for a moment and the program will finish the conversion automatically. As my own experience, the time of converting Blu-ray movies is much longer than DVD movies. When the conversion is over, hit the "Open" icon to locate the output videos, and transfer them to your tablet via USB cable.

So easy, right? I am sure even you are a fresh man of this program; you could do the conversion at ease. If you are a Mac user, it also has Mac version. Have fun of enjoying your movies on your tablet with the help of the easy-operated software.

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Best Video File Playback Formats For Microsoft Surface Family (Surface 2/Pro 2, Surface RT/Pro)

Description: This article listed all the file types that playable on Microsoft Surface family(Surface 2/Pro 2, Surface RT/Pro), and offer the best solution to watch Blu-ray/DVD/Video to Surface in one go.

For people who newly got a Surface(Surface RT/Pro, Surface 2/Pro 2), it could be not easy to figure out what’s the best format that Surface work with. Having no ideas about media file types or video specification? No worries, it’s will be all explained in this guide.

Part 1. Supported Video Audio Formats for Surface tablets

Here is the all the files types that Surface support from Microsoft. According to this table, we can find most media types are excluded and some of the supported formats ate depend on your device model&hardware.

See also: File types that Microsoft Surface tablets can play and display

In order to put Blu-ray/DVD discs, media files like MOV/MPG/MKV/TS/M2T/AVCHD(MTS, M2TS)/MOD/TOD/MXF/TP/Tivo/M4V/DIVX to Surface, here are some suggested solutions for you.

Part 2. Recommended tool to put media files to Surface with best settings

Best Blu-ray to Surface Converter
For people who want to transfer Blu-ray movies to Surface, you may need to roll off disc protection, choose target video format and adjust the best video size/bitrate/frame rate for Surface.

Not tech-savvy? Now we have this Blu-ray to Surface Converter and you can finish your task within a few simple clicks. (See also: Top 5 Best Blu-ray Ripping Program Review)

Guide for you: How to watch Blu-ray movies (Folder and ISO files) on Surface tablet?

Best DVD to Surface Converter
You cannot miss this DVD to Surface Converter if you want to move DVD to your new Surface. (See also: Top 3 Best DVD Ripping Program Review)

Check this page to get more details: How to rip and move DVD to Surface tablets

Best Surface Video Converter
This program will allow you to convert MOV/MPG/MKV/TS/M2T/AVCHD(MTS, M2TS)/MOD/TOD/MXF/TP/Tivo/M4V/DIVX and other video files to best MP4 video for Surface (Surface RT/Pro, Surface 2/Pro 2).

Guide for you: How to Paly MKV, AVI, VOB, Tivo, WMV, MPG, MTS, Flash videos on Surface tablets?

All-in-one Blu-ray/DVD/Video to Surface Converter
If you are looking for a tool to do all the jobs above, this Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate should meet your requirements. It integrates all the features of Blu-ray to Surface Converter, DVD to Surface Converter and Video to Surface Converter. (See also: Top 5 Best Video Converter Ultimate Programs Review)

Flash for Surface: How To Play Flash (FLV/F4V) Videos on Surface 2

Summary: Follow this article, you will know how to easily watch Flash (FLV/F4V) videos on Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2.

Apple's iOS doesn't support Flash, something that has helped Android gains a foothold with visitors of sites using the popular video platform. As a Windows-8.1 powered device, Microsoft Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 will support Flash. But it's a known issue as Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 will only play Flash from sites that are whitelisted by Microsoft. If you have patience you have to wait till a fully functional app is released via Store. In the mean time you may try this tweak. This article is mainly to show the way to transfer Flash video in FLV/F4V to Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2.

See Also: Which file types are supported on Surface 2, Surface Pro 2?

Flash Video is a container file format used to deliver video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player versions 6–11. Flash Video content may also be embedded within files. There are two different video file formats known as Flash Video: FLV and F4V. The audio and video data within FLV files are encoded in the same manner as they are within files. The latter F4V file format is based on the ISO base media file format and is starting with Flash Player 9 update 3.

As many users get FLV/F4V videos from YouTube or other online websites, problems are coming up, some of them have the need to copy FLV/F4V files to Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 for playback, but they always have get the error message as the unsupported video format. In that case, you have to use a flash video converter to do format conversion.

The top choice is the Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate. It's a professional video conversion program. It supports a wide range of video formats for converting. Of course, including Flash flv f4v video files. Moreover, the software takes advantage of GPU computing to accelerate conversion speed up to 3-5 faster. With this app, all your downloaded flash videos can be turned into Surface 2/Pro 2 naturally supported formats as ease. The guide below shows the basic steps on how to convert FLV/F4V flash videos to Surface 2/Pro 2 friendly MP4 format. If you using a Mac, please turn to the iMedia Converter for Mac.

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Change the file extension from flash ".flv" or ".f4v" to ".mp4″

1. Download and Install Pavtube Video Converter.

Import Flash Videos into the program by clicking "Add video" or "Add from folder" icon to browse and load source flash files stored on your hard disk drive.

2. Click on "Format" menu, and choose "Microsoft Surface Windows RT/Pro H.264 Video (*.mp4)" as target format from "Windows" profile option.

3. In the mean time, you can click "Settings" button to custom video and audio settings for well playback performance on your Surface tablet. Actually, the default settings can generate files that basically satisfy your general watching needs, so this step is optional.

4. Start the conversion.

Once the conversion is done, you can click "Open" button to get generated MP4 files for viewing on Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2.

P.S. If you have no idea about Surface file transfer, you can check out the post 'The Ways Transferring Files to Your Surface 2' to learn more. You can also click 'here' to get known the basic tips for watching movies on Microsoft Surface.

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