Monday, June 3, 2013

Can Galaxy S4 play 1080p/720p MKV Video on Mac?

Description: This article offers a brief instruction about how to use Best Android Video Converter to Convert 1080p/720p MKV movie to Galaxy S4 friendly formats on Mac.
"I'm trying to get some downloaded mkv movies onto new ordered Samsung Galaxy S4. The file will play in other media player like VLC. However, when I sync, I get an error message that says the file cannot be played in this Galaxy S4. Any ideas?"
You might get into same dilemma when transferring MKV or AVI/VOB/Tivo videos into your Galaxy S4 or other portable devices. First of all, you should know which video and audio formats your Samsung Galaxy S4 supports.

Samsung Galaxy S4 supported file types
  • Galaxy S4 Video formats: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX, XviD, WMV, AVI, 3GP, Flash Video
  • Galaxy S4 Audio formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, FLAC, WMA, WAV, AMR, OGG, MIDI 
         
Obviously, MKV format is not supported by your Galaxy S4. The easy and fast way is convert MKV format to MP4 and then copy them to your S4.

How to convert 1080p/720p MKV video to Glalaxy S4 on Mac

1. Free download the Pavtube Best MKV to Galaxy S4 Converter for Mac (PC version is available here), install and launch it.

Click "Add video" to load individual video, or "Add from folder" to load a whole folder.


2. Select output format for Samsung Galaxy S4 acceptable video.

Click "Format" preset and find profile for your Galaxy S4. You are recommended to choose "Samsung > Samsung Galaxy S III Video (.mp4)" as output format for transferring MKV to Galaxy S4.



3. Customize profile settings (optional)

Click Settings button next to Profile box to change output profile parameters like video codec, audio codec, video size, bit rate, framerate, etc.

4. Start conversion.

Click the Convert button to begin to convert 1080p/720p MKV video to Galaxy S4 within this Best Galaxy S4 Video Converter for Mac. After successful conversion, click "Open" button, locate the generated videos and transfer MKV video to your Galaxy S4 for viewing. To watch protected iTunes movies on Samsung Galaxy S4, you need DRM removal app. To rip Blu-rays, DVDs and other videos to Samsung Galaxy S4 supported formats, you may use the all-in-one package Video Converter Ultimate.       

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Friday, May 31, 2013

How to Setup a New Samsung Galaxy S4 for the Beginner?


When you first turn on your brand new Galaxy S4, you're prompted to complete the initial setup. Here are the screens that you'll need to go through:

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1. If you've inserted the SIM card, you would be prompted to enter SIM card PIN.

2. Next, you can select the language and access to the Accessibility menu to adjust the settings to improve the overall accessibility of the device. Tap Next to continue.

 

3. On the WiFi screen, tap your home WiFi network ID and enter the password to get connected.

4. On the End user license agreement screen, you need to agree with the terms and conditions and choose eitherYes or No to provide Samsung the error log data from any Software Update failure your device experiences.

  

5. Next, you can sign in your Samsung account or create a new account. If you would like to do this later, tap Skip.

6. On the Got Google? screen, tap Yes if you already have a Gmail account, and follow by entering the username and password. If you would like to skip the sign in, tap No, and follow by Not now on the next screen.

  

7. On the Entertainment screen, you can tap Set up credit card to enter your credit card information for game, video and music purchases. Otherwise, tap Not now to skip the setup.

8. On the Backup and restore screen, check Restore from my Google Account to this phone if you have previous backup the Android settings and app list to the Gmail ID that you used to sign-in in Step 6 , else "untick".

  

9. On the Google & location screen, you can leave both options selected.

10. On the Dropbox screen, you can sign in or create a new account. If you don't intend to do any of these tasks now, tap Skip.

  

11. On the Learn about key features screen, tap the features you would like to know to read their descriptions.

12. And lastly personalize your Galaxy S4 phone name and tap Finish to complete the initial setup.

  

(Click here for more Samsung Galaxy S4 tutorials, tips and tricks.)

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Captured on Video


Thinking about buying a Galaxy S4, but you're not sure if its 5-inch form factor is too big for your hands? Maybe this video, captured by UK's mobile operator Three, will convince you to get an S4 mini instead.

In the video, we get a close, detailed look at the Galaxy S4 mini, which was officially announced on Thursday. The device is directly compared with its older brother as well as the 6.3-inch Galaxy Mega, and it looks really tiny compared to the latter, even though its 4.3-inch screen is nothing to be ashamed about.

Toward the end of the video, Three's Brendan Arndt says the Galaxy S4 mini brings the "premium and the best features" from the Galaxy S4 in a smaller package. Still, one has to keep in mind that the mini's specs are weaker than Galaxy S4's — an 8-megapixel camera instead of a 13-megapixel one, and a dual-core processor instead of a quad-core one.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Arrives With 4.3-Inch Screen


Samsung has launched the Galaxy S4 Mini, an Android smartphone with a 4.3-inch screen and a 1.7GHz dual-core processor.

The Galaxy S4's little brother is not only smaller but, at 3.8 ounces, much lighter than Samsung's flagship phone, which weighs 4.6 ounces.

Other specifications include a 8-megapixel rear camera accompanied with a 1.9MP front-facing one, 8GB of storage (expandable via microSD cards), 3G/LTE connectivity and Wi-Fi. The phone's dimensions are 4.9 x 2.4 x 0.35 inches, and the battery capacity is 1,900mAh.

 

Exact date of availability and pricing for the Galaxy S4 mini was not announced.

Samsung will provide a hands-on preview of the Galaxy S4 mini at the recently announced Samsung Premiere event in London, June 20.

Monday, May 27, 2013

Pavtube DVD Ripper Update! Fixes latest DVD Load and Rip issue for iOS, Android, Windows Tablets & Phones

Pavtube DVD Ripper is the best DVD ripping software that provides movie lovers with the easiest way to rip and convert DVD movies to MP4/AVI/MKV/WMV and many other video and audio formats with high quality on Window OS. Pavtube just released new version of DVD Ripper on May 23, 2013, which makes Pavtube DVD Ripper more powerful and updated.

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New features in Latest Pavtube DVD Ripper for Windows:

1. Fixed video-audio sync issues
2. Fixed the main title detecting issues for DVDs
3. Supports latest DVD discs
4. Add more output formats for Mobile Devices

As a powerful DVD to tablet/smartphone/HD media player converter, Pavtube DVD Ripper enables you to enjoy DVD movie on your portable devices, iOS, Android, Windows based.

                 
Ripping the latest DVD movies for iOS, Android, Windows 8 based Tablet/Phone

Step 1: Run Best DVD Ripper, and load DVD movie files to it.

Click "DVD disc" icon to load source files directly from your DVD disc inserted into your DVD drive, or click "DVD folder" icon or "IFO/ISO" icon to import from a DVD folder, a DVD IFO/ISO file stored on your computer’s hard disk drive.


Step 2: Select output format.

Pavtube DVD to iOS/Android/Windows Converter offers optimized format presets for most iOS, Android, Windows devices.

Tip: If you cannot find your portable devices under Profile list, you could also choose common profile under Androidor Windows catalog.





Step 3: Set optimal settings for the output files.

To rip DVD movies to iOS, Android and Windows devices support video formats with Pavtube DVD Ripper, you are allowed to customize the output file quality. Click on "Settings" button, and you can adjust audio and video parameters including video/audio codec, resolution, video/audio bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel in the following popup window.



Step 4: Start conversion for DVD movie to iOS, Android, Windows Tablet/Phone.

Click "Convert" button Once the ripping task is finished by Pavtube DVD to Android/IOS/Windows Converter, you can click "Open" button at the bottom of the main interface to get the output MP4 files for Android devices, and now Moms are prepared to watch the latest DVD movies on iOS, Android, or Windows 8 Tablet and Phone. 

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