Monday, August 1, 2016

1Step DVD Copy Review and Top 5 Alternatives

1Step DVD Copy aims to meet all your DVD handling needs, while keeping all options at hand and greatly simplifying tasks. With its help, you can easily clone, rip, copy or create DVDs in just a few simple steps. There are four major functions that this application can perform, namely to clone or burn DVDs, copy their content to a folder on your computer of save movie titles as MP4 orAVI files, which can be played on any portable device. 

PROS / This program not only makes copies of your DVDs, but can convert them into stand-alone video files on your computer. 

CONS / It's missing the ability to create a virtual disc on your computer copying the DVD's ISO file. 

VERDICT / Despite what it lacks, 1Step DVD Copy is a good choice for making new copies of your DVDs. 

1Step DVD Copy is a good enough program to warrant a middling spot in our review of the best DVD copy software. It's easy to use and makes copies quickly and effectively. But it lacks some of the advanced features found in the programs that ranked higher in our lineup. 

Why you need to find a 1Step DVD Copy Alternative? 

While the core functionality of a DVD copier is present and works well, this program is missing some of the tools we look for in the best software. For example, you can't use this program to save a DVD's ISO file to your hard drive. An ISO file is the blueprint of a disc, and saving it to your computer creates a virtual disc that you can use in DVD player software. You could also use this file to burn a new copy of the disc without the original. This ability would be good for archiving your DVD libraries digitally. 

So, just see our expert and unbiased review of the 1Step DVD Copy for 2016 as above and compare this years top ranked DVD copy software as alternatives To 1Step DVD Copy. 

Part 1: 2016 Top 5 Alternatives To 1Step DVD Copy on Windows 10 

No 1. Pavtube DVDAid (Win/OS X) 

 

Pavtube DVDAid/DVDAid for Mac is a simple solution for DVD copying and DVD ripping in one product. You can use this app to make a complete disc copy or backup just the main movie title. Besides, its outstanding feature of ripping both protected and homemade DVD movies makes me love it more. DVDAid lets you enjoy DVD movies on any mobile device like iPhone 5S, iPad Aire, Galaxy S4, Kindle Fire HDX, PS3, PSP, Surface, and more. Surprisingly it adds H.265/HEVC as output video format in order to satisfy users who ask for high video quality. (Read reasons why we choose it

  

No 2. Pavtube BDMagic (Win/OS X) 

 

Pavtube BDMagic/BDMagic for Mac is a upgraded version of DVDAid. It is featured with all functions in DVDAid, what’s more, BDMagic accepts Blu-ray titles as input. Now you can backup and rip 2D Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray and standard DVD to SD, High-Definition formats (H.265/HEVC, MKV, MP4, etc.) or even create 3D videos with excellent video/audio quality in fast conversion speed. Try this BDMagic by downloading a free trial here. 

  

No 3. Pavtube ByteCopy 

 

Pavtube ByteCopy/ByteCopy for Mac is considered as the best DVD lossless backup solution. Its powerful feature of backing up DVD collection to multi-track MKV without quality loss, ripping BD/DVD movies to MP4/MOV/AVI with multiple audio streams, and converting BD/DVD from hard discs to virtually any popular video and audio format allows you to watch movies on Apple iOS devices, Android OS devices, Windows devices, and more. In recent update, ByteCopy can support ripping Blu-ray/DVD movie to H.265/HEVC MP4 with better video quality. Download and install ByteCopy, and have a try of this wonderful DVD tool. (Read reasons why to choose

  

No 4. bitRipper 

bitRipper is FREE DVD to AVI software that allows you to back-up your DVDs as AVI files on the hard drive. It can be used for one-click ripping as good as for advanced modes. You are free to choose whether to use default configuration values or to set them manually. 

No 5. AnyDVD 

AnyDVD works in your computer's background to automatically remove the copy protection off a DVD movie, allowing you to rip the DVD onto your computer. You can also remove the RPC region code, thereby making the movie playable anywhere. AnyDVD also decrypts protected audio CDs, HD DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs (the latter two with AnyDVD HD). Additionally, AnyDVD can remove unwanted movie features, including subtitles and prohibition messages such as copyright and FBI warnings. 

Part 2: Comparison of Top 5 Alternatives to 1Step DVD Copy


1Step DVD Copy AlternativesPavtube BDMagicPavtube DVDAidPavtube ByteCopybitRipperAnyDVD
Supported OS
Win/Mac
Win/Mac
Win/Mac
Win
Win
Supported Input Files
Protected DVD
Y
Y
Y
Need 3rd party app
Y
Unprotected DVD
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
DVD Copying Function
Entire Copy DVD
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Directly Copy DVD
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Supported Output Files
AVI
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
WMV
Y
Y
Y
N
N
MOV
Y
Y
Y
N
N
M3U8
Y
Y
Y
N
N
MP4
Y
Y
Y
N
N
MKV
Y
Y
Y
N
N
H.265
Y
Y
Y
N
N
lossless MKV
N
N
Y
N
N
Multi-track MP4/MOV
N
N
Y
N
N
Edit DVD/Video
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Batch Conversion
Y
Y
Y
N
N


Part 3: : Ultimate Alternative To 1Step DVD Copy On Windows 10 

Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is an all-in-one media solution that can alter 1Step DVD Copy to help users to convert DVD to AVI, MPEG on Windows 10.It equips with all the funtions that 1Step DVD Copy alternatives introduced above have: 

  • Remove copy protection in Blu-ray/DVD discs including AACS, BD+, Region codes, ARccOS, etc.
  • Rip Blu-ray/DVD to H.265, M3U8, MP4, MKV, MOV, M4V, AVI, WMV, FLV, ProRes, etc and other video format.
  • Extract audio from Blu-ray/DVD disc to MP3, FLAC, M4A, AAC, OGG, iPhone Ringtone audio (M4R), Matroska Audio(MKA), etc.
  • Provides optimized preset for iPhone 6S, Surface Pro 4, iPad Pro, PS3, PS4, FCP and other mainstreaming devices and video editors.
  • Split and merge Blu-ray/DVD video.
  • Trim and crop Blu-ray/DVD video.
  • Adjust video/audio size, codec, bitrate, etc and display aspect ratio.
  • Add external srt.ssa.ass subtitle to Bluray/DVD video.
  • Batch convert Blu-ray/DVD to digital version.
  • Fully compatible with Windows 2003/XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1/Windows 10
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Part 4: Conclusion 

It shall be mentioned DVD rippers for 2016-2017 are only based on fair use. And all the 5 best DVD ripper software in 2016 have both pros and cons. You are advised to take an overall consideration regarding to their speed, quality, easiness and features prior to buying it. Anyway, it's worth your try as all of them are the 2016 best 1Step DVD Copy alternatives software for DVD ripping on your Windows or Mac. 

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Friday, July 29, 2016

Copy DVD Movie to Memory Card for Viewing

If you are a teacher you may often need to copy some DVD movies or video data play in the classroom for students to watch. Holding a laptop and a lot of DVDs disc run in the different classroom is a how hard a thing. When you show students a movie or a video data need to constantly move forward back is how troublesome thing. But if you use a DVD to Memory Card ripper software to rip copy the DVD movies to Memory card to play for students is much more easy. 

 

About Memory Card 

SD card memory card, which is used in mobile phones, digital cameras, laptops, MP3 and other digital products of independent storage medium, generally is the shape of the card, so collectively referred to as "memory", also known as the "digital memory card", "digital memory card", "memory CARDS", etc. Memory card has the advantages of small size, easy to carry and use simple. At the same time, because most of the memory card has good compatibility, easy to exchange data between different digital products. In recent years, with the continuous development of digital products, memory storage capacity is continuously improved, the application and spread quickly. 

Steps for How to Rip DVD to Memory Card with Best Video Formats 

First of all, you'd accept the truth that Memory Card can't support DVD files. To get DVDs onto Memory Card, you'll need a third-party DVD ripping software to get the content off the DVD disc as a protection-free and easily readable element for Memory Card. There're kinds of different DVD ripping software out there (some free, some not) with a variety of different options. It seems a bit overwhelming. Here we highly recommend Pavtube BDMagic, which can help us finish DVD conversion bypassing DVD copy protection. 

With it, you can convert DVD to MP4, AVI, MKV for Memory Card streaming with no quality loss; it also enables you to copy DVD main movies for backup onto Memory Card in .vob format. And what we've learned is that MP4 would be one best target format for it is fully compatible with nearly all media devices including Samsung TViPadiPhonePlexApple TV, etc. If you are running on Mac OS X, turn to Pavtube BDMagic for Mac

Free Download Top DVD to Memory Card Ripper: 

  

Other Download: 

- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/blu-ray-ripper/ 
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-BDMagic/3000-7970_4-75922877.html 

1. Import DVD movies 

Insert your DVD disc to the drive, then launch the DVD ripping software and click the "Load file(s)" button to have the DVD content imported. You can also add VIDEO_TS folder, DVD ISO files are the source files for converting. 

 

2. Decide output format 

Click Format bar and choose your desired format. To store hundreds of DVD's on Memory Card, you can rip DVD to .mp4, or .avi, .mkv, etc compressed format. And MP4 is the best output format for Memory Card we recommend. 

 

3. Advanced Settings: 

With the right settings you can retain the quality of the original DVD while also saving space. Simply click Settings bar and you can tweak the settings to your satisfaction and even save it as preset. 

4. Start DVD to Memory Card conversion 

Hit the "Start conversion" button at the bottom of the main interface to start the conversion. It will automatically rip DVD to Memory Card compatible video files. Once the conversion is finished, click "Open" to quickly find the converted movies for moving to Memory Card with simple copy-and-paste. Then just enjoy the high quality DVD movies on your media players from Memory Card. 

Note: Much wonderful software bundled with BDMagic will provide you more amazing experience in converting videos. Go to Money Saving Software Bundles to get special offer for more software, such as BDMagic($49) + DVD Creator($35) = Only $49.9, Save $28.1, BDMagic($49) + ChewTune($29)= Only $49.9, Save $28.1 and so on. 

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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Rip DVD to Hard Drive on Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)

How to spend a wonderful summer vacation? you will surely endure a long plane flights and airport layovers before arriving your destination. So watching DVD movies on your Mac computer (provided you own one) to kill the boring time sounds like a marvelous idea. From this we can see that people are looking for ways to rip DVD to external hard drive, sd card or USB hard disk, to make “video on demand”, to create movie center, to play DVD movies on travel, enjoy DVD movies on iPad, iPhone, smart TV/Apple TV or laptops, while saving computer hard drive space. 

Previously, people play DVD movies on Mac, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air with DVD drive. This has no any fault. But if you are a people who often travel all around the world for job or you have a trip that needs a long plane flights before arriving your destination, it will be how inconvenient to play DVD movies on Mac because you need to waste room in luggage to bring the DVD discs. 

 

In case of copying and ripping DVD to hard drive on Mac OS, you need a proper app to suit your need. With a DVD ripping tool can allow you enjoy DVD movies on 13-inch MacBook Pro, 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, Apple 13.3” MacBook Pro Notebook, Apple 15.4″MacBook Pro Notebook in the planes, on trains, in the airports or in hotels without bring DVD discs. Ripping DVD on hard drive on Mac can enable you sync the DVD movies to iPhone SEiPad Air 3iPad Pro 9.7/12.9 with iTunes to playback anytime and anywhere. 

Searching through search engine, using key words like DVD Ripper for mac, DVD ripping tool on mac, DVD copy on mac, DVD backup on mac, DVD duplicate, create copy of DVD, you can find many DVD Ripper/Copier. For example, free DVD ripping software on Mac has Handbrake for Mac, MakeMKV for Mac while closed-course includes Pavtube BDMagic for MacPavtube ByteCopy for Mac. Here, we strongly recommend Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac. In fact, it has nearly the same functions as Pavtube BDMagic for Mac but it has two more functions than Pavtube BDMagic for Mac: extract subtitle from DVD/Blu-ray movies on Mac, backup Blu-ray/DVD to lossless MKV on Mac. 

Key Features of Pavtube Top DVD Ripper for Mac

  • 1:1 backup Blu-ray/DVD with original video structure on Mac.
  • Copy Blu-ray/DVD keeping main title on Mac
  • Rip DVD/Blu-ray to Mac drive in MP4, MOV, M4V with excellent video quality
  • Copy Blu-ray/DVD to lossless MKV on Mac with multiple subtitle/audio streaming and all chapter markers.
  • Make users choose desired subtitle, forced subtitle, keep multiple subtitles, extract srt subtitle from DVD/Bluray moveis and to add external subtitle to DVD/Blu-ray movies
  • Enables users to adjust video codec, bitrate, frame rate, size, audio channel, codec, bitrate and display aspect ratio
  • Compatible with Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.7 Lion, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.5 Leopard
Free download and install: 

  

Other Download: 

- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/bytecopy-mac/ 
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-ByteCopy/3000-7970_4-76177783.html 

How to Rip DVD to Hard Drive on Mac? 

Step 1. Load DVD movie 

Insert your purchased DVD disc into the disc drive, and run Mac DVD ripper on your computer. Click “File” > “Load from disc” to realize DVD movie loading work. Batch conversion supported allows you import more than one DVD movies. 

 

Step 2. Multiples ways to Rip DVD on Mac Drive 

Method 1. Full disc copy DVD on Mac 

The Full disc copy is also called 1:1 backup which allows you to copy the entire Blu-ray and DVD disc in original structure with all audio and subtitle tracks, chapter markers preserved. 

Click the “Copy the entire disc” tab to start full disc backup. 

 

Method 2. Main movie backup DVD on Mac drive 

You can get DVD VOB main movie on Mac by directly copy without any extras. 

Go to format bar to follow “Copy” > “Directly Copy.” 

 

Method 3. Convert DVD to MP4/AVI/MKV/M4V/MPG on Mac 

A relatively better way for you to backup Blu-rays and DVDs is convert them to an easier to handle format like MP4, AVI, MKV, M4V, MPG, etc. Once your Blu-rays and DVDs converted to these formats, you can both realize backup and free playback on devices like iPads, iPhones, Android tablets and smartphones, HD media servers, video players, HDTVs, game consoles, etc. 

Click the format bar to pick an output format proper for your device. 

 

Tip: Of cause 64G iPad is not made for saving one whole Blu-ray movie. With ByteCopy for Mac and Toast, you can shrink and rip a 50GB Blu-ray movie to 25 GB disc, while the quality lost is regardless. If you need smaller file size, you can do advanced video settings. 

Method 4. Copy DVD to lossless MKV on Mac 

This way can keep multiple subtitle streamings and audio tracks. Most importantly is that you can get lossless quality on DVD ripping to Mac conversion. 

 

Step 3. Start ripping DVD to hard drive on Mac 

You can take one of the above methods to backup your DVD movies, but the third one is highly recommended. After loading the DVD movie to Pavtube ByteCopy, and pick an output format, click “Convert” to get the conversion started. 

This DVD ripper for Mac does an excellent job in DVD decryption and ripping. Any copy protected DVDs can be easily ripped due to its advanced DVD decryption technology. So you can rip the newly published DVDs like Harry Potter, The Boss, I AM Wrath, Criminal, Kill Zone 2, The Little Prince etc on your Mac easily. 

Are you still feel confused about the DVD movies' backup on Mac? If so, try to free yourself from the trouble of copying DVD movies to Mac hard drive after reading the above guide right now. 

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Friday, July 22, 2016

Copy A DVD In Multiple Languages Into A Single File

Is there a software that is capable to encode a DVD in multiple languages into a single file? Maybe it is the reason that its DVD movies contain no less than one language. But for a English man, he just needs the English subtitle instead of all the subtitles including Mandarin, Japanese, Spanish. Can you remove the extra subtitles when you are ripping DVD? Of course. The article here just aims to show you the software and the tutorial on encode your Hollywood DVD movies in multiple languages into one single file. 

Best DVD Ripper to rip DVD in multiple subtitles into one single file 

Pavtube ByteCopy is just the DVD Ripper I want to recommend you guys. It can fulfill all the work about DVD ripping. Learn the detailed function below: 

1. Break down all the encryption in Blu-ray/DVD discs, like CSS, RC, UOPs, Region codes and Sony ARccOS. 

2. Rip Blu-ray/DVD to lossless MKV keeping multiple subtitle/audio track and all chapter markers so that you can switch to any subtitle/audio track when watching the DVD movies. 

3. Uncheck the subtitle/audio tracks to just keep one single subtitle/audio track in Blu-ray/DVD ripping process. 

3. Extract srt subtitle from Blu-ray/DVD movies 

4. Backup Blu-ray/DVD movies with forced subtitle where the subtitles are displayed only when the characters speak a foreign or alien language, or a sign, flag, or other text in a scene is not translated in the localization and dubbing process. 

5. Convert Blu-ray/DVD to H.265, M3U8, MP4, MOV, MKV, M4V,etc with desired subtitle 

Learn >> More reasons to chose Pavtube ByteCopy 

Free download and install: 

  

Other Download: 

- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/bytecopy/ 
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-ByteCopy/3000-7970_4-76158512.html 

In-depth Tutorial to rip DVD in multiple subtitles into a single one 

Step 1: Import DVD movies 

click “Load from disc” to add the DVD movies to the program. You can preview the movie in right window. 

 

Step 2: Choose output format 

Navigate to “Format” > “Multi-track Video” > “Lossless/encoded Multi-track MKV(*.MKV)” 

 

Step 3: Uncheck extra subtitles 

Click “Settings” to choose “Subtitle”. Here, you can see all the subtitle tracks. You just need to uncheck the subtitle tracks you want and only preserve one subtitle then you can get a DVD rip with a single subtitle track. 

 

Step 4: Start to rip DVD with only one single subtitle track 

Back to the UI and hit on “Convert” to start to re-encode DVD with multiple subtitles into one single file. 

Check the DVD rip in your VLC and it should displays only one language subtitle. But for those who are learning a foreign language, preserving the mother tongue and the foreign language subtitles will be a better idea. 

In addition, if you also love to burn your Christmas video, birthday party recordings to DVD, there is a software bundle which offers you Pavtube ByteCopy and DVD burning software at a lower price: 

ByteCopy($42)+DVD Creator($35)=$44.9, saving $32.1. That means you can get a professional DVD burning software only pay more $2.9. 

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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Convert MKV to 3D MP4 for Playing on HTC Vive

HTC Vive offers a flat-out amazing virtual reality experience with sharp visuals, great motion controls and full-room sensing to walk around in virtual space. Vive hardware can help indicate where your walls are, and an in-helmet camera can be used to see your space with the headset on. A design decision that instantly makes it feel more immersive. It creates a Star Trek holodeck-like space in your room to virtually walk around in. The headset itself packs in a pair of OLED displays with 2,160 x 1,200 pixels of total resolution. 

If you are going for a mobile based VR headset I would suggest HTC Vive. It’s cheaper,but its optics are definitely better. However, if you have other videos like MKV, is it possible to put them into Android/iPhone handsets to watch MKV files on HTC Vive? 

Actually, on HTC Vive related forums many users have need to backup MKV Movies to computer and then watch 3D Movies with HTC Vive through your devices. So, you can’t deny that there is a possibility that your MKV movies are not supported by HTC Vive. And in view of the course of 3D effect, what you need is to take advantage of a third-party program to help you convert MKV to 3D SBS MOV/MP4 videos, so that you can smoothly play them on HTC Vive through your iPhone/Android handsets. 

Editor Notes: “ In fact, I've used Handbrake to convert the MKV files I have that do not work. It will repackage them in MKVs using different codecs for HTC Vive playback. Handbrake supports encoding of several audio tracks, and the audio quality is also quite favorable. But sometimes the output audio maybe a little bit low and it is uncomfortable when you on trip or in crowding space without sound amplifier built in. Worse still, it only supports converting MKV to MP4 or M4V, not into 3D format. In this case, a Handbrake alternative for Windows users is needed. “ 

Here Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is the best one I've found ever, this app not only can convert MKV to 3D MP4/MOV for HTC Vive, but also enables you to adjust video resolution to 720p which is best for watching in HTC Vive. Meanwhile, the video converter also allows you to convert MKV to a decent 2D format for playback on Apple TV 4, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Android, iPhone, etc. as you want. What's more, with the built-in editor, you can trim, crop, adjust special effect to your mkv video, so that you get the very part and effects at your will. If you are Mac users, you can turn to mac version. Here is the review

Top 3D MKV Video Converter for HTC Vive- What to Look For 

* A professional 3D video converter can helps you re-encode any 2D/3D movie files to HTC Vive or other VR Headsets (VR Box included) more compatible 3D formats without additional codec installed. It should be a powerful FLV, MKV, AVI, MP4, VOB, M2TS, MTS, WMV, MPEG, 3D YouTube, 3D YIFY, 3D Netflix, ISO, 2D/3D Blu-ray, DVD to HTC Vive converter. 

* The best 3D Video Converter software allows you to make video files accepted by HTC Vive or other any VR Headsets like Gear VRZeiss VR OneOculus RiftANTVR Kit VR Headset etc. with ease. 

* The outstanding 3D Video Converter app enables you to adjust video resolution to 720p and even control the depth of 3D which is best for watching in HTC Vive. 

* Meanwhile, multifunctional program can offer you the output video format with the optimized presetting for your phones and tablets like Android, iPhone, Samsung, Lenovo, Sony, Nexus etc. as you want. 

* Apart from 3D video conversion, it can owns some small video editing features like trimming video to several video segments, cropping unwanted areas, merging multiple videos into a new one, adding watermark/subtitles to 2D/3D video sources and more. 

Free Download Top 3D Video Converter for HTC Vive: 

 

Other Download: 

– Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/blu-ray-video-converter-ultimate/ 
– Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Ultimate/3000-2194_4-75938564.html 

Step 1: Add MKV movies 

Launch the video converter for HTC Vive, and click "Add video" button to import your source materials MKV files. Batch conversion is supported so that you can add multiple files for conversion at a time. 

 

Step 2. Select output profile format. 

Tap on Format bane and open profile list. Find and choose the optimized video format for HTC Vive. 

 

Note: Although there is a profile created by the application, we can always change some parameters of resolution, compression, audio, etc. An important issue that you must consider that in Samsung Gear VR resolution for each eye is not FullHD but half the QHD screen. So you can free change your target video size, bitrate, frame rate and 3D depth in “Settings”. If you want to get best video quality, pls switch them to “original”. 3D movies should be encoded “full side-by-side” with a 1:1 pixel aspect ratio. Content mastered at 1920X1080 compressed side–by–side 3D should be resampled to 1920X540 resolution full side–by–side resolution (Learn more) The developer edition has a stated resolution of 1080x1200px, split across both eyes. It’s also sporting a 90Hz refresh rate. Both specs are generally on par which what we’d expect at this stage in the device’s development>. 

Step 3. Start conversion. 

Click “Convert” button and start 3D movie compatible MP4/MKV format video conversion. After conversion, you can get the converted files by clicking “Open” button. Then you can watching them by HTC Vive. 

Much wonderful software bundled with Video Converter Ultimate will provide you more amazing experience in converting videos. Go to Money Saving Software Bundles to get special offer for more software, such as ByteCopy + Video Converter Ultimate = Only $79.9, Save $27.1, Video Converter Ultimate($65) + ChewTune($29) = Only $74.9, Save $19.1 and so on. 

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