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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Two Ways to Play VIDEO_TS Files on PC/iMac: VLC Player or VIDEO_TS Converter

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: Use VIDEO_TS Player: VLC 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.

Solution 2: 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 Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate (iMedia Converter for Mac).

Get it now and enjoy more discounts on Pavtube Weekend Special!

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.

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

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Watch “Now You See Me (2013)” WMV movie on iPad Mini 2

Description: Many people want to convert WMV to IOS device supported files format so they can enjoy the WMV movies with iPad Mini 2 anywhere and anytime. This article gives you the fastest and easiest way to convert your “Now You See Me (2013)” WMV movie to iPad Mini 2 for playing on Windows 8.1/8.

When it comes to summer movies, this is about as good as it gets. Now You See Me is a fun movie that deconstructs the acts of modern magicians. The story follows Vegas magicians, know as the Four Horsemen, who rob a bank in the middle of one of their shows. What follows is a cat-and-mouse thriller where the FBI chases after these magicians, always on step behind, trying to figure out how they did it. If you want a film with twists and turns, this one will not disappoint.

The movie simply keeps repeating to the viewers “The closer you look, the less you see”. It also constantly repeats that magicians always do something to distract the audience while the real magic happens elsewhere.

The film is worth seeing for the actors, the visuals, the locations, and the misdirection and plot twists.

I was given free advanced screening tickets to see this film and my friend planned to go together with me originally. However, he had to be in hospital for a month. How pity! So I downloaded online and put it on the iPad Mini 2 for him to spend his boring time and enjoy this wonderful movie. Thanks to the professional Pavtube iPad Mini 2 Video Converter that I can convert WMV movie to iPad Mini 2 easily.

Review: Top 5 Best iOS Video Converter Review for iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, iPod

Convert “Now You See Me (2013)” WMV movies playback on iPad Mini 2 on Windows 8.1/8

Step 1. Load WMV movie to the WMV to iPad Mini 2 converter program.

Click the “Add Video” button on the top left to load your videos, you can also “load from folder”. It will only take few seconds for importing videos and you will be kept informed of timely state with a progress dialogue box.

Step 2. Choose iPad Mini 2 friendly format.

Click “Format” menu to find “iPad” option in the dropdown list, choose “iPad Mini HD Video (*.mp4)” for output. This is the most compatible format for iPad Mini

Tip:
If you are not pleased with the default effect, just use the Trim, Crop, Watermark, Effect, Subtitle functions in the “Edit” which you can adjust the video with your own request.

Step 3. Start the WMV movie to iPad Mini 2 Conversion.

Click the “Convert” button and leave the WMV to iPad Mini 2 Converter to finish the rest automatically with its superb fast conversion speed. After that, “Open” button will show you the location of output files.

Step 4. Sync movies to iPad Mini 2 via iTunes

Open iTunes and connect iPad Mini 2 to your computer.
Click “File” tab in iTunes to add local file to iTunes library.
Click on iPad Mini 2 icon, follow the path “On This iPad-> Movie ->Add To” to stream videos from local computer to iPad Mini 2 for enjoying this wonderful film anytime and anywhere.

Hope this post will help you.

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WinFF Alternative for Mac Review: Convert Video/Audio Files on Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks

Can't find a program like WinFF for Mac. Now get this WinFF Converter for Mac Alternative to batch convert any video or audio on Mac OS X. WinFF Alternative for Windows also available.

WinFF is a cross platform batch GUI for FFmpeg. It will convert most any audio or video file that FFmpeg will convert. Software includes presets for most common file conversions with the option to add advanced conversion options supported by FFmpeg to one or more files in a batch. WinFF converts multiple files in a batch, with support for multiple formats output in the same batch. For example, you can convert FLV, WMV, AVI and WAV simultaneously.

Though WinFF is one of the well known video converter apps, it only has Windows and Linux version, there is still no WinFF for Mac version.Ever dream to get a WinFF for Mac to convert any video or audio on Mac OS X (Mavericks included)? This article just aims to introduce an ideal WinFF Alternative for Mac or Windows as well as describe an easy guide on how to use this WinFF Mac version.

Here, we highly recommend you to try Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac, which works as the best WinFF Alternative for Mac. With this best Video Converter and Editor for Mac, users can finish DVD/Blu-ray, SD/HD video converting and editing process with fast speed and high video qualtiy.

This app offers an easy way to convert DVD/Blu-rays, virtually all video and audio types, camcorder HD footages and TiVo recordings to desired video/audio format for portable multimedia devices, HD media players or video editing software, such as:

* Devices: iPad Air, iPad Mini 2, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5, iPad 4, iPad 3, iPad Mini, iPod 5, etc.

* Players: Apple TV 3, WD TV, PS3, Xbox 360, Popcorn Hour, Xtreamer Ultra, Dune HD Base 3D, Iomega ScreenPlay MX HD Media Player, NETGEAR NeoTV Max Streaming Player(NTV300SL), Asus O!Play Mini Plus, etc.

* Video Editing Softwares: FCP, iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Premiere Pro, etc. Plus, you are allowed to freely customize and personalize the conversion files through its settings and options in order to get an individual output in your own way.

Not all video tools like Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac offer so many video editing options in this full-features and powerful video/movie converter. It edits videos by trimming, cropping, splitting videos, add text/image/video watermark as copyright protection, and attach external *.srt, *.ass, or *.ssa subtitles into source media for entertainment. Support perfect audio and video synchronization.

The conversion speed is very fast and it supports batch conversion. It converts multiple video clips at the same time, moreover it can shut down computer after the process is complete, so run the app overnight and you could enjoy the created videos next morning when you are up.

Windows Version: Video Converter Ultimate

Tutorial: How to use WinFF Alternative for Mac to Convert Media file on Mac Mavericks/Mountain Lion with ease?

Step 1: Load video files to this WinFF Converter for Mac Alternative

Download the Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac on your computer, install and run the program, add videos.You can choose to import videos or the entire folder by clicking the top left two icons.

Step 2. Choose a proper format.

Click "Format" drop-down list and choose the best preset for you portable device with best video quality. Plenty of presets that can be customized as necessary.

For iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad Mini, iPad Air or iPad Mini 2, the video formats from "iPad" option will meets your demand;

For iPhone, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, the preset from "iPad" option is able to work well.

For those who in demands of playing videos on Android devices, you can always find the one you want in Android preset.

Step 3. Customize video specs(Optional).

You could also click the "Settings" to adjust the video and audio parameters of output files.

In the Video Settings, you can select Encoder, Frame Rate, Resolution (you could define it yourself according to your device) and Bitrate for your movie.

In the Audio Settings, you can select Encoder, Channels, Bitrate and Sample Rate for your movie.

Step 4. Start the Videos and Audio Conversion on Mac.

You can hit the big red "Convert" to start converting MKV, AVI, VOB, WMV, MPG, Tivo, M4V, FLV, F4V, MTS to MP4 with best video settings on Mac. After the conversion, click "Open output folder" in the conversion window, or "Open" in main interface to quick locate the converted video.

Now, you can transfer these videos to your portable Android OS, Window 8.1/8 RT/Pro and Apple iOS device on Mac for smooth playback without any problem. Enjoy your digital life!

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Monday, January 6, 2014

Stream Blu-ray/DVD collections to Portable Devices and HDTV via Home Network

This guide introduces how to backup Blu-ray/DVD disc, folder, IFO/ISO to your locate network, so that you can stream them to portable devices and TV for playback at any time.

If you are any thoughts of home entertainment, you should not miss the idea of streaming your Blu-ray and DVD collections to portable devices and HDTV via home network. It's a good way to share movies with family members without the risk of scratching discs; everyone in your family can create and access the shared movies; isn't it fantastic?

If you already have the home network set up, then the most important thing is to backup Blu-ray/DVD to server in a most common format which could be accepted by most of your devices. After many trials, I prefer to save them into MP4 format as it's widely supported by my iPhone, iPad, Android tablet and Samsung Smart TV.

To backup Blu-ray/DVD into MP4 format with best quality, I recommend Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate as it's capable of ripping/converting just about every title that I own; it's easy of use and choices for decode/encode to all popular formats.

Review: 2014 Top 5 Video Converter Ultimate For HD Media Player, TV & Portable Device

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

How to convert Blu-ray/DVD to MP4 on home network or stream to portable device/TV for playback?

Step 1. Launch Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate; import disc.

Inset your DVD to computer; if you want to rip Blu-rays, use an external drive to connect it to your computer. Then hit "load disc" to import the discs. You can also drag and drop Blu-ray/DVD folder, ISO/IFO files to it directly.

Note that you shall keep Internet connected during this period.

Step 2. Choose format.

Hit "Format" drop-down list and choose "HD Video> H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)" as the most widely used format for playback on smartphones, tablets and HDTV.

Step 3. Adjust output settings (Optional)

You can click "Settings" (besides "Format") to change target video size, bitrate, frame rate and other specs. Change the size to "Original" to get full size picture that can be playback on TV clearly. And the higher bitrate you choose, the better video quality will be.

Step 4. Start the Blu-ray to MP4 conversion.

Back to the main interface and hit the "Convert" to start converting Blu-ray&DVD to HD MP4 on your PC/Mac; this converter will start all the tasks in batch. Wait for a while till the conversion completed; click "Open output folder" to quick locate the converted files. Now upload the movies to your NAS.

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Tips for Getting Rid of the DRM on Digital Copy to Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 on Win/Mac

Have you ever got some similiar problems as following:

Q1: Can the Galaxy 2 10.1 Tablet play a Digital Copy of a movie? I would like to download a movie from my Digital Copy Disc on my tablet. Is it possible?

Q2: I have transfer my digital copy movies to iTunes, I can easily sync them to my iPad and iPhone for enjoying, what if any digital copy movies downloading to my new Samsung Galaxy Tab 2?

Q3: Galaxy Tab 2 – Digital Copy Download Not Working? I downloaded a digital copy of a movie and I copied the file onto Galaxy Tablet's folders where my other movies are, and when I went to play it, it gave me error "Sorry, video cannot be played" Why and how can I get it to work?

As a digital version of Blu-ray or DVD movie, Digital Copy gives you he flexibility to watch your movie anytime, anywhere. You may transfer your "Digital Copy" to your Mac, PC and iTunes-compatible devices. Basically Digital Copies all boil down to the DRM (Digital Rights Management) which prevents you from playing them on unauthorized devices. Unfortunately, the Android devices have not get a license to play DRM contents, which means digital copy movies will even play on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1.

In order to transfer Digital Copy movies to Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 for playing without problems, you'll need to remove DRM from Digital Copy movies first and then convert them to a friendly format by the Android 4.0 Tablet. Below is a simple tutorial for you, guaranteed to put Digital Copies on Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 for enjoying without problems.

See also: Top 5 Best DRM Removal Software Review for Android, Windows 8 Tablets/Phones

Requirements

Before anything else, you have to download an app that you are going to use later. You are required to download and install:

Pavtube ChewTune (available for Windows or for Mac users). Get the Windows version or Mac version.

Instructions

ChewTune is an easy-to-use yet top-ranking DRM removal software for Android. It supports protected movies, TV shows from iTunes, and Blu-ray/DVD digital copy videos that have been transferred to iTunes. And the output quality as decent as possible as original. Follow the DRM removal process to achieve your goal smoothly to get Digital Copy movies and Galaxy 2 10.1 Tablet to play nicely.

Removing DRM from Digital Copies for playback with Galaxy Tab 2

Note: For Windows users, just follow the detailed guide to finish your work about converting Digital Copy movies to Galaxy Tab 2. For Mac users, you can follow the guide on how to convert Digital Copy to Galaxy Tab on Mac to finish your work.

1. Run ChewTune, drag and drop digital copy movie to the software.

2. Select output video format. Click the format bar, you can get optimized videos for the Galaxy 10.1 Tablet under "Samsung > Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1(*.mp4)". You can click "Settings" button to customize size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channel to your required ones.

3. Start getting rid of DRM protection and convert Digital Copies to Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 videos.

Once the process completes, you can transfer Video files to Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and enjoy them on the go.

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