Rip a Blu-ray movie to HEVC/H.265 MP4 on Windows

This guide shows you how to rip and convert a Blu-ray movies to HEVC/H.265 MP4 for freely preservation or playback on Windows.

If you want to view a Blu-ray movie on your video player devices, you need to convert the movie to a specific video at first. Here you can use H.265 codec to get a video with high video quality and relatively smaller size. Can't find a way out? This article will be a great help which is going to talk about how to convert Blu-ray to HEVC/H.265 MP4 format for freely preservation or playback on Windows.

To fulfill the task, Pavtube BDMagic/ByteCopy/Video Covnerter Ultimate is highly recommended because each one could unfold Blu-ray and DVD disc's wrap, get the content inside and turn them into H.265 MP4 video. All of them areprofessional and powerful all-in-one Blu-ray/DVD disc handling tool, integrating DVD/Blu-ray Ripping, Conversion, and Backup.

With decent decrypting capability, high quality video output, considerate backup solution and specific format templates for versatile PMP devices (iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, Android, Windows tablets and phones, etc these Blu-ray to H.265 Converters rank top on the Blu-ray ripping application list. Just get it now and follow the steps below to convert Blu-ray discs to HEVC/H.265 MP4 on Windows.

How to Convert Blu-ray to HEVC/H.265 MP4 on Windows

Note: A blu-ray disc drive is indispensible. The common DVD-ROM is not able to read Blu-ray disc.

Step 1. Load source Blu-ray disc to the software

Launch this Blu-ray to H.265 Ripper and click "File" button to import Blu-ray movies into the program. DVD/BD discs and folders are also supported.



Step 2. Choose output profile

Navigate the Format and click Common Video and choose H.265 Video(*.mp4).



P.S. What's more, the Blu-ray Ripper has optimized the videos settings for devices beforehand, so you do not have to adjust the video resolution, bit rate and so on.

Step 3. Start Blu-ray movie to HEVC/H.265 MP4 conversion

Tap "Convert" button on the main interface to start transcoding Blu-ray movies to HEVC/H.265 MP4.

After the conversion, click "Open" button on the main interface to locate the result videos and then you can play the Blu-ray movies on your PC, H.265-compliant media players and mobile devices smoothly. In addition, you can also rip your Blu-ray to QuickTime mov, WMV and H.264 MP4.

NEWS!!! Recently, Pavtube Studio has upgraded its top-ranked Pavtube BDMagic/ByteCopy/Ultimate to version 4.9.0.0 with supporting the most advanced hardware acceleration NVIDIA CUDA & AMD APP by H.264/H.265 codec, which can give users 30x video transcoding speed than before.

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Upgrade! Pavtube Supports H.265/HEVC, XAVC and Latest Blu-ray!

Pavtube has released the latest products of Windows Platforms, Support H.265/HEVC Encode & Decode, XAVC codec! Detailed information is in this article.

Marry Christmas 2014! On December 25, Pavtube Studio has announced this new update version. All Win versions have been updated to 4.8.2, which add XAVC, H.265/HEVC decode and encode, latest Blu-ray discs ripping features and work more powerful. What new features have they got?

1. Support MXF in XAVC video codec
2. Add H.264 baseline/main/high output profiles
3. Support H.265/HEVC decode
4. Support H.265/HEVC encode
5. Support latest Blu-ray movies, like The Expendables 3, Le Chef, Sin City A Dame to Kill For, Sands of Iwo Jima, When The Game Stands Tall, Love in Venice, Mystery Road, Pink Floyd Endless rive,etc. are all supported.

 

Updated software

• Pavtube HD Video Converter
• Pavtube Video Converter
• Pavtube MXF Converter
• Pavtube MXF Multimixer
• Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter
• Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate
• Pavtube BDMagic
• Pavtube ByteCopy
• Pavtube DVDAid

 

XAVC support: 

For the first outstanding feature, many powerful camcorders can shoot under this XAVC mode, like Sony, Panasonic, JVC and Canon all have many series HD Camcorder which can such job. Most XAVC codec will shot in MXF format, this may be good for importing quality ,but may be a big problem for their users. Although Sony has offered their XAVC plug-in to help customer to solve this problem, but many users still replay that they can’t do anything about their videos. How to tackle that? New Pavtube relevant Video converter software can handle this highest level video standard. XAVC can support 4K (4.96×2160 and 3840×2160), which just cater the trend of 4K.

Add H.265/HEVC Decode and Encode:

All Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate products have added the H.265/HEVC decode/encode. You may very family about H.264/MPEG-4, but may not know about this H.265/HEVC. Actually, those two codec are said to double the date compression at the same level of video quality. This H.265 can be said as the Intro Time of 4K Generation. This H.265/HEVC is considered not only play a remarkable role on improving the image quality but also can support 4K resolution to UHDTV, the highest level can up to 8192×4320 (8k). Like the hottest Samsung NX1 has already explore this brand new market. The 205-point phase-detection AF, 4K film resolution, H.265 compression coding, 15fps high-speed continuous shooting, etc., Samsung NX1 seems has already won the game. But with this fast update of the H.265 camera, the related peripheral support software seems not get enjoy strength. Many media player and NELs still stick on the H.264, so how to get your H.265/HEVC video into compatible while quality maintained? The brand new Pavtube relevant Video software will be the best solution to deal with the H.265/HEVC. No quality drop, fast conversion, smooth playback, all you need is in this new Pavtube. The Mac version is in full update, do please look forward to those brand new Pavtube relevant iMedia Converter for Mac!

Merry Christmas^^

About Pavtube Studio

Founded in 2007, Pavtube creates expert multimedia software applications that help consumers access, transfer and share their digital content across different devices that range from PC, Mac, NLE softwares, tablets, smartphones, to HD media players, game consoles, and home theatre systems. On the basis of computer OS, Pavtube products are divided into two categories – Windows solutions and Mac solutions, spanning across BD/DVD saving, video transcoding, camera/camcorder footage, and DVR recordings (e.g. TiVo) conversion. With creativity, expert knowledge as well as cutting-edge technology, Pavtube helps consumers throughout the world enjoy more in a digitally connected audio-visual world. See http://www.multipelife.com and http://www.pavtube.com for more information. More info can be found here.

Enjoy "A Christmas Story" Blu-ray freely on Mac Pro

Want to watch "A Christmas Story" Blu-ray movie on Mac Pro? Pavtube BDMagic for Mac provides perfect solution for ripping protected Xmas Blu-ray to Mac Pro supported video formats in few clicks.

"I just got a Christmas themed Blu-ray movie disc: A Christmas Story and plan to watch this Christmas Blu-ray movie on my new Mac Pro. I know Mac Pro doesn’t recognize Blu-ray. I’m looking for a solution to convert Christmas Blu-ray disc to my Mac Pro and retain the HD quality as much as possible. Is there any wonderful Blu-ray ripping software there?"

Playing Blu-ray Discs on a Mac computer is not as easy as on a Windows PC, as not a current Mac computer is not equipped with an internal Blu-ray Disc Drive and no built-in Blu-ray playing software either. So as mentioned above, what you need is to rip and convert A Christmas Story Blu-ray movie to a video format fitting for Mac Pro.

To reach you goal, Pavtube BDMagic for Mac is the one that will fulfill your needs. It meets up OS X system requirement on any level with powerful Blu-ray disc ripping ability. It combines Blu-ray Ripper, DVD Ripper into one, which can help you rip/convert any Blu-ray disc, including A Christmas Story Blu-ray disc to Mac Pro supported videos with excellent and unmatchable ripping-converting speed while preserving HD quality. And with the disc copy feature, you not only can copy the full BD disc, but also can copy the main movies without any extras on Mac as you want. (Read the review)

How to Rip and Convert A Christmas Story Blu-ray to Mac Pro?

Step 1. Load Blu-ray to the software

Insert the Blu-ray disc to Blu-ray drive as the source file. Launch the top Blu-ray Ripper for Mac; click the disc button to load the entire Blu-ray disc for ripping.



Tip: If you have backed up the entire Blu-ray disc on hard drive with BDMV file structure, you can also load the BDMV folder for conversion on Mac.

Step 2. Choose output format

Click the Format bar and follow Common Video; MP4, MOV, AVI, MPEG, M4V... are all the popular output formats for you. This Mac Blu-ray Riper also has 150+ presets for almost all popular multimedia devices. You are allowed to choose one device as the output format as well.

Also learn how to backup your Blu-ray to Computer HDD, NAS and Plex server.



Tip: The Blu-ray movie has more than one audio tracks and subtitles. You can choose your preferred one from the "Subtitles", "Audio" options retained in the output video.

Step 3. Adjust video and audio settings (Optional)

This Mac Mavericks Blu-ray Converter allows users to adjust video and audio parameters to customize the output file quality. Click "Settings" button and then you can adjust video resolution, frame rate, bit rate, audio channel, etc.

Step 4. Start ripping Blu-ray on Mac

Click "Convert" button to start converting Blu-ray movie to Mac Pro. After conversion click "Open" to find converted movie, and then you can play the output video Mac Pro freely.

Convert All Media Files for Playback on Nexus 10 Tablet

The Nexus 10 has limited supported video format. To get all media files for playback on Nexus 10, the easy workaround is to convert these videos to MP4 first. Here's how-to.

The 10-inch Google Nexus 10 squares off against the iPad -- and measures up well. The display is undoubtedly beautiful and the system hasenough muscles to handle any media you throw at it. Pay a visit to those forum threads at XDA, you will find lots of users have been discussing about HD video playback on Nexus 10. And if read all Nexus 10 ads, it will more or less mention " Enjoy HD video".

In fact, the Nexus 10 is ideal for multi-media playback, as it supports over-majority video and audio formats:

SupportedVideo Formats: H.263, H.264, AVC, MPEG-4, VP8

Supported Audio Formats:AAC, FLAC, MP3, MIDI, PCM/WAVE, Vorbis, AMP-WB, AMR-NB

Among all the supported formats,mp4 is recommended as the optimal format for local playback. If any MKV, AVI, WMV, MP4, VOB,M2TS videos do not play on Nexus 10 properly, you can convert videos for Nexus 10 with this Nexus 10 Video Converter before transferring videos to Nexus 10. The Mac version is Nexus 10 Video Converter for Mac. (Here is the review)

How to convert all kinds of video files to Nexus 10 supported format?

Step 1: Add video files.

Free download, install and launch it the best Nexus 10 Video Converter.

Click “Add Video” to load video source. The Nexus 10 converter supports video formats and codec like H.264, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, Xvid, TS, AVI, MP4,WMV, MKV, MOV, TOD, M2TS, MTS, MOD, VOB, TiVo and some other codecs.

Step 2: Select output format for converting video to Nexus 10.

To convert all kinds of video for Nexus 10, click the dropdown list of “Format” and set a Nexus 10 supported format. We recommend you to choose “Android > Google Nexus 10 H.264 Video(*.mp4)”. The output videos could fit on Google Nexus 10 perfectly.



Besides Nexus 10, you can also convert videos to play on Nexus 7.

Tips: You can click “Settings” to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish. Keep in mind that bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss, and vice versa. For watching movies on Nexus 10,720p with 2000~2500kbpsis just all right.



Step 3: Convert MKV, AVI, WMV, MP4, M2TS, VOB to Nexus 10 supported format.

Click “Convert” button to start convert MKV, VOB, AVI, Tivo, MPG, WMV, FLV/F4V videos to Nexus 10. After conversion completes click the “Open” button to find the converted files. Now the converted videos can be put onto Nexus 10 for entertainment.

Transferring videos and music from PC to Nexus 10? 

1. Use the USB cable that came with your 16 GB or 32 GB Nexus 10 to connect the tablet to your PC, and you'll receive a notification that the USBis connected.

2. Open the Notifications panel and touch USB connected. Then touch Turn on USB storage in the screen that opens to confirm that you want to transfer files. The Nexus 10 tablet is connected as USB storage, and the screen will indicate thatUSB storage is in use and you receive a notification. The Nexus10 is mounted as a drive on your computer.

3. You can now copy videos from PC to the Google Nexus 10. During this time, you can't access the SD card from your Nexus 10 or share your tablet's data connection with your computer via USB.

4. When the videos are copied to the 16 GB/32 GB Nexus 10, you can disconnect your Nexus tablet from PC.

Well, this Video Converter for Nexus 10 is the best app for you transfer the video or music in any format to Nexus 10 compatible video audio format for viewing with the best video nad audio quality. By using video converter for Nexus 10 tablet, you are able to play 1080p or 720p MKV, AVI, VOB, TiVo, MPG, MXF, AVCHD, FLV and etc video files to your Google Nexus 10 tablet perfectly. What's more, you can also use it to rip Blu-ray, DVD and ISO files.

Tips: 

1. When Nexus 10 refuses toplay a video, it could be due to one or more of the following reasons:

Unsupported video format (e.g. *.mkv format)

Unsupported codec (e.g. AC3)
Huge file size (e.g. H.264 MP4 video of 10GB+)
High resolution (e.g. 1080p video and above)
Protections (e.g. Digital Copy movies)

2. If you want to watch DRM-protected iTunes, Amazon, Digital Copy movies on Nexus 10, you need DRM Removal app, in addition, I will offer a guide: Play iTunes video onto Nexus 10

About Google Nexus 10 tablet:

Nexus 10 is the newest tablet from Google. It's light, durable, and has the fastest processor of any Android tablet. Except for a beautifully sharp screen, its 10in screen is an IPS panel with a resolution of 2,560x1,600, giving a pixel density of 300ppi, but in a much smaller package. The Nexus 10's superior design and swift performance make it one of the best Android tablets to date.

See more specification of Google Nexus 10 tablet.

How to Copy and convert 2014 Christmas Blu-ray Releases to playbale videos

This guide offers detailed steps on how to convert 2014 Christmas Blu-ray Releases to playbale videos on mainstream portable media player and make 1:1 or main movie copy of your Blu-ray discs.
 
For movie fans, it would be a good time to search a list of all the different Christmas titles that could make Christmas holiday even more enjoyable. With so many wonderful movies available in Blu-ray, it is essential to know how to put those 2014 Christmas movies to mainstream media players or copy to hard drive for backup and enjoying at home or on the go.

Before getting it done, check these 2014 popular Christmas Blu-ray titles below:

It’s A Wonderful Life
An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed.

This Christmas

Christmastime drama centered around the Whitfield family's first holiday together in four years.

The Santa Clause 3

Santa, aka Scott Calvin, is faced with double-duty: how to keep his new family happy, and how to stop Jack Frost from taking over Christmas.

Backup to the topic, to turn 2014 Christmas Blu-ray Releases to playbale videos, below we will throw a quick tutorial up, guaranteed to effortlessly backup 2014 Christmas Blu-ray to hard drive to keep them away from being damaged, and rip to virtually any format you need for watching.

To help users out of this kind of problem, you need to remove the Blu-ray copy protection first. To do this, you can use Pavtube BDMagic, a professional Blu-ray ripping tool that can help you rip 2014 Christmas Blu-ray and DVD to MP4, MOV, FLV, MPEG, AVI, etc for playback on iPhone, iPad, iPod, PSP, QuickTime. More than that, it also enables you to make Blu-ray/DVD backup to USB, hard drive with original quality. Now just download the program and follow the steps below to finish your task in few minutes.

• Read Top 5 Best Blu-ray Ripping Programs Reviews

How to Rip, Convert and Backup 2014 Christmas Blu-ray Effortlessly

Step 1: Load 2014 Christmas Blu-ray movies into the program

Once you run the 2014 Christmas Blu-ray Ripper (If you are running on Mac OS X(including Mavericks), please turn to BDMagic for Mac), click BD disc button to load Blu-ray movie up into the Blu ray ripping program.



Step 2. Decide Blu-ray Copy Mode

A. Full Disc Copy Mode: Copy 2014 Christmas Blu-ray Disc to a full Blu-ray folder containing all the content in original BD.

B. Directly Copy Mode: Backup 2014 Christmas Blu-ray Disc to a file with M2TS as filename extension. This mode enables copy movie only from Blu-ray discs, compared with former mode, save time in copying Blu-ray Disc and space to store the output M2TS file to make reasonable and practical use.

Step 3: Choose an output video format

If you wanna rip 2014 Christmas Blu-ray to your needed file types, you need specify a format as output format. Click on the dropdown menu of "Format", and then choose your needed one from the multiple output format presets. You can rip Blu-ray to MKV, MP4, MOV, WMV, or rip Blu-ray for playback on iPad, iPhone, PS Vita, Nook HD, Galaxy Tab and more other portable devices you can think of.




Tip: Click "Settings" button, then you are able to adjust all the settings in the following window to customize the output file quality, including codec, size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel.

Step 4: Rip and copy 2014 Christmas (3D) Blu-ray movie

Once the above mentioned steps are finished, you can click "Convert" button to copy 2014 Christmas Blu-ray movie to either the hard drive of your PC, or to your media players like QuickTime, 3D projectors or other 3D players.

When the copying/ripping task is completed, you can click "Open" button to get the gernerated files of 2014 Christmas Blu-ray. Then, you can play, share 2014 Christmas Blu-ray with your families anywhere you want.

Copying Blu Ray/DVD collection to NAS for sharing on home theatre system

This article shows you an easy way rip and convert Blu Ray/DVD collection to NAS supported video for widely sharing and playback on home theatre system.

Sitting on a pile of Blu Ray and DVD movies and don't know what to do with them? Well, you are certainly not alone. Many people try to digitize their DVDs or Blu-ray’s because it is simply more practical to have them stored in a digital format on your NAS server. That way, you can easily access your Blu-ray and DVD movies while you are traveling or when you're just not in mood switch on your TV.

In this article will show you step-by-step how to get your Blu Ray/DVD collection both movies and music discs to a NAS to be played on home theatre system.
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First download and install Pavtube BDMagic

As you know, NAS can support a wide range of format like MP4, MKV, AVI. To achieve this goal, an easy-to-use Blu-ray/DVD Converter is the key. The recommended Pavtube BDMagic is capable of ripping Blu-ray and DVD to MP4, AVI, MKV for NAS streaming with no quality loss; it also enables you to copy BD/DVD main movies for backup onto NAS in m2ts or vob format. (Read the review) If you are running on Mac OS X, turn to BDMagic for Mac. Now let’s learn how to do it.

Rip and copy Blu Ray/DVD collection to NAS friendly video for home theatre system

Step 1: Load Blu-ray/DVD movies

Run Blu-ray Ripper for NAS and click disc icon to load Blu-ray/DVD movies for converting. Set your wanted subtitles and audio track from the drop-down box of "Subtitles" and "Audio" tab.



Step 2: Choose output format

As NAS is powerful enough to almost all kinds of formats, you can choose the format according to your own needs like MP4, AVI, MKV, etc. If you would like to enjoy movies from physical discs to your mobile phone and tablet, you can select a decent format like "iPad > iPad HD Video(*.mp4)" from the profile list comes with the software.



Tip: Click Settings bar, you can adjust the level of compression to suit the quality you want.

Step 3: Rip Blu-ray/DVD to NAS

Finally, click convert button to rip/convert Blu-ray/DVD to optimized format for NAS. When the conversion finishes, click Open button to find the output files and you can do the movie sharing with your NAS on home theatre system. What's more, you can also copy your Blu-ray, DVD to computer HDD, Plex Media Server and Mac Mini HTPC Media Library.

How to transfer photos, video, music from PC & Mac to Google Nexus 5

Have on idea about Nexus 5 media file transfer? Check out this instructions on how to import photos, video, music from PC & Mac to Nexus 5 for watching on the go.

The Nexus 5 is Google’s new 5 inch Android phone, powered by Android 4.4, KitKat. Built with precision, Nexus 5 delivers an intelligently simple design and showcases a stunning full HD display. It comes in black and white, 16GB and 32GB.

For the most part, transferring files from your computer to your Nexus 5 (and vice versa) is a simple process. Just hook up your tablet to your computer with the USB cable and transfer.

Nexus 5 – Android debugging, USB file transfer

On the Nexus 5, enable USB debugging. Where’d it go!? Well, it is hidden now:

http://developer.android.com/tools/device.html

Note: On Android 4.2 and newer, Developer options is hidden by default. To make it available, go to SETTINGS. Bring up the STORAGE settings. Tap the little three square dots icon in the top right corner. Select “USB computer connection“. This will bring up two connection options.

You can select “Media Device (MTP)” which is the default setting and will NOT allow you to import you photos. The other option is to select “Camera (PTP)“. This mode will allow you to import you photos. In Lightroom, for instance, the device immediately appears as “Nexus” in the photo importer.

However, what if you forget where the USB cable was, or don't like dragging it around with you everywhere? If it's a shoddy third-party cable, you might even have problems transferring period. Want a better way for transfer files to and from PC & Mac to your Nexus 5? Hold on reading.

Nexus 5 – Transfer photo, videos, music from PC & Mac to Google Nexus 5

Therefore, you first need to install Android File Transfer. By following these steps you can mount the phone and copy local videos, music and pictures to Google Nexus 5 for watching on the go.

Note: Remember, you will need to switch back to MTP mode if you wish to use the various file transfer programs and sync programs including Android File Transfer.

Below are the Mac solution:

1. Install the free Android File Transfer application on your Macintosh. It’s available from www.android.com/filetransfer, along with instructions on how to install it.

2. After you install Android File Transfer, connect your Nexus 5 to your Mac via the USB cable. Wait for the phone to get connected and drivers to be installed.

3. Open up the Android File System app. It should recognize your Nexus 5 and then will automatically open up with your internal phone memory directories.

Tip: If you get a “No Device Found” message, be sure your Nexus 5 is in Media device (MTP) transfer mode. You can do this by swiping down to open the notification tray and then tapping on the Connected As… message.

4. You can drag and drop files and media (video, music and photos) into the window (Nexus 5). Additionally, you can create new folders and delete files. During this time, you can’t access the SD card from your Nexus 5 or share your Android phone’s data connection with your computer via USB.

5. When the videos are copied to Nexus 5, you can disconnect your Nexus phone from Mac.

Like the Nexus 7, it does not include an SD card slot for additional storage, so you may need a Mac Video Converter for Nexus 5 to compress very big file to smaller file size. (Here is Lists of Best Video Converter Ultimate Review)

Note: You need to make sure that the file format is supported by the Nexus 5 before transferring video/music to Nexus 5.

Refer to Google Nexus 5 supported codecs:

Video codec: H.263, MPEG-4 SP, H.264 AVC
Audio codec: AAC LC/LTP, HE-AACv1 (AAC+), HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+), AMR-NB, AMR-WB 9, MP3, MIDI SMF, Ogg Vorbis, WAV

MKV, MOV, Tivo, FLV, TS, and some AVI videos are not accepted formats and you have to convert HD videos to Google Nexus 5 optimized H.264 .mp4 files before transferring them to the phone. Your Blu-ray and DVD movies can also be compressed to fit in Nexus 5 with handy shareware, Detailed steps reference the following course:

• Transfer MKV, AVI, VOB, Tivo, MPG, FLV to Nexus 5
• Watch Blu-ray movies on Google Nexus 5
• Convert DVD movies to Nexus 5 with best quality

If you want to watch the DRM-protected iTunes movies or TV shows on Nexus 5 or other non-Apple smartphones, You may have already found that’s not easy for you. As all the iTunes movies come with DRM protection, so you need to strip the DRM protection firstly and convert the iTunes movies to Nexus 5 compatible format, such as MP4. Grab this software bundle to help you with less money.

4GB file size limitation for Android:

How to split a large video file into several small files under 4GB?

Copy Blu-ray and DVD movies to Plex Media Server for streaming

This guide will show you how to easily convert Blu-Ray and DVD movies to Plex Media Server supported video format for backup and enjoyment on big screen.

Plex is designed to organize all of your personal media so you can enjoy it no matter where you are. If you own a plex media sever, it is easy to get your movies free on Plex Media Sever to play with your iPad, Android tablet/phone and your laptop.

• Get Closer with Plex Movie Trailers to The Cinema Experience

Have tons of Blu-ray and DVD movies and want to get these movies off of BD/DVD discs and onto Plex for streaming with ease and wonder what would be the best way to go about it? Here we go.

Searched widely and I got some tech support for playing Blu-ray, DVD on Plex Media Server with ease. Since Plex Media Server can not handle BD or DVD movie files. To watch Blu-ray, DVD movies on Plex, you will need to rip and convert BD/DVD to a Plex Media Server supported video format first. 

Among various Blu-ray ripping tools, Pavtube ByteCopy is rating in the first place. (Read the review) It is easy to use and primarily helps you fast rip and convert 2D/3D Blu-ray, DVD to a Plex Media Server playable format MP4, MKV with perfect audio and video sync keeping HD quality. Besides, it is able to create a lossless copy of a Blu-Ray or DVD to use on my Plex server. For ripping Blu-ray/DVD on Mac, ByteCopy for Mac is the alternative. Download the program and start conversion.

Here is the step-by-step guide on ripping, converting Blu-ray and DVD to Plex Media Server

Step 1: Load Blu-ray movies

Insert your Blu-ray, DVD disc into your drive, run the Blu-ray Ripper for Plex and click "BD/DVD disc" icon to load movies.



Step 2: Choose output format

Click the "Format" option, and choose MP4, MKV from Common Video profile list. If you want to keep 1080p resolution as source movie, you can choose HD Video > H.264 HD Video(*.mp4) for streaming to Plex Media Server. Also you can backup Blu-ray and DVD into lossless mkv format for storage on Plex.

What's more, you can stream Blu-ray, DVD to Amazon Fire TV, Plasma TV and Roku 3 via Plex.


Step 3: Advanced video/audio settings

Plex Media Server does play MP4 files according to the relevant info in Plex official site. However, Plex just plays the MP4 files with H.264 video codec and AAC audio. Click the Settings icon to set the correct video, audio codecs.

Step 4: Start Blu-ray, DVD to Plex ripping

Click the convert button under the preview window, and the Blu-ray ripper will start the conversion from Blu-ray, DVD to MP4/MKV for Plex Media Server immediately.

When the conversion ends, you will be able to get the result video via tapping the Open button in the main interface. Afterwards, you can transfer Blu-ray, DVD rips onto Plex Media Server for smooth playback or stream to  HDTV or iPad, Samsung Galaxy phone, HTC one X+, or other DLNA-compliant devices without any incompatible problem.

Also you can also convert iTunes Movie to Plex Media Server for watching freely with an additional DRM tool.

Convert 3D Blu-ray to SBS MKV for storage on hard drive and playback via Plex

When got some 3D Blu-ray, how can we backup these 3D BD video on hard drive and play on a Plex with great 3D effects? This article will give you the best answer. 

Just bought some 3D Blu-ray discs and I wanna to turn the 3D BD movie into side by side mkv format and save them in a movie folder on my hard drive that will be accessed by Plex with great effects. As 3D Blu-ray is not compatible with the Plex, before watching 3D Blu-ray on Plex, I need to convert these 3D BD movie files first. To help you put 3D Blu-ray on a Plex with ease, read on to get some useful info from the following paragraphs I shared with you.

To complete the task, a 3D Blu-ray Converter is necessary. Here I recommend Pavtube ByteCopy I have used. It works perfectly for converting 3D Blu-ray files to a proper format for easy storage on hard drive and playback on Plex keeping original 3D effects. 

This 3D Blu-ray converter is reasonably priced and easy to use. It can handle both 3D and 2D Blu-ray/DVD. The other similar products may convert the audio a few frames behind the video no matter what settings you use, but this 3D Blu-ray files handling tool works excellent and converts seamlessly. If you want to change the 3D Blu-ray video format on Mac, please turn to ByteCopy for Mac to solve all the problems. 

How to transcode 3D Blu-ray to hard drive for backup and Plex for smooth playback in 3D effects 

Step 1. Insert 3D Blu-ray to BD drive. Install and launch 3D Blu-ray Converter and drag and drop source 3D Blu-ray movie files to the software or click "Load Blu-ray" to add Blu-ray videos. 



Step 2. Set hard drive/Plex friendly format. Click Format and select "MKV Side-by-Side 3D Video(*.mkv)" under 3D Video. In general, mkv is a well-accepted file format for tv, media players or plex and keep up the video quality. Of course, 3D video in .mp4, 3D video in .avi are supported as well. 


Tip: By clicking the "Settings" button, I can modify the video/audio parameters like 1920*1080 (Full HD 1080P video resolution), which can help me get the output videos with high quality. 



Step 3. Finally, tap the Conversion button to transcode 3D Blu-ray files to hard drive/Plex. 

After conversion, click the "Open" option to locate the created 3D video and I am ready to transfer my 3D Blu-ray movies to hard drive/Plex for entertainment with 3D effect preserved. To my delight, Plex can perfectly plays the side by side 3d movie, then I can activate 3d mode on my Mitsubishi DLP TV and watch through active 3d glasses.


What's more, I can also rip my 3D Blu-ray to 3D mkv or enjoy on 3D players/3D projectors.

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Convert and Watch AVI on new Nexus 7 without Any Troubles

Cannot play AVI videos on Google New Nexus 7? Wanna watch AVI videos smoothly on your Nexus 7 2? This article will provide a quick and effective solution.

Since new Nexus 7 has been released by Google joint with Asus, it is favored by those who watch movies a lot especially for HD movies. That is because of the sharpest 7 inch screen and 1920x1200 high-resolution and more. So it has become one of the most popular Android portable devices.

But it supports limited videos formats such as H.264 AVC, H.263, MPEG-4, VP8 and AVI video is not included. AVI is a multimedia container format mainly using DivX and XviD codecs. So you it is not easy to play AVI on new Nexus 7 (2013) directly.

Although you may have got a powerful MXplayer installed, there are still some AVI videos that cannot be played well on new Nexus 7. Maybe the player can’t support the full HD video very well or maybe it’s because of the Nexus 7 processor. The most effective way is to convert AVI to Nexus 7 2 natively supported formats. It is not so complicated. Find easy-to-use third-party software to convert AVI to new Nexus 7 quickly and smoothly.

If you use Pavtube AVI to Nexus 7 2 Video Converter (AVI to Nexus 7 2 Video Converter for Mac) to resolve this problem, it’ll be a breeze. It will provide you an optimized preset for New Nexus 7 and fast conversion speed. If you need, you can adjust video and audio parameters like bitrate, resolution, channels to change the videos size or to make it fit Nexus 7 best. In a word, it will make AVI videos fully compatible with Nexus 7 2.

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How to convert and smoothly play AVI videos on Nexus 7 (2013)?

1. Add AVI videos to the Nexus 7 2 Video Converter.

Launch the popular Nexus 7 2 Video Converter you will be brought to the main interface. Then click “Add Video” button to import AVI source files, or directly drag and drop the AVI files into the software. And you can preview the whole video in the preview window on the right.



Tips: If you want to combine several AVI videos into one big output video, select the titles you desired and check the “Merge into one file” for conversion.

2. Choose the preset format for new Nexus 7.

Open the “Format” dropdown list to go through various output formats. Hit the “Android” catalogue to select “Google Nexus 7 H.264 Video (*.mp4) ” as the output format. It is the optimized preset format that is fully compatible with Nexus 7 2.



When you want to check and change output video parameters like bitrate, frame rate, size, etc, go to press “Settings” button on the interface. There you can adjust the output file size and picture quality by adjusting bitrate and size. Keep in mind that the default setting is all right for output as well.

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3. Convert AVI files to new Nexus 7.

Click the big “Convert” button to get conversion started. If you do not like the default path for output files, just click “Browse” button to find a new folder that is convenient for you before conversion.

4. Transfer output videos to Nexus 7 2 for playback.

Simple click “Open” button to quickly find the output files, and then get your new Nexus 7 connected to the computer via USB cable. Drag or copy the output files from the output folder to Nexus 7 2. Now you can fully enjoy AVI videos on your new Nexus 7 as you like.

More features about the Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate:

• Support convert Blu-ray, DVD, ISO/IFO and nearly all HD/SD video and audio formats
• Support convert all videos for playing on Android, Apple and Windows tablets and phones
• Support transcode any media files for playing back on HD Media Players
• Support encode any HD Videos and Camera Videos for editing in Avid Media Composer, Xpress, Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Sony Vegas, Pinnacle Studio, CyberLink, Windows Movie Maker, MAGIX Movie Edit Pro HD, etc.
• Support add srt, ass and ssa subtitle to any videos or movies.
• Capable of editing videos like trim, merge, crop, video effect, etc.

Also learn how to Put and Play iTunes video onto Nexus 7 (2013)

Backup all of our DVD and BluRay Disc to Computer HDD for Playback Flexibly

Ever dream of enjoying Blu-ray, DVD movies without ever having to get off your couch to drop a disc in player? Now start to rescue you from barrier by copying all Blu-rays/DVDs to HDD.

Blu-ray and DVD video offers high video/audio quality for users, but with a lot of restrictions. Once you backup the Blu-ray, DVD movie on hard disk drive, you are set free to all kinds of other neat stuff with it, such as transcode Blu-ray, DVD to MKV, MP4 and other format so you can watch it on a handheld digital media player, or delete those annoying messages from the FBI and Interpol messages warning you of the penalties for doing what you want to do.

Why do we Need to Copy Blu-ray, DVD to hard disk drive

1. Creating digital backup of your disc from being scratched, cracked and other physical damages even lost.

2. 1:1 copy Blu-ray, DVD to HDD enables you to keep original all subtitle tracks, audio streams, and chapters.

3. After remove disc protection and backup Blu-ray, DVD to HDD, you can play and enjoy BD/DVD movies on your computer whenever wherever you please.

To copy a Blu-ray or DVD disc or convert them to particular format you need without quality loss, the best recommend is Pavtube BDMagic. With this app, you can help you remove the Blu-ray/DVD disc protection with ease.

With its clean interface, fast converting speed and good video quality, converting Blu-ray/DVD to AVI for majority of media players, ripping Blu-ray/DVD to MP4 for multimedia portable devices and transcoding BD/DVD to iPad, iPhone, Galaxy Tab, PSP will be simply finished within a few clicks. Besides, you can copy source disc to computer hard disk drive with same structure preserved. Or backup main Blu-ray into M2TS and copy DVD to VOB file. Refer to the guide below to learn how to.

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The app is also available for Mac OS – Get BDMagic for Mac if you work with OS X 10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8/10.9/10.10.

FYI: If you need to keep all the audio tracks (language) and soft subtitles, here's another choice for you: Pavtube ByteCopy.

Backup all of our DVD and BluRay Disc to HDD for Playback Flexibly

1. Launch the highly recommended Blu-ray/DVD Copier. Insert your Blu-ray and DVD movie to disc drive, and click “Load Disc” button on Pavtube BDMagic interface to load your discs.



2. Select the main title and set subtitles/audio language you'd like to preserve.

3. Select a format for conversion. You are suggested to choose “Common Video -> H.264 MP4 Video (*.mp4)” for putting Blu-ray, DVD to hard disk drive for playback. 



4. Start ripping Blu-ray, DVD movies. After conversion completes, press "Open" to locate resulted mp4 files and get them onto media players or portable devices for playback flexibly.

Tips:

a. If you are not satisfied with the default video/audio specs, click "Settings" to adjust video seize(pixel), frame rate, bitrate (the higher bitrate, the larger file size and better video quality), or audio settings.



b. To 1:1 copy your Blu-ray and DVD full movie, you can hit the Copy the entire disc icon on BDMagic main interface and start Blu-ray, DVD backing up process.

c. If you’d like to copy only movie content and leave out the extras and commentary, the Directly Copy is exactly what you need, which copies intact .M2TS/VOB main movie from original BD/DVD disc without extras.

Other copy solutions: 

• Copy a DVD or CD to a USB Flash Drive
• Keep DVDs permanently on personal networked library   
• Remove DRM from iTunes movies on Windows 7/Vista/XP/8/8.1 

Top 10 Best Thanksgiving Movies You Must Watch

Many will enjoy a kid-friendly movie with the family after the big Thanksgiving feast. Here are our top 10 must-watch Thanksgiving movies you can watch when you are free.

I don’t think anything can be better than watching inspirational movies on the great Thanksgiving day. The films are surely a way of entertainment. There are certainly a lot of motivating movies that make us realize how we should live our life in a positive way.

This list comprises of top 10 best Thanksgiving movies you must watch. I can confidently say that the films mentioned here will bring a positive change in your life.

10. Dutch

This comedy film was released in 1991. It is a very interesting story of a meat-and-potatoes construction worker’s life and his attempts of staying ensconce in his girlfriend’s good graces. For this he tries his best and retrieves her preppy son from boarding school for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, this film received so much criticism at the time of its release, but overall I think it is a must watch film.

9. The New World

What make this film amazing are the pastoral landscapes, and gripping narratives. It is truly a marvelous record of the Thanksgiving settlers. The story is about John Smith (Colin Farrell) and native princess Pocahontas. Both of them are sent reeling by a clash of cultural values. The film gives us many lessons to stay motivated in life.

8. Rocky

This movie was released in 1976. It is the story of Paulie (Burt Young) who throws the Thanksgiving turkey out the window in a rage. At the same time Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) and Adrian (Talia Shire) bust out of there and decide to go to a nearby ice skating rink.

7. Brokeback Mountain

The Brokeback Mountain was released in 2005. This film’s tense Thanksgiving dinner scenes, having lots of fight over carving the turkey and watching football, are what will excite you as a viewer. So, don’t miss to watch this movie.

6. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

This film was released in 1973. The story is about a gang that gathers around a ping-pong table as Snoopy carves the turkey for the Peanuts version of this tradition. Charlie Brown has performed really well in this film.

5. Miracle on 34th Street

This movie was released in 1947. The movie features footage shot of 1946 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The role of Santa Claus is played by Edmund Gwenn. The story of this film is very interesting, and you must watch it.

4. Pieces of April

This is another impressive Thanksgiving special film. The lead roles are played by Tom Cruise, and Katie Holmes. The movie was released in 2003. The story revolves around a Thanksgiving dinner which April tries to whip up in her cramped and less-than-clean New York City apartment for the whole family.

3. Pocahontas

It is one of the most fantastic Thanksgiving movies. Pocahontas, a 1995 Disney animated film, gives a fictionalized look at Native American Pocahontas and Englishman John Smith. It has made an excellent follow-up to the realities of “The New World”, and you should not miss to watch this film.

2. Bean

This movie was released in 1997. The story is about the hapless Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) who is looking for his misplaced watch in a stuffed turkey. The movie is worth checking and would provide you lots of entertainment.

1. Alice’s Restaurant

A Thanksgiving classic, Alice’s Restaurant, was released in 1969. This is a larger-than-life recreation of Arlo Guthrie’s song of the same name. After Guthrie visits his friend Alice for Thanksgiving, he tries to offer to transport her trash to the dump. The movie is worth checking this weekend.

Which movie you have watched out of these?

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