Apple TV 4 supports limited video formats, and DVD is not in the Apple TV supported formats. To be able to play The Look of Silence DVD on Apple TV 4, you have to rip DVD to Apple TV 4 supported video format. So, let see Apple TV 4 supported file formats firstly, then fix the problem of backing up The Look of Silevce DVD for Apple TV 4 playback.
Part One: Apple TV 4 Supported File Formats:
Audio formats:
HE-AAC (V1), AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound pass-throug
Video formats:
H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High or Main Profile level 4.0 or lower, Baseline profile level 3.0 or lower with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
Part Two: How to Rip The Look of Silence DVD for Apple TV 4 Playback?
According to part one, you can know that Apple TV 4 support H.264 MP4 format best, so as long as you can rip DVD to H.264 MP4 format, you can watch The Look of Silence DVD movie on HDTV via Apple TV 4. Here, I recommend you to usePavtube ByteCopy for Mac. It can rip DVD with the latest copy protections and region code to Apple TV 4 best H.264 MP4 format. Besides, it provides optimized preset format for Apple TV 4, so that you can get the best The Look of Silence DVD playback on your Apple TV 4. Moreover, if there are several language subtitles in your DVD movie, you can select the language subtitle you want to show in your movie.
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
Steps to Backup The Look of Silence DVD for Apple TV 4 Playback
Step 1. Load The Look of Silence DVD disc
Run the DVD to Apple TV ripper on Mac and click "File" ＞ "Load from disc" to import the DVD movie.
Tip: Subtitles in the DVD video are not hardcoded, so you can choose the subtitles which you want to keep. Just click the drop down menu after "Subtitles", force subtitle can be checked for output so as to help you to read the unknown language and fully enjoy the DVD movies.
Step 2: Set output format
What this program amazes you is that it can output optimized preset format for Apple TV 4. Just follow "Apple TV" ＞ "Apple TV 3 1080P Dolby Digital Pass-through (*.m4v)." as the best format for Apple TV 4.
Step 3: Start to convert
Hit the "Convert" button to start ripping DVD movie to Apple TV 4 with both Dolby Digital 5.1 and AAC stereo preserved.
After finishing conversion, you can stream the converted The Look of Silence DVD movie from Mac to Apple TV via HDMI cable, iCloud in iTunes, or Air Playit.
For more Apple TV related topics such as Apple TV supported file formats, Apple TV related hot issues, Apple TV video/audio playback solution, please visit our Apple TV page.
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