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:

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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.

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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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How to remove DRM from iTunes movies on Windows 7/Vista/XP/8/8.1

Looking for an easy way to remove DRM from iTunes movies? Here's how to rip out the DRM and turn that copy-protected M4V file into a regular DRM-free video on Windows 7/Vista/XP/8/8.1.

Q1: We can play iTunes music and movies on iPad and iPhone, but what about Galaxy Tab 3? Can you play your iTunes purchased “World War Z” and “Superman: The Man of Steelon” on Galaxy Tab 3?

Q2: I transfered iTunes movies to Nook HD, but the tablet can’t play iTunes videss. Why? Who can help me put and play iTunes movies on Nook HD?

As we all know, movies and TV shows downloaded or rented from iTunes Store are in M4V format which are encrypted with DRM protection. You cannot transfer them onto an an Android/Windows based device or common video player for playing. Are you looking for a special tool to strip the DRM protection from iTunes movies on Windows 7/Vista/XP/8/8.1? But don't know where to start?

Don't worry. What you need it turn to expert- a piece of iTunes DRM Removal software called Pavtube ChewTune, which will let you convert your iTunes video rentals and purchases to another DRM-free format as an efficiant combination of iTunes M4V DRM protection removal, video recorder and converter. In additon to movies downloaded from iTunes, you can also unlock DRM protection from movies like Blu-ray/DVD Digital Copy, Amazon Instant Videos, BBC iPlayer, Zune Marketplace, Nokia Music Store and more.

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Here's how it works: Remove DRM from iTunes videos and convert them to drm-free format Step by step

To make the magic happen, all you need to do is download and install ChewTune with the audio driver allowed to be installed.



Run Pavtube DRM Media Converter with iTunes closed when converting and click "Add Video" or "Add from folder" button and browse files from your computer. Also you can directly drag and drop the source DRM video to ChewTune.
 

Next, select the output profile for the type of video you want to create by choosing from "Format" bar.



Click the Convert icon to begin converting iTunes video files to DRM-free videos. Wait for the conversion to finish, during which you will not be able to use iTunes.

This process works very well and is really easy, but the conversion will take the length of the movie since Pavtube ChewTune records DRM videos in 1:1 video and audio quality, and it's something you can set your computer to do while you're away. If it records too much, you can always trim it off later.

After that, you can transfer the converted DRM-free movies to any devices and media player for playback.

Additional Tip:

Get Pavtube ChewTune in bundle package: Video Converter Ultimate($65) + ChewTune($29) with Only $74.9 which can save you $19.1, then you can enjoy any DRM or common movies freely on Windows 7/Vista/XP/8/8.1.

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Way to rip Blu-ray ISO to Android Tablets and Smartphones for watching

Here just get Patube BDMagic and follow the guide below to learn how to play Blu-ray ISO on Android Tablets and Smartphones with favorite Android BD ISO Ripper. 

I have a large Blu-ray collection and most of the discs have been backed up as ISO files. Why doesn't Android support *.iso format? There are a lot of Android based media players, yet none of them support the standard Blu-ray ISO format. Why is this? 
 

In fact, you can't run ISO file on a Android as an media because it's not media file. That means there's no such thing which enables you to directly play Blu-ray ISO to Android Tablets and Smartphones at the time being. So what if you want to play Blu-ray ISO on Android?

To make it possible, we may wonder how to rip BD ISO movies to Android-friendly Video Formats, then an app called Pavtube BDMagic becomes a must! It enables you to convert Blu-ray, DVD and ISO/IFO files to H.264 or MPEG-4 videos for playback on any Android Tablets and Smartphones like Asus Transformer Prime, Google Nexus 7, Nexus 6, Nexus 9, Nook Tablet, Galaxy Tab 3, Galaxy Tab S and more with just a few clicks. The process is quite easy than you may think. Below, I will throw this quick tutorial up, guaranteed to play Blu-ray ISO movies on your Android devices. (Here take The Expendables 3 Blu-ray as an example)

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Convert The Expendables 3 Blu-ray ISO files to H.264 MP4 for Android Tablets and Smartphones 

1. Run the best BD ISO Ripper for Android program(Mac version: BDMagic for Mac), and add your Blu-ray ISO image files to the software by clicking "DVD IFO/ISO" icon. Select the movie title you want to convert, and preview the file you just selected from the movie in the preview window if you want. Then select wanted subtitles and audio track if necessary.

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2. Select an Android friendly format, e.g. H.264 .mp4 for conversion. There are optimized format for Galaxy Tab, Xoom, Acer Iconia Tab, Asus Transformer, Google Nexus 7, Kindle Fire, etc. Basically the "Android >> Android Tablets 720P Video(*.mp4)" is an universal format for Android tablets and smartphones. And to get HD quality, select "Android Tablets 720P Video(*.mp4)".

Or depends on your device, you can choose a suitable video format from "Android" catalogue. (Android Support Video/Audio Formats) 

 

Not a Android users? It doesn't matter, the Pavtube BDMagic also supports "common" video formats like MOV, M4V, MP4 and has presets for all the models of iPad Air 2, iPhone 6 plus, iPod 5 and Apple TV 3, so you should be able to create files compatible with your iOS basd devices, as well as BlackBerry and Surface Pro 3, Surface Pro 2, Surface RT/Pro, etc. 

Tips: You can adjust the output parameters of the video by click 'Settings' button. Please remember the file size is based more on bitrate than resolution which means bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss. 
Plus: Tips for How to Edit DVD files 

Click the “Edit” button and edit your movies before conversion. There are main seven functions available: Trim, Crop, Text Watermark, Image/Video Watermark, Effect, Audio Editor, and Subtitle. 

• Trim: Select video durations by setting the start time and the end time. 
• Crop: Cut off black edges and unwanted areas. 
• Text Watermarking: Add text to the video as watermarks. 
• Image/Video Watermarking: Add image or video to the source video as a watermark. 
• Effect: Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation of the video, and add special effects including 3D effect to the video. 
• Audio Editor: Enable you to replace the original audio track with your specified sound track. Or choose to remove the audio. Plus, it’s freely to set audio fade in or fade out. 
•  Subtitle: Add plug-in SRT, ASS, SSA subtitle to videos. 

3. Click the big Convert button to encode The Expendables 3 Blu-ray ISO to MP4 videos for Android Tablets and Smartphones 

The software will do the rest automatically. When the conversion finishes, you can click 'Open' to access to the converted MP4 videos. In this way, you can transfer converted videos to your Android Tablets and Smartphones for watching anywhere you like. 

What's more? 
 
1. To convert Blu-ray, DVD and video(including MKV, AVI, Tivo, VOB, FLV, MPG, ISO, IFO, etc.) to Android devices, a software can be completely solved, it is Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate. 

2. In addition, if you bought many videos from iTunes, Amazon, or BBC iPlayer store, you will find these videos are protected, here I highly recommended a DRM removal software. 

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3. Android tablets only recognize SD cards formatted in FAT 32, this limits a single file size less than 4GB. If you worry about getting a big video file larger than 4GB, you can use split feature in Pavtube software to split a large 1080p/720p file into multiple chunks under 4GB. 

Learn to split a large video file into several small files under 4GB for Android device.

World's first 8K 3D film - Japanese broadcaster NHK continues to amaze!

While all the attention is currently focused on 4K, Japanese broadcaster NHK is continuing to push the boundaries of 8K. So amazing! Read the News below.

As we know 4K is now becoming a standard, but in this field Japan is a step or two ahead of the rest of the world. And so, as reported by Matt Allard of News Shooter, Japanese broadcaster NHK is focusing the attention on 8K broadcasting and at InterBee in Tokyo they pushed the boundaries of what is technically possible even further and they showed the world’s first 8K 3D film!

  
It was a short, 4-minute long fantasy movie called "Wish" that was captured with two Astrodesign 8K cameras. Matt reports that NHK was showing the film on a 200-inch 8K screen with 22.2 channel audio, so as you can imagine the experience was something unique and quite extraordinary.

Some people don't see a real difference between Full HD and 4K, but a 200-inch screen is not something you will find in every household. While 8K might be too much for normal uses, we can imagine that such resolutions will become one day a standard in theaters.

 

We may still be very much in a HD world, but with the implementation of 4K and a future push towards 8K, I wonder when the amount of resolution becomes too much for the human eye to be able to tell the difference.

Source is here.

Easily backup upcoming "Guardians of the Galaxy" Blu-ray on Nook HD/HD+

This article center on the best solution to backup, transfer and play upcoming "Guardians of the Galaxy" Blu-ray disc to Nook HD/HD+ for playing.

If you are are movie lover, you won't miss "Guardians of the Galaxy". I went to see it in the cinema some days ago and wow! I totally loved it. an entertaining science fiction opus, guardians of the galaxy succeeds because the characters are so damn likeable, and they propel the awesome visual effects. It is claimed that this movie will be released on Blu-ray at December 9, 2014.

I can't wait to own one and backup this upcoming Blu-ray "Guardians of the Galaxy" on my Nook HD/HD+. Then for playing Blu-ray on Nook HD/HD+, it is necessary to convert Blu-ray to formats Nook HD/HD+ supports, such as MP4 with codec MPEG-4, H.264. So, a poweful Blu-ray to Nook HD/HD+ ripper will be very helpful.

Frankly, you can get a lot of free rippers to convert Blu-ray to Nook HD/HD+ by searching with google, from software websites etc. How to choose the best one? It should contain the following 4 features:

• Easy to Use. Users can quickly understand how to use this ripper instead of guessing a lot.
• Quick to Convert. A ripper with high speed to rip Blu-ray to Nook HD/HD+ will be well welcomed.
• High Quality. It is important to maintain high video and audio quality after converting Blu-ray.
• Safe and Clean. The ripper should not be bundled with spyware, adware, even Trojan and virus which is harmful to PC/Mac.

Here Pavtube BDMagic is such a stand-alone Blu-ray ripping software, completely meets all the above requirements and powerful to quickly convert Blu-ray and DVD movies into Nook HD/HD+ playable MP4 format effortlessly with intact quality. Plus, the sticking point is that this tool allows you to easily make a copy of your Blu-ray and DVD discs in few clicks. If you are a Mac user, you can use its equivalent Mac version – Pavtube BDMagic for Mac. Doubtful? You will not if you check this tip out:

Best solution of ripping "Guardians of the Galaxy" Blu-ray to play on Nook HD/HD+

Note: BD drive is required for ripping Blu-ray disc.

Step 1. Import Blu-ray disc.

Click "Load files" to choose import from BD drive. It will detect and check the main title automatically; so keep it as default unless you want to include tidbits.



Step 2. Chose "Nook HD(*.mp4)" as target format.

Now choose the output format for playback on your Nook HD/HD+ Tablet. You can get optimized videos for Nook tablet under Format > Android > Nook HD(*.mp4). The output videos could fit on your device perfectly.



Step 3. Customize video specs. (Optional)

Pavtube Blu-ray to Nook HD/HD+ Ripper also offers a editor window to let you free set eo specs; click "Settings" to customize output file size, bitrate, frame rate and sample rate. Here you can set video size to "1920 * 1080" for playing Blu-ray on Nook HD/HD+ to get 1080p HD quality.

Step 4. Start Conversion.

Click the "Convert" button to start converting "Guardians of the Galaxy" Blu-ray to MP4 so you can watch them in Nook HD/HD+ smoothly. Wait for moments, then click "Open output folder" to locate the converted file quickly.


Connect your Nook to a computer, and just copy them (drag-and-drop) to the appropriate NOOK folder without limitations!

Tips: Before the conversion, you can click on the dropdown list of “Subtitles” to select your needed subtitles so that you can view Blu-ray films on Nook Tablet with proper subtitles.

In addition to Blu-ray, you can also get DVD, WMV and iTunes movies enjoyment on your Nook HD/HD+. 

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Netflix Thanksgiving Movies 2014: 10 Films you can Stream during Turkey Day Celebration

Thanksgiving is fast approaching, but if you can’t wait to start celebrating, there are several holiday-themed movies — from dramas to family-friendly animated films — available on Netflix.

These are the top 10 Thanksgiving-themed movies you can stream now.


1. "Dutch" (PG-13) 

In this 1991 flick, Dutch is an everyday guy who just wants to make his girlfriend happy. To do that, he volunteers to bring her 13-year-old son home from boarding school for Thanksgiving. Unbeknownst to him, the kid is a snotty little terror who will make every mile of the journey a new kind of headache for him.

Starring: Ed O’Neill, Ethan Embry, JoBeth Williams, Christopher McDonald, Ari Meyers, Elizabeth Daily

Genre: Comedy

2. "American Son" (R) 

Mike is a 19-year-old Marine about to deploy to Iraq in this 2008 film. Before he does, he's got to confront adulthood by going home for Thanksgiving with his highly dysfunctional family. He'll fall in love, be driven mad by his inner demons and reconcile with his erratic family members.

Starring: Nick Cannon, Melonie Diaz, Matt O’Leary, Tom Sizemore, April Grace, Jay Hernandez

Genre: Drama, Independent Movies, Military Drama, Independent Drama

3. "The Ice Storm" (R) 

Set in New Canaan, Connecticut, during the Thanksgiving of 1973, this 1997 ensemble piece tells the story of a well-off family trying to reconcile their lives with the political and social issues of the early 1970s. To cope, they experiment with drinking, drugs and casual sex. The group ends up trapped together during a freak winter storm.

Starring: Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Tobey Maguire, Henry Czerny, Christina Ricci

Genre: Drama, Independent movie

4. "Free Birds" (PG) 

A Thanksgiving movie from the turkey's perspective may seem odd, but this 2013 family flick hits all the right notes. Reggie is a turkey who always tried to warn others about the dangers of Thanksgiving. He winds up becoming the annual "Pardoned Turkey" by the president of the United States. In doing so, he finds access to a time machine and goes back to the first Thanksgiving to try and take turkey off the menu for good.

Starring: Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Amy Poehler, George Takei, Colm Meaney, Keith David

Genre: Children’s Movie, Comedy, Family

5. "The House Of Yes" (R) 

When Marty comes home for Thanksgiving to his family's estate in Virginia with a surprise fiancée, his twin sister, Jackie-O, has trouble dealing with the change. Having recently been released form a mental institution, Jackie-O is clearly having unstable and the engagement is just the thing to set her off. Things eventually take a dark turn for the all-American woman and her family in this 1997 movie.

Starring: Parker Posey, Josh Hamilton, Tori Spelling, Freddie Prinze Jr., Genevieve Bujold, Rachael Leigh Cook

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Independent Movie

6. "Addams Family Values" (PG-13) 

When everyone's favorite macabre family gets an addition in this 1993 film, siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams' attempts to get rid of the baby land them at a sleepaway camp where they're forced to participate in an all-too-happy play about the first Thanksgiving. Add in a love story and a con artist and you have an hilarious movie for the whole family.

Starring: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Joan Cusack, Christina Ricci, Carol Kane

Genre: Comedy

7."Tadpole" (PG-13) 

Oscar is a very gifted 15-year-old in this 2000 flick. He has success in school and with the ladies. However, he finds girls his own age too slow and uninteresting. He hopes to win over a more mature woman when he goes home from school for Thanksgiving break. Unfortunately, the woman in question is his stepmother.

Starring: Sigourney Weaver, John Ritter, Babe Neuwirth, Robert Iler, Adam LeFevre, Peter Appel

Genre: Romantic Comedy

8. "Planes Trains and Automobiles" (R) 

Neal Page (Steve Martin) is in a big hurry to get home to Chicago for Thanksgiving. However, he's on business in NYC. In a mad rush to get back, he joins forces with the disastrous force that is Del Griffith (John Candy) to try and get home to his family on time. Unfortunately, almost nothing goes as planned in this 1987 movie.

Starring: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Michael McKean, Kevin Bacon, Dylan Baker

Genre: Slapstick Comedy

9. "The Nut Job" (PG) 

When a grumpy squirrel gets kicked out of his park due to his attitude, he decides that he's not going to be beat in this 2014 movie. He plans an hilarious caper to try and rob Maury's Nut Shop so that he can stock up on food for the long winter. Although there's no direct tie to the holiday, its the perfect movie to watch this time of year with the kids.

Starring: Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Gabriel Iglesias, Jeff Dunham, Liam Neeson, Katherine Heigl

Genre: Family Adventure, Comedy

10. "Rocky" (PG) 

Admittedly this 1976 classic doesn't have a lot to do with Thanksgiving, but who can deny that famousturkey dinner scene that brings Rocky and Adrienne together? You can't go wrong with this crowd-pleasing story about a down-and-out boxer who gets a title shot against the biggest baddest champion around.

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Thayer David

Genre: Sports Movie, Drama

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