Backup Blu-ray movies to Boxee Box with multi-track MKV

This article tells how to convert Blu-ray to multi-track MKV, so we can watch them on Boxee Box smoothly with several languages (audio tracks).

Boxee Box can reach any of the media files stored on your computer like video, song or pictures, it can make it easier to sort through than ever. However, Boxee Box seems to only works without issue with avi, mkv video format and you are probably to have the question: Is it possible to backup and play Blu-ray on Boxee Box with multiple languages? 

Due to Blu-ray protections and limitations, you can't directly transfer Blu-ray to Boxee Box, let alone to play your Blu-ray with multiple audio tracks to get different languages. Luckily, here is a Blu-ray to multi-track ripper- Pavtube ByteCopy to help you realize.


It works as the pro version of normal Blu-ray ripping tools, which is capable of rolling off Blu-ray protection and transcode your movie to multi-track MKV format with best quality for Boxee Box playback. Mac version is available here. (Read ByteCopy Review)

How to copy Blu-ray to MKV with multi-track for playback on Boxee Box?

Step 1. Launch ByteCopy and load disc

Click the "Load file(s)" icon to import Blu-ray disc (need an external Blu-ray drive), Blu-ray ISO image files and Blu-ray folder.

Step 2. Choose Multi-track MKV

Click the "Format" drop-down list and choose "Multi-track Video > Lossless/encoded Multi-track MKV(*.mkv)" for Boxee Box.

In addition to lossless mkv, multi-track AVI, MP4 and MOV is also supported for outputting.



Step 3. Adjust settings (Optional)

Click "Format" to adjust video settings like video size, bitrate, frame rate, etc.

Switch to "Audio" tab, you can free choose wanted audio tracks and set the audio channel.

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Step 4. Start conversion.

Back to main interface and click the big "Convert" to start converting Blu-ray to multi-track MKV for playback on Boxee Box. After conversion, click "Open output folder" to quick locate the converted video. And you are able to put converted video Boxee Box and freely select any audio track when you watching the movies.

How to add .mkv videos to iTunes on Mac?

The intuitive guide shows you how to convert MKV video files to iTunes supported video formats on Mac for adding to iTunes and playback on iDevices.

A number of HD videos downloaded from the internet are wrapped up in MKV container and you can play them on Mac using a media player like VLC, Mplayer, or Quicktime with plug-in. However, if you attempt to import your MKV files to iTunes, and possibly sync them to your iDevices later, you are not going to get what you want.

Question: How to add .mkv videos to iTunes?

Hi everybody, I want to add my movies to iTunes movie library but it doesn't let me to add .mkv files. Anyone can help? Thanks in advance..

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
Actually, we have to admit Apple doesn't do that because MKV is not compatible with iTunes. iTunes supports video formats such as MOV, MP4 and M4V. In order to put MKV to iTunes for playback on iPad iPod iPhone with Mac OS X, we need a Mac MKV to iTunes Converter to help us do this task.

Here, Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac, actually an easy-to-use but powerful video to iTunes converter for Mac. It not only can convert MKV to iTunes-friendly format without any loss of quality, but also can transcode Blu-ray, DVD, VIDEO_TS folder and any other video formats including VOB, MKV, TiVo shows, WMV, MPG, FLV, F4V, etc. for adding to iTunes and syncing to iDevices. Apart from that, people who want to make changes to the video can easily touch up the video with its built-in editor. Below is a step-by-step tutorial.

Convert and Add MKV to iTunes on Mac OS X (including Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks and Yosemite) 



Step 1 - Add MKV files

Simply drag-and-drop your MKV to the Mac MKV to iTunes Converter or click "Add Video" button to load  MKV video. You can add mulptile files at a time an convert them in batch.

If you are windows user, turn to Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate.

Step 2 - Select iTunes supported format

Since iTunes supports MP4, M4V and MOV formats, you can click Format bar and choose any of the three from Common Video as the output file format.



If you eventually want to play the video on your iPhone, iPod, iPod and the likes, you can select your device model from an array of presets and the program will set the optimum resolution, bit rates, codecs, and other parameters without your say-so.

Tips: This MKV to iTunes converter Mac allows for customizing subtitle. If you wanna keep your original subtitle or add new, you can click on “Edit” button, the video editor will pop up. Tap “Subtitle” option and check the “Enable” icon. Then, by clicking on “Browse” to import *.srt, *.ass, *.ssa subtitle file you’ve downloaded. 

Step 3 - Start conversion:

Simply click the "Convert" button to start converting and everything else will be automated. If you have added quite a bunch of video files, it would take some time to convert. In such case, you can click Option and tick the box “Shut down the computer after conversion”.

You're done. If you've selected MOV as the output format, after the video conversion, you should add converted MOV files to iTunes. Launch iTunes, drag and drop MKV files to iTunes or enjoy them on Apple devices, such as iPod, iPhone or iPad.

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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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.

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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Rip Blu-ray and DVD to .mov - quicktime movie keeping 1.78:1 display aspect ratio

Having a lot of Blu-ray, DVD collections and want to play them in QuickTime player with 1.78:1 widescreen? Today I'm writting this article to help you easily get the effective solution.

QuickTime is a popular multimedia player by Apple Inc. which works with just about every popular video or audio format you come across, but not support Blu-ray and DVD movies as as source media.

Then Blu-ray/DVD to QuickTime mov conversion is needed and here is a quesion you may have:

I was converting a DVD that was wide screen (1.78:1) and after I converted it to a ( .mov - quicktime movie ), it did not end up coming out wide screen but end up compressing the widescreen to a compacted picture. It worked but the picture was smaller and distorted. So is there an app which makes it easy to either just watch or to convert Blu-ray and DVD to QuickTime format with original 1.78:1 widescreen? I have tried using DVDFab Blu-ray ripper and VidCoder to keep the original size, but I can't seem to get the quality that I have seen others get. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Don't worry, this guide is the right place for you. It would provide you with an effective solution to help you play Blu-ray and DVD movies on QuickTime on your Mac computer with keeping the 16:9 display aspect ratio.  (Learn how to solve Aspect Ratio (4:3 or 16:9) Problems)

[Guide] Rip Blu-ray and DVD to QuickTime with widescreen (1.78:1) mov video 

We're going to use is a simple piece of software- Pavtube BDMagic for Mac that generally works the way you'd want it to. It allows you to remove protection easily and convert Blu-ray/DVD to 1:78:1 (or 16:9) mov on Mac straightly with satisfactory quality and fast speed. It specific QuickTime file output presets so you can easily export video from a Blu-ray and DVD to QuickTime (.mov, .qt) format in just a few clicks. In addition, the tool offers you the video editing capabilities. The windows version is Pavtube BDMagic.

Follow the detailed operating steps:

Step 1. Import source media.

Insert the disc you want to convert into your drive and click "Load disc(s)" icon to import the Blu-ray, DVD movies. When the files are loaded, you can select the subtitle and audio track as you like.

Step 2. Select output format.

Select and custom output format. Click "Common Video" > "MOV - QuickTime (*.MOV)" to get the optimized output file for Blu-ray, DVD to QuickTime conversion on Mac.



Step 3. Set aspect ratio to 16:9.

Click “Settings” button to custom video aspect ratio. Here you are suggested to set the video size to 1280*720 so as to produce a 720p mov video in widescreen (16x9).



How to crop black bars on top and bottom of the image and still keep 16:9 aspect ratio:

1). On the main interface, press “Edit” to enter video editor. Switch to “Crop” tab.
2). Click on the Keep Ration lock.
3). Select 16:9 from the Operation Ratio box.




4). Crop out the black bars by 16:9. This may sacrifice some image on left and right side.
5). Click “OK”, back to the main interface and go on ripping DVD/Blu-ray movies for playback.

Note: Many movies are wider than 16:9. For example, The Fifth Element, U-571, American Beauty, The Lord of the Rings, Dances with Wolves, Star Wars/Phantom Menace and Seabiscuit (to name a few) are all 2.35:1, not 1.78:1(16:9). When you display these movies on a 16:9 screen you will have black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. The black bars are not as large as they would be on a 4:3 screen, but they are there nevertheless.

Step 4. Start ripping Blu-ray/DVD movies to 16:9 Quicktime mov video.

When back to the main interface, click the “Convert” button to start converting Blu-ray DVD movie to mov video in 16 x 9 widescreen. Once completed, locate and find the generated .MOV files by clicking "Open" icon on application UI and you are able to enjoy converted Blu-ray, DVD movie in QuickTime on Mac without hassle.

Also learn how to watch new released 3D Blu-rays on 3D Players, play a DVD on Samsung Smart TV and read the difference between MPlayer or VLC Media Player.

MPlayer or VLC Media Player- Which is the better for watching videos and movies

Want to figure out which is best media player: VLC or Mplayer? This page will give you a detailed comparison between two popular media players. 

Question: Which video player should you use Mplayer or VLC? 

Mplayer vs. VLC, which is better? This may be a naive question, but is there any advantage to mplayer over VLC? I've generally heard good things about VLC (across all platforms), but even though Mythbuntu installs VLC by default, the standard setup plays videos within MythTV using mplayer instead.

Basically, I'm having trouble getting mplayer to do something that VLC does pretty much automatically, and I'm wondering if I'd lose anything by changing my default player to VLC. However, someone says when playing .swf files in VLC player 1.4, they can't see video but the audio is perfect. What should I do?

MPlayer and VLC

MPlayer is a free software and open source media player. It can play a wide variety of media formats including the AVI, MKV, RMVB, MP4, MOV and etc. and can also save all streamed content to a file. MPlayer may already be a fantastic solution because of its modular architecture, but it can be improved even more in ways that VLC cannot. However, it is a little complex for new users to learn how to use it.



VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. VLC doesn’t aim to be the easiest-to-use media player, but rather a media player that works well across a large number of formats and codecs like MPEG-2, DivX, H.264, MKV, WebM, WMV, MP3 with no codec packs.



Comparison between Mplayer and VLC Media Player

Software	VLC	Mplayer
Operating Systems	Windows/Linux/Mac OS X/iOS/Android	Windows/Linux/Mac OS X
Latest Version	2.1.5	1.1.1
Most Recent Release Date	Apr 11, 2013	May 5, 2013
Original Release Date	Feb 1, 2000	Sep 2000
Supported Formats	.wav, .mp3, .mp4, .aac, .wma, .ogg, .ra, .avi, .mov, .xvid, .mpeg, .3gp, .asf, .asx, .flv, .m2p and etc.	.wma, .mp3, .mp4, .ogg, aac, .mkv, .xvid, divx, .avc, .avi, .flv and etc.
Streaming	Y	Y
Skinnable	Y	Y
Media Data Base	Y	N
A-B Repeat	Y	Y
Visualizer	Y	N
Color Controls	Y	N

Whether MPlayer or VLC is better is up to you because VLC is easier to configure and use, but MPlayer could provide more benefits in the long run with various system configurations. Whatever the case is, it’s important to know that there’s another fantastic media player besides VLC, and that it’s worth taking a look if you’re getting tired of VLC or find that it’s not performing as optimally as you think it should.

What's more:

If you are worrying about system freezing out or crashes when playing videos with MPlayer or VLC, try Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate, it can convert Blu-ray, DVD and all of the widely used videos and movies in popular formats such as the WMV, AVI, MKV, VOB, FLV, F4V and much more to multiple video formats for iOS/Android/Windows Tablets & Phones and Media Players as well as video editing software including Sony Vegas, Pinnacle, Avid MC, Premiere, and more. And you can enjoy the powerful edit function, like trim, crop, watermark for text, image and video, 3D effect, subtitles and so on. Also, it comes with a clean and add-free interface that can let you easily adjust the video and audio settings according to your needs.

The mac version is iMedia Converter for Mac.

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Enjoy new 3D Blu-ray movies on 3D Projectors

Here explains what you need to enjoy new 3D Blu-ray movies on 3D Projectors.

With the new 3D capabilities for so many 3D Projectors on the market, you can enjoy your 3D Blu-ray new releases and new 2D BluRays on a large screen with the 3D projector. Then what do we need to look for in a projector to ensure we can connect it to a 3D bluray player and play 3D movies? We want to buy a 3D projector but this "3D ready" stuff is confusing.

Best answer:

1) As we know, some 3D projectors include HDMI1.4 support (such as the Sharp XV-Z17000) - these 3D projectors can be directly connected to a Blu-ray 3D player (via a high-speed HDMI cable) to play Blu-ray 3D movies.

2) Most "3D Ready" projectors do not include HDMI1.4 support - some of these (such as the Viewsonic PJD6531W) can be used with a 3D Format Converter Box (such as the Optoma 3D-XL or the Viewsonic VP3D1) which allows a Blu-ray 3D player to be connected to the projector (via the format converter). You'll need to check the list of supported models.

(3) Some "3D-Ready" projectors (usually the low-resolution models - XGA or less) won't work with a 3D Format Converter Box either. These won't meet your requirements.

In short, your best path will be to find a 3D projector which includes HDMI1.4 support - it'll make things much easier. In all of these cases, you'll also need the appropriate 3D glasses to match.


And when it come to 3D Bluray Playback Software, our recommended software is CyberLink PowerDVD 14 Ultra. It has perfect compatibility for 3D Blurays, and is even able to upscale 2D media to 3D.

On the bottom-right of the screen, there is a button labeled, appropriately, 3D. Clicking this brings up the 3D-display configuration:



In the first section of this window, you see the option to turn on Blu-ray 3D playback support. When this checkbox is selected, PowerDVD will allow Blu-ray 3D discs to be played in 3D mode.

The second section deals with PowerDVD's ability to play back media other than Blu-ray 3D.

If you'd like to play back an actual 3D media file, you'll need to turn TruTheater 3D off and select “use 3D media file playback.” When left to auto-detect, the program will do its best to figure out the format of the source file (side-by-side, over/under, or anaglyph), or you can set it manually.

Still have issues? Or can't afford to buy a 3D Blu-ray player and want to enjoy your 3D Blu-ray like the Hobbit, Wizard of Oz, Avatar, Titanic, Life of Pi, and more. on 3D projectors avoiding HDCP protection? Here Pavtube ByteCopy is your best solution.

Learn how to rip 3D Blu-ray movies to 3D Projector with ByteCopy. And you can also learn how to rip and watch new released 3D Blu-rays on 3D Players and backup 3D Blu-ray on hard drive.

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Rip and Watch new released 3D Blu-rays on 3D Players

You can watch 3D Blu-ray quite conveniently at home if you have a device with 3D support. Here is how to use a 3D player to play 3D Blu-ray movies.

With some 3D Blu-ray New Releases like The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Rio 2, etc available on the market, some guys usually use a 3D player to play 3D Blu-ray. As it is difficult for us to find a suitable Blu-ray player device in the latest market, we can convert newly 3D Blu-ray to 3D video and then enjoy the converted Blu-ray movie on our 3D player device and the 3D effect keep the same quality with the original one.

Now let 3D Blu-ray Converter to show his hand. And Pavtube BDMagic is such a wonderful Blu-ray Ripper to convert 3D Blu-ray to 3D video format. Simpler to use, less steps, but just as many options if chosen. The equivalent mac version is BDMagic for Mac. I'll share a easy guide with you: Play 3D Blu-ray on 3D player without 3D Blu-ray Player.

Full Guide: Rip 3D Blu-ray to 3D SBS MP4/MKV format for watching on 3D Player

a.) Insert your Blu-ray to external Blu-ray drive and load disc to this 3D Blu-ray to 3D Converter.



b.) Choose Format.

Click "Format" and you will find many presets. There are three types of 3D effect: Anaglyph 3D, Side-by-Side 3D and Top-Bottom 3D.

In consideration of burning to disc later, you are suggested to choose "MP4 Side-by-Side 3D Video (*.mp4)" or "MKV Side-by-Side 3D Video (*.mkv)" from "3D Video" option.



c.) Adjust target video settings and 3D effect.

Click "Settings" which is next to "Format", free change your target video size, bitrate, frame rate and 3D depth. If you want to get best video quality, pls switch them to "original".

d.) Start conversion.

Now hit the big red "Convert" to start converting 3D Blu-ray to SBS 3D MP4/MKV video. After the conversion, click "open output folder" to quick locate the generated media file.

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Enable Blu-ray/DVD playback on Mac Mini HTPC Media Library with XBMC

Here is a brief instruction to tell your how to directly copy Blu-ray and DVD to XBMC for playing on Mac Mini so as to enrich your HTPC Media Library.

I was wondering if anyone was having Blu-ray, DVD performance issues running XBMC on Mac Mini? I was thinking of using that to built my HTPC. Any easy way?

To build a media-center, everyone has his own set of requirements. With HTPC, you could avoid suffering the load and crowed cinema while having the same enjoyment of the fantastic visual effect. And to add Blu-ray,DVD movie to the newly built HTPC, XBMC can Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac are what you need.

Overall, Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac supports to convert Blu-ray and DVD movies and all kinds of video to the support format like MP4, MKV, etc for you and backup your BD/DVD without quality loss for HTPC Media center.

How to copy Blu-ray and DVD to XBMC for playing on Mac Mini HTPC Media Library

A external BD drive is needed for copying your Blu-ray and DVD.

Step 1. Load the DVD/Blu-ray movies (Disc, folder, ISO) you want to convert to the program.



Step 2.  Click the “Browse” button to set output folder where you want to save the copied Blu-ray, DVD movies.(Make sure there is enough space for copying your )

Step 3. You can find the “Directly Copy” option to backup Blu-ray/DVD main movie without extras. It will support to backup 100% intact the main movie with all multiple tracks preserved. And you will get one VOB or M2TS file for output.



Step 4. Click the "Convert" button under the preview window, and the video converter will start copying Blu-ray/DVD movies.

After that, you can stream the output videos to Mac Mini for playing via XBMC.

Note:

1. If you want to makes 1:1 copy of original Blu-ray, DVD Disc without quality loss with all audio streams, subtitle tracks, extras, etc., just hit the Copy the entire disc icon on the main interface and start BD/DVD backing up process.

2. If you want to backup Blu-ray and DVD without quality loss. Meanwhile, several audio tracks and subtitles are preserved so you can switch language when watching movies, you can choose ByteCopy for Mac to rip BD/DVD to lossless mkv on Mac.

Learn how to use XBMC for Blu-ray Playback on Mac and copy DVD to XBMC on Mac.

How to connect and play a DVD on Samsung Smart TV

A brief guide assist you to find a top DVD Ripper for connecting and playing your DVD movies on Samsung Smart TV smoothly.

To take the cinema home, Samsung Smart TV is a great option which aims to integrate standard TV with apps and Internet content in one simple device. You may used to watch DVDs on Windows/Mac computer with DVD players, or rent DVD movies online. But for me, the coolest thing is to enjoy my DVD collections on my Samsung Smart TV.

Surely, it’s not necessary to purposely buy a DVD Player just for watching DVDs on Samsung Smart TV, we can make all this happen with the aid of a top DVD Ripper. Pavtube DVDAid is such a magic tool to help you roll off your DVD protection and rip DVD to best MP4 for playback on Smart TV with perfect aspect ratio and best A/V quality.

Mac version is available here; well support Mac Mavericks: Pavtube DVDAid for Mac.

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How to connect and watch DVDs on Samsung Smart TV?

Step 1. Run Best DVD to Smart TV Converter and import DVD disc.

Click "Load disc" icon to load DVD disc from ROM, or DVD folder, ISO images files. 

I also noticed if you have an ISO file to import, it will recognize the ISO automatically with no need to run virtual driver and mount ISO files firstly. Good design.



Step 2. Choose format.

Click“Format” drop-down list and choose "Common Video >H.264 Video(*.mp4)"; it's the most widely used format which will be supported by your Samsung Smart TV.



Step 3. Adjustvideo specs or change aspect ratio (Optional)

If you are not satisfied with default specs, then click "Settings" to enter Profiles Settings windows; here you can customize video frame rate, bitrate,size and other settings freely.



If you want to trim, crop, editaudio/subtitles or adjust aspect ratio, click the pencil-like icon and switchto "Crop" tab. Choose Advanced mode, lock the "Keep Ratio" and you can free change aspect ratio.Usually it will be set to "Original"; it would be ok to playback on Samsung Smart TV, or you can change it to 16:9.



Step 4. Start conversion.

Click the big red "Convert" to start converting your DVDs to H.264 MP4. 

After the conversion, click "Open output folder" to quick locate converted files;  transfer the files to the USB drive then plug the drive in the Samsung TV.

Samsung Smart TV comes with three USB ports, wired and wireless Internet access and ability to play back every single video file I've thrown at it to date from an external hard drive: mkv (Matroska), avi, mp4 are supported. It is so easy to stream the DVD disc from PC to Samsung Smart TV for enjoying with my family!

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Alternative way to Play newly DVD on PS4

Can owners of the newly DVD disc will be able to transfer DVD movie to PS4 for viewing without limitation? Get this top DVD Ripper which enables you to rip DVD to PS4 with full screen playback.

Movie lovers may be delighted because the next-gen of Sony's PS3, the PlayStation 4, has added DVD functionality to make it a snap to play DVD on PS4 a snap. With more and more DVD movies like 7 Boxes, Adventure Time: The Suitor, Alexander Calder, The Art of the Steal, Brownian Movement, Call Me Crazy: A Five Film, China Beach: Season Three, Mr. Jones, etc. being released, do you have the intend to watch DVD movies on PS4 with full screen?

As Sony officials told us that the PS4 does support DVD playback, but we must download and install PS4's day-one system software update 1.50, and then activate your Blu-ray Disc video capability with a one-time activation through the internet. So far, the update is only available in North America and Europe. Besides, there are times that the wifi just does not connect for the update due to some reason.

To make things easier, we can try to convert DVD to PS4 compatible format like H.264/MP4 so that we can DVD movies on the PS4 freely even without internet connected. In order to conduct the conversion, Pavtube DVDAid  is all what we need.

Overall, this program can help you extract DVD movies to PS4 playable format with fast speed and zero quality loss. The Mac version is Pavtube DVDAid for Mac. Below is guide for you to learn how to convert DVD to PS4 for watching or streaming.

Tip:

If you also want to enjoy Blu-ray/DVD movies to 3D videos for playback, trying Pavtube Bytecopy (Win/Mac), which can help you to backup your BD/DVD keeping original subtitle streams and multi-track audios.

Step 1: Run Pavtube DVD to PS4 Converter, and load DVD files to it. You can click “DVD ROM” to load movie from DVD drive or “ISO/IFO” DVD ISO file.




Step 2: Select output format for PS4. Click on the drop-down list at the opposite side of “Format”, and then choose “PS3 Video(720P) MPEG-4(*.mp4)” format for streaming DVD rips to PS4.



Tip: This PS4 DVD Ripper let users control/customize output file quality. To improve video quality, simply click “Settings” and set video bitrate up.



Step 3: Start ripping DVD to mp4 video for PS4 streaming.

Click “Convert” button to rip DVD to PS4, once the ripping task is finished by Pavtube DVD to PS4 Converter, you can click “Open” button at the bottom of the main interface to get the output mp4 file for streaming to PS4.

You can use a PC with PS4 Media Server, TVersity, Windows Media Player 11, Vuse, Nero MediaHome or Mezzmo configured. (Learn how to set up Windows PC as a DLNA Media Server for PS4 streaming.)

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Watch a BRD/DVD movie for watching on TV via AC Ryan Player

Have you ever wanted to watch a BRD/DVD movie on AC Ryan Player for watching on TV, but not want to lose any video quality? This article mainly tells you how.

Now A.C. Ryan is looking to fix that with the new Playon! HD media player, and if the specifications are anything to go by it's onto an absolute winner. It supports every video format in popular use, including not just MOV and MKV but also such rarities as ASF, FLV and RMVB, all at up to 1,080p over both HDMI and component - and for home cinema buffs there's even 1,080p 24 support. However, you can't view DVDs/BRDs on TV via AC Ryan Player (similar to Apple TV) directly. Now with this simple tutorial, you will learn how to rip BRD/DVD to TV on Mac for easily playback on TV with your friends and family.



To play Blu-ray/DVD on TV via AC Ryan player, what you need is a professional Blu-ray Ripper for Mac (now is 30% off) that can help you to remove the protection of Blu-ray/DVD and then convert to AC Ryan player supported videos formats like MKV, MOV etc with outstanding video quality. Below is the users point of view:

After searching the best workfow for ripping blue ray/dvd on mac, I find Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper for Mac. Then I purchase its products and found them competitive and reliable. Ease of use and reliability in ripping many many different discs. Biggest improvement of this program is that I would welcome would be the ability to estimate output file size based on ripping parameters so I could quickly check how big the final file would likely be. Previously I have used RipIt for Mac and Handbrake/Jack the Ripper. Biggest problem with these was that they didn’t always read discs. Never had that problem with the BD Ripper for Mac from Pavtube. I have HTC One, iPad mini, Phone used as phone, data collection device, emails, messaging and games and iPad for MPD control, surfing and emails, Pavtube offers many presets for these devices.

Download Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper for Mac and install it. It is the ideal software to you. It will help to rip and convert Blu-ray to a mass of videos formats with fast speed and high video quality. Moreover, you can choose the desired subtitle for output and select forced subtitles for some foreign languages.

Read on the detailed guides below:

Rip BRD/DVD disc to TV via AC Ryan player on Mac

Note: Put Blu-ray onto Blu-ray drive before ripping Blu-rays.

Step 1. Run the software and load Blu-ray.

Click "Load file" button to import Blu-ray. It will take only few seconds to rip Blu-ray. Then the software will recognize the real main title of Blu-ray and pick it automatically. You do not need to look for the main title manually.

Click the selected main title you can preview the whole Blu-ray movies on the preview window on the right, which works like a media player.



Tips: You can check forced subtitles for output.

"Forced subtitle" is optional and uncheck by default. Go to check "Forced subtitles" for output.

Take note that it will output forced subtitles only if it is checked. And you can choose the desired subtitle and audio tracks in the "Subtitle" and "Audio" drop list.

Step 2. Choose output format for TV/AC Ryan player.

Choose TV/AC Ryan player supported formats in the "Format" dropdown list. You can go to "Common Video" or "HD Video" options to find what you like. MKV(Matroska) Video (*.mkv) or MKV HD Video (*.mkv) format is better for wathing or streaming on TV/AC Ryan player. It will remain the high quality of Blu-ray and suffer less quality loss.



Tips: For some advances users, you can go to adjust video and audio parameters like bitrate, resolution, channels, etc. Click "Settings" button you can go to check and change them as you like.

Step 3. Convert Blu-ray to TV/AC Ryan player on Mac

Before conversion you can go to "Browse" your computer to find the folder for output files. Then click "Convert" button to get conversion started. After a while, you can find the generated files quickly via "Open" button.

Now turn on your TV and then import the converted video to TV for convenient playback via AC Ryan player.

Tips:

If you simply want to back up Blu-ray to external hard drive, here are two solutions:

1. Click the "computer" icon on the top to output 1:1 Blu-ray file exactly the same as original.

2. Select "Copy>Directly Copy" in format list to output an intact m2ts file of the main title.

3. I used another Pavtube program called ByteCopy for Mac to backup my Blu-rays without quality loss. Meanwhile, several audio tracks and subtitles are preserved so I can switch language when watching movies.

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