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Showing posts with label HD Video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HD Video. Show all posts

Stream and Share Recorded WTV files via Plex

With windows media center, you can directly record TV shows and movies onto your computer on schedule, the tricky thing is, the recorded videos are saved in WTV file format, a proprietary file format purposedly adopted by Microsoft. If you have some WTV recordings and want to watch or share them more conveniently via Plex on the server PC, you may fail.

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A possible solution I've worked out is to convert WTV to Plex compatible format. Actually, it's not as difficult as you imagine. Here Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate (Read review) can help you easily and quickly convert WTV to a decent format like MP4 for Plex keeping the best quality. In addition, it also handles various common video formats, like VOB, AVI, MOV, TiVo recordings, MPG, WMV .etc. The process the straightforward. If you are using a Mac, please turn to iMedia Converter for Mac. Now download this tool and follow the instructions to convert WTV videos to Plex for streaming.

          

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How do I get WTV movies stream to Plex Media Server?

1. Add WTV video files

Run the WTV Video Converter program and click add button to import the .wtv files. And you can add multiple files to save your time for this program supports batch conversion.



2. Choose output format

Click Format bar and choose H.264 HD MP4 from HD Video, which can be recognized by Plex well. MKV is also a good choice; as a container format it takes whatever you give it.



3. Start converting WTV movies

Finally, hit the "Convert" button at the bottom of the main interface to start the WTV to Plex conversion.

Once the conversion finished, click Open to get the output videos. Afterwards, just stream WTV video files for playing on Roku, iPad and any other devices over Plex easily.More features of the WTV Video Converter:

a. Edit or clip WTV movies

Click "Edit" on the menu to trim, crop, add special effects to your source movies.

b. Advanced settings

With the right settings you can retain the quality of the original WTV moive while also saving space. This is particularly helpful when streaming over your network. Simply click Settings bar and you can tweak the settings to your satisfaction and even save it as preset.

More useful tips:
Source: http://onebestsoft.com/play-recorded-wtv-files-on-plex/

Samsung TV can't read MKV movie with subtitles via Plex

Q: “ My question is that: My Samsung TV won't play certain mkv files it's maybe 1/20 mkv files. I've tried using mkvmerge GUI and set all the tracks' compression to none but it still won't play, I just want to play 1080p mkv movie with subtitles on Samsung TV via Plex... “

Some guys suggested: “Some video formats will use different settings and encodings for audio, it seems that your TV will only take a specific type of mkv, your best bet is to format the other videos into the exact same way.” 

Samsung TV can't read MKV movie with subtitles via Plex


Why we still encounter the issue "Samsung TV won't play MKV"? That's because MKV is just a container format, holding video, audio, image or subtitle files in it. The video and audio files in different MKV files can be encoded with different codecs.  So, you'll need to convert the MKV files to a fully compatible format with Samsung TV. Learn other TVs. Check out the solution here. 


Here, We recommended you A professional MKV to Samsung TV converter lets you convert any MKV files to best fit the TV - Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate. With it, you don't need to know what is the audio codec in the MKV format that'll be best for your Samsung TV. You just need to choose the among the optimized presets for Samsung TV and this program will do the rest for you. Here is review.

Besides MKV, this powerful MKV to Samsung TV Converter also supports converting many other video container like FLV, 3GP, WMV, AVI, MP4, MKV, DivX, Xvid, etc to Samsung TV recognized formats with subtitles. For Mac users,iMedia Converter for Mac is a helpful app to encode videos for further usage.

Now, Just download, install and launch this great Samsung TV Video converter and then follow the tutorial to play the 1080P MKV files with subtitles on Samsung TV via Plex smoothly. 

Step Guide: How to Converter 1080p MKV files with subtitles Samsung TV via Plex

Step 1. Launch the Samsung TV Video Converter and import 1080P MKV files.

Drag & drop 1080p MKV files to the program directly. Or go to the “File” menu, choose “Add Video” to locate the 1080p MKV files you want to add. You can add several files to do batch conversion.



Tip: Freely select the subtitles for you 1080p MKV movies from the “Subtitles” option. Thus, you can watch 1080p MKV on Samsung TV via Plex with Subtitle.
  
Step 2: Set Output video format for Samsung TVs. 

Click the drop-down button on the right side of the “Format” to select “MP4” from “Format > HD H.264 Vdieo (mp4)” Category, Which is suitable for Samsung TV and also for Plex. Learn >> Plex Supported Formats.  



Tips: 

A: If you want to get 3D movies for your 3DTV, choose "3D -> MP4 Side-by-Side 3D Video (*.mp4)".  

B: 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 3: Start converting 1080p MKV video to Samsung TV. 

After the above steps are done, you can click "Convert" button to convert your MKV Video to Samsung TV MP4 format. Easy operation and faster conversion speed, these two are the most outstanding points of this Samsung TV video converter. 

Conclusion

Now, the following Samsung TV Video Playback issues will never trouble you after the conversion:

A: My Samsung TV won't play some certain MKV files. I'm not sure the reason. Maybe it caused by the audio or video codec. Does anyone here have any suggestions?

B: I got a MKV file from my friend and I want to play it on my Samsung TV. However, there is no audio. Why?

C: I just bought a new LED TV (32EX550) and play a 1080p MKV file on it. So disappointed, the screen goes black. How to make it play well?

D: I have a Samsung TV connected to my home network that is able to stream the files that I have stored in my Cloudbox through Allshare. However, if these files are in .mkv format, I get an error saying the file can't be played. 

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Plex VOB Tips - Convert VOB to Plex Friendly Format 

If your like me and have been building your digital movie library since the age of DVD, you most likely have the majority of your movies encoded in a multi-file .VOB set. By default, VOB simply can’t be streamed via Plex Media Server. So, how to get Plex to see and play VOB videos easily? The best way to successfully import VOB to Plex Media Server for streaming and playing is to convert VOB to Plex friendly format like MP4. Check out the best effectively way as below. 

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To convert VOB to Plex with effortlessly, What you need is a powerful VOB Video Converter. Here, 

Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is a good choice for you to encode VOB files for Plex streaming. (Learn >>Why choose it?)It provides fast access to high-qualified and easy-handled converting and converting from DVD VOB files to MP4 formats, SD version and HD version. Besides VOB, the program can also convert various common video formats like MKV, VOB, AVI, WMV, etc. as well as DVD and Blu-ray discs. (Now, you can get 50% OFF discount after liked our FaceBook.) 

Want to find a way to encode VOB movies to play via Plex on Mac, Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac is highly recommended. It’s fully compatible with Mac OS X Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion and more. Just download, install and launch this great VOB file Video Converter and then follow the tutorial to play the VOB file via Plex smoothly. 

Hot News for all Mac users! Pavtube Studio has launched a user-requested upgrade for all its Mac BD/DVD and package tools: DVDAid for Mac, BDMagic for Mac, ByteCopy for Mac, iMedia Converter for Mac to version 4.8.5.1, which focuses on the addition of the H.265 encoders and decoders. 

New features of iMedia Converter for Mac v4.8.5.1: 

1. Supported to encode H.265/HEVC codec 
2. Optimize coding parameters 
3. Fix some bugs 

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How to convert VOB to Plex and play VOB files via Plex 

Step 1: Import VOB files to the program 

You can directly drag the VOB files you want to convert to the main interface of this VOB to Plex Converter. All added media files can be previewed and you’re free to take snapshots of your favorite video scenes. 

 
Tip: Meanwhile, if you want to merge all the added VOB files into a single file, simply click “Merge into one file”. 

Step 2: Choose Plex compatible format 

Click Format bar and choose MP4 from Common Video, which can be recognized by Plex well. Generally, MKV is also a good choice; as a container format it takes whatever you give it. 

 
Tips: Adjust the video and audio parameters including the Bitrate of Video&Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the “Settings” button on the main interface for getting the best quality. 

Step 3: Start VOB to Plex Conversion 

When all settings are done, what you need to do now is to click the “Convert” button on the right bottom of the main window to start converting VOB format to Plex. It will take several minutes to finish the conversion. 

After the conversion, you can easily find the converted VOB video clips in the destination folder by clicking “Open” button. Then, transfer the converted video to Plex. Now it’s easy for you to play and share your movie on different media devices via Plex Media Server. 

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Source: http://open-media-community.com/2015/05/13/stream-vob-files-via-plex/