Adding a Blu-ray Disk to Plex for streaming to Mobile devices

Q: “A way to add a Bluray / Disk Drive to Plex?－I want to add my bluray drive to my plex server. Three reasons I want this: 1. I want to be able to stick in a movie and watch it any where in the house. 2. I want to be able to transcode a blu-ray to my mobile devices on the go. Is there a way I can do this? Note I am running anydvd if that helps.” 

 

Plex is designed to organize all of your personal media so you can enjoy it no matter where you are. If you some Blu-ray movies and want to put them into some format so you can share them into Plex, just read on this article. This article gives you some hints on how to rip Blu-ray to Plex Media Server for widely streaming to TV, Roku, Xbox 360, PS3, Android/iOS devices for playback anywhere. Now learn the Blu-ray to Plex Media Server brief workflow. 

To copy Blu-ray to Plex Media Sever, Pavtube BDMagic is highly recommended to help you finish the task. With it, you can easily convert the commercial Blu-ray movies to Plex compatible video files with high quality and fast speed. It aims to solve this problem by giving us the ability to store our purchased physical Blu-ray and DVD discs to local computer, hard drive then stream over a home network for Plex Media Server and ipod touch, Samsung Galaxy S5, iPad Air 2 playback. It’s professional in ripping and converting Blu-ray/DVD discs, Blu-ray/DVD ISO image, Blu-ray/DVD copies and more. Read the Review. 

Ripping Blu-ray for Plex with Pavtube BDMagic is simple as ABC. After downloding, follow the wizard to install and run the program. For Mac users, you can try to Pavtube BDMagic for Mac. Then follow the steps below to convert Blu-ray to Plex compatible formats in a few clicks! The below guide takes Blu-ray Ripper for Windows (Windows 8.1) screenshots for example. 

Getting Blu-ray movies onto Plex Media Sever for Streaming Everywhere 

Step 1. Add Blu-ray movies 

Install and launch Blu-ray Ripper program, and then click the disc icon to import your source movies to this program. Set your wanted subtitles and audio track from the drop-down box of “Subtitles” and “Audio” tab. 

 

Step 2: Select an output format 

Click the “Format” option, and choose MPEG4, MOV 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 Plex Media Server. 

 

Note: The output format is preferably in a common format, like MP3 for audio, MPEG-4 for video. The more common format you use, the more devices you can stream to. For example, if you use FLAC instead of MP3 for your music, you can’t stream to your Xbox 360. Just keep in mind that not all devices support all formats of media. 

Tip – Advanced Settings: 
If you like, you can click “Settings” to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish. Keep in mind the file size and video quality is based more on bitrate than resolution which means bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss, and vice versa. 

Step 3: Start ripping Blu-ray for Plex Media Sever 

Click the convert button under the preview window, and the Blu-ray ripper will start the conversion from Blu-ray movies to Plex Media Server. Once the conversion finished, get the ripped Blu-ray files onto Plex Media Server easily. Now you can stream Blu-ray movies through Plex to Google TV, iPad Air 2, Roku, Samsung Galaxy Tab 4, PS4, or other connected devices for great enjoyment. 



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HEVC Converter: Enable h.265 playback capability on my DS415+ running Plex

Just for fun, I wanted to try out h.265 playback capabilities on my DS415+ running Plex. And no, 1080p/AAC@~8.5Mbps overloads the CPU when transcoding to my iPhone over wifi. 720p/AAC@~3.5Mbps actually seems to work even if the CPU is very busy. Guess we might have to stick with h.264 for now. Any solution? 

 

Comparable to the precious H.264 standard, H.265 is more network-friendly for lower bandwidth needed to play videos at the same level of quality, which means that it probable to watch full HD movies/videos online more smoothly. In addition, a H.265 encoded video takes up less space, making it more suitable to be saved on devices with limited storage. To play H.265/HEVC videos on DS415+ running Plex easily, a necessary tool seems to be a H.265 Converter. 

Read some other users’ feedback online, I found Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is the highly recommended for transcoding H.265 from NX1 or other H.265 video source for DS415+/Plex. 

It is one of the firsts to provide an H.265 encoder/decoder for Windows and it ranks top on the H.265 converter application list. It is an all-in-one H.265 decoder, encoder, converter and player. With it, you can convert H.265 to H.264 MP4, MOV, WMV, AVI, MPG, FLV, M4V as DS415+/Plex supported formats as with several mouse clicks as well as create H.265 video from non-H.265 videos. Besides, optimal presets for NLEs likeAdobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Sony Vegas Pro, After Effects and portable devices like Apple TV, Samsung phones or Windows tablets are provided to help you have smooth H.265 video playing & editing workflow.

• Read H.265/HEVC Video Converters Review

Download the H.265 converter: 

 Tutorial: Convert H.265 Video to store on DS415+ for streaming to various devices with Plex 

STEP 1. Add H.265 videos 

Run H.265 Converter program, go to the menu bar, select “Add Video” button to select the H.265 files you want to import. You can also directly drag the video files to the program for conversion. It supports batch conversion so you can import multiple files at a time. 

 

STEP 2. Choose an output format you want 

Click on “Format” bar, select any format you need from the drop-down profile list. You can choose regular video formats like MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, etc. from Common Video. Or choose format from “HD Video” to get 1080p output. If you would like to enjoy movies from DS415+ to your mobile phone and tablet like iPad, you can select a decent format like “iPad > iPad HD Video(*.mp4)” from the profile list comes with the software. 

 

Tip: 

1. Before conversion, you can go to the “Settings” to set the parameters for your movie. To compress the file size, adjust the parameters to be smaller. 

2. Click Edit button and you can trim, crop or adjust the video with the built-in video editor to get the very part and effect of yoru original H.265 video as you want. 

STEP 3: Start H.265 video conversion 

When everything is done, click Convert icon to start transcoding H.265 files. Once you’ve liberated your movie library on DS415+, you’ll make it available for viewing on iPad Air orHDTV anytime, anywhere by streaming via Plex. Enjoy. 


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Christmas Sales: 50% OFF Blu-ray/DVD/Video Tools - Pavtube 2015

With Pavtube Blu-ray/DVD/Video tools in hand, you will get no difficulty to make a full disc copy or the main movie copy of the original 2D/3D Blu-ray/DVD disc. Besides that, the program also enables you to rip/convert Blu-ray/DVD disc to various different file format for playing on iPhone/iPad/iPod, Android phone and tablets, Windows phones or tablets, game consoles, HD media players, streaming to Apple TV/Amazon Fire TV/Roku, etc. All of Pavtube Mac version Blu-ray/DVD/Video tools have updated to support the newest Mac OS X El Capitan systems. 

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For video editing amateur, you can effectively convert virtually any file formats including AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, FLV, VOB, MKV, MKV, MTS, M2TS, Tivo, H.265 in SD, HD, 2K, 4K videos to your desired file formats to import your source video to any popular video editing tool. For camera and camcorder users, you will have a fast and fluid workflow with our program by exporting professional video editing codec such as Apple Prores Codec for Final Cut Pro 6/7/x, Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) for iMovie/Final Cut Express, DNxHD MOV for Avid Media Composer, After Effects CC/Adobe Premiere Pro/Adobe Premiere Elements/Sony Vegas specially optimized file formats, etc. 

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Digitize my DVD library on Plex Media Server for streaming

DVD to Plex Question: 

Has anyone ripped their DVD collection to a hard drive for streaming via Plex? have a 25 terabyte Drobo DAS Device and I like store DVD movies on the DROBO and Plex picked up the info and creates my own personal Netflix, I need a top DVD Ripper for Plex to digitize my DVD library and import the digital file .mkv mostly, into PLEX. Then, I’m planning to majority of time watch from home. Use XBOX with Plex App, Smart TV with Plex App, and will be buying a blue-ray or roku with Plex app. Any help/input would be greatly appreciated?” 

Best DVD Ripper for Plex Media Server: 

There’s all kinds of different software out there (some free, some not) with a variety of different options. It seems a bit overwhelming. Is there a good piece of software that you can pick up is that: Pavtube DVDAid. With it, you can easily convert the commercial DVD movies to Plex compatible video formats or almost all regular video formats like MP4, MOV, MKV, FLV, WMV, AVI, etc. and even extract MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, etc. audio with high quality and fast speed. Read the Top DVD Ripper review. 

Besides, it aims to solve the program by giving us the ability to store our purchased physical DVD discs to local computer, hard drive then stream over a home network for Plex Media Server and iPad Air, iPhone 6 plus, Smart TV, Apple TV, Roku 3, Xbox One, PS3, Portable devices playback. It’s professional in ripping and converting DVD discs, DVD ISO image, DVD copies and more. For Mac users, turn to PavtubeDVDAid for Mac. 

How to rip DVD to Plex media server for streaming and sharing? 

Step 1: Load DVD discs. 

Insert your DVD disc to the drive, then launch the DVD ripping software and click the “Load Disc” button to have the DVD content imported. You can also add VIDEO_TS folder, DVD ISO files are the source files for converting. 

Tips: You can click on the dropdown list of “Subtitles” to select your needed subtitles so that you can view DVD movies with proper subtitles. 

 

Step 2: Decide output format 

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

 

Note: With the right settings you can retain the quality of the original DVD while also saving space. This is particularly helpful when streaming over your network, depending on you r network quality. Simply click “Settings” bar and you can tweak the settings to your satisfaction and even save it as preset. 

Step 3: Convert DVD to Plex Media Server 

Click the “Start” button under the preview window, and the DVD ripper will start the conversion from DVD movies to Plex Media Server. Once the conversion finished, get the ripped DVD files onto Plex Media Server easily. Now you can stream DVD movies through Plex to any portable devices for great enjoyment. 


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Good News for DVD/Blu-ray/Video collector!! Pavtube announced an official 2015 Christmas Promotion of its all Blu-ray/DVD/Video Tools for All Facebook Fans. 50% Discount Coupon! Time-Limited! Rush to Buy! Reportedly 5 to 6 times faster than a boatload of its competitors, this Windows-based program is eating up a bigger market share. 

 

Copy and Backup Blu-ray/DVD 

With Pavtube Blu-ray/DVD/Video tools in hand, you will get no difficulty to make a full disc copy or the main movie copy of the original 2D/3D Blu-ray/DVD disc. Besides that, the program also enables you to rip/convert Blu-ray/DVD disc to various different file format for playing on iPhone/iPad/iPod, Android phone and tablets, Windows phones or tablets, game consoles, HD media players, streaming to Apple TV/Amazon Fire TV/Roku, etc. All of Pavtube Mac version Blu-ray/DVD/Video tools have updated to support the newest Mac OS X El Capitan systems. 

Play and edit videos 

For video editing amateur, you can effectively convert virtually any file formats including AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, FLV, VOB, MKV, MKV, MTS, M2TS, Tivo, H.265 in SD, HD, 2K, 4K videos to your desired file formats to import your source video to any popular video editing tool. For camera and camcorder users, you will have a fast and fluid workflow with our program by exporting professional video editing codec such as Apple Prores Codec for Final Cut Pro 6/7/x, Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) for iMovie/Final Cut Express, DNxHD MOV for Avid Media Composer, After Effects CC/Adobe Premiere Pro/Adobe Premiere Elements/Sony Vegas specially optimized file formats, etc. 

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Pavtube DVDAid provides the best solution to rip DVD and convert DVD to video and audio in popular file formats for many devices. Along with multiple practical bonus features like video editor, DVDAid is capable of improving your DVD movie experience without location or time limitations. It could backup DVD and convert DVD to various video and audio formats including M3U8, H.265/H.264 MP4, MKV, MOV, AVI, WMV, MP3, AAC, etc to let you enjoy DVD movies on any mobile device like iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 4, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Kindle Fire HDX, PS3, PSP, Surface, and more. 

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1. Rip and copy any commercial and region-locked DVD to nearly all popular video/audio format, like M3U8, H.265, MP4, MKV, AVI, Apple ProRes, DivX, etc. 

2. Makes 1:1 copy of original DVD Disc without quality loss with all audio streams, subtitle tracks, extras, etc. 

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4. Specially designed formats included to be compatible with Mac video editing software: Apple ProRes, AIC, Avid DNxHD, MPEG-2, MOV, AVI, etc. for FCP X, iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro CC and more Non-linear editing system. 

5. Full Compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows 2003/XP/Vista 

6. Full Compatible with Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.7 Lion, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.5 Leopard 

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Copy/Backup Blu-ray/DVD on Mac El Capitan, Yosemite, etc 

All of Pavtube Blu-ray/DVD/Video tools have updated to support the newest Mac OS X El Capitan systems, so you will get no difficulty to make a full disc copy or the main movie copy of the original 2D/3D Blu-ray/DVD disc on Mac OS X El Capitan. Besides that, the program also enables you to rip/convert Blu-ray/DVD disc to various different file formats on Mac OS X El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, etc platform for playing on iPhone/iPad/iPod, Android phone and tablets, Windows phones or tablets, game consoles, HD media players, streaming to Apple TV/Amazon Fire TV/Roku, etc. 

Play and edit videos on Mac OS X 

For video editing amateur, you can effectively convert virtually any file formats including AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, FLV, VOB, MKV, MKV, MTS, M2TS, Tivo, H.265 in SD, HD, 2K, 4K videos to your desired file formats to import your source video to any popular video editing tool. For camera and camcorder users, you will have a fast and fluid workflow on Mac OS X with our program by exporting professional video editing codec such as Apple Prores Codec for Final Cut Pro 6/7/x, Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) for iMovie/Final Cut Express, DNxHD MOV for Avid Media Composer, After Effects CC/Adobe Premiere Pro/Adobe Premiere Elements/Sony Vegas specially optimized file formats, etc. 

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Get started to Stream Video from PC to Roku using Plex Media Server

You can play videos from Youtube or ANY website on your TV through your Roku. However, Roku can’t stream video from PC without other third-party software. But don’t worry! Here I’ll show you how to stream video from PC to Roku via Plex. 

Everybody loves how simple it is to combine all their favorite media streams through their Roku player, and Plex, enhances that functionality by turning your Roku player into a window for all your personal media. With Plex on Roku, you have the ability to better organize your videos, photos, music and movies and stream them to your big screen. Let’s see how to get started: (Besides that, here are streaming methods forXbox One, PS3 andVLC)

Step 1 is to download the Plex Media Server software

There are options for Windows, Apple OS X, a wide variety of Network Attached Storage, and more. We’ll be using the Windows version in this tutorial.

Step 2 is to install the media server software

During installation, Plex will ask you to name your server. Because mine runs on a computer in my spare bedroom, I’ll call it “Bedroom Plex.” When the Installation is complete, Plex Media Server will now run in the background, even if you restart your computer, unless you tell it not to. Plex will ask you to create a login ID. This allows you to view your content and make system changes from any internet connected browser.

When you want to make changes to the server settings, simply login at plex.tv, or right click on the taskbar icon, and select “Media Manager.” All the configuration is done through a simple web interface.

Step 3 is to add your content to libraries

Libraries are how you add and organize your content in Plex. You simply select what type of library you want (i.e. Movies, TV Shows, Music, Photos, or Home Videos), and then tell Plex which folders it should pull that content from.



Step 4 is to create libraries to add and organize content

To add a library at anytime, login to Plex and click the “plus symbol” next to your server name. Movies and TV libraries will match show descriptions based on the file name, Music will use metadata tags, and Photos and Home Movies will simply display the name of the file itself.

A single library can point to multiple folders, so if you have one folder for lossy mp3s, and one for lossless audio, you can select both folders for “Music”. For more advanced users, you can create multiple libraries. For instance, you can create a library called “Kids TV” and only allow your children access to that library through their devices. You can save your “Grownup TV” library for your Game of Thrones episodes.



That’s it, your content is now being served up. Let’s move onto Part 2, setting up a client.

Step 5 is to add Plex channel

Then add the Plex channel to your Roku and choose this channel on your TV screen. You should see the selected media files, which you can now browse and view as you like.



While, before you can stream video, music to Roku from PC via Plex, first of all, you’d make sure that these videos/movies are in the compatible format for Plex/Roku. If you have other videos like MOV, MKV, TiVo, WMV, AVI, FLV, VOB, MTS, M2TS, etc and wanna stream to Roku using Plex Media Server, you need to convert these video files to Roku/Plex video format H.264 mkv/mp4 in advance. In this case,Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is the key which is especially designed for to reach the roku video conversion quickly and easily.



Or get this money-saving bundle to convert common videos like YouTube video as well asDRM iTunes video to Roku for playback.


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Download Best Video Player Apps for all iPad

To handle the tedious conversion of video for iPad, just download from the App Store video player that can work with a variety of formats. Here we are offering 5 best video playes for all iPad Models. 






Best Video Player Apps for all iPad Models1. PlayerXtreme HD 

Price: Free ($3 for pro) 

Support formats: 3gp, asf, avi, divx, dv, dat, flv, gxf, m2p, m2ts, m2v, m4v, mkv, moov, mov, mp4, mpeg, mpeg1, mpeg2, mpeg4, mpg, mpv, mt2s, mts, mxf, ogm, ogv, ps, qt, rm, rmvb, ts, vob, webm, wm, wmv, etc. 

 

PlayerXtreme HD is a powerful video player which is able to play almost any video format and it can play HD 1080p videos without any quality loss. It supports streaming video & audio files over SMB, UPNP, and WIFI as well as downloading files to the APP over the local network. The app support .srt subtitles and you can control its font size, track, languages (almost all languages). 

PlayerXtreme HD can detect media shares. For example, if you run Plex Media Server on any computer then PlayerXtreme HD will see its UPNP share and have access to your entire library. This makes it really easy to watch on the fly without the need to wait for a transfer to complete. Navigating the app also works wonderfully.2. Good Player 

Price: $2.99 

Support formats: 3ga, 3gp, aac, amr, ape, asf, asx, avi, cue, dat, divx, dv, f4v, flac, flv, gsm, gxf, hlv, iso, m1v, m2p, m2t, m2ts, m2v, m3u, m4v, m4r, m4a, mka, mkv, mod, moov, mov, mp1, mp2, mp3, mp4, mpa, mpe, mpeg, mpeg1, mpeg2, mpeg4, mpg, mpv, mt2s, mts, mxf, oga, ogg, ogm, ogv, ps, qt, ram, rm, rmvb, tp, ts, vob, webm, wm, wma, wav, wmv, wtv, etc. 

 

GoodPlayer is an iOS media player that can handle a wide variety of video formats, as good as PlayerXtreme. It allows users load videos onto an iPhone without having to convert them to MP4. It supports srt, smi, “idx+sub”, mkv embedded subtitle in multi languages. Better than PlayerXtreme HD, it supports HTTP, FTP, RTSP, MMS, SMB, MMSH, MMST, RTP, HTTPS, SFTP and UDP streaming playback. 

Notice: no AC-3/DTS/E-AC-3/TrueHD audio support!3. OPlayer 

Price: $2.99 (Free for lite version) 

Supported formats: AVI (XVID/DIVX), WMV, RMVB, ASF, H264, MKV, TS, M2TS, MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, FLAC, etc. 

 

OPlayer is a fairly good iOS video player app playing SD videos and HD movies smoothly with no converting. As one of the best free video players is used to stream video and audio files from your computer to your iOS devices (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad running iOS 4.3 or later) by using iTunes with USB Sync, or over HTTP, RTSP, MMS, FTP and SAMBA shares. It has four versions – a free lite-version, the paid version for the iPhone and a separate and more expensive OPlayer HD for iPad. By the way, the free version is indeed less functional. 

Notice: no AC-3 audio support.4. VLC for iOS 

Price: Free 

Support formats: All common video formats 

 

Along with the popular VLC media player for desktop, VLC for iOS also completely free and open source. It can play all your movies and shows in most formats directly without conversion and allow users to sync video files from Dropbox, iTunes, and embedded upload web servers (including UPnP media server). However, VLC for iOS may sometimes crashes unexpected and shows inferior performances compared to its peers.5. AVPlayer 

Price: $2.99 

Support formats: MP4, MOV, M4V, XVID, AVI, WMV, RMVB, ASF, H264, MKV, etc. 

 

AVPlayer is one of the most popular video player for iOS that can play almost any computer video file format such as AVI, Xvid, WMV and much more clearly and effortlessly. No converting hassles. It can play regular videos and High quality video clips (in 720P, 1080P) well and support Dolby Digital (AC3), Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3). You will get a great performance on watching movies. What you need to do is just copy the movie files via USB and just drag and drop into the AVPlayer’s Media Explorer, then enjoy them on your iOS devices. The AVPlayer can also support external subtitle files such as SMI and SRT.Video Player Apps Alternative 

The apps mentioned above are all able to play various videos on iPad models without conversion. But sometimes you may get image lag and frame dropped when watching some HD videos (they are usually have a large file size). The fluency of playback depends on video decodes’ capability. 

If you encounter such a situation, or find some formats are unsupported by these built-in media players, you should turn to Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate for help which is an all-in-one converting tool to convert all HD video to MP4 format for iPad models and reduce the file size without quality loss.

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Then transfer converted videos to iTunes and then sync to your iPad and enjoy them anytime and anywhere as you like. 


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Removing DRM and Recording How Murray Saved Christmas iTunes M4V to Surface Pro

Everyone’s happy in Stinky Cigars, the secret town where all the holiday characters live – except Murray Weiner, the grumpy owner of Murray’s Holiday Diner. But when Santa is knocked out cold by an experimental toy – the Jack-in-the-Boxer – it’s up to Murray to save Christmas – which he does, in a weirdly wonderful way. This is the story told in the movie-How Murray Saved Christmas. 

 

If you buy How Murray Saved Christmas on iTunes and want to transfer it to Surface Pro to watch, then you got it. However, iTunes video is DRM protected which will be disfavored as it prevents them from fully accessing to those videos on non-apple devices, not to mention the rental ones. Therefore, to remove iTunes DRM for watching limitlessly on Surface Pro seems to be of top priority. 

With Best DRM removal tool – Pavtube ChewTune you could easily remove DRM from iTunes video and convert iTunes M4V videos to Surface Pro support video with fast speed and high quality. Therefore, you can freely enjoy iTunes videos on Surface Pro without any limitations or DRM protection. Read the review. 

With it, you can also sync Amazon wmv video and Digital Copy to Surface tablets. 

Step 1. Load your iTunes M4V video to Pavtube iTunes to Surface Pro converter. You can either browser to file location or drag and drop source How Murray Saved Christmas iTunes file to the app. 

 

Step 2. Choose the optimized profile for Surface Pro. Click the “Format” drop-down menu and select “Microsoft > Microsoft Surface Windows RT/Pro H.264 Video (*.mp4)”. 

 

Step 3. Is necessary, you could set video and audio parameters such as video and audio codec, bitrate, frame rate, etc so that better video and audio quality can be transferred to your Surface Pro tablet. 

Step 4. Hit the “Convert” button to start How Murray Saved Christmas iTunes M4V to Surface Pro MP4 recording. 

Since Pavtube ChewTune records source DRM videos in 1:1 video and audio quality, it would take as long as the source movie length for the whole DRM video to Surface Pro conversion process since Pavtube ChewTune records source DRM videos in 1:1 video and audio quality. 

Once it completes, open output folder, locate the created MP4 file and transfer the iTunes M4V movies to Surface Pro tablet for viewing. 

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Merge VR Goggles Vs Freefly VR: Which Budget Consumer Virtual Reality Headset Should You Buy?

he future is finally here – consumer virtual reality headsets are coming this Christmas that work in conjunction with the smartphone in your pocket, rather than being tied to a computer or consoles as with the Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR. 

 

Super-keen virtual reality nerds will already have queued up for hours to test out the upcoming Samsung Gear VR or the HTC Vive, but if you’re just a casual user who wouldn’t mind dipping your toe in the water and you don’t want to pay a premium price, then there is an alternative.Merge VR Googles and the Freefly VR headset are two virtual reality headsets now on the market that aim to give a better experience than Google Cardboard, while still not breaking the bank. But are they any good? Let’s find out. 



 

The Merge VR Goggles come with an adjustable head strap, knobs to adjust the lenses and the buttons on the iPhone 6S are easily accessible for interactionIBTimes UK 

The Merge VR Goggles feature adjustable straps and lenses, which is useful to ensure that your view of the VR app is as clear as possible. There is also a hole in the front of the headset where presumably one day the smartphone’s camera can interact with a virtual reality landscape, but there are no apps that allow you to test this feature for now. 

The headset was very comfortable to wear and it was good to be able to instantly adjust the volume on the smartphone through the hole on the top of the headset. However, even after adjusting the lenses, the view still seemed to be a bit blurry, almost as if the app was in quite low resolution. 

After wearing the headset for a while it becomes quite heavy and your eyes start to feel strained. The general advice with VR headsets is that you can’t wear them for too long, but this is a pity as you can’t get sucked into a VR app game the way you do with a video game console. One plus point about this headset is that it’s made from hypoallergenic foam, but the negative is that it feels very block-y and a bit cheap. 

Merge VR Googles 

The Verdict 

The Merge VR is very comfortable to wear and it is definitely lighter on your head than the Oculus Rift or the Samsung Gear VR, but at the end of the day, it’s still only made from foam, so it doesn’t have the sophisticated feel you’d expect from spending £50. 

Scores:

• Design: 8/10 - The foam is comfortable and the lenses and straps are easily adjustable.
• Lenses: 6/10 - The lenses were not as clear as they could be.
• Functionality: 6/10 - Smartphone buttons easy to access, but interaction is limited besides moving your head.

Pros:

• Adjustable straps.
• Light, comfortable, hypoallergenic design.
• Easy to access smartphone buttons.

Cons:

• Feels cheap.
• Interactions are limited.
• No electronic input.

 

The Freefly VR headset opens up so the Huawei Honor 6 Plus smartphone can be securely clipped insideIBTimes UK 

The Freefly VR headset is quite comfortable to wear and is lighter than the Merge VR, so you can wear it for a long period of time without feeling burdened by the weight of the headset on your head. It also has very good lenses, although sometimes it feels that from certain angles you need the headset to be even closer to your face, and you cannot adjust the straps to achieve this. 

The plastic feels rather cheap, and the design prevents the user from adjusting the volume or touching any of the smartphone buttons once the phone has been clipped into the headset. You could use headphones, but if you don’t want to, this can be quite annoying as you have to start the app on the smartphone, adjust the volume to what you think it should be, secure the phone to the backing board and then close the headset. 

There’s no start button on the headset, so it feels that you’re playing catch-up once you put the headset on. The Glide joystick features similar controls to a game console controller. It connects with ease to the smartphone, but as there are almost no VR apps that are Glide-enabled and the ones that are don’t work that great, there is not much to say for now. 

Freefly VR Headset 

The Verdict 

The Freefly VR headset is comfortable to wear and has good lenses, but the plastic makes it feel like a low-end product. However, the Bluetooth-enabled joystick worked perfectly with game apps and enabled a good range of interaction. 

Scores:

• Design: 7/10 - Lenses and straps are not adjustable; at times you need to hold it to your head.
• Lenses: 8/10 - The lenses are quite clear.
• Functionality: 6/10 - Smartphone buttons inaccessible, but joystick offers additional functionality.

Pros:

• Good lenses.
• Joystick offers interactivity.
• Light and comfortable to wear.

Cons:

• Feels cheap.
• No access to smartphone volume buttons.
• No electronic input.
• Straps can’t be adjusted.

Which should you buy? 

It depends what you need the VR headset for. If you’re running a promotional marketing event and you want some headsets for the public to view a VR experience, like a 360-degree music video, then both headsets are a massive step-up from Google Cardboard, and I would recommend the Merge VR, especially since it is made from durable hypoallergenic foam, making it a good choice for children too. But if you want to play games, then you might be better off with the Freefly VR headset, which has the Glide joystick that you can interact with, although at the moment, none of the VR apps really work with the Glide. 

Sadly, both headsets lack the premium feel of being a cool gadget you’re excited to own. If you’re an adult gamer, you’d probably enjoy using the Samsung Gear VR or the Oculus Rift more, as they feel more like the luxury experience you expect from a tech gadget today. 

In terms of the technology itself, you can’t wear the headsets for very long or you will start to get a headache (or even motion sickness). The standard advice is that you should take the headset off every 10 minutes, but this won’t lead to consumers investing much into the app experience. 

At the moment, there aren’t many apps for people to play with, and the apps that do exist tend to be mostly VR experiences with little to no interaction with the consumer. There are some VR games, but these mostly rely on the user having to endlessly turn their neck and move their head in order for the phone to pick up the head gesture and translate it into a command in the app. 

To be fair, these problems are universal across all virtual reality headsets, including the higher-end Samsung Gear VR and the Oculus Rift – my sources who demo these headsets to the public say consumers, including gamers, who try on these headsets complain of headaches, eye strain and irritation after having the headsets on for only a short period of time. 

Much still needs to change to make virtual reality a viable hobby. Even if you have all the exciting content in the world, people won’t be using virtual reality headsets for lengths of time if the headsets place stress on the eyes and head, and will probably stick to video game consoles and TV. 


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Pavtube Christmas Lowest Coupon 2015 - Up to 40% Discount BD/DVD Copying Tool

Pavtube offers big Christmas gift for cinephile - up to 40% discount BD/DVD Copying tool so you can get Blu-ray/DVD Ripper and Video converter at the lowest price. 

Christmas is getting more and more close. You maybe have decorated your Christmas tree with your kids with lots of twinkling lights, garlands and ornaments. Or you have prepared the popular Christmas songs and moviesfor the singing in the family party and watching in the Christmas Eve. Have you recorded the happy time but can’t upload it to YouTube for sharing? Did you meet the playback issue when you test the movies on your wide screen TV or 4K projector? If so, Pavtube gives you the solution. 

 
 
 
 
 

To help you celebrate and record the Christmas, Pavtube offers the customers and potential consumers with big Christmas Coupon for its top-selling BD/DVD Copying tools to provide the media solution on Christmas. 

Solutions to Blu-ray/DVD movies playback issue 

There are many reasons that can lead the failure playback on Blu-ray/DVD movies: complex copy protection, different region codes between your disc and BD/DVD driver, format incompatibility, display screen resolution doesn’t match with DVD, BD/DVD drive out-of-work, etc. To avoid all of these issues, you can rip and backup your Blu-ray/DVD to NAS, USB External Drive, WD MyCloud or Seagate Wireless Plus to achieve movie playback on your TV, Projector, Tablet, PC, iPad, etc with Blu-ray/DVD Ripper like Pavtube DVDAid for Windows/Mac, Pavtube BDMagic for Windows/Mac and Pavtube ByteCopy for Windows/Mac. 

Learn: Pavtube Softwares Comparison: ByteCopy vs BDMagic vs DVDAid vs Video Converter Ultimate 

How to Play, Edit and Share your Christmas Recording? 

Generally, video sharing sites, like YouTube, Vimeo, don’t support you recordings with camcorders natively. Before upload the Christmas recordings, you have to transcode them to MP4, AVI, FLV and other sharing sites compatible format. What’s more, some people will want to edit the Christmas recordings before share it, but the raw recordings is MXF, AVCHD or MTS file which can’t be supported by popular video editing tool. That needs you to convert the recordings to video editing tool, like iMovie, FCP, Premiere Pro CC supported format in advance. All of the work can be achieved by Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate for Windows/Mac. It has other powerful function about video conversion and video editing. Just read its review. 

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Christmas is a nice chance to get these Blu-ray/DVD/Video converter at a lower price. If you need them, just catch the opportunity in Pavtube Christmas Promotion activity.