Tuesday, September 26, 2017

How to Play Any MP4 on Samung Galaxy Note 8

We all know that Samsung Galaxy Note 7 wasn’t able to live up to its expectations with numerous incidents related to its explosion. Just when Samsung users thought that the Note series would be dead, the brand announced the release of upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 8. With plenty of high-end specifications, it is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated Android devices of this year. The large 5.8" Quad HD+ Super AMOLED screen, 2960x1440high-resolution makes Galaxy S8 absolutely perfect for watching online or downloaded movies.

For those people who want to transfer local MP4 files to Samsung Note 8 for viewing on the go. You have to make sure that your MP4 is supported by Samsung Note 8 cause not all MP4 files can be played on Samsung Note 8. MP4 is just a container which include different video and audio codec. It is common when you fail to play some MP4 on Galaxy Note 8. Here you can learn what MP4 can play on Samsung Note 8 and how to do when your MP4 isn't supported by Samsung Note 8 below.

Samsung Note 8 Supported Audio, Video and Codec

Audio playback format

MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DSF, DFF, APE

*Some files may not be supported depending on codec used.

Video Playback Formats

MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

*Some files may not be supported depending on codec used.

Playback Codes

The following video codes are readable by the Samsung Note 8:

Codecs: MPEG4, H.264, VC-1, DivX/XviD, H.263, Sorenson H.263.

When your MP4 is encoded with H.264 or MPEG-4, you can directly transfer the MP4 files to Samsung Note 8 for playback as the part 1 instructed you. If your MP4 has Samsung Note 8 unsupported codec, you can follow the part 2 steps to convert unsupported MP4 to Samsung Note 8 supported one.

Part 1: Transfer MP4 Videos with your Computer to Samsung Note 8

  1. Connect the USB cable from the device to the computer.

  2. On the device, in the Allow access to device data prompt, tap ALLOW.

  3. On the computer, click the Start button, then click File Explorer.

    Note: If Tap to choose what happens with this device pops-up, click on it, then click Open device to view files and skip the next step.

  4. Click This PC, then double-click the device name under Devices and drivers.

  5. Double-click Phone to explore the content of your phone's internal memory.

    Note: If a memory card is inserted in the device, double-click Card to explore the content of the memory card.

  6. Drag and drop MP4 files into the appropriate folders and/or subfolders as preferred.

    Music files are typically stored in a folder titled Music.

    Photos and Videos captured with the handset camera are typically stored in a folder titled DCIM.

    Note: 3rd Party applications may store photos in different storage locations. Consult the application's support website or contact the developer for further assistance.

  7. Once the file transfer is complete, disconnect the USB cable.

    The MP4 files are now transferred.

Part 2: Convert Unsupported MP4 for Samsung Note 8

Pavtube Vdieo Converter Ultimate for Windows/Mac comes as an easy-to-use video converter and aims to convert any codec MP4 including HEVC MP4 to Samsung Note 8 supported H.264 MP4. It also could create 3D MP4 for playback on Samsung Gear VR via Note 8. Moreover, this program allows you to compress 4k to 1080p. For those people who loves shooting footage via drones then want to play them with Galaxy Note 8 but got failure, you guys also can find the way out if you gat the software in hand, cause it can transcode BD/DVD, HD, SD to 200+ formats you desired. If you need to edit the MP4 video, good news, this smart assistant grants you to trim, crop video, add subtitles, watermark to this video, more function are in this guide.

Step By Step to Convert Unsupported MP4 to Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Step 1. Load the MP4 files

Launch the program on your computer, click "File" menu and select "Add Video/Audio" or you can drag the MP4 video files to the video converter directly. Best of all, you can choose "Add from folder" to import multiple  videos for batch video conversion.

load mp4 video

Step 2. Choose friendly video for Galaxy Note 8

We have known the Galaxy Note 8 supported video formats, next task is to change the video to Galaxy Note 8 compatible video formats: Click "Format" bar, from its drop-down options, choose Galaxy Note 8 best compatible from the 250+ video list. For example: You can choose "Common Video" > "H.264 High Profile Video(*.mp4)".

mp4 output settings

Step 3. Customize MP4 video parameters for Galaxy Note 8 (Optional)

By clicking Hit "Settings" to open the "Profile Settings" window, you can configure audio and video settings when it comes to quality, size, rame rate, channels and sample frequency rate.

Tip: If you want to compress video size, please lower bit rate, normally, video size is based more on bit rate than resolution.

mp4 settings

Step 4. Edit video (Optional)

The tool allows you to apply various effects to videos, to make changes to their brightness and contrast, and to trim or crop them with only a few mouse clicks. Moreover, it offers you the possibility to add external subtitles to MP4 video.

edit video

Step 5. Start MP4 to Samsung Note 8 conversion

Choosing the best video settings for Galaxy Note 8, then go back to the main interface and hit the Convert button to start to convert MP4 to Samsung Note 8. when the conversion is over, you will have no limitation to locate the generated Samsung Note 8 supported MP4 video.

Now, you can transfer the MP4 video to Samsung Note 8 as the part 1 steps shown. Then you can view the MP4 video on Samsung Note 8 freely.

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Can't Play ISO/IFO Image on Samsung Galaxy Note 8? Solved!

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is equipped with 6.3" infinity display. It's the biggest ever for a Galaxy Note - giving you more screen for a bigger view and more space to use the S Pen. And it still fits comfortably in your hand because the symmetric curves and 18.5:9 aspect come together for a narrow body. To sum up, Galaxy Note 8 bring us a higher level visual experience. Some people backup their home computer in ISO and IFO format for proper and safer storage. Some may also copy Blu-rays to ISO image files. However, Galaxy Note 8 can't get ISO/IFO image file and play them directly. You may think about is there any way to get ISO/IFO image files playable on Note 8 so you can enjoy DVD/BD movies during the trip. Off course! Keep reading.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Supported Video Formats

Audio playback format

MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC

MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DSF, DFF, APE

*Some files may not be supported depending on codec used.

Video Playback Formats

MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

*Some files may not be supported depending on codec used.

It is quite obvious that you are facing the format incompatibility if you can't watch ISO and IFO movies on a phablet normally. To solve ISO and IFO playback on Samsung Galaxy Note 8, you need to know how to convert ISO/IFO image file to Note 8 supported video formats, then you can succeed to solve this problem easily.

Pavtube BDMagic comes as a professional DVD/BD to Galaxy Note Converter which could transcode all kinds of DVD/BD movies, like DVD/BD discs, DVD ISO or IFO images files, Blu-ray ISO image files, etc to any common video format like MP4, AVI, WMV, FLV, MKV, VOB, MOV and more as you need. What's more, you do not need to worry about the ripping and converting speed and output video quality. When you convert ISO/IFO image to formats with H.264/H.265 codec, you can enable "GPU Encode Acceleration" and get 30X conversion speed.

With this DVD/BD Converter tool, it will be easy to rip DVD ISO, IFO image files, Blu-ray ISO image file to Samsung Galaxy Note 8 compatible formats, and then you can watch DVD/Blu-ray movies on Galaxy Note 8 at ease. Furthermore, this program not only work for Galaxy Note 8, but also for almost all devices, you are able to convert ISO/IFO image to iPhone 8, iPhone X, iPad, NAS, Game consoles, smart TV, and more.If you are a Mac user, please turn to Pavtube BDMagic for Mac.

Note:

For those people want to view ISO/IFO movies on Galaxy Note 8 and preserve multiple audio tracks,Pavtube ByteCopy (ByteCopy for Mac) is recommended to you. It can backup BD/DVD to MKV with lossless quality, and allow multiple audio track and subtitles.

Step By Step to Convert ISO/IFO Image for Samsuny Galaxy Note 8

Step 1. Import ISO/IFO

Open up this ISO/IFO to Galaxy Note converter on PC and click "File","Load IFO/ISO" to import ISO and IFO files(Blu-ray ISO image file, DVD IFO file, DVD ISO image file).

load ISO IFO file

Step 2. Select Galaxy Note 8 supported video format

Just click "Format" bar, navigate to "HD Video" and select "H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)".

h.264

You also can choose formats from "Samsung" category. As we mentioned above, when you output formats with H.264/H.265 codec, you may get 30x conversion speed. Click "Tools"-->"Options"-->"Enable GPU Decode Acceleration". Here is a guide for you to knom more functions.

Image result for PAVTUBE BDMAGIC acceleration

Step 3. Customize output audio and video settings (Optional)

Click "Settings" button near the format bar and a "Profile Settings" window will pop up. On this window, you can change parameters like size, bitrate, sample rate, channels, etc.

h.264 settings

Step 4. Start converting ISO/IFO to Galaxy Note 8

Click "Browse" button to set the output folder to save the converted ISO/IFO files. Here you can either create a new output folder or use the existing folder to save the converted ISO/IFO files. Then hit the "Convert" button to start converting ISO and IFO files to your Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

Step 5. Transfer ISO/IFO to Note 8

After conversion, move the converted ISO and IFO files to Samsung Galaxy Note 8. If you're not sure how to transfer media files to the Note 8, no worries, click media transfer to get unprecedented viewing experience on your Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Supported Video/Audio Formats

The innovation of the Galaxy Note8's design makes possible the 6.3" Infinity Display. It's the biggest ever for a Galaxy Note—giving you more screen for a bigger view and more space to use the S Pen. And it still fits comfortably in your hand because the symmetric curves and 18.5:9 aspect come together for a narrow body. Even watching movies is simply more enjoyable with the Infinity Display's 18.5:9 aspect ratio. Owning it, you can realize most modern requirments: high-powered handset, with its bright, 6.3-inch screen, twin rear cameras with portrait mode, a top-of-the-line-processor, wireless charging and water resistance, amazing! Although it is powerful, some users still complain that they couldn't play some video on Samsung Galaxy Note 8, today, in this article we will discuss video world on Galaxy Note 8.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Supported Video Formats

Ultra High Quality Audio Playback

UHQ 32-bit & DSD support

  • PCM: Up to 32 bits
  • DSD: DSD64/128

*DSD64 and DSD128 playback can be limited depending on the file format.

Audio playback format

MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC

MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DSF, DFF, APE

*Some files may not be supported depending on codec used.

Video Playback Formats

MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

*Some files may not be supported depending on codec used.

Tip 1: You can play video on Samsung Galaxy Note 8 in 6.3" Quad HD+ Super AMOLED (2960 x 1440), 521 ppi, you also can change the Full HD+ to Quad HD+ (WQHD+) in Settings.

Tip 2: When you want to play video on TV from Galaxy Note 8, when you choose the wireless, video requirement is: Smart View (Miracast 1080p at 30 fps, mirroring support available for devices supporting Google Cast). If you choose the cable, Galaxy Note 8 supports DisplayPort over USB type-C ans supports video out when connecting via DisplayPort cable (DisplayPort 4K 60 fps).

How to Play Any Video on Galaxy Note 8 At Will?

From above Samsung official information, we know that Samsung supports limited video formats, some video files are not acceptable by Galaxy Note 8. MP4, AVI, etc all those are just containers which hold different video and audio codec. Some files may not be supported depending on codec used is common sense. But how to solve this issue? How to play any video on Samsung Galaxy Note 8? I have to say you need a professional any video to Galaxy Note 8 converter, all problems above are pieces of cake.

Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate/Mac stands out from its class, as it could convert any video for you Galaxy Note 8 without any video/audio formats issues. You can load any video to this software, like: MOV, FLV, MPEG, VOB, etc, then you can get any Galaxy Note 8 acceptable video format you want: MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, etc.

Is that enough? No! When you play Samsung Galaxy Note 8 supported video with unsupported video or audio codec, how to do? Pavtube Video Converter helps you slove this issues easily by adjusting the video and audio codec and other video parameters, like video frame, video resolution, video bitrate, etc.

Moreover, Samsung Galaxy Note 8 allows you  to record the 4K video, at 30 fps, 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps, 720p HD video recording at 30 fps, after shot, you may want to share with thousands of audiences on Youtube, FaceBook, Viemo, how to make the recordings more perfect? This smart video converter could work as a video editor as well. You just need to click pen icon on the main interface, and enter "Video Editor" window, here are 7 main editing functions for you, like trimming or cut the unwated parts, cropping video, changing background color, adding watermark, and so on.

How to Take Full Use of The Galaxy Note 8 Video Converter?

Step 1. Load the video file(files)

This Galaxy Note 8 Video Converter is easy to use, with the user-friendly interface, you can master this software within 3 minutes. Launch the program on your computer, click "File" menu and select "Add Video/Audio" or you can drag the video files to the video converter directly. Best of all, you can choose "Add from folder" to import multiple  videos for batch video conversion. Backing up DVD/BD is also supported.

load source video files

Step 2. Choose friendly video for Galaxy Note 8

We have known the Galaxy Note 8 supported video formats, next task is to change the video to Galaxy Note 8 compatible video formats: Click "Format" bar, from its drop-down options, choose Galaxy Note 8 best compatible from the 250+ video list. For example: You can choose "Common VIdeo" > "H.264 High Profile Video(*.mp4)". This software supports the H.264 and H.265 codec acceleration, you can experience 30x faster speed that other common Galaxy Note 8 video converter.

Output Youtube best uploading format

Step 3. Adujst the video parameters by your own need

 You also can full control the output video files: Click "Settings" to open the "Profile Settings" window, here you can adjust the output video codec, resolution, bit rate, frame rate and audio codec, bit rate, sample rate and channels, etc.

Change Youtube upload settings

Step 4. Perfect video by your own need

Open the "Video Editor" function, all the video editing features are here: trim video file length, crop video file size, add watermark, apply special rendering effect, remove/replace audio in video or add external subtitles to video, etc. More features are waiting for your exploration.

Edit video by uploading

Step 5. Start the video conversion.

Choosing the best video format and settings for Galaxy Note 8, then go back to the main interface and hit the "Convert" button, when the conversion is over, you will have no limitation to play video on Galaxy Note 8.

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Tips for Playing 3D Blu-ray on Gear VR with Samsung Note 8

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has announced for a period of time. Its real face appear before us. The first thing we can see is its bigger screen, which is equipped with 6.3" infinity display with 18.5:9 aspect ratio made for multitasking. It's the biggest ever for a Galaxy Note—giving you more screen for a bigger view. That makes viewing experience moved up to a higher level. No doubt, Samsung Note 8 will be a good partner of Samsung Gear VR thanks to its virtual experience. However, from Samsung official data, we know that Samsung Note 8 won't work with existing Gear VR headsets, Samsung has revealed a brand new Gear VR headset which is designed to support the Note and its 6.3-inch display. New Samsung Gear VR, new Samsung Note 8, they are the best group. If you can play new 3D movies on Gear VR via Note 8, how wonderful!

As the new Blu-ray movies have been released, like Wonder Woman (2017), Spider-Man (2017), playing them on you Gear VR will be so cool. You can enjoy the 3D movies at home, on the train, anywhere, anytime. But when you start to enjoy, there is one thing, you have to do. Convert 3D Blu-ray to Samsung Note 8 supported 3D video formats by a third tool, then install a 3D player on yout smart phone, finally, you can enjoy the 3D movies on Samsung Gear VR with Samsung Note 8. Comprehensive steps are below.

NOTE 1: The new Gear VR headset is  backwards compatible with all recent Samsung handsets including the S8 and S8+, S7 and S7 Edge, S6, S6 Edge, S6+, and the Note 5.

NOTE 2: Those people in the US will be able to buy the headset from September 15 and it'll cost $129.99 (about £100, AU$160).

A third tool should come as a professional 3D Blu-ray to Galaxy Note 8 converter, as we all know, Galaxy Note 8 doesn't have a BD drive, so if you wanna watch 3D BD movies, this step can't be skipped. There are tons of 3D BD copier in the world, it is not easy to find a good one which is the most suitable for you. You are lucky, here we strongly recommend you Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate for Windows which comes as a proferssional 3D Blu-ray ripper which allows you  to load the 3D Blu-ray disc, 3D ISO image, 3D folder to it, at the same time, you can get 3D AVI, 3D WMV, 3D MOV, 3D MP4 or 3D WMV for your Samsung Note 8 at once. Moreover, you can change 3D effect for each 3D video, including Anaglyph 3D video, Side By Side 3D video, Top and Bottom 3D video.

Best of all, this program is also a 2D to 3D converter. That means you can get 3D movies from any 2D movies with zero quality loss, is this amazing? By the way, this program not only can create 3D movies for Gear VR but also work for other VR headsets, like Oculus Rift CV1, HTC Vive, Google Cardboard, Google Daydream VR, Freely VR, etc. 

Some people may be puzzled by the operating procedures, don't worry, here we will go with Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate for Windows to show you how to convert 3D Blu-ray for Gear VR. By the way, this converter also has Mac version for Mac user. Go check.

Step By Step to Convert 3D Blu-ray to 3D Video for Gear VR

Step 1. Load 3D Blu-ray disc

Open this 3D Blu-ray converter by double click and choose "Load Disc" button. Or you can drag the 3D Blu-ray disc to the left window directly.

LOAD 3D BLU RAY

Step 2Choose 3D video format

Click "Format" button and open the output video format list, you can choose one 3D video format you want from "3D Video". 3D MP4 is the most popular formats among the several formats. Moreover, most users like the Side By Side 3D video effect best. So you can choose "MP4 Side-by-Side 3D Video(*.mp4)" as output format.

output 3d videos

Tips: Click "Format", this window allows you to adjust video parameters, and change 3D effects for higher video quality. Besides, you can upscale SD 3D video to HD 3D video, or downscale 1080p to 720p by changing pix or kbps.

Adjust output 3D profile settings

Step 3. Start 3D video conversion

Go back to the program main interface, press the "Convert" button and start the 3D Blu-ray to 3D video conversion.

After the video conversion, click "Open" bar, you can find the 3D video from the output folder, then you can play converted 3D video on new Gear VR with Samsung Note 8 smoothly.

Tip: Most popular 3D Player for Samsung Note 8

  • VR Gesture Player

  • VR Player Free

  • AAA VR Cinema app for Android (Cardboard Compatible)

  • VRTV Player Free

  • Homido 360 VR Player

View Converted SBS 3D Blu-ray video files on your New Gear VR

1. On your MicroSD card file directory, navigate to Oculus > Movies > Your Movies
2. Create a new folder within "Your Movies" and label it "3D"
3. Import or move your SB 3D videos into your newly created "3D" folder

Once you have created your 3D content folder and imported compatible video files, insert your MicroSD card into your Galaxy Note 8, slide the phone in your new Gear VR, and put the virtual reality headset on your head.

1. Navigate to Oculus Cinema from the main menu
2. Navigate to "My Videos" from the Oculus Cinema content library menu
3. Select the 3D video you wish to view (if you followed the above steps it should have a "3D" label in the upper righthand corner)
4. Choose the cinema mode to begin playback