Wednesday, February 4, 2015

How to get Digital Copy files to Samsung Galaxy Tablets

Here you could learn about the easiest way to get rip of DRM protection and convert and move Blu-ray/DVD digital copy to Samsung Galaxy Tablets for playback.

Along with the rapid development of the Samsung smartphone, such as Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets, the larger screen, better performance and longer battery life, makes the Samsung Galaxy devices have the ability of playing some high quality video and movies, let you can enjoy your movies night anytime and anywhere.

get Digital Copy files to Samsung Galaxy Tablets

However, although the function of Samsung Galaxy has enough strong, but they still not be able to support Blu-ray/DVD Digital Copy playback.

Why? First of one, only five devices are allowed to be authorized to watch Digital Copy at the same time. If you would like to watch on a sixth device or share this movie with your friend, the answer is no.

Secondly, Digital Copy cannot be moved to and Windows/Android portable devices such as Samsung Galaxy Tablets because they are not authorized.

From this part, Digital Copy is not as simple to us as it claims. In order to make Digital Copy compatible with Samsung Galaxy Tablets, I will share with you my finding on how to remove DRM protection and convert Digital Copy to Samsung Galaxy Tablets for watching.

Record and Convert Digital Copy to Samsung Galaxy Tablets for playback

First of all, search for a top Digital Copy DRM removal.

Here I take Pavtube ChewTune is highly recommended. This is a DRM removal tool designed to get rid of DRM protection and convert Digital Copy as well as iTunes, BBC iPlayer videos to virtually any video format as well. What I like most is its built-in output profiles for most popular Samsung Galaxy Tablets, making the conversion much easier and efficient.

Note: Before the conversion, check the following two rules:

1. Make sure that your computer is authorized for Digital Copy Movies, which means you can play digital copy movies in your Windows Media Player.

2. Do not close this Audio Driver window when you are installing Pavtube Chewtune. Here is a short guide for transferring movies from Digital Copy disc to computer

a. Connect the Blu-ray drive and put the Digital Copy disc into your drive.

b. Wait for the Blu-ray/DVD icon to appear on your computer. Do double-click and it will take you to the digital copy interface.

c. Decide whether to transfer Digital Copy to iTunes or Windows Media Player. Note that it requires iTunes 12 or Windows Media Player 12 and later version to download digital copy movies to PC. Here I choose Windows Media Player.

d. Put in the unique Digital Copy redemption/registration code, which you will find on an insert inside of your Blu-ray/DVD packaging. The computer must be connected to the Internet in order for the Digital Copy code to be verified.

e. Choose source movie and target folder to transfer Digital Copy to. Then start syncing movies from Digital Copy to computer. It usually takes less than 5 minutes to download a Digital Copy movie to hard drive. After Digital Copy transfer completed, the movie can be played instantly with Windows Media Player.

Secondly, import Digital Copy WMV file.

Hit on the “Add video” button, find the right wmv video on your computer and add into this Digital Copy to Galaxy Converter.

Digital Copy to Galaxy Tablet Converter

Thirdly, choose Samsung Galaxy Tablets acceptable video format.

From the drop-down list of Format, find "Samsung" category and then choose the optimized profile for your Galaxy Tablets. Or just choose general profile for Android phone or tablet and then customize profile presets to achieve a satisfying movie playback.

Galaxy Tablet video format

This format is set with optimized video/audio codecs, bitrates, frame rates, etc. But you can still customize A/V parameters as you like by clicking "Settings" button. In the popup “Profile Settings” window, you can choose or specify exactly the parameters you like. And in the Task information section, you can compare the detailed information of the source DRM video and the target video.


Galaxy Tab Pro video settings

Last but not least, click the "Convert' button and start converting Digital Copy to Galaxy Tablets MP4. When it completes, now you can transfer the DRM-free Digital Copy to Galaxy Tablets for enjoying.

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Monday, February 2, 2015

Best Video/Audio format for Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 7/10.1 Inch Tablet

You just got a new Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 7/10.1 Inch Tablet tablet? Want to know its supported file format? Continue reading to learn it.

Galaxy Tab 4 Nook, is a 2014 gadget co-branded tablets with Samsung. With wi-fi connected, we can use Nook pads to view popular videos and movies on-line freely. Now, can’t wait to upload or transfer all of your videos, movies and the latest TV shows or series to your Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 7/10.1 Inch Tablet?

Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 7/10.1 Inch Tablet supported format

However, it can get pretty frustrating when some of the video/audio files just don’t seem to playback very well or not recognized by your Galaxy Tab 4 Nook at all. Therefore, a thorough understanding of Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 7/10.1 Inch Tablet supported file formats is necessary.

Part I: Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook supported media format 


Audio: M4A, 3GA, AAC, MP3, FLAC, WAV, OGG, AAC
Video: MP4, 3GP, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

Nook HD/HD+ supported media format

Audio: MP4, M4A, 3GP, AAC, MP3, FLAC, WAV, OGG, AMR
Video: MP4, 3GP, WEBM, AVI


Galaxy Tab 4 Nook not supported format: 

Video: DVD, ISO/IFO files, VOB, WMV, MPG, Tivo, M4V with most codec
Audio: AC3, APE, MKA, AU, AIFF, M4B, M4R, MP2, MPA

  • Learn more about Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook Specifications here.

Part 2: Best Video Setting for Your Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 7/10.1

As shown above in Part 1, you can mainly import and playback video files that are either in the form of an MP4, MPEG-4 or H.264. However, the best video format for your Galaxy Tab 4 Nook is still an MP4 paired with the H.264 video codec and AAC audio.

The best video setting for the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook: resolution, frame rate, bit rate, channel, etc.

Video Settings

Encoder: H.264
Resolution: 1280*720 or 1920*1080
Frame Rate: 24 fps
Bit Rate: 2000 kbps or 4000 kbps

Audio Settings

Encoder: AAC
Channel: Stereo or Mono
Sample Rate: 44100Hz
Bit Rate: 128 kbps

If you have downloaded any video files that are not supported by Galaxy Tab 4 Nook, try out the Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate which offers an all-in-one solution to rip Blu-ray, DVD and convert MKV, AVI, VOB, Tivo, MPG, WMV, FLV videos to Galaxy Tab 4 Nook supported MP4 format within a short time.Easy-to-use workflow, super fast speed with the help of CUDA acceleration, multiple input and output videos with high quality as well as powerful editing function. Mac version is here.

Now just download the program and follow the easy guide below to rip and play all kinds of videos on Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 7/10.1 Inch Tablet easily and quickly for entertainment.

Once installed, you can easily Add Video to browsing your local folders, a quick drag-and-drop or even load your Blu-ray, DVD or video files. Isn't that handy?



On top of that, using "Edit" button, you can also edit your videos before sharing onto YouTube or Facebook whenever you like! There'll be no limitation of saving your desired videos by trimming, cut off black edges and unwanted areas by cropping, add watermarks, adjust video effects, etc. What are you waiting for?

Then click "Format" bar and choose "Samsung > Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Video(*.mp4)", which is especially designed for Galaxy Tab 3, also fit for your Galaxy Tab 4 Nook.



Your best video settings for the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook can be retrieved by clicking on the Settings button.



The last step is to click "Convert" button to start the video conversion. This Galaxy Tab 4 Nook Video converter will convert the video files with top quality and speed, AMD APP and NVIDIA CUDA acceleration technology is supported by this program, it can save much time for you.

If you do not remember the location of generated files, click "Open Folder" button to find it quickly. The Galaxy Tab 4 Nook acts like an external hard drive. You just need to connect your Tab 4 Nook to your PC with a USB cable, then transfer the converted videos from computer to your Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 7/10.1 Inch Tablet for watching directly.

Wish the reader have a nice day.

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Friday, January 30, 2015

Convert films/TV dramas to watch on Samsung Tablet via VLC or BSplayer

Solve the Media Playback on Samsung Tablet via convert films/TV dramas to watch on Samsung Tablet via VLC or BSplayer with the best video settings.

Samsung Tablet, no matter Galaxy Tab S or Galaxy Tab Pro, all make a great update on the display, which are designed more clear and more crisp. Certainly, the display is more suitable for us to watch HD movies. However, there are kinds of HD movies files on the Internet like films or TV dramas, Samsung Tablet only can play few of them directly due to its own limitation.
Convert films/TV dramas to watch on Samsung Tablet

So, is there any way to enjoy films/TV dramas on your amazing larger-screen Samsung Tablet flawlessly without any limit? Here we figured out a workaround for you. You may like using VLC or BSplayer as your media player, for the free player can play various audio & video formats. Considering VLC/BSplayer has its own supporteds formats, you need a powerful video converter to give you a hand.

Here, Pavtube Video Coinverter Ultimate is the right tool that will do all the conversions for you. (Read Top 5 Best Video Converter Ultimate Review) It is an easy-to-use Samsung Video Converter to convert any video and even H.265 video to VLC/BSplayer playable video format MP4/MKV and then tweaks the video/audio parameters like video bitrate, frame rate, etc to optimize movie playback performance on Samsung Tablet via these media players. Read the brief instruction below to learn how to use it.

Get playable videos from films/TV dramas for Samsung Tablet using VLC/BSplayer

STEP 1: Download and install the best Samsung Tablet Video Converter(Mac version is here), and then run the program to add your video files to it.

Samsung Tablet Video Converter

STEP 2: Click on Format > HD Video > H.264 HD Video(*.mp4) that is the optimal output format for VLC Media Player or BSPlayer. Or "MKV HD Video(*.mkv)" is suitable.


Tip: Set the best video size and frame rate for playback by click "Setting".

STEP 3: Click the Convert button; it will convert films/TV dramas to HD MP4/MKV at super fast speed. After the conversion, please get the resulted video from output folder for transferring to Samsung tablet. Add converted files to VLC or BSPlayer for movie playback now!

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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Tivo Converter - Convert TV shows (.tivo files) to Galaxy Tab S

Below is a tutorial to convert TiVo file to Galaxy Tab S friendly format on Windows. So that you can stream TV shows, TiVo recordings to Galaxy Tab S with ease.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S comes in with ultra-thin, lightweight design and colorfully brilliant display. All those features make Samsung Galaxy Tab S a perfect tablet that will be worth serious consideration when it comes to HD videos playback.

Convert TV shows (.tivo files) to Galaxy Tab S

However, according to the Samsung Galaxy Tab S supported video formats, Galaxy Tab S supports only videos in limited formats. If you want to play TiVo recordings on Galaxy Tab So, you need to convert TiVo file to H.264 MP4 first. Here is how to transfer TiVo file to Galaxy Tab S for playback.

Part 1: Transfer Tivo to PC

Required Application: TiVo Desktop (freeware)

TiVo Desktop is a free tool that lets you publish and share digital music, photos and TiVo recordings between your networked TiVo Series DVR/HD-DVR and your computer. Get TiVo Desktop and to transfer shows from your TiVo to PC.

TiVo Desktop

Part 2. Convert TiVo shows to Galaxy Tab S optimized MP4 files


Required Application:
Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate | iMedia Converter for Mac

TiVo to Galaxy Tab S Converter is an easy-to-use TiVo decoder, which does not hack TiVo box, but instead, convert .tivo files to desired format on computer. This TiVo Converter not only restore protected TiVo shows to MPEG format for fair use, but also features preset MP4 formats for you to converts TiVo to Galaxy Tab S optimized mp4 videos that plays smoothly.

Step 1. Launch Pavtube TiVo to Galaxy Tab S Converter, click "Add Video" button to load your TiVo videos to the program, or you can drag and drop the *.tivo files to the window of Pavtube. Other videos like AVI, VOB, WMV, MKV, etc. can be also imported.

iVo to Galaxy Tab S Converter

When first loading, Pavtube TiVo Converter will ask you to input your Media Access Key. Simply enter your Media Access Key, and click "OK" to confirm.

Enter Media Access Key

Step 2. Click “Format” and follow “Samsung” and choose“Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Video(*.mp4)" as Galaxy Tab S playable video.

Galaxy Tab S playable video

You can further adjust the video and audio settings, custom the profile for Galaxy Tab S by clicking "Settings" and set video/audio parameters. For example, you can set video size to "1920* 1080" for playing Tivo video on Galaxy Tab S with 2560 x 1600 resolution screen.



Step 3. Click "Convert" button to start TiVo to Galaxy Tab S conversion. Once finished, you can get the output files for your Galaxy Tab S via clicking on "Open" button effortlessly.

Afterwards, connect your Galaxy Tab S to your PC, and then sync the videos to Galaxy Tab S for enjoyment. If you are disc lovers, you can rip Blu-ray and DVD to Galaxy Tab S for enjoying.

Monday, January 26, 2015

Remove DRM from iTunes videos to Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1 and 8.4 for playing

Want to find out how to transfer videos from iTunes on your computer to Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1 and 8.4? Read on...

If you’re a newly Galaxy Tab Pro owner still dabbling in the dark arts of Apple, then you might be trying to figure out a simple way to transfer your movie from iTunes onto your shiny new Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1 and 8.4.

Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1 and 8.4

Why you are troubled to play iTunes movie on Galaxy Tab Pro?

M4V files you purchased or rented from Apple Store are DRM protected. You are restricted to play the DRM m4v files on ONLY 5 of Apple devices. Plus, you are prevented from copying or transferring the DRM protected contents to other devices except Apple's devices like iPad, iPod, iPhone, etc.

What you need to to do?

Then you will be recommended to remove DRM protection from iTunes movies and convert M4V to Galaxy Tab Pro first.

Detailed operation on how to convert iTunes DRM M4V to Galaxy Tab Pro on PC.

Here I will take the popular iTunes movie DRM decoder entitled Pavtube ChewTune for instance to show you the DRM removal process. (Read Top 5 DRM Removal Review for Samsung Galaxy devices) This application features DRM Removal and Media File Conversion. With it, you can easily convert the DRMed iTunes video and audio files to the plain, Galaxy Tab Pro-playable file formats such as mp4 format.

Firs Instructions:

Here are few tips before starting the iTunes video to Galaxy Tab Pro Conversion:

1. Make sure that your computer is authorized for source videos, that is to say you can play the source iTunes movies in iTunes.

2. Allow the audio driver installed during the Pavtube ChewTune installation.

Audio Driver window

3. Close iTunes before running the Pavtube DRM Removal Converter(If you are a Mac user, please turn to ChewTune Mac) when converting iTunes M4V movies.

4. It would take as long as the source movie length for the whole DRM video to Galaxy Tab Pro conversion process since Pavtube ChewTune records source DRM videos in 1:1 video and audio quality.

The Steps (based on Windows Screenshots):

Get iTunes movies onto Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1 and 8.4 for playing nicely

Step 1: Add iTunes movies to the software. After installing, Launch ChewTune and import your iTunes files (including the copy-protected music, movies, TV shows) to the program. Batch conversion is supported so that you can add multiple files to convert at a time.

iTunes to Galaxy Tab Pro Converter

Step 2: Select output format. Click "Format" bar and move mouse to "Samsung" column, you can easily find the profile of "Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1(*.mp4)". The output videos could fit on Galaxy Tab Pro tablet perfectly.

Galaxy Tab Pro video format

If you like, you can click "Settings" to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish.

Galaxy Tab Pro video settings

Step 3: Start the conversion. After above steps, just hit the "Convert" icon to start converting iTunes M4V videos to MP4 videos for Galaxy Tab Pro. Once the process completes, just copy and transfer the DRM-free MP4 videos to your Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1 and 8.4 and enjoy the movies/TV shows with ease.

Other videos like Blu-ray, DVD ISO/IFO and Divx/Xvid can also be played on your Galaxy Tab Pro. 

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Have my Blu-ray, DVD and movie library onto Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1

With help from an all-in-one video app, you can effortlessly get your movie library Blu-ray, DVD and video recordings ready for the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1’s 1280 x 800 screen.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook combines an award-winning reading experience with leading-edge technology to offer consumers an immersive way to enjoy all types of content. Now I have a collection of DVDs, BlueRays I've purchased over the years and children/family videos created from my phone. To avoid my discs getting scratched by my two young boys and to preserve my movie library, I wanna transfer all of my video contents to Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1 for playback on the go.

Have my Blu-ray, DVD and movie library onto Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1

However, after testing, I found most of them cannot be supported by Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1 tablet (In line with its official specs, the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1 can only support MP4, 3GP, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV and WEBM). If you’ve got some DVD, Blu-ray or the 1080p/720p videos, you can transfer these movies to Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1 for playback with some help from third-party software.

Below is a simple tutorial for you to better convert and copy Blu-ray/DVD movies and various formats of MKV, AVI, VOB, TiVo, MPG, etc. videos to Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1.

Of course there are free options, but what you need is a top-rated all-in-one program Pavutbe Video Converter Ultimate which I heard from my brother-in-law. This package tool can help you compress Blu-ray to Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1, rip DVD to Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1 and convert SD/HD videos to Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1, including MKV, AVI, MPG, VOB, TiVo and more. Everything can be transferred to Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1 optimized formats at ease.

Plus, this app is featured with abundant editing features and advanced parameter settings, which will make your output video very satisfactory. If you are a Mac user, you can use its equivalent Mac version to achieve your goal smoothly.

Guide: Converting all kinds of movies for smooth playback with Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1

Step 1: Import source media

Launch the Ultimate video converter; click "Add Video" to load video files like MTS, MKV, AVI, VOB, MOV, TiVo, MPEG, etc or click on "BD/DVD disc' icon to load movie from DVD and Blu-ray source(Disc, folder, ISO). Choose your preferred subtitles from the Subtitles option.



Step 2: Choose the output video format

Click "Format" bar and choose "Samsung > Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Video(*.mp4)", which is especially designed for Galaxy Tab 3, a proper format for Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1 also.



Step 3: Adjust video, audio settings for output

Click "Settings" to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish. According to video testing result, for watching videos on the Android 4.4 tablet, 1280 x 800 video size with 1500~2500kbps is just all right.



Step 4: Start the conversion

Finally click the Convert to beginning ripping Blu-ray/DVD and videos to Galaxy Tab 4 Nook compatible MP4 videos.

Once the process completes, you can tap the Open button on the main interface to locate the generated files and perform movie copy to your Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1. Afterwards, you can watch HD videos, DVD/Blu-ray movies on  Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1 with optimal Android video player.

Monday, January 19, 2015

Encode and Decode H.265/HEVC videos to Samsung Galaxy Tablets

Wanna play H.265 video on Galaxy tablets? Follow this guide; you will know how to encode and decode H.265/HEVC videos for Galaxy playback with friendly H.264 mp4 video.

H.265 is a video compression standard whose predecessor is H.264/MPEG-4 AVC. H.265 HEVC ensures to deliver video quality identical to H.264 AVC at only half the bit rate. Can We play H.265/HEVC video on Galaxy Tablets? The answer is yes.

Tips: It is said that, Hoid P HEVC H265 Video Player- the third-party Android app can support H.265 playback. You can download and install the program by searching the Google Play. But pitifully, it supports specified video formats. What's worse, you may suffer buffering at times. (Or you can refer to an another solution here)


Play H.265/HEVC videos on Galaxy Tablets

In order to play H.265 video on Galaxy Tablets without any worries or trouble, we can try this most effective way- converting H.265/HEVC video to H.264 which will be easier for average devices including Samsung Galaxy to handle. Now I share the guide with you how to transcode H.265 videos to Galaxy Tablets friendly format using Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate- one of the best HEVC Video Converter.

With it, you can effortlessly decode all SD, HD, and H.265/HEVC video for smoothy playback on Galaxy Tablets, Windows tablets, Apple TV 3 as well as encode/re-encode non-H.265 video to H.265 video for playback. Download the program and learn in detail.

How to Encode and Decode H.265/HEVC videos to Galaxy Tablets

Step 1: Launch the H.265 to Galaxy Converter. Click "Add Video" icon to load H.265 video files or directly drag&drop the files from hard drive into file list.

Ultimate Video Converter for Galaxy Notes

Step 2: Click the "Format" bar and select a Galaxy related format from "Samsung" option as output format. Or you can enter your device name in the small search box at bottom right corner to find a suitable format for your own device.

Galaxy Note 3/4 video format

Step 3: If you wanna, you can go to the "Settings" panel to customize proper video/audio parameters including Video size, bitrate and fame rate and more.

Tip: Since most new Galaxy devices use 1080p as primary delivery format and will continue to do so for a long time. 1080p would be the best settings. Or you can keep the original video resolution or enter the solution you want.

Galaxy Note 3/4 video settings

Step 4: Hit the convert button to start to encode/decode H.265 to Galaxy-compatible H.264 MP4. After the conversion, click Open to get the output videos for transferring and playback with light speed in Galaxy Tablets.

Also get your Blu-ray/DVD, online video and BBC iPlayer videos to Galaxy tablets for watching.

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