Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Tips and Tricks to Edit DVD with Windows Movie Maker

Windows Movie Maker is a easy-to-use & powerful video creating/editing software application, designed for latest Windows7, Windows 8, Windows 10. It contains features such as effects, transitions, titles/credits, audio track, timeline narration, and Auto Movie. Windows Movie Maker is also a basic audio track editing program. It can apply basic effects to audio tracks such as fade in or fade out. The audio tracks can then be exported in the form of a sound file instead of a video file. Want to extract DVD movie from the plastic and input the video into Windows Movie Maker for further editing, but have no idea? Keep reading to get the tutorials.

Windows Movie Maker

Import DVD movies into Windows Movie Maker

To load DVD to Windows Movie Maker for postproduction, what you need to get is a profesisonal DVD ripper help you convert DVD movies to Windows Movie Maker editable file formats like WMV, QuickTime MOV, DV AVI, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, etc. What program can help you? You can search a lot of free DVD ripper software on the internet such as Handbrake, MakeMKV, Format Factory, VidCoder, MediaCoder, WinxDVD Ripper etc, as you know, there is no free lunch in the world, free DVD ripper always come with many limitations. Some of the free DVD Ripper software like MakeMKV can only helps to backup DVD into a large MKV file, you still need to convert the MKV file into Windows Movie Maker supported file formats with a video encoding application.

So here is a comprehensive DVD/BD/video converter which is called Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate | Mac (review) can bypass all DVD/BD copy protection, recently, it has upgraded to v4.9.2, added support for Blu-ray AACS MKB v63. It not only help you convert DVD/BD to WMV, MOV, AVI, MP4, MPGE-2, MKV, M4Vetc video formats, but also offers massive optimized device presets with the most standard video/audio codec.

Moreover, before you edit the movie with Windows Movie Maker, this DVD copier enables you to  trim or cut video to remove unwanted DVD movie parts or segments, merge separate DVD movie into one, split large DVD/BD files into small parts by file size, length or count, crop the black bars around the video frame, add video/image/transparent text watermark to video, apply special rendering effects to video, remove/replace audio in DVD video, add external srt/ass/ssa subtitles to DVD, etc.

Quick Guide to Rip Commercial DVD for Windows Movie Maker Editing

Step 1: Load DVD disc into the program.

Insert your DVD disc into the optical drive on your computer, launch the program, on the main interface, click "File" > "Load from disc" to load DVD disc with copy protection into the program.

Note: You also can load Blu-ray to this software, besides, loading common video like MKV, MOV, AVI, VOB, 4K MKV, 4K MP4, 4K MOV, 3D MKV/MP4/MOV, even all video formats is available here. Is it a surprise?

load dvd

Step 2: Select output format file format.

Click the pull down menu of "Format", then you will be able to select a Windows Movie Maker supported format from the output format profile, for outputting a high quality WMV format to edit with Windows Movie Maker, just output "WMV3(WMV9)(*.wmv)" under "Common Video" main category. For fast conversion speed, "WMV2(WMV8)(*.wmv)" would be the best output options.

wmm supported formats

Tip: If you are familiar with video format, container and codec, you can directly choose video format, then adjust the video and audio bitrate, frame rate, resolution, channel and more parameters to make the outputed video more fit in your video player and multimedia devices. Just hit Settings bar to achieve above goal.

Step 3: Edit DVD video.

Check a DVD title on the main interface to active the "Video Editor" function, then click the pencil like icon on the top tool bar to open the "Video Editor" window, you can trim video length, crop video black bars, add watermark, apply sepcial rendering effect, remove/replace audio in video, etc.

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Step 4: Start the final DVD Ripping process.

After all the settings is completed, hit right-bottom "Convert" button to start to rip commercial  DVD to Windows Movie Maker editable file formats.

When the conversion is completed, hit the "Open Output Folder" on the main interface to pop out the folder with the converted files. Then feel free to load video into Windows Movie Maker with no problem.

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Rip DVD to Amazon Kindle Fire HD for Entertainment

Despite Apple's iPad has dominated the tablet market since its first release, there still are many other excellent tablet computers springing up daily. One is called Kindle Fire HD, a brand-new Android tablet made by Amazon has become the strong rival to iPad, Galaxy Tab, etc since its first launch. Its 7-inch multi-point touch screen, 1280-by-800-pixel display resolution, 11 hours long battery life and at least 16 GB storage make it quite appealing for watching movies and TV shows.

For DVD lovers, transfering all your DVD movies to the Kindle Fire HD from the plastic will be a wise choice. Before you get to start, you have to know two things. One is how to copy the DVD movies from the disc, the other is how to make the DVD movie format compatible with the Kindle Fire HD. Calm down, all problems can be settled in this post.

Firstly, as we all know, Kindle Fire HD only supports H.264, MPEG-4 and VP8 video formats, so what you need to get is a third-part software which can copy the movie from DVD disc and convert the file to Kindle Fire HD supported video formats. Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate | For Mac could complete the above conditions, respectively.

Main Functions of Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate

  • Rip DVD to more than 200 video and audio formats, like: MP4, MKV, MOV, AVI, MP3, AAC, etc, so you can transfer the generated files to Kindle Fire HD, Acer Switch 3/5, iPhone 8, iPad, Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S9, Gear VR, XBox One, PS4 Pro, Vizio TV, Apple TV 5, or for other non-linear editing software, including After Effects, iMovie, and more.
  • Convert DVD to any format with H.264/H.265 codec with 30X faster conversion speed.
  • Supports 1:1 DVD copy, you don't need to worry about the video backup quality.
  • Professional video editing functions like trimming or cropping video, adding external SRT/ASS/SSA subtitles, adding watermark, changing video effects. More features you can read this guide.

How to Rip and Copy DVD to Kindle Fire HD

Step 1. Add DVD movies

Insert the DVD disc into your computer's DVD drive and launch the DVD to Kindle Fire HD converter. Then click "Load DVD" icon or "File">"Load from disc" to select and import the DVD files you want to rip to this program. If necessary, loaded files can be previewed in the right viewing window and you can take snapshots of your favorite movie scenes. Besides DVD, you can also load Blu-ray discs, Blu-ray Folder, Blu-ray ISO Image File for watching on Kindle Fire HD.

add dvd

Step 2: Output Kindle Fire HD playable file formats

Hit format up-down bar and navigate your cursor to "HD Video" and select "H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)". You also can choose other formats according to your needs from other main category.

output h264

Step 3: Add subtitles to DVD movies

This program also works as video editor, if you want to learn some foreign languages by watching DVD movies, however, the DVD movies have no corresponding subtitles, now you can download the subtitles you want and insert it to your DVD movies. How to do? Here is a video for you to make reference.

Step 4: Start ripping DVD movies

After all necessary settings, go back to the main interface and click "Convert" to begin ripping your DVD movies for playback on Kindle Fire HD. When the ripping completes, you can click "Open Output Folder" button to located the ripped video files directly.

After conversion, you can transfer all the output video to your Kindle Fire HD with USB port, and enjoy the result on the move.

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate Has Upgraded to v4.9.2 Support MKB63

Recently, Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate has upgraded to v4.9.2, added support for Blu-ray AACS MKB v63. By now, you are thinking what does that have to do with you? Well for our users who have purchased the product can upgrade the software for free, meanwhile, for others, here is a chance which can help you enjoy your Blu-ray and HD DVD medias in a more flexible way. What are you waiting for? Here we go!

Have you met the problem that Ice Age 1-4 worked with MakeMKV while Ice Age 5 couldn't be read? Or couldn't your BD Drive detect your recently bought new Blu-ray disc and it just says : No Disc found? When meeting this kind of issues, the major reason will be the block of Blu-ray copy protection such as the latest Blu-ray AACS MKB version 63

What is Blu-ray AACS MKB version 63?

The MKB is one of the keys included inside the copying protection system AACS, which is used to protect Blu-ray and HD DVD formats. The MKB has the function of validating the reproduction devices on which the disc is being played and obtaining, from the devices codes, the key that will allow the decryption of the disc content. The system was developed by companies from the film industry and the electronics industry including IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Matsushita (Panasonic), Sony, Toshiba, The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros.

Therefore, your Blu-ray Ripper that doesn't upgrade in time and old Blu-ray Drive can not read the latest Blu-ray discs you bought, which are released by the companies due to higher Blu-ray copy protection. But with Pavtube Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate, you can easily remove the MKB version 63 protection of the Blu-ray movie and convert them to MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV even more than 200+ video formats for transferring to iPhone X, iPhone 8/8P, Samsung Galaxy series, TVs, game console for playback.

What’s New?

1. Added support for AACS MKB v63

2. Small miscellaneous improvements

3. Fix some bugs.

Key Features of Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate

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– Rip BD/DVD to HTML5 WebM/MP4 for uploading to YouTube, FB, Vimeo, Instagram.

– Convert Blu-ray/DVD to AVI, MP4, MOV, QuickTime, ProRes for editing in NLE software.

– Rip Blu-ray/DVD to M3U8 for HTTP live streaming and other video formats for playback.

– Choose your desired subtitle streaming when your disc have multiple tracks.

– Shrink and compress Blu-ray and DVD to a smaller size video file to save hard disc space.

– More features in the review.

Quick Guide for You to Know This Software in Depth

Step 1. This software allow you to input BD/DVD common video to it. When you want to convert some videos to other video formats, batch conversion is available here. Moreover, you can click "Load from the disc" to load the BD/DVD from the player. When the Blu-ray is loaded, all the chapter will be listed on the left. The main title is checked automatically. Generally, a Blu-ray movie will have several subtitle and audio tracks. If you don't need all the tracks, you can choose your desired subtitle streaming in "Subtitle".

load file

Step 2. No matter what you have loaded, the second part is to define output format. Click up-down format bar, you will see a dozens of video formats, scroll down one by one, you can see the submenu of the each main menu, including editing software, TVs, Samsung, game console, Apple and more.

output formats

Step 3. Do some video change. If you are familiar with the video parameters. Good news for you. After you define the output format, then you can click Settings on the UI in the pop-up windows, you are able to change video/audio codec, bit rate, resolution, channels, and more.

Little tip: Video size is based more on bit rate than resolution, lower the bit rate to get smaller video size.

Furthermore, you also can trim to cut video length, add external subtitles to you video, add text/image watermark, change video effect, by press the pen icon on the top of the UI.

edit video

Step 4. After you have done all settings, then press the red Convert button to start the conversion. Wait for a while, go to click Open and it will pop up a folder with the generated files.

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

How To Backup Blu-ray To Google Drive For Samsung Phones

Google Drive is a safe place for all your files and puts them within reach from any smartphone, tablet, or computer. Files in Drive – like your videos, photos, and documents – are backed up safely so you can’t lose them. Once there, you can easily invite others to view, edit, or leave comments on any of your files or folders. For Blu-ray collectors, backing up your Blu-ray movies to Google Drive could be a goog beginning, then you can watch your favorite movies on your Samsung tablets, smartphones on the go. But how to backup Blu-ray movies? Just keep reading for an easy tutorial.

In fact, to get the job done, you need a super assistant - a Blu-ray copier. It is hard to get satisfactory one in the spotty market, so here comes this post. A powerful and professional Blu-ray copier/ripper called Pavtube BDMagic which is created for backing up Blu-ray movies. This program (available for Windows and Mac users) features high efficiency and seamless conversion. With it, you can easily rip and convert Blu-ray to Google Drive compatible MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, FLV files with fast speed and excellent output quality for playback on your Samung phones on the move. Moreover, this utility can also provides optimized presets for iPad, iPhone, Samsung, Xbox, PS4, HD TVs and more.

Furthermore, this Blu-ray copier also works as an easy-to-use video editing tool. You can add external subtitles to your Blu-ray movies for easier understanding or foreign language learning, vice versa, extracting audio from Blu-ray movie is also available here. You also can split the large file into several parts, the reverse is also true. For those people who love creating some movie trailers, you can use this program to trim the movie to get one part of the movie you desired. Welcome to download our product and try it.

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How to rip Blu-ray to Google Drive friendly video for uploading and sharing

Step 1: Load Blu-ray movies

Launch the program on your computer, insert your Blu-ray disc into your computer's optical drive, click "File" > "Load from disc" to load commercial Blu-ray disc with region protection to the application.

Tip 1: If you are using trial version, it will be free but output video with watermark at the center. If you have registration code, just login it in.

Tip 2: You also can choose to rip Blu-ray with forced subtitle. Just specify English in "Subtitle" pull-down list, and then check "forced subtitles" before converting. When "forced subtitles" is checked, the subtitles appear on the screen only when foreign languages (i.e. Francais) other than English are spoken.

load blu ray

Step 2. Select output format compatible with Google Drive

Just click "Format", navigate to "HD Video"--> "H.264 HD Video". If you prefer higher definition output formats, you can choose "H.264 High Profile Video(*mp4)" from "Common Video".

h.264

Tips: Google Drive only provides free 15GB. So if your media player support H.265, you'd better choose H.265 format, as the size of H.265 is much smaller than H.264. Besides, you can also adjust size and bitrate in the "setting" to lower the size of your converted video. What is more, it allows you trim video footage to choose one part of your movie to share on your Facebook or Google+ or other Community.

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Step 3. Start to Convert Blu-ray to Google Drive for Playback on Samsung TV

Click on the button "Convert" on main interface to let this Blu-ray converter to convert Blu-ray movie to Google Drive supported video format. After conversion, you can click "Open" to get the generated file then transfer the file to your Google Drive, you also can put the converted files to USB stick then watch Blu-ray movies on Samsung TV via USB port.

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Edit DJI Mavic Air 4K Video with iMovie

As the most portable DJI drone, the Mavic Air houses a 3-axis gimbal to shoot 8K Sphere panoramas, HDR photos, 4K 30 fps 100 Mbps video, and slow-motion video in 1080p at 120 fps. For Mac users who are looking for a free but professional editing software to handle the DJI Mavic Air 4K video, iMovie can be your best choice. Then how about the workflow of Mavic Air 4K video with iMovie?

Can iMovie native import Mavic Air 4K video

Apple has also updated iMovie 10.1 for Mac with support for 4K editing, in addition, the 4K H.264/MOV video shot with Mavic Air is also included in iMovie supported editing formats. However, it is well known that H.264 is a good delivery file format but no a good editing format. In addition, if your Mac computer doesn't meet the minimum requirements to edit 4K video, you won't get a smooth editing workflow.

Best editing codec for iMovie editing Mavic Air 4K video

For those people who wish to get a high quality and high performance editing workflow of Mavic Air 4K video with iMovie on underpowered computer, it would be much idea for you to transcode and compress Mavic Air 4K to iMovie favorable less processor-intensive editing codec - Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) with either 1080p or 720p file resolution.

Here, you can download Pavtube Video Converter for Mac to directly generate Apple Intermediate Codec from Mavic Air 4K video. The program supports batch conversion mode, so that you can load multiple Mavic Air 4K video into the application for conversion at one time to save your precious time.

Related article: Import Mavic Pro 4K to FCP X | Edit Mavic Pro 4K with PPC on Mac | Compress Mavic Pro 4K to 1080p

The application not only assists you to encode Apple Intermediate Codec efficiently from Mavic Air 4K video, but also assists you to downscale Mavic Air 4K to 1080p or 720p so that you can get a smooth editing workflow even on slow Mac computer.

Pavtube Video Converter for Mac has perfect compatibility with the new macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac Mac OS X El Capitan, Mac OS X Yosemite and Mac OS X Mavericks, etc. It is very simple to use, anyone can learn to use it in minutes. What's more, it produces high quality conversion results with better video/audio quality.

Step by Step to Transcode and Compress Mavic Air 4K to iMovie 1080p AIC

Step 1: Load Mavic Air 4K video.

Download the free trial version of the program. Launch it on your computer. Click "File" menu and select "Add Video/Audio" or click the "Add Video" button on the top tool bar to import Mavic Air 4K video into the program.

Load Mavic Air 4K video

Step 2: Choose output file format.

From "Format" drop-down option, choose iMovie best editing codec by selecting "iMovie and Final Cut Ex..." > "Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC)(*.mov).

Output iMovie best favorable AIC editing codec

Step 3: Compress 4K to 1080p.

Click "Settings" on the main interface to open "Profile Settings" window, from "Size(pix)" drop-down list, choose "1980*1020" or "1080*720" to compress 4K to 1080p.

Step 4: Edit Mavic Air 4K video.

By default the Edit icon is grayed out. To activate the Edit menu, you have to select an item first. When a video or movie is selected, click the pencil like Edit icon on the left top tool bar to open the video editor window, here, you can play and preview the original video and output effects. Also you can flip or rotate video, trim, crop, add watermark, apply special effect, edit audio or insert external subtitle.

Edit Mavic Air 4K video

Step 4: Start the conversion process.

After all the settings is over, go back to the main interface and hit right-bottom "Convert" button to start to convert and compress Mavic Air 4K video to iMovie best compatible Apple Intermediate Codec editing format with 1080p file resolution.

When the conversion is completed, launch iMovie on your Mac computer to import converted video to iMovie for smooth editing workflow on either fast or slow Mac computer.

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Import Video_TS to FCP X

What is Video_TS folder?

When you insert a video DVD into your computer, you can open the DVD and view the contents just like a folder on your hard drive. Most video DVDs have two folders in the root directory - AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS. The VIDEO_TS folder contains all the DVD's video data and playback information. There are three kinds of files inside a Video_TS folder: VIDEO_TS.IFO, VIDEO_TS.BUP, and VIDEO_TS.VOB.

Import Video_TS folder to FCP X?

Obviously, Video_TS folder doesn#8217;t natively work with FCP X, you must convert the Video_TS folder to FCP X supported editing file formats. As a matter of fact, what you need is simply a Mac Video_TS Converter. The program we highly recommend to you here is called Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac, it has perfect compatibility with the all Mac OS including macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac OS X El Capitan, Mac OS X Yosemite, Mac OS X Mavericks, etc.

Related article: Import Phantom 4 4K to FCP X | Import NX1 H.265 to FCP X | Can FCP Support DJI Osmo 4K Video

Apart from the Video_TS folder, the program also provides loading support for DVD disc, IFO/ISO image file and also Blu-ray disc/BDMV folder/ISO image file. With this powerful yet simple to use application, you can not only transcode Video_TS to FCP X editable digital file formats such as MP4, MOV (QuickTime), DV, HDV, etc file formats, but also directly output FCP X most favorable high quality and high performance editing codec - Apple Prores in different file types including Apple Prores 422, Apple Prores 422 HQ, Apple Prores 422 Proxy, Apple Prores 422 LT, etc for different editing needs on either powerful or underpowered Mac computer.

Step by Step to Import and Edit Video_TS Folder with FCP X

Step 1: Load Video_TS folder.

Download, install and run this Video_TS Converter on your Mac computer. For loading DVD Video_TS Folder, just click "File" > "Load from folder", you can also load DVD disc by clicking "File" > "Load from disc" or load DVD IFO/ISO image by clicking "File" > "Load IFO/ISO".

Load Video_TS folder

Step 2: Define the output format.

Clicking the Format bar, from its drop-down list, you can choose one of FCP X best compatible editing formats such as "MOV - QuickTime(*.mov)" under "Common Video" main category.

Output FCP X best compatible editing formats

If you wish to achieve a high quality and high performance editing workflow of Video_TS with FCP X, just output FCP X most preferable "Apple Prores 422(*.mov)" under "Final Cut Pro" main category to get the optimal editing experience.

Output FCP X most favorable Apple Prores editing codec

Step 3: Edit Video_TS files with built-in editing options.

By default the Edit icon is grayed out. To activate the Edit menu, you have to select an item first. When a movie title or chapter is selected is selected, click the pencil like Edit icon on the left top tool bar to open the video editor window, here, you can play and preview the original video and output effects. Also you can flip or rotate video, trim, crop, add watermark, apply special effect, edit audio or insert external subtitle.

Edit Video_TS files

Step 4: Begin the final conversion process.

After all setting is completed, hit the "Convert" button at the right bottom of the main interface to begin Video_TS to FCP X supported editing formats or most preferable Apple Prores editing codec transcoding process.

When the conversion is finished, click "Open Output Folder" icon on the main interface to open the folder with generated files. Then just feel feel to import converted video to FCP X for professional post editing workflow.

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Transcode H.265 to Prores

The relatively new H.265 High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) offers roughly double the compression ratio for the same quality. This means that a video file encoded with HEVC can occupy half the space of its H.264 equivalent with no noticeable change in quality, or the same amount of space with improved quality. H.265 is adopted for shooting 4K quality resolution by more and more cameras such as Samsung NX1/NX500, DJI Phantom 4 Pro, DJI Inspire 2, GoPro Hero 6 and even some iPhone models such as iPhone 7/7 Plus/8/8 Plus/X. However, the problem is that many editing application lacks the ability to handle this new editing codec. Even both Premiere Pro CC has officially claimed importing support for H.265 video with a resolution of up to 8K, however, unless you owns a very powerful computer, you won't get a smooth editing workflow, since the decoding of H.265 video especially 4K H.265 video is very processor intensive. The good news is that by encoding H.265 to Prores codec, you can get many great benefits listed below during the post editing workflow with many professional NLE applications.

Great advantages of Prores codec when using as an editing codec

- Perfect compatibility with various popular NLE software including Premiere Pro CC, Final Cut Pro X, Avid Media Composer, Lightworks, etc.
- Supports all of the current frame size such as SD, HD, 2K, 4K and 5K
- As a 10 bit codec, Apple Prores can process a lot of more color data and make the color correction process easier.

Best tool to encode H.265 to Prores on PC and Mac

When you are searching on the market, you may find that there are many Prores Converter can assist you to transcode H.265 to Prores. However, some may only be available on Mac platform, others may lacks the ability to perfectly handle H.265 codec especially 4K H.265 codec.

Related article: Edit 4K Prores in Vegas Pro | GoPro 4K to Prores 4K in FCP | 1080p MKV to Prores 422 HQ for FCP 

Fortunately, here comes Pavtube Video Converter for Mac, a cross-platform application that's can be downloaded and installed on both Windows (get Windows version) and Mac platform. The program has perfect importing support for both HD/4K H.265 codec wrapped with different container file formats including MP4, MOV and MKV. It allows you to directly convert H.265 to Apple Prores codec in different file types including Apple Prores 422, Apple Prores 422 HQ, Apple Prores 422 LT, Apple Prores 422 Proxy, Apple Prores 4444, etc to satisfy your different editing demands. If you have a powerful computer and you wish to do more effects editing, just choose the Apple Prores 422, Apple Prores 422 HQ format, if you just want to do some rough editing on slow computer or for offline editing, the Apple Prores 422 Proxy or Apple Prores would be a good choice.

Step by Step to Transcode H.265 to Prores for NLE Editing

Step 1: Load H.265 files into the application.

Download the free trial version of the program. Launch it on your computer. Click "File" menu and select "Add Video/Audio" or click the "Add Video" button on the top tool bar to import source H.265 files into the program.

Load source H.265 files

Step 2: Define the output format.

Clicking the Format bar, from its drop-down list, select your desired Prores format according to your own needs.

Output Apple Prores 422 or 422 HQ format

Output Prores 422 or 422 HQ format

Output Apple Prores 422 Proxy or LT format

Output Apple Prores 422 Proxy or LT format

Step 3: Begin the conversion process.

After all setting is completed, hit the "Convert" button at the right bottom of the main interface to begin the conversion process from H.265 to Prores with your desired file types.

When the conversion is finished, click "Open Output Folder" icon on the main interface to open the folder with generated files. Then you can get a smooth workflow of Prores in NLE editing software.