Monday, September 29, 2014

Rip 2D/3D Blu-ray movies to Galaxy Note 4 for watching on Mac

This article will guide you how to rip and convert 2D/3D Blu-ray movies to Galaxy Note 4 for watching on Mac in a hassle-free way.

As you may already be aware 3D movies have joined our daily lives for a couple of years, and 3D Blu-ray is becoming the most sought-after thing. Now, if you've collected a pile of 2D/3D Blu-ray discs, have you thought of ripping these Blu-rays to your preordered Galaxy Note 4 for playing or sharing anytime anywhere as you like?

convert 2D/3D Blu-ray to Galaxy Note 4

However, as we know, watching 3D Blu-ray movie requires high and as Blu-ray is so poor in compatibility, you can get them played on Galaxy Note 4 directly. So, it would be nice and thoughtful if some tool can rip 2D/3D Blu-ray to Galaxy Note 4 friendly 2D video for watching. Here

For those who are still looking for some software to rip 2D/3D Blu-rays, an app called Pavtube BDMagic for Mac can help you easily rip and convert Blu-ray disc (2D/3D) to Galaxy Note 4 supported video format at super fast speed. To be honest, the 3D Blu-ray Ripper is easy to use for editing and conversion and makes great quality copies of all 3D Blu-rays. It is capable of ripping 3D Blu-ray discs, 2D Blu-ray Discs and standard DVDs to your required HD and SD media formats in 2D quality. For windows users, try Pavtube BDMagic.

How to use it to convert 2D/3D Blu-ray movies to Galaxy Note 4 supported format on Mac?

Step 1: Load Blu-ray movie to the 2D/3D Blu-ray Converter.

Insert your 2D/3D Blu-ray movie to disc drive, and click “Load Disc” button on Pavtube BDMagic for Mac interface to load Blu-ray from ROM; it also support importing Blu-ray ISO and Blu-ray folder.

2D/3D Blu-ray Converter

Step 2: Select video format.

Here we select mp4 with H.264 codec for Galaxy Note 4. Click the Format drop-down list, and select “Samsung Galaxy Note 4(*.mp4)” from "Samsung" category.

Galaxy Note 4 supported format

Tips: If you have special requirements on target video, click “Settings” to customize video size, bitrate, frame rate and sample rate.

Galaxy Note 4 Video Settings

Step 4. Ripping 2D/3D Blu-ray to 2D MP4 for Galaxy Note 4.

Click the red “Convert” button to start ripping 2D/3D Blu-ray to Galaxy Note 4. When it finishes, click the “Open Output Folder” icon to quick locate the converted video. Once get the converted videos, just copy and dump them to Galaxy Note 4. Then you are ready to play 2D/3D Blu-ray movies on Galaxy Note 4 freely.

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Saturday, September 27, 2014

Pavtube Supports iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in ByteCopy 2.3.2

Good News! We are so proud to announce that Pavtube has an amazing updated version of its all multimedia tools. Acted on customers requests and Pavtube adds some amazing new features at the latest release.

What's New?

1. Add profiles for iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Note 4
2. fix some bugs

The new version of Pavtube ByteCopy 2.3.2 is specially designed for converting your Blu-ray, DVD to iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Galaxy Note 4 for watching with multiple languages if you have downloaded a multi-track player!

Convert Video to iPhone 6 Plus

Version: 2.3.2
Supported OS: Windows 2003/XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1
Download the lateast version of Pavtube ByteCopy here.

Three new profiles:

iPhone 6 Plus Video Format

iPhone 6 Video Format

Galaxy Note 4 Video Format

Best Profile Settings:

iPhone 6 Plus Video Settings

iPhone 6 Video Settings

Galaxy Note 4 Video Settings

Thursday, September 25, 2014

How to Convert and Play YouTube Video on Galaxy Note 4 with High Quality

Eager to play YouTube video on Galaxy Note 4? Hold on, this tutorial shares you a wonderful way to convert video from YouTube to Galaxy Note 4 for watching anytime anywhere.

As it does on a yearly basis, Samsung put on a huge event in Berlin coinciding with the IFA trade show to announce its latest Note device, the Galaxy Note 4. This high-end handset stole the show again, improving several aspects of the S Pen-toting, big-screened flagship. Its brand new QHD (2560 x 1440) AMOLED display brings intense pixel density to the note lineup, rivaling other large-screened flagships like the LG G3 and makes it the first choice to enjoy videos and movies.

play YouTube video on Galaxy Note 4

Problem:

As a YouTube aficionado, you surely cannot wait experiencing the great visual feast with the fourth generation of Galaxy Note. However, watching YouTube video on the new Galaxy Note 4 is not as convenient as the bother of slow network connection and buffering is still a headache when you watch online YouTube video on the Galaxy Note 4.

Solution:

Actually, YouTube videos, usually saved in FLV format, cannot be viewed on the Galaxy Note 4 as this Android gadget only recognizes MP4 video instead of FLV file. Then how to play downloaded YouTube videos on Galaxy Note 4 for later enjoyment leisurely?

To get out of such video format trouble, a Youtube video to Galaxy Note 4 Converter is neeed which can convert YouTube videos on Galaxy Note 4 acceptable video formats like MP4 for playback easily. Other than its ability of converting Youtube to Galaxy Note 4, it can also fast convert Blu-ray, DVD and HD SD/UHD videos to Galaxy Note 4 and all popular gadgets at one go without quality loss, for its unique high quality engine. Download a free trial version and follow the steps below and you can put and play Youtube videos on Galaxy Note 4 without problem.

Guide: Convert Youtube video on Galaxy Note 4 friendly format for playing

Step One. Add Youtube videos to Note 4 Converter.

Click the "Add Video" icon to add your source videos, or drag-and-drop them directly.

Youtube video to Galaxy Note 4 Converter

Step Two. Choose target video format.

Click the drop-down list on the bottom, to get best video quality on Galaxy Note 4, you are suggested to choose "Samsung > Samsung Galaxy Note(*.mp4)" as the target video format at your needs.

Galaxy Note 4 Video Format

Step Three. Customize video specs. (Optional)

Click "Settings" to open profiles settings window. Here you are able to customize video size, bitrate, frame rate, sample rate(Hz)…all the specs can be fixed manually.

A personal tip: the higher bitrate you choose, the better video quality will be; and you will get videos in larger size. And you can site the size as “1920*1080” for Galaxy Note 4 to get HD quality.

Galaxy Note 4 Video Settings

Step Four. Start Conversion.

Go ahead and hit the "Convert" to start converting Youtube downloaded videos to Galaxy Note 4 supported MP4 format.

It will pop up a conversion window with detailed prorecess. Wait for moments, you can click "Open output folder" to locate the converted video directly. Or you can check "shut down computer after conversion" and just leave it running.

After conversion, click "open" and find the converted flash videos. Connect your Galaxy Note 4 to your computer via cable, and then transfer these Youtube video files to Galaxy Note 4 for playback.

Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate clears all obstacles and allows you to convert any video to a myriad of iOS, Windows and Android gadgets, so that you can get your Youtube videos, DVD VOB and other HD videos to Galaxy Note 4 for enjoying without worrying about format incompatibility. The mac version is iMedia Converter for Mac.

Friday, September 19, 2014

Effortlessly Convert DVD VOB to Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note 3 for enjoyment

This article shows the best solution to effortlessly put and transfer DVD VOB files to Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note 3 for playback anywhere as you like.

When people see some interesting videos especially for the latest released movies, they might can't stop enjoying again and again, even though these videos may be VOB format. So, how to put DVD VOB file to the hot device- Galaxy Note 4 (maybe you have preordered one) as well as Galaxy Note 3 for viewing from multiple locations in house?


As DVD VOB is a container format. Different VOB videos may contain different audio and video codec. If you find you can't get VOB videos playable on Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note 3, don't worry. The best way to help you out is to convert DVD VOB movies for Galaxy Note 4/3 playable format.

Here, with Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate, playing DVD VOB files on Galaxy Note 4/Note 3 will be possible. With clean and simple interface, fast conversion speed and good video quality, it will become your most reliable DVD converting assistant.

Tips:

1. Reach the Mac version here: iMedia Converter for Mac;
2. Blu-rays and DVDs are also supported; see the guide: How to convert Blu-ray to Galaxy Note 4 and How to rip DVD to Galaxy Note 4.

Tutorial: How to convert DVD VOB files to Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note 3 

Step 1. Run Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate, as the VOB to Galaxy Note 4/3 Converter. Click "Add video" to import DVD VOB files.

VOB to Galaxy Note 4 Converter

Step 2. Choose Samsung Galaxy Note 4/3 compatible format.

Click Format drop-down list to locate all the profile; choose "Samsung -> Samsung Galaxy Note(*.mp4)" as the most compatible MP4 preset.

Galaxy Note 4 compatible format

Step 3. Customize video specs.(Optional).

Click "Settings" and you can free change the video size, frame rate, bitrate and other settings.

For example, you can change the video size to higher resolution and guarantee a well playback quality on your Galaxy Note 4 with 2560 x1440 display and Galaxy Note 3 with 1,920x1280-pixel screen.

Galaxy Note 4/3 Format Settings

Step 4. Converting DVD VOB to Galaxy Note 4/Note 3.

Now hit the big "Convert" to start conversion to Galaxy Note 4/3. After conversion, click "Open output folder" to quick locate the converted MP4 file and then copy them to you Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note 3 for playback freely.

Apart from DVD VOB, you can put other video files to Galaxy Note 4 for enjoying.

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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Transfer Videos, Photos, Music to Galaxy Note 3, Note 4

Are you looking for ways to transfer Videos, Photos, Music files from PC to your Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Note 4? Take a look at this article.

Less than a year after the previous Samsung phablet was launched, the Galaxy Note 4 keeps a familiar leather-effect rear, but encompasses it in a more premium-feeling metal frame. The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is set to be the biggest smartphone (or phablet) launch of the year with significantly faster hardware and a fantastic Quad HD screen. If you already own last year's Galaxy Note, then you'd have to be a die-hard Samsung fan or have deep pockets to upgrade so swiftly.

Transfer Videos, Photos, Music to Galaxy Note 3, Note 4

No matter you plan to buy a Galaxy Note 4 or still have a Galaxy Note 3, what might rack your brain is, how to transfer your favorite Videos, Photos, Music to Galaxy Note 3, Note 4. Here we will walk you through the process and achieve the simple Galaxy Note 3, Note 4 media tranfer with step-to-step tutorials.

Part I. How to transfer files to Galaxy Note 3/Note 4 from a Windows computer?

1. Connect your Galaxy Note 3/Note 4 to your PC using the USB data cable.

2. Once connected, you should see a USB icon appears in the Notifications bar. Drag the Notifications bardownwards, and then tap on the Connected as a media device.

Connected as a media device

3. On the USB PC connection screen, ensure the Media device (MTP) checkbox is ticked. And now, you're ready to transfer files between your PC and phone.

Media device (MTP) checkbox

4. Open up your PC Windows Explorer, and you should see your Galaxy Note 3/Note 4 shows up as a removable disk.

5. Access the phone storage via Windows Explorer. Here, you should see quite a number of folders such as Playlists, Ringtones, Pictures, Music and etc.

phone storage via Windows Explorer

6. Next, drag-and-drop/copy-and-paste your music or video files from your computer to the Music or Videos folder. The stock music and video players on your Galaxy Note 3 will search and list them on the apps automatically.

Note:You can create the Videos folder using the Windows Explorer, if it isn't in your phone.

7. Alternatively, you can create a new folder in either your phone storage or external memory card to store these files. Again, the music and video players on your Galaxy Note 3/Note 4 will search and list them on the apps automatically.

Note: Before disconnecting the device from the computer, safely remove the mass storage device. Otherwise, you may lose data saved in your device or damage your device.

Part II.How to transfer files to Galaxy Note 3/Note 4 from a Mac computer?

If you are a Mac user and have a Galaxy Note 3/Note 4, you probably have already noticed that this Android phone does not seem to be accessible when connected via USB to the Mac. This is because The USB connection uses the MTP protocol, which is not supported by Mac OS X natively.

Therefore, you first need to install Android File Transfer and Galaxy Note 3/Note 4 USB Drivers for Mac. By following these steps you can mount the phone and move local videos, music and photos to Galaxy Note 3/Note 4 for watching on the go.

1. Install Android File Transfer on your Macintosh.

Android File Transfer

2. After installing Android File Transfer, connect your Galaxy Note 3/Note 4 to your Mac via the USB cable. Wait for the phone to get connected and drivers to be installed.

3. Open up Android File System app. It should recognize your Galaxy Note 3/Note 4 and then will automatically open up with your internal phone memory directories.

Tip: If you get a “No Device Found” message, be sure your Galaxy Note 3/Note 4 is in Media device (MTP) transfer mode. You can do this by swiping down to open the notification tray and then tapping on the Connected As… message.

Media device (MTP)

4. You can drag and drop files and media (video, music and photos) into the window (Galaxy Note 3/Note 4). Additionally, you can create new folders and delete files. During this time, you can't access the SD card from your Galaxy Note 3/Note 4 or share your Android phone's data connection with your computer via USB.

5. When the videos are copied to Galaxy Note 3/Note 4, you can disconnect your Galaxy phone from Mac.

Part III: Transfer Videos, Photos, Music from PC/Mac to Galaxy Note 3, Note 4 using kies 

You may also use the Samsung Kies software to manage files on the Galaxy. Just download and install the Kies software from the Samsung website. And lean to use Kies to transfer Videos, Photos, Music to Galaxy Note 3, Note 4 using Samsung Kies 3.

1. Install Samsung Kies 3, and then launch the software on your PC.

2. Connect your Galaxy Note 3/Note 4 to your PC using the USB data cable.

3. Taking music as an example, click the Music option below the Connected devices.

4. Next, click the + sign. If your phone has an external SD card, then you should see the Internal and External memory options. For this tutorial, I will select Internal Memory.

select Internal Memory

5. Next, through the Windows Open dialog, select the music files that you would like to copy to your phone.

copy music to your phone

Note: Now, you can click the Videos option (instead of Music) in Step 3 and then follow the rest of the steps to add video files to your phone.

Like the Galaxy Note 3/Note 4, it does not include an SD card slot for additional storage, so you may need to compress very big file to smaller file size.
Part IV: Transfer unsupported media files to Galaxy Note 3, Note 4 

Before transferring, you need to make sure that the file format is supported by the Galaxy Note 3/Note 4. Refer to Galaxy Note 3/Note 4 supported formatAlthough Galaxy Phone has large and high-res screen, it cannot break the boundary of playing Android compatible videos like MP4/H.264 only.

To play SD/HD Videos(HD MKV, AVI, Tivo, VOB, MPG, WMV, FLV, F4V, MTS, M2TS, etc.) on your Galaxy Note 3/Note 4, you need to prepare a video conversion software, such as  Pavtube Video Converter to convert HD video to Galaxy Note 3/Note 4 optimized H.264 .mp4 files before downloading them to the phone.

And since Galaxy Note 3/Note 4 does not support an external Blu-ray or DVD drive, you need to rip your own Blu-ray and DVD movies to fit in Galaxy Note 3/Note 4 for enjoying.
About Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Note 4
Galaxy Note 3 comes with a wider 5.7-inch, Full HD screen, a slight boost from the Note 2’s 5.5-inch display, but is thinner and lighter, just weighting 168g. It is between mobile phone and tablet, so can be called a “phoneblet”.

Galaxy Note 4 is the fourth instalment in the Note phablet series. It brings a much sharper, 5.7-inch 1440 x 2560-pixel (Quad HD) display, a powerful Snapdragon 805 quad-core system chip running at up to 2.7GHz, 3GB of RAM and a plentiful 32GB of internal storage in the basic model. The Note 4 is also the first in the Note series to get optical image stabilization for its main camera.

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Duos to Be Flipkart Exclusive in India with price tag of Rs. 26,499

The Korean handset maker Samsung launched Galaxy S5 Mini, the successor to its flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone in India. The device is priced at Rs. 26,499 and will be available exclusively on Flipkart starting from Wednesday.

Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini

The Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini comes with dual SIM support and is powered with Quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8228) processor clocking at 1.4 GHz. The Smartphone sports a 4.5-inch (720 ×1280 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS out of the box. There is 2100 mAh battery support which is expected to deliver backup for the whole day.

Coming to storage front, it has 1.5GB RAM, 16GB inbuilt memory and expandable secondary storage up to 64GB with microSD. There is 8 MP rear camera with LED Flash and 1080p video recording and also has secondary camera of 2.1 MP for video calling. The wirelessconnectivity options available are 3G HSPA+, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (HT40), Bluetooth v4.0 LE, GPS and NFC. Like Galaxy S5, S5 Mini also has IP67 ratings for dust andwater resistant, Finger Scanner and Heart rate sensor.
“We at Samsung believe in bringing meaningful innovation to our customers. And the best inspiration for innovation comes from none other than our customers. The Galaxy S5 Mini is yet another manifestation of the philosophy of people inspired innovation that drives Samsung products. This stylish smartphone is the perfect combination of performance and power in a conveniently compact design. Effortlessly smart and intuitively simple, the Galaxy S5 Mini empowers your life, helping take care of your well-being”, stated Asim Warsi, V.P, Marketing, Mobile & IT at Samsung India.

Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Specifications:
  • 4.5-inch HD Super AMOLED display with 720 ×1280 pixels screen resolutions
  • 1.4 GHz Quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8228) processor
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) OS
  • Dual SIM support
  • 8-megapixles rear camera with LED Flash & 1080p video recording
  • 2.1-megapixles front-facing camera
  • IP67 ratings for Dust and water Resistance
  • 1.5GB RAM
  • 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with microSD
  • Dimensions: 131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1mm; Weight: 120 grams
  • Infrared LED for smart TV remote, S Health, Heart rate sensor
  • 3G HSPA+, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (HT40), Bluetooth v4.0 LE, GPS and NFC
  • 2100 mAh Battery
Price and Availability:

The Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Android Smartphone comes in Shimmery White, Charcoal Black, Electric Blue and Copper Gold colors and would go sale exclusively on Flipkart online store with price tag of Rs. 26,499.

Friday, September 5, 2014

Converting MKV, AVI, VOB, WMV, M2TS, FLV to Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and 8.4 friendly format

In this article, you will learn the best way to convert MKV, AVI, VOB, WMV, M2TS, FLV to Galaxy Tab S supported video format, and transfer these movies or videos to Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and 8.4 for playback.

Samsung announced two such models, with screens of 8.4 inches (Galaxy Tab S 8.4) and 10.5 inches (Galaxy Tab S 10.5), as measured diagonally. With the new screens, Samsung is elevating the Tab line to become its flagship tablet. Besides producing richer colors, AMOLED allows tablets to be thinner and use less power because screens typically don't require backlighting.  It is no doubt it is great for watching videos on Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and 8.4.

Galaxy Tab S

But as we know, according to the Samsung Galaxy S supported video formats, these tablets support only videos in limited formats, which means that videos in other formats like MKV, AVI, VOB, WMV, M2TS, FLV etc can't be played on Samsung Galaxy Tab S directly. To play those videos on Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and 8.4, you need to convert video to Galaxy Tab S formats first.

Here I’d like to introduce Pavtube Video Converter I’m using, an easy-to-use and yet professional video convert program to do the finish task with the simplest workflow and reliable video quality. It work well in converting MKV, AVI, VOB, WMV, M2TS, FLV to Galaxy Tab S supported format like MP4 format and then copy them to the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and 8.4 for easily playback. For Mac users, please turn to Video Converter for Mac.

Guide: Converting MKV, AVI, VOB, WMV, M2TS, FLV to Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and 8.4 friendly format

Step One. Add videos to Galaxy Tab S Video Converter.


Download the Pavtube Video Converter on your computer, install and run the program, add MKV, AVI, VOB, WMV, M2TS, FLV videos. You can choose to import videos or the entire folder by clicking the top left two icons.

Galaxy Tab S Video Converter

Step Two. Choose target video format.

Click on "Format" boarder, choose "Samsung > Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Video (*.mp4)" as output format.

Galaxy Tab S Format

Step Three. Customize video specs. (Optional)

Click "Settings" to open profiles settings window. Here you are able to customize video size, bitrate, frame rate, sample rate(Hz)…all the specs can be fixed manually. You can set video size to "1920*1080" for playing video on Galaxy Tab S with 2560 x 1600 resolution.

Step Four. Start Conversion.

Go ahead and hit the "Convert". It will pop up a conversion window with detailed prorecess. Wait for moments, you can click "Open output folder" to locate the converted video directly. Or you can check "shut down computer after conversion" and just leave it running.

Now connect your Galaxy Tab S to computer, and transfer the converted movies to Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and 8.4 for great enjoyment.

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