Movie joiner for Windows RT

Windows RT is clearly inspired by the iPad and it’s no coincidence that its restrictions mirror Apple’s. Windows RT will be available on tablets starting with Microsoft's own Windows RT Surface and covering over majority PC brands. We’ll have ASUS Vivo Tab, Vivo Tab RT, Samsung ATIV Tab, Series 5, Series 7, Dell Latitude 10, Lenovo ThinkPad 2 and even more Window 8 RT tablets in the upcoming months.



The Windows Surface RT tablet is reported to be able to play HD video continuously for about 8 to 13 hours at screen brightnesses of 200 nits. However, Windows RT does not include Windows Media Player. And many popular video formats are not supported by the Windows RT player. For better enjoying movies and footage on Windows RT tablet, it’s necessary to get some additional video processing tools like this one –Video Blu-ray Converter (20% off Now), which converts all kinds of videos into Window RT tablet supported media. You can drag Blu-ray, DVD, MKV, AVI, MTS, M2TS, TiVo, MPG, WMV, MOV, VOB, TS, DVR and many other videos to the software and easily convert them to desired format.

How to convert incompatible videos to Windows RT tablet
If your video does not play on Windows 8 tablet, it could be in unsupported format or very big file size. The Movie joiner for Windows RT is also a good tool for converting and compressing HD videos. Follow the steps below for Windows 8 video conversion.



1. Run the Video DVD Converter. Drag and drop source videos to the program.

2. When videos are loaded successfully, press on the Format bar and choose WMV or MP4 format to convert videos into. There's a customized preset for Microsft Surface RT tablet, which also works on other Windows 8 tablet. Just follow "Windows > Microsoft Surface Windows RT H.264 Video (*.mp4)" to use it.



3. To further compress HD MKV/AVI/MTS/M2TS videos, you may press “Settings” and change the audio/video parameters. The task info shows estimated sizes of each file. Generally the lower bitrate you use, the smaller the output video is, and the less space it takes.

4. Press the big Convert button to convert/compress HD videos to Windows 8 tab supported video.

After conversion you just connect the Windows 8 tablet to PC and copy videos to the slab. Here's a guide showing how to transfer videos to Windows 8 tablet.

Like any other slabs, Windows RT tablets do not have DVD drive. With the Video DVD Converter, you can rip DVD to Windows RT compatible videos on PC and then transfer the converted movies to Windows RT tablet for watching.

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Blu-ray 1080p to Galaxy S3 converter - Watch Blu-ray 1080p movies on Galaxy S3 with high quality

Summary: With the 4.8-inch Super AMOLED HD screen of Galaxy S3, what will you do with it in addition to playing games, browsing the web? Ever thought of watching 1080p Blu-ray movie on Galaxy S III on the go? If so, go through the whole post.

The HD resolution display of Galaxy S III is really a great selling point. Especially for people who often watch movies on their smartphone. Based on this, we can stream kinds of HD movies to it for playing. Today, this article is mainly talking about how to transfer Blu-ray 1080p movies to Galaxy S3 (III). 

So as to play Blu-ray 1080p movies on Galaxy S3, we need Blu-ray ripping software. Among them, Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper (30% off Now) is an outstanding one.

Which is professional in handling Blu-ray discs, Blu-ray ISO image files or 3D Blu-ray movies, it also supports DVD videos conversion. Here is a tutorial telling you how to convert Blu-ray 1080p to Galaxy S3.

1. After the installation of this Blu-ray 1080p to Galaxy S3 converter. Please also install a patch file. Which will give you the optimized Galaxy S3 preset.

 

2. Run this Galaxy S3 Blu-ray Ripper, Click on "ISO/IFO" icon to import your Blu-ray ISO movies.

3. Choose Galaxy S3 video formats. Click on " Format >> Samsung >> Samsung Galaxy S III Video (*.mp4) ".



4. Click on " Settings ", you can custom the movie file to get your wanted video quality. The default is as follows:



5. You also can choose your preferred subtitle or language by clicking the meanu.



6. Finally, clicking " Convert " button to start ripping Blu-ray 1080p to Galaxy S3.

That's all. When the conversion completed, transfer the result video to Galaxy S3. Then, you can watch Blu-ray movies on Galaxy S3 freely. You may go to Pavtube Galaxy S Column to learn more about Galaxy S3.

How to copy a movie to my book live

Today we have the 1TB My Book Live from Western Digital, a single drive NAS of sorts, but not in the traditional sense.

Here this post is mainly talking about how to copy a movie to my book live. There a two ways to backup a movies onto my book live, full disc copy or main movie copy. Now show the details of each way to all.

Main movie backup:

As we know, most Blu-ray movies in M2TS format, the Blu-ray M2TS backup means with any quality lossless, the process don't decode or encode. Belows is a guide:

Step 1. Launch the Best Blu-ray Ripper and click “Load file(s)” to load original Blu-ray discs.

You need a Blu-ray Disc drive (either external or internal) to read Blu-ray Disc. DVD-ROM can not read Blu-ray Disc.



Step 2. Click “Format” to find “Copy” option, Select “Directly Copy”, which allows saving 100% intact .M2TS main movie from original BD disc, and allows all subtitle and audio tracks preservation.

Tips:

As Directly Copy is a 100% Blu-ray M2TS backup, so you don’t need to change any settings, just keep it original.
If you select other output format, you are allowed adjusting output video and audio parameters, such codec, size, bit rate, frame rate, etc in order to have a high quality videos.

Step 3. Click “Convert” button to start lossless Blu-ray M2TS Backup for Main Movie, which is working a very fast speed. Then find the generated files by clicking “Open” button.



Having reading above guides, it is easy to find out that it is an easy-to-use software without any video and audio out of sync issue.

Full disc copy:

It will copy Blu-ray to my book live with EXACTLY the original file structure without anything changed.

Step 1.Have your computer networked so that the ripper can access key for cracking the copy-protections. Run the Blu-ray cloner.
 
Step 2. Click “Load Disc” button to load Blu-ray to the Ripper.The CSS and region code protection get hacked when loading.
 

 
Step 3. Click the “Full Disk Copy” button to start archiving Blu-ray to hard drive in VIDEO_TS structure.It takes 5-10 minutes to back up a single layer Blu-ray to hard drive and 10-15 minutes to copy a dual layer Blu-ray.

When copying completes, you can click “Open” to find Blu-ray digital copy. The backed up Blu-ray movie is usually saved as a directory file structure within which there are VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folder. The VIDEO_TS folder contains main movies (.m2ts) and lots of system files (.iso and .bup).

Getting DVDs on Microsoft Surface RT/Pro for playback

Microsoft Surface is poor in video playback. It lacks powerful video apps to decode kinds of video files. Though it’s as powerful as a laptop in some respects, it doesn’t have the ability to read and play discs. So it’s a great pity for users who store lots DVD discs in their home.



In my opinion, spending lots of time to find a video app isn’t equal to put DVD movies on Surface RT by using a 3rd party tool. Here, i will share my own experience on how to load DVD movies onto Surface with you.

At first, you should use a Windows 8 DVD Ripper. Here i take Pavtube DVD Ripper to show you how to use such DVD ripping software for Windows Surface RT. Install this tool on your computer ( Note: This application only works on Personal computer ). After that, just follow the steps.

Step 1. Run this DVD to Surface converter. Load your DVD movie into it. As far as i know, you can import DVD disc, DVD ISO, DVD IFO or DVD folder.



Step 2. Select a suitable video format for Surface playing. With Pavtube, what you need to do is rather easy, just click “Format > Windows > Microsoft Surface Windows RT H.264 Video (*.mp4)”.



This profile is encoded in 16:9, which will give you Full Screen effect.

Step 3. Start ripping DVD movies for Surface RT by clicking on “convert” button.

Hope this simple guide is really useful for you to convert DVD videos to Surface RT for viewing.

The method to transfer iTunes movies to Nabi 2 tablet

Fuhu Nabi 2 is outstanding based on its Kid-friendly design, Excellent kid-safe mode, Nvidia Tegra 3 processor, and more other highlights. This tablet run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, just like other android devices, it doesn’t have a license to play DRM protected iTunes contents. No matter iTunes movies or TV shows you purchased from iTunes, all can’t be supported by Nabi 2.






If you just bought some Disney cartoons or other your children liked movies from iTunes, it’s disappointing when you can’t transfer them to Nabi 2 successfully for your children. In fact, we can resolve the incompatibility with the help of an external tool, such as ChewTune. Which could help us remove DRM protection off iTunes movies and convert the movie into a free format for Nabi 2 playing freely.

In the following article, i will show you how it works in the form of a tutorial. But, first of all. You’d better download and install this iTunes to Nabi 2 converter on your windows or Mac computer. Here is the free trail link:



Before use this program, you need to set iTunes not to remember playback position, as follows:

1. Launch iTunes, and switch to “Movies” LIBRARY.
2. Select the videos you’d like to convert, right click on them, and select “Get Info”.



3. Switch to “Options” tab, find “Remember position” and select “No” from its drop-down list. Click “OK” to confirm.




Now, you are ready to convert iTunes movies to Nabi 2. Just follow the quick guide to make it.

Step 1. Launch the iTunes video converter, drag and drop your movies from iTunes Movie Library to it.

Step 2. Click “Format” bar and select output format for Nabi 2. Here, just choose “H.264 Video (*.mp4)” as output.




At the same time, click on “Settings” to get the best video quality on Nabi 2. As follows:




Step 3. Start transcoding iTunes movies to Nabi 2 by clicking on “Convert” button.
Wait until the conversion completes, transfer the converted movies file to Nabi 2.

Below is the full information you need for transferring.

1. Plug the Micro USB cable from your computer to nabi.
2. A dialog box should appear asking you what you want to do with the new hardware. Select Open Device to View Files. If the box does not show up, you can go to Start Menu > My Computer and double click Removable Disk “No Name.”
3. Next, look for “Movies” folder, or create your own to organize the files you are saving on nabi. Select the files you would like to transfer from your computer by dragging and dropping movies into the folder.
4. Once all files have been transferred, safely remove your device: Click Safely Remove Hardware on the bottom right side of your computer screen, then click USB Mass Storage > Stop.
5. When the DRM-free movies are copied to Nabi 2, you’re free to play them. Open the movies by going to the Gallery app on your nabi.

Hope this article is really useful for you to transfer iTunes movies to Nabi 2, just enjoy yourself!

Galaxy Note 10.1 supported video formats and how to play camera videos on Note 10.1

In advance, let's have a look at the video formats supported by Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1.


Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 supported video and audio file types:
Video
1080p Full HD video recording & playback
Recording: 1080p@24~30fps/
Playback: 1080p@30fps
Codec: MPEG4/ H.263/ H.264/ DivX, WMV, VC-1
Audio
Codec : MP3, AAC, AMR, WMA, WAV, FLAC, OGG
Music Player with SoundAlive
3.5mm Ear Jack, Stereo FM Radio with RDS


Unfortunately Galaxy Note 10.1 does not support AVCHD codec, so the 1080p footage .mts or .m2ts recordings can’t be played on Galaxy Note before they are converted into MP4 or WMV video. To convert AVCHD to MP4 video, you need a Video Converter app.

Software Availability:
1080p Galaxy Note 10.1 Converter for Windows
1080p Galaxy Note 10.1 Converter for Mac

This Galaxy Note 10.1 video Converter provides the best settings/presets that convert MKV/AVI/WMV/MOV/MTS/M2TS/MOV to Galaxy Note 10.1 optimized H.264 .mp4 video. With GPU acceleration the conversion speed can be quicken by 3-5 times faster.

The following guide shows you how to convert 1080p AVCHD videos to MP4 with best video and audio quality for playback on GT Note 10.1:

Step 1. Drag and drop source 1080p MKV/AVI/MP4 video to the Galaxy Note 10.1 Video Converter.

Step 2. Click the pull down menu at the opposite side of “Format”, and then choose “Samsung” ->“Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (*.mp4)” format.



Step 3. Click "Convert" button to start compressing HD videos to Galaxy Note 10.1 friendly format and size.

And you can preview and customize output file size.
To do this, click on "Settings" button. In the pop-up Profile Settings window you can find set settings and check task details. The upper parts shows you the a/v settings you're using. The lower part displays the file information.



When 1080p HD video to Galaxy Note 10.1 conversion completes, you can click "Open" button to find generated 1080p videos on Mac. Now you can sync movies to Galaxy Note 10.1 with Samsung Kies and movies on the slab!

Best Apps to find lost or stolen Android devices

Some of us are so dependent on our Android devices that our breathing gets weird just from thinking about losing them. If you lost your Android phone, it can be a real big problem. Because with the phone you lost all your important files, emails, contacts and more. So it's a good idea to think ahead and plan for misplacing your Android device.  Fortunately, there are some easy ways to track them down beyond just calling and hoping to hear the ring under a pile of laundry. So we’ve compiled the 5 best Android apps for finding a lost or stolen phone.



1. Prey Anti-Theft (Free)
It allows you to track the GPS location of your phone or tablet by sending it a text message. You track via web interface, remote lock the device, plus they have software for tracking laptops. This app too works if a theft swaps the SIM card.

2. Wheres My Droid (Free, Donate $1.00)
The Android app allows you to text an attention word to your phone to make it turn the volume on high and ring even if was on low ringer, vibrate or silent. Separately you can set an attention word to have the phone send back GPS location to hunt it down.

3. SeekDroid ($0.99)
SeekDroid is meant to track down your lost or stolen phone or tablet. It offers a slew of features to help you track a lost or stolen phone. You can access a website to locate your device via GPS, set off the phone’s alarm, lock it or even remote wipe the phone or SD card! IT folks or those looking for more features would appreciate this one as works even if a thief swaps the SIM card. The app requires Android 2.2 (Froyo) and higher, so sorry older phones- can’t use this one.

4. Lookout Security & Antivirus (Free)
As per the name of the app is award-winning security & antivirus from Lookout. Is a free antivirus program for your android mobile phone which gives you protection against viruses, threats, spyware, and trojans. On the other hand also helps you to find your Android phone. It has lots of feature Find My Phone is one of them. It allows you to locate your lost or stolen phone on a Google map even if GPS is turned off also activate a loud alarm, even if your phone or tablet is on silent.

5. McAfee WaveSecure (Free 7 Day Trial, $19.90/year)
McAfee WaveSecure is award-winning mobile protection for your Android device. Backed by the world’s largest dedicated security company, McAfee WaveSecure protects your mobile life. McAfee WaveSecure secures your mobile device and personal data in the event of loss or theft by allowing you to locate/track your device, helps prevent device misuse, and remotely locks your device and wipes your data. It enables you to back up and restore your data from the device or via an easy-to-use web portal.

More Android video solutions:
Best way for streaming TiVo recordings to Android devices
Enjoy iTunes Movies with Android tablets on the go
How to transfer digital copy movies to Android smartphone or tablet?