Summary: Roku 4 and Apple TV 4 are the best TV streaming devices. No matter which one you get, here you will have no issue of play 4k video on them.
Choosing a streaming device can be a daunting prospect if you're new to the cord cutter lifestyle. There are many great options, but the best strongly depends on what kind of features you need. The Roku 4 or Apple TV 4 is still the best option overall if you want a quality, affordable device with access to Amazon Prime and basic remote voice command features that make your streaming experience more enjoyable.
Roku has announced the latest version of their video streaming player. Roku 4 comes with a faster quad core processor, supports 4K UHD HEVC and 4K UHD VP9 video playback up to respectively 2160p60 and 2160p30, and includes a new version of Roku operating systems. Roku 4 has its own limited playable formats, so, we can not import all 4k videos to Roku 4 for playback.
But the new Apple TV is missing the thing important about the future of TV. Unlike other streaming boxes, from competitors like Amazon, Roku, and Nvidia, the new Apple TV, it can’t stream “House of Cards” in Ultra HD 4K. For House of Cards fan who have Apple TV 4, it is really a sad news.
Therefore, if you want to stream some 4K videos such as 4k MXF , 4K MOV, 4K MP4, or 4K XAVC/XAVC-S files to Roku 4 or Apple TV 4 for playback, an 4K to converter is needed.
If course, this must be under the help of 4K Converter. Among many apps on the market, Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac(read the review) is the top-ranked one. It can transcode any 4K UHD videos to Roku 4 or Apple TV 4 in MP4, with excellent video quality. In settings window, you can freely adjust the video and audio size, codec, nitrate, frame rate, etc to get more compatible video with Roku 4 or Apple TV 4.
How can we deal with 4K files for Playback with Roku 4 or Apple TV 4?
Step 1. Import 4K video to HD converter
Download and launch this Mac HD video converter, and click “File” and “Add Video/Audio” to add source videos.
Step 2. Choose Roku 4 or Apple TV 4 supported video format
Choose Roku 4 or Apple TV 4 playable "HD Video" > "H.264 HD Video" from "Format" bar drop-down selections.
Step 3. Compress 4K videos (Optional)
Hit the button “Settings” near the format bar, and you’ll brought to the “Profile Settings” interface where you can compress source videos by choosing a smaller video size from the “Size” dropdown list.
Step 4. Convert 4K video to Roku 4 or Apple TV 4
Once everything is settled for conversion, click “Convert” on main interface to make your source videos converted. After conversion, you’ll get the expected and desired video format well accepted by Roku 4 or Apple TV 4.
Step 5. Import converted videos to Roku 4 or Apple TV 4.
You can find the generated files by clicking "Open output folder" when the conversion is completed. Transfer them to an external USB hard drive and plug the drive into your Roku 4 or Apple TV 4, you will have no difficulty to watch 4K videos on your large screen HDTV via Roku 4 or Apple TV 4.
Summary: What is the best solution for editing AVCHD and AVCHD Lite MTS/M2TS footage in Final Cut Pro? This is a frequently asked question by FCP users. This article give you the best solution of importing AVCHD/MTS video into FCP for smoothly editing.
AVCHD is an HD video format jointly developed by Sony and Panasonic that uses Advanced Video Coding (AVC) compression (also known as MPEG-4 part 10 or H.264) to achieve high-quality images and low data rates. Generally speaking, AVCHD footage is usually saved in MTS or M2TS container format, which are widely used by Sony, Panasonic, JVC, Canon camcorders.
However, AVCHD files are not natively supported by Final Cut Pro and must be transcoded to FCP friendly codecs such as QuickTime movie and Apple Intermediate Codec before importing to FCP.
First method you could try
Thankfully, FCPX can import AVCHD footage from a hard drive, but you need to make sure you preserve the original file structure. Copy the whole card just as it is, onto your drive. Then from within the FCPX import window, navigate to the folder, and voila, you’ll see the video clips and be able to import then as normal (They’ll be converted to H.264 .MOV files and copied to the “Original Media” folder.) You’ll notice that you won’t have the option to uncheck “Copy Media to Events Folder.” That’s because FCPX reads the archive as if it were a card. That means in essence you will be duplicating your footage.
The second best method
To lower the quality loss during transcoding, Apple introduced in 2008 the Apple ProRes family to help Final Cut Pro works more efficiently with HD contents. By transcoding/converting AVCHD to Apple ProRes codec, the possible best quality is retained in post-production workflow and you can then edit the resulting media files just as you would edit in QuickTime Movie format. Besides, the rendering time is saved as Apple ProRes codecs are natively supported by FCP.
Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac(read the review) will be the best choice for you. This is an AVCHD/AVCHD Lite transcoding tool for Mac. It can deals with AVCHD footage straightly from Sony, Panasonic, JVC and various other camcorders and exports HD contents encoded in various codecs for editing and playing back. The FCP friendly codecs includes Apple ProRes family (ProRes 422, ProRes 422 LT, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes 422 Proxy, ProRes 4444), DVCPRO, HDV, Apple Intermediate codec, etc.
Meanwhile, this software can help you convert any HD video to Apple ProRes 422 for Final Cut Pro editing on Mac, or to Apple InterMediate Codec for FCE, iMovie. You can also convert videos between so many video formats.
If you are windows user, please turn to Pavtube HD Video Converter. It has the same features as Mac version.
Step 1. Download Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac.
This professional HD Video Converter can help you convert AVCHD files to ProRes 422 MOV format for Final Cut Pro, more output formats are also supported.
Install and launch this AVCHD Converter. Import AVCHD footage to the converter by clicking "File">"Add Video/Audio".
Step2. Click format bar to choose the output format.
Click and choose "Final Cut Pro">"Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)". If you don't care about the generated file size while just pursuit the video quality, then you can totally go for "Apple ProRes 422 HQ (*.mov)". (Differences among Apple ProRes codecs)
Step 3. You can click "settings" to customize the output parameters, adjust the resolution, bitrate as you want.
If you just want to keep the original video quality, you can choose "original ", or if there is no proper parameters for you to choose, you can just type them by yourself.
Step 4. Click convert button to start.
After you deinterlace AVCHD/MTS to FCP ProRes 422 codec, you can import the converted footages to Final Cut Pro, iMovie/Final Cut Express for editing without rendering, now please take a try.
Userful tips:
-"Interlaced" to "Progressive"
If you want to change the "interlaced' into "Progressive"mode, then you can go to this "Edit" UI.
By this function, you can have the "Progressive" mode to get a better quality of your videos.
Are you ready for a crazy online shopping after Thanksgiving Coupons in the next few days on Black Friday and Cyber Monday? These meaningful major festivals is best the best chance for people to find out the best deals to reserve for upcoming Chrismas.
The discount offering is to show gratitude to valued customers and potential users of Pavtube software, so we Roll out 2015 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sales with 50% Discount for top-selling Windows/Mac Blu-ray/DVD rippers and Video converters, which can help you move favorite Blu-ray/DVD movies or convert digital videos to any home devices for home use! Pavtube video products can also assist you to creat special timeless memories for this year's festivals.
What can Pavtube do?
1) Convert common, HD, 3D, 2K/4K Videos and Blu-ray/DVD into H.265/HEVC, M3U8, MP4, Apple ProRes, DNxHD, MOV, M4V, MOV, MKV, AVI, Xvid, Divx, VOB, MPEG-2, SWF, FLV... for playback on smartphone, tablet, TV set, HD media player, streaming server, Hard drive, Game console, or edit in Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, etc.
2) Convert Canon/Sony/Panasonic/Nikon/JVC/Blackmagic shooted H.265, XAVC, XAVC S/L, MXF, MOV, AVCHD, AVI, MP4, VOB footages into common video formats, so you can watch or edit them on PC/Mac.
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Summary: Wonder how to convert and transfer Panasonic FZ300 AVCHD Video to your Samsung TV for watching? Here are going to talk on the details of the supported video and audio formats for Samsung TV you can take a good reference.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 is the update to the very popular FZ200. 4K video support, capturing 4K/UHD video at 30p.
With this 4K/UHD video you recorded by Panasonic FZ300, many users are confused with how to watch it on the Samsung TV. Therefore, the issue will be solved with this article.
As we mentioned above, Panasonic FZ300 recording videos with 4K format. Or more accurately, the 4K video was encoded with AVCHD format. There, we’ll receive a big, fat “NO” when trying to import 4K video to Samsung TV, because some of them fail to accept AVCHD format video from Panasonic FZ300. In this regard, we will have to get rid of the format issue with the help of third-party software.
Pavtube HD Video Converter / Mac Version(read the review)- 4K TV video converter, is a genius in handling all 4K problems: convert 4K video to Samsung TV acceptable format, transcode 4K to any other videos, transfer 4K to most portable media devices like iPhone 6/6 plus/5/4s/4, Galaxy S6/S5, iPad Air 3, etc., and any other tasks that you would like to assign.
First things first:The Mac Version as example, Windows Version has the same Steps except the main interface logo.
How to Watching Panasonic FZ300 Recorded Videos to Samsung TV?
Step 1. Import source video from Panasonic FZ300 to this app by clicking the "Add video" button on the main UI. Or choose to add multiple videos from the same folder on your computer hard drive.
Step 2. Choose UHD TV playable "HD Video" > "H.264 HD Video" from "Format" bar drop-down selections.
You can also choose HDTV compatible video format from "TVS" extended selections, here you can select the Samsung TV optimized format according to your TV brand.
Step 3. Adjustments like video size, bitrate, frame rate, sample rate, and channels are available. The 5.1 channel allows you to enjoy sounds from different directions and turns your home to a grand concert.
Step 4. After you have properly set up all the output profile parameters, start the conversion process by hitting right-bottom convert button.
You can find the generated files by clicking "Open output folder" when the conversion is completed. Transfer them to an external USB hard drive and plug the drive into your Samsung TV, you will have no difficulty to watch Panasonic FZ3008 Recorded Videos on your large screen Samsung TV.
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Are you ready for a crazy online shopping after Thanksgiving Coupons in the next few days on Black Friday and Cyber Monday? If so, and you just have been in need to find a professional software to handle your MAXF video in the earlier days-you’ve come to the right place!
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This top MXF MultiMixer Software original price is $45. Now only needs $31.5. You won’t get a Multi-track MXF Software at such low price in normal days. So if you have a plan to purchase a MXF MultiMixer in the next few days , why not push the schedule forward and get it in Pavtube Black Friday & Cyber Monday Promotion activity.
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Summary: If you have problem about “how to solve sony RX10 II video cannot imported into Phlip TV for watching”? Here give you the solution.
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II offers a similar build and lens specification as its predecessor, but introduces some notable new technology under the hood. Video recording is offered at 4K (3840 x 2160) resolution, as well as an option for 40x super slow motion capture at 960 fps.
I purchased the Sony RX10 II 4K camcorder and shot some 4K recordings there several days ago. In order to check the high definition of the recordings, my friends suggested me to add them into my Phlip TV as a try. However, errors like ‘unsupported’ always appeared there on the screen. Now I am finding some efficient ways to watch the 4K recorded videos on HDTV smoothly.
To make the 4K XAVC S videos from Sony RX10 II more suitable with your Philp TV, we here would like to introduce you the professional 4K XAVC S to HDTV converter---Pavtube Video Converter(read the review), which we can take to work with smoothly. We can look it as the professional HDTV(Phlip TV included) assistant to help us a lot in watching 4K XAVC S files, besides, Samsung 4K TV, Sony 4K TV, Panasonic 4K TV, LG 4K TV, etc. also available.
Steps on How to Convert XAVC S Files to Phlip TV for Playback
Step 1. Load the RX10 II XAVC S files.
After launching this app , click "File">"Add Video/Audio " to load your files, you can double click it to have a review on the preview window.
Step 2. Choose proper format for playing XAVC S on Phlip TV
Here suggest you "HD Video">"H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)". Under this "HD Video" option, all the H.264 decode option will output as H.264 High Profile, which is the best quality for compatibility and quality maintain.
Tips:
If your 4K TV can support playback H.265 MP4 video natively, you can totally go for H.265 HD Video (*.mp4), even some normal format can convert them into this HD codec format, which can totally improve the quality of your videos while free your local storing space.
Step 3. Adjust Parameters to maintain the 4K quality
Click this "Settings" button, it will bring you to this UI , no matter the Bit rate or Frame rate, Size (pix) all here for you to make the adjustment. You can see the whole file size if you considering about uploading them online while the file size is required for smaller one.
Tips:
If you want to maintain the 4K quality, while the default Size (pix) is 1920*1080, you can type 3840*2160 in the following box by yourself.
Step 4 .Doing simple edits on your XAVC S 4K before loading into 4K TV (opional)
If you just want to enjoy the original videos without any changes, then you can skip this step. But if you do want to make your very own video without reloading them into other NLEs like Adobe Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas ,etc. Then with the build-in editor, you do whatever you like.
Click the "Pencil" icon to go into this UI, then trim or crop the parts you don't want, Add subtitles or watermark for fun, adjust aspect ratio to fit your screen,etc.
Step 5: Start to convert XAVC S to H.264 HD MP4 for Phlip TV
After setting the file location, click the "Convert" button to start your conversion. Click "Open output folder" to check your converted files if you forget to set the storing location.
Then you will have the most compatible and HD videos for your Phlip TV for enjoyment.
Related program:
Pavtube MXF Converter / Mac Version: can handle MXF/MXF footage produced by Canon, Sony and Panasonic camcorders and convert MXF video files to various video format supported by popular devices such as iPad Air/4/3, iPhone 5S/5C/5/4S/4, Apple TV 3, Google Nexus, Samsung Galaxy Tab S/3/2, Samsung Galaxy S5/S4/S3, Surface RT/Pro, PS4/PS3, WDTV, etc.
Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter / Mac Version：The best MTS converter on the market, which can convert MTS videos and other HD formats to FCP X Apple ProRes codec MOV format, or convert MTS to Avid Media Composer/Adobe Premiere Pro/iMovie native supported video format.
Pavtube Media Magician / Mac Version: A nice camcorder assistant manager, lossless camcorder video joiner, MTS/ M2TS/ MXF/ MOV/ MKV/ TiVo/ WMV/ AVI/ MPG converter and editor. Meamwhile it supported upload edited video to YouTube directly.
