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Thursday, June 6, 2013

2013 Best Father's Day Gifts: 5 Tech Gifts for Your Beloved Dad

Father's Day is just around the corner (mark your calendar: June 16th). With Father's Day approaching, it is a great time to buy something special for dad, like a new bottle of his favorite cologne or one new Nautica grosgrain watch. But if your father has a taste for the latest and greatest technology, what should you surprise him with? Here we have tried to list out some Father's day best tech gifts for dad 2013. Just read on to get started.

Tablets: iPad 3, iPad Mini, Galaxy Tab 3 or Nexus 10

Get one tablet for your father is also a good idea on father's day. So why not get the best tablet? Yes, the iPad, iPad Mini and Samsung Galaxy Tab 3, Google Nexus 10, Nexus 7 or Microsoft Surface Pro etc. Sure it's great for all those stereotypical dad things - watching sports through the ESPN app, playing high-resolution, 3D games - but it's also just a great reading companion and perfect for skimming emails before bed.

However, there are other really good options. I have list you the Best Android Tablets in The World and 2013 Top 5 Cheapest Android Tablets in India.

Smartphones: Samsung Galaxy S4, iPhone 5, Sony Xperia Z, BlackBerry 10 or HTC One

Okay, now is the best time to get a new smartphone due to Samsung and HTC both released its flagship smartphone several months ago, the Galaxy S4 and HTC One. Both of these two devices are power with strong processor, powerful camera and own a lot of new features. The Samsung galaxy s4 is the most powerful android phone, HTC one is the best HTC android phone, you can also choose iPhone 5, Sony Xperia Z, BlackBerry 10. Google Nexus 4, Galax S3 and so on, so in my eyes it is the perfect time to get one for your father if your dad has been hinting at for weeks.

Want to see the more phone details, just check Best smartphones of 2013.

Camera: Sony PMW-F55

The Sony PMW-F55 a next-generation CineAlta 4K digital cinema camera, featurs high-data-rate on-board recording of XAVC 4K and 180 fps XAVC 2K/HD with a free planned upgrade. With its revolutionary electronic global shutter and outstanding professional features, it has won lots of fans and owners.

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Streaming Media Player: Roku 3

A Roku 3 box is the easiest way to bring broadband television directly into any living room, provided there's an HDTV and a fast Internet connection. Think lightning-quick searches across Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video, plus hundreds more. And plugging headphones directly into the remote means he can watch without waking anyone.

Headphones: Bose QuietComfort 15 headphones, Beats by Dre Executive

Yes, they're on the pricey side at $299, but we haven't met a dad who wouldn't mind getting a pair of these headphones as a gift. Thanks to its extracomfortable design, improved sound, highly effective noise-canceling circuitry, device folds for compact storage in included carrying case, the Bose QuietComfort 15s currently offer the best sound and silencing capabilities in a pair of noise-canceling headphones.

And everyone knows Beats Executive? headphones are designed to take you from boardroom to the tarmac and everywhere in between. These over-ear headphones deliver the legendary Beats sound in a refined premium package that's easier than ever to take on the road.

For cheap headphones, the Panasonic RP-HTX7 Monitor Stereo Headphones is a really good option which only cost you around $50.

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So just show your love to your dad with these Best Father's Day Tech Gifts on this Father's Day 2013.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Blu-ray to iMovie Converter-Convert Blu-ray to iMovie/FCE on Mac

Today's technology requires the use of digital formats for movie fans to watch or edit Blu-rays on Mac(iMovie, FCE, FCP, Avid, etc.). Also, digitizing your discs collection is an ideal form of insurance against damage, theft or loss. This guide will show you how to ingest and convert Blu-ray to iMovie/FCE for editing, playing on Mac.

"I happen to come up with an idea to ingest the audio of my Blu-ray and edit them on Mac using programs like iMovie, FCE, etc. I know there're some Blu-ray Ripper programs but are they safe? Is it possible to get the audio/video only?"

Commercial Blu-rays bring extraordinary video quality to us for family watching and sharing for the large amount of content that can be stored. It's a great fun if you have a pretty large Blu-ray collection, or movie collection. However, what if you want to have the digital copies of these movies saved on your hard drive or personal server? Not everyone would like to take a stack of the blu-ray discs with himself. Also some of us may like to not only get the digital copies of blu-rays, but also edit Blu-rays in nonlinear editing programs such as iMovie/FCE, FCP, Adobe Premiere Pro and so on.

In this case, it comes with the problems that how can us rip Blu-rays and edit Blu-ray movies in iMovie/FCE? iMovie is not so that picky on formats but it prefers AIC(Advanced Intermediate codec) in editing. Is there any quick and easy way to do this?

OK, after lots of searching in google, finally a powerful conversion program is founded to be able to ingest Blu-ray to iMovie or FCE on Mac, an all-in-one Pavtube BDMagic program on Mac. This software does a good job in decrypting and transcoding Blu-rays so that you can easily get the files you want, no matter audio/video only, or both.

Get this Best Mac Blu-ray Ripper for iMovie/FCE installed here; you can order a license directly or download a trial version for free before purchase.

How to Rip Blu-ray to iMovie/FCE with Best Blu-ray Ripper for Mac?

Step 1. Load your disc.

There is a disc icon on the top left which let you load from disc, folder or ISO/IFO respectively.

Step 2. Choose your Output directory down which is marked as 2.

For editing Blu-ray movies in iMovie/FCE, the AIC is preferred. Click "Format" and choose "iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov)".

best codec for editing blu-ray in imovie

PS: It has various profiles and formats so that you can rip blu-ray to various formats according to your needs.

Step 3. set up frame rate, bitrate and other output settings.

Click Settings, you can find file details including codec, size, bitrate and frame rate. You are able to fix them according to your needs. FYI: the higher bitrate you choose, the better video quality it outputs.

Step 4. Now just press the big circular "Start Conversion" button to convert Blu-ray to AIC MOV for iMovie/FCE and let it do its magic. Wait for moments and you will get the fresh hot AIC videos for iMovie/FCE.

Tips:

1. Refer to here to learn how to import video files into iMovie.

2. Here are some step-by-step guides of how to import Blu-ray to FCP and import DVD to FCP, iMovie, FCE.

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Import Sony PDZ-VX10 XDCAM MXF to FCP 6/7 without rendering on Mac Mountain Lion

Sony PDZ-VX10 is one of Sony XDCAM series, the high-end professional camcorders which cam capture stunning-quality HD images; it can offer very high HD footages at a data rate of up to 50 Mbps at MXF format. But it becomes a pain if you want to edit the video recorded, because the high quality MXF files do not work with traditional nonlinear editing program natively on mac. You may really not feel good if you cannot edit the raw Sony XACAM MXF files in iMovie/FCP/Avid/Adobe Premiere Pro directly. Is there any way to import Sony PDZ-VX10 XDCAM MXF to FCP 6/7 efficiently without Log and Transfer?

See Also: MXF Column | FCP Column

Rejoice, Mac users, rejoice. For that finally there's a program can handle this within a few clicks, it does exactly as it claim for. Come and meet this Sony XDCAM MXF to FCP Converter for Mac which would be a vital part of your workflow.

No rendering, no stuttering, you just need to load your Sony PDZ-VX10 XDCAM MXF videos to the professional Pavtube Sony XDCAM MXF Converter for Mac software, choose FCP friendly format and click big red circle to get the fresh hot videos that can work in FCP 6/7 smoothly.

Now get this Sony XDCAM MXF Converter for Mac installed and let's go ahead to this fantastic workflow.

How to Convert Sony PDZ-VX10 XDCAM MXF to Apple ProRes for importing to FCP 6/7 without L&T?

At first, you should get your MXF video backup on your Mac. Connect your Sony PDZ-VX10 Camcorder to Mac with USB cable or use card reader to transfer the MXF files to Apple hard drive disk; do not forget to keep your camcorder on.

Run the Pavtube Mac Sony XDCAM MXF Converter for Mac. Then you can click "Add video" to load the MXF file into it, or click "Add from folder" to load the entire folder.

After that, you can select FCP 6 or 7 compatible codec. Click the "Format" bar, you will find various video formats sorted by different programs / devices. For FCP 6/7 users, the "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" preset can work well for you. If you want to get better video quality, it's recommended to choose "Apple ProRes 422 HQ".

If you want to do some editing like trim a certain MXF segment file to smaller ones, get rid of black edges of source file, add video effects, etc. this Sony XDCAM MXF Converter for Mac will be do these.

When the setting is finished, you can click the big red button to start converting Sony PDZ-VX10 XDCAM MXF to ProRes 422 for FCP 6/7. Wait for a while to get the converted Apple ProRes 422 MOV video.

After conversion you can click the "Open" button to locate the converted files and load the ProRes MOV files to FCP X. Now you are able to import/edit Sony XDCAM MXF in FCP 6/7 freely without any rendering.

Open up Final Cut Pro 6/7, choose "File > Import > Files…" to select and load the generated ProRes 422 MOV files to FCP for editing use.

Tip:

Pavtube XDCAM MXF Converter for Mac is a converter that allow you to convert Canon MXF/Sony XDCAM MXF/Panasonic P2 MXF footage to other format like ProRes MOV, AIC MOV, Avid DNxHD MOV, MP4, AVI, MPG, WMV, MKV, DV, etc. You can select the output format as you like, after converted, you can play them on Android, iOS, Windows 8 tablets/phones etc., or import the converted MXF to iMovie, FCE, Premiere Pro, etc. Mac Editing Software for editing will be easy.

Monday, June 3, 2013

Import Panasonic HPX3100 P2 MXF to Avid Media Composer 6.5/6/5.5/5 on Mac

"The camera I am using is a Panasonic AJ-HPX3100. The output file is packaged in MXF. I'm wondering whether there's a detailed step by step instruction on how to import these files so that they can be read by the Avid Media Composer?"

The Panasonic AJ-HPX3100 P2 is an HD camcorder which features three 2/3-inch high-density 2.2 million pixel CCDs. It can acquire full-raster 1920x1080 resolution imaging with a 4:2:2 10-bit sampling using the AVC-Intra. It can record HD in AVC-Intra and DVCPRO HD at 1080 in 24p, 25p, 30p, 50i and 60i; and 480i/586i SD in DVCPRO50, DVCPRO and DV. This slim-line 2/3" camera comes with several features including 24-bit audio in AVC-Intra, wireless metadata input and high-quality proxy recording. It can record on high data transfer speed E-Series P2 cards.

P2 recorded files are really excellent among the high-end cameras; however the problems comes when you want toplay Panasonic AJ-HPX3100 P2 MXF footages on Mac or edit Panasonic AJ-HPX3100 P2 MXF in traditional nonlinear editing programs such as Avid Media Composer, FCP, FCP X, iMovie, FCE, Adobe Premiere Pro and so on. FCP X may support some Panasonic camcorders but Avid Media Composer not. In this case, you will need to get a easy-to-use Mac Panasonic MXF Converter to help Avid work with MXF footages.

Pavtube MXF Converter for Mac provides high-quality MXF video converting solution for Avid Media Composer. It supports convert Panasonic AJ-HPX3100 AVC-Intra and DVCPRO HD P2 MXF files to Avid Media Composer with DNxHD codec MOV format at ultrafast conversion speed without rendering. (Read also MXF Converter Review)

Now get this Panasonic P2 MXF to Avid Converter installed, and follow this guide to get your MXF footage work with Avid Media Composer smoothly.

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How to convert Panasonic AJ-HPX3100 P2 MXF to Avid DNxHD MOV for editing in Avid Media Composer 6.5/6/5 on Mac

Step 1. Connect your Panasonic AJ-HPX3100 Camcorder to Mac with USB cable or use card reader to transfer the MXF files to Apple hard drive disk; do not forget to keep your camcorder on.

Connect Panasonic AJ-HPX3100 Camcorder to Mac

Step 2. Load MXF clips to Pavtube Mac MXF to Avid Converter.

After download, Run this Panasonic MXF to Avid Converter for Mac, click the "Add Files" button to load individuals mxf videos; or click "Add from folder" to load the entire folder.

Step 3. Choose editing program compatible format.

Click the "Profile" option, you will find various video formats sorted by different programs/devices. For Avid Media Composer, it should be Avid Media Composer >Avid DNxHD (*.mov).

With the "merge into one file" box above "Open", you can lossless merge your Panasonic MXF footages in a few clicks.

Step 4. Click the "Converter" button, start convert Panasonic HPX3100 MXF to Avid DNxHD MOV and wait for a while to get the fresh hot converted video. Click Browse to locate them directly.

Tips:

1. Refer to here to get more step-by-step guide of how to work with Panasonic footages and MXF videos on mac.

2. Want to edit MXF clips in FCP X, iMovie/FCE, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Aperture 3 with native codec? It is also available!

Import Panasonic TZ30 AVCHD MTS to iMovie/FCE without losing quality

In this article you can get a brief instruction about how to transcode Panasonic DMC-TZ300 AVCHD MTS footage to iMovie and FCE editable formats on Mac (Yosemite and Mavericks included).

Thx to Panasonic new Lumix DMC-TZ30 (also known as the DMC-ZS20 in the USA), professional photographers or amateurs would love to travel around, take stunning pictures and record video footages due to its 20x 24-480mm lens, 14.1 megapixel high sensitivity MOS sensor, 1080p Full HD movies at 50/60fps, 3 inch touch-sensitive LCD screen and fast burst shooting at 10fps with continuous auto-focus. While if you want to import your recorded AVCHD MTS footage in iMovie or FCE for editing, you might be disappointed because AVCHD is not natively supported by iMovie and FCE. It's better you could find a Mac AVCHD MTS Video Converting program to transcode TZ30 AVCHD MTS footage to iMovie and FCE acceptable AIC MOV format.

Give Compressor up. I recommed transcode Panasonic DMC-TZ30 1080p AVCHD footage to AIC MOV codec with Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac. The app save me 2 hours and even more.

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How to transcode Panasonic DMC-TZ300 AVCHD footage to iMovie and FCE editable formats on Mac?

Step 1. Copy AVCHD folder from Panasonic DMC-TZ30 camcorder onto hard disk, and drag 1080p AVCHD .mts files to this top Pavtube Mac AVCHD to iMovie/FCE Converter.

Step 2. Click "Format" button, then select "iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov)" as the best output format for iMovie and FCE.

Tips: You could click "Settings" icon to set output parameters, like set up the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 so you could get best video quality for converting DMC-TZ30 AVCHD footage to AIC for iMovie/FCE on Mac for further editing.

Step 4. Click "Convert" button to transfer Panasonic TZ30 MTS to AIC MOV for iMovie/FCE AIC on Mac immediately.

Tips: Before conversion, you can make some settings or editings like merging videos, trimming videos, adding watermark and so on.

After a successful conversion, click "Open" button on program main UI to locate and move the generated AIC MOV files into iMovie or FCE for editing.

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Friday, May 31, 2013

Samsung announces Galaxy S4 Mini

Dual-core 1.7GHz CPU, 4.3-inch qHD SuperAMOLED screen, UK launch in July

Samsung has announced the much-anticipated and heavily-leaked Galaxy S4 Mini. As the name suggests, it's a miniature version of the Galaxy S4, and like the Galaxy S3 Mini, it's packing suitably downsized specs inside its diminutive chassis.

The Galaxy S4 Mini rocks a 4.3-inch qHD (960x540) SuperAMOLED display, and is powered by a 1.7GHz dual-core processor with 1.5GB of RAM. Around the back there's an 8-megapixel camera, on the front is a 1.9MP front-facer. There's also 8GB of internal storage, expandable via microSD card. Powering everything is an 1,900mAh battery.

The Galaxy S4 Mini boasts many of the headline software features of its larger sibling. It's running Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with the latest TouchWiz UI, and in today's press release Samsung highlights features like Sound and Shot, S Translator and S Health, as well as WatchON TV capabilities through a built-in IR blaster.

Connectivity-wise, you're looking at Wifi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and 3G/4G radios. Samsung says there'll be 3G, 4G LTE and dual-SIM variants, though the availability of these SKUs will vary depending on country.

The Galaxy S4 Mini will be shown off to attendees at Samsung's "Premiere 2013" event at London's Earls Court exhibition center on June 20. No release date has been revealed just yet, but the manufacturer did confirm that it'll be available in black and white color options.

We've got today's press release, along with more images, after the break.

Update: UK retailer Phones4u has confirmed that it'll offer the Galaxy S4 Mini "when it becomes available in the UK in July 2013."

Monday, May 27, 2013

Sony Plugin for XAVC in Final Cut Pro X (FCP-X) release

Sony have just released a plug-in for Apple’s Final Cut Pro X. The plugin allows you to work with HD and 4K XAVC material in FCP-X. As well as the plugin you will need to first update FCP-X to at least version 10.0.8. The handling of HD and 4K XAVC in FCP-X is very impressive with smooth 4K playback on my iMac and Retina MBP. It even handles scaling to HD for SDI output in real time with ease.

Here a link to the plug-in

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