Guide on Putting and Playing Blu-ray movie on BlackBerry Z3

Today, in this article, we will talk about how to rip and convert Blu-ray movies to Samsung BlackBerry Z3 with best quality. Following is the concise guide for you.

BlackBerry Z3 is here now!

On February 25th, 2014, BlackBerry announced its newest touch screnn smartphone, the BlackBerry Z3. Once codenamed the Jakarta, the Z3 offers a big 5-inch high-resolution display and rely on an all-touch interface with a "make sense" price.

Wanna Play Blu-ray on BlackBerry Z3? and How?

With these fantastic features,  BlackBerry Z3 will definitely offer us a gorgeous visual feast on its high-resolution display which assures customers of a good experience of enjoying videos. For Blu-ray movie collectors, how to rip precious Blu-ray movie to the new BlackBerry Z3 in order to enjoy the movie anytime and anywhere?

Here Pavtube BDMagic- is such a tool worthy of your first choice which can make it easy to convert Blu-ray to BlackBerry Z3 friendly format. Fast in conversion speed and great in the support for all mainstream video formats and devices in the output category. In support of all new movies, this BD to BlackBerry Ripper can help you watch movies Thor 2: The Dark World, Gravity, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, Superman: Man Of Steel, etc on BlackBerry Z3 without downloading.

You can also convert DVD to  BlackBerry Z3 video on Mac using Pavtube BDMagic for Mac. 

Step-by-Step Tutorial on Copying and Converting Blu-ray movies to BlackBerry Z3 for Watching

Note: Put Blu-ray onto Blu-ray drive before ripping Blu-rays.

Step 1. After the installtion of the BlackBerry Blu-ray Ripper, Click the “Load Disc” button to choose and import Blu-ray movies from your computer’s Blu-ray Drive.



Step 2. Click “Format” bar, follow “BlackBerry > BlackBerry MP4 series(*.mp4)”. The output videos fits BlackBerry Z3 tablet just right.



Tip 1: You can also click “Settings” to manually change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish. (Optional)

Tip 2: If you want to convert Blu-ray/DVD to 3D videos or transcode Blu-ray/DVD to MP4 with multiple audio and subtitle tracks, try Pavtube ByteCopy and ByteCopy for Mac.

Step 3. When all is OK, click “Convert” to rip Blu-ray movie for BlackBerry Z3. After the ripping, you can click “Open” to locate the converted MP4 video files and just transfer them to your BlackBerry Z3 for watching anywhere!

Pavtube DVD to BlackBerry Z3 Ripper can also rip DVD to Samsung Note 3, Google Nexus 4, Acer Mobiles, Huawei Mobile, as well as Samsung Pad, Lenovo Pad, Asus Pad, Amazon Pad, and so on. It excels in fast DVD copy speed and high audio/video quality maintenance.

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Now it’s time to celebrate that all-important guy in your life—dad. Dad is notoriously the toughest family member to shop for. If you've waited until now to pick up this year's Father's Day Gift, then you're going to need a great idea — fast.

Luckily, to celebrate Father's Day with you, Pavtube Studio launch a huge Coupon Code as the 2014 Father's Day Special Offer. Up to 50% off for your beloved dad! Backup your dad's favorite Blu-ray/DVD movie to iOS/Android gadgets, HD TV, home theatre or game console. Even better you can make a father's day video for your beloved dad on your own! It’s more precious than just picking up something on store casually! 

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How to Rip and Put DVD movies to Kindle Fire HDX for playing

Want to put DVD onto Kindle Fire HDX for watching on the go, but don’t know what to do? Get the solution below that teaches you how to import DVD to Kindle Fire HD/HDX for playback smoothly.

Get the Best DVD to Kindle Fire HDX Ripper

Pavtube DVDAid is a helper to address the issue by ripping DVDs (like How to Train Your Dragon (2), Rio 2, The Lego Movie, The Nut Job and so on while getting over Disney X-project DRM, region code, Sony ArccOS, UOPs, CSS, etc.) to Kindle Fire HDX playable videos. It means at least the following two things:

1. A video file will be produced out of the original DVD, in the format acceptable by the tablet;
2. The video file may be compressed in size to feed the device.

How to Copy and Rip DVD to Kindle Fire HDX 7/8.9

The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX comes in two sizes: 7-inch and 8.9-inch, offering a 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution display (323ppi) on the 7-inch and 2560 x 1600 (339ppi) on the 8.9-inch. Both have great size for multimedia experience, including movie entertainment.

If you want to play DVD movie on Kindle Fire HDX 7.7-inch or 8.9-inch display, there is no way but rip the DVD on PC or Mac into Kindle Fire HDX accepted video format first and then transfer the video from computer to the device.

But in view of the fact that Kindle Fire HDX has a special screen size, we should consider about the resolution issue during choosing the conversion tool (the best DVD to Kindle Fire HDX ripper) or during the ripping process.

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If you are a Windows user, please download Pavtube DVDAid for PC.

If you are a Mac user, please download Pavtube DVDAid for Mac.

Here we only take ripping & converting DVD to Kindle Fire HDX on Windows PC for example:

After installing it on your Windows OS computer, please run it and insert the DVD with the movie you want to convert and watch. These steps can be considered as pre-rip work.

First: Run this Pavtube DVDAid and the DVD to Kindle Fire HDX Converter; load disc.

Click the top left icon, you can choose to import DVD from ROM, DVD folder or DVD ISO/IFO. It will check the main title by default; moreover, ISO files could also be recognized automatically so that you no longer need to run virtual drive to mount it.

Second: Choose format.

Click "Format" drop-down list and choose "Android > Amazon Kindle Fire HD(*.mp4)" as the compatible MP4 preset with best video quality. Or you can submit “kindle” in search box at the bottom right corner to quick locate this preset.



Thirdly: Customize video specs (Optional).

Your can click “Settings” to free change video size, bitrate, frame rate and others. If you own a 16GB version and do not want to keep videos in large size, you can lower the bitrate settings to get smaller files.



Fourth: Start Conversion.

Click "Start" button on the right corner to start fast and easy DVD to Kindle Fire HDX conversion.

• How to transfer media files to Amazon Kindle Fire HDX?

More features of Pavtube Kindle DVD Ripper

1. Self editing enabled: You can control and adjust the resolutions related to Audio Format, customize Audio Quality and Audio Sample Rate to get your desired video quality and file size;

2. Extract DVD audio into MP3 music file: You could play music in the movie on Kindle Fire HDX or other models.

3. Choosing the output folder: During the operation on the UI, you can also define where to place the output converter movie video for your convenience and preference.

4. In order to get customized videos, you can edit the videos before conversion, such as trim, crop, add subtitles, video effect, and add srt, ass, ssa subtitles to your own videos, etc.


5. Backup DVD main movie to VOB format with original quality.

Supplementarily, Pavtube DVDAid is an easy-to-use  and clean DVD ripping and converting software program accepting almost all types of DVDs and outputting in popular video, audio formats for watching on mobile devices like iPhone 5S/5C, iPad Mini with Retina Display, iPad Air, Apple TV, Galaxy S5, Note 3, HTC One, Kindle Fire HDX, PSP and so on.

Tip:

 If you have any requirements of outputting 3D (Anaglyph, T/P, SBS) or keeping multiple audio tracks/subtitles, you are suggested to try Pavtube ByteCopy.

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How to effectively rip & convert DVD ISO/IFO files to Galaxy TabPro 10.1 for playback?

How do I watch DVD ISO/IFO images on Galaxy TabPro 10.1 freely? This article is mainly talking about how to backup DVD ISO/IFO files onto Galaxy TabPro 10.1 for enjoying.

Finally you have this, the Tab Pro 10.1 (irritatingly written as TabPRO offically), which shares the Note's 2,560x1,600 screen and eight-core processor, but takes away the stylus and over £100 from the price. With the new Samsung Galaxy TabPro 10.1 on hand, you may want to put your DVD ISO/IFO files onto this tablet for watching.

Here is the situation:

Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 provides a lovely high-resolution screen, so I plan to buy one this week. As I backed all my DVD collections to local computer in ISO, IFO images already, and I wanna move DVD ISO/IFO from my home computer to Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1. Could you help me out so my kids can watch cartoons and movies when we are away on holiday?

To solve the problem, you have to at first accept the fact that you can't direcly transfer DVD ISO/IFO image file to Galaxy TabPro 10.1. You will see, Galaxy TabPro 10.1 only support some certain file formats, such as MP4. For many other files, say DVD ISO/IFO files, you need to convert them to Galaxy TabPro 10.1 compatible videos. The following is how to make it.

In order to achieve this, you're gonna need the help of a professional program – Pavtube DVDAid, this software is powerful in ripping DVD including commercial DVD with protections like BD+, region code. What’s more, you do not need to worry about the ripping and converting speed. It is excellent for it and it supports CUDA acceleration technology, which will provide you 6 x faster speeds. Apart from it, it will provide the high quality output files for Galaxy TabPro 10.1 and many other videos formats.

Go to get it to convert DVD ISO/IFO to Galaxy TabPro 10.1 supported MP4 format for enjoying. If you are a Mac user, please turn to Pavtube DVDAid for Mac.

Note: If you still have a variety of Blu-ray movies waiting for transferring to Galaxy TabPro 10.1 for playback, you’d better turn to Pavtube BDMagic and BDMagic for Mac. It can rip and convert both DVD and blu-ray disc.

How to convert DVD ISO/IFO files to Galaxy TabPro 10.1?

1. Load DVD ISO/IFO image file.

Click “Load ISO/IFO” or “Load from folder”. It will only take few seconds for ripping and importing DVD ISO/IFO files and you will be kept informed of timely state with a progress dialogue box. When it has been imported successfully, you can preview the whole movie and select the subtitle and audio you want.



2. Choose Galaxy TabPro 10.1 friendly format.

Click “Format” menu to find the “Samsung” option in the dropdown list, choose “Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1(*.mp4)” for output which also fits for Galaxy TabPro 10.1 playback.



3. Customize video/audio parameters. (Optional)

Click “Settings” to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish. According to my experience, the file size and video quality is based more on bitrate than resolution which means bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss, and vice versa.



4. Convert DVD ISO/IFO image file to Galaxy TabPro 10.1 MP4.

You can “Browse” your computer to choose a new folder for output file before conversion. When everything is ready, click “Convert” button to start converting DVD ISO/IFO image file to MP4 Galaxy TabPro 10.1, then “Open” button will show you the location of output files.

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• Edit the videos before conversion, such as trim, crop, add subtitles, video effect, etc.
• Convert DVD to many other mobile devices and editing software like iPad Air, iPad mini, ATV 3, Nexus 10, Galaxy Tab 3, S5, Note 3, Sony Vegas and more.
• Add srt, ass, ssa subtitles to your movies.
• Backup DVD main movie to VOB format with original quality.

Now you can watch DVD ISO/IFO fils on Galaxy TabPro 10.1 anytime and anywhere. Hope it will help you.

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Top-notch Samsung Galaxy S5 Video Converter Makes DVD VOB Video Conversion Easy as Pie

By converting VOB to MP4 videos, you can easily get the DVD VOB files playable on your Samsung Galaxy S5 at ease.

When the world’s leading smartphone manufacturer updates its top model, you expect something special, and the Samsung Galaxy S5 does not disappoint. However, you may have met the problems below:

“I got many DVD VOB videos copied from my son's 3 DVD discs- The Bridge season 2, I’m wondering if I can put these DVD VOB videos to my Galaxy Note 3 for watching. Tried many softwares, but of low quality, is there any other software to solve this problem and help me out? Thanks in advance.“

Owning this decent Samsung Galaxy S5, whether you can't wait to play your collected HD videos or downloaded videos like MOV, AVI, FLV on your Galaxy S5. However, the truth is that the S5, same as its predecessor, only supports certain specified video formats such as MPEG4, H.264, etc. And the .vob isn’t in one the supported formats. If you wanna to play DVD VOB files on Galaxy S5, the best solution is to encode/re-encode DVD vob to Galaxy S5 supported video formats like MP4 first. Here’s is how: 

To save your time and energy, here genuinely recommends you the best-ever Samsung Galaxy S5 video converter- Pavtube DVD VOB to Galaxy S5 Converter is just designed to help you play DVD VOB on Galaxy S5. With clean and simple interface, fast conversion speed and good video quality, it will become your most reliable BD/DVD/Video converting assistant. Reach the Mac version here: iMedia Converter for Mac which can convert DVD .vob videos to Galaxy S5 on Mac OS X (Include Mountain Lion and Mavericks). 


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Part 1: How to convert DVD VOB video to Samsung Galaxy S5 on Mac 

To do such an DVD VOB file to Samsung Galaxy S5 file Mac conversion, choose Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac to help you. The one used here supplies you ultra-fast conversion speed as well as loss-less video quality:

• Directly drag & drop your DVD VOB files to the Mac app, or head to “File” menu then choose “Add Videos” to import your files for converting. Batch conversion is allowed;
• Select your output format. For Samsung Galaxy S5, this converter has supplied an optimized preset for the device so you can directly choose it: open the format list > Select “ Samsung > Samsung Galaxy S III Video (*.mp4)” format.
• Click “Start” to convert DVD VOB to Samsung Galaxy S5 on Mac running Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Lion, Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Mac OS X Mavericks etc.

Part 2: How to convert DVD VOB files to Samsung Galaxy S5 in Windows

Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate could be a good choice for you. All you need to do is very simple in three steps.

Step 1. Add DVD VOB files to the DVD VOB to Galaxy S5 converter

Two ways for you to add DVD VOB file:

1. Click the “Add Video” image button to add DVD VOB video files to the DVD VOB video to Samsung Galaxy S5 converter.

2. Directly drag your DVD VOB files into the DVD VOB video to Samsung Galaxy S5 converter.

This Samsung Galaxy S5 Video converter supports batch conversion, so you can import and convert several multimedia files at one time.



Step 2. Select output format

The easiest way to set the output format is to click the “Format” bar, and find your desired one in the “ Samsung > Samsung Galaxy S III Video (*.mp4)” category.  

Then you can set video and audio parameters on the right panal as follow:


Video:

Codec: H.264
Size: 1920 x 1080 pixels Bitrate: 2500K or 3000K Frame Rate: 29.97fps or 30fps

Audio:

Codec: AAC
Sample Rate: 48000 Bitrate: 128K or 160K
Channels: Stereo
Step 3. Start Convert DVD VOB to Galaxy S5.

Click “Start” to begin DVD VOB to Galaxy S5 video conversion. The converting progress bar shows you how much of the encoding is completed.

That’s all. After sync the converted mp4 videos to Samsung Galaxy S5, you can enjoy and play your DVD VOB videos on your Samsung Galaxy S5.

Some tips for using this Samsung Galaxy S5 Video Converter:

Edit your DVD VOB video you need before conversion by click "Edit" button.

1. Trim: You can trim your DVD VOB files to capture and convert your favorite video clips for playing on Samsung Galaxy S5.

2. Crop: You can crop your DVD VOB area to remove the black video sides for playing on Samsung Galaxy S5 in full screen.

3. Effect: You can adjust your DVD VOB effects by setting video contrast, brightness and saturation.

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How Wonderful to load 2014 FIFA World Cup XAVC in FCP for editing and sharing

If you have the channes to got to Brazil and record some XAVC video clips of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Game, you may plan to edit XAVC files in FCP, just keep reading to learn how.

The FIFA World Cup is, arguably, the world’s greatest single sports event nowadays. Footaball fans have gone to the heated discussion to guest the most splendid match in 2014 FIFA World Cup and for the most truehearted fan, if you have free time and sufficient money, the most awesome thing is heading to Brazil for watching this world-anticipated World Cup on live. And probably you will have your lucky day to come across your favorite Lionel Andrés Messi, Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, Zinedine Yazid Zidane and more. Oh, that's pretty cool, right?

In case you take a XAVC camera like Sony F55 to record 2014 FIFA World Cup Video, and get some 4K, 2K, 1080P and 720P videos. You may have the quesion: Can I load World Cup XAVC shootings into FCP for editing on Mac? 
The answer is "No". Don't worry about this. This guide will show you two ways to import and edit World Cup XAVC recordings in FCP X on Mac.

Sony has introduced XAVC Apple FCP X plugin for FCP X along with the Sony utility. This plugin allows you to use the log and transfer fuction to edit 4K, 2K and HD videos captured with XAVC camcorders. Start editing 2014 FIFA World Cup XAVC video immediately upon import into Final Cut Pro X, without converting!

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

Note: This plug-in requires:- Final Cut Pro X 10.0.8 or higher for XAVC format

If your Final Cut Pro version is lower than 10.0.8, you will can't use this plugin. Install, run, log, transfer... This is a long and painful process. And you can't edit World Cup XAVC files in FCP natively. I think this way isn't good for you.

To accomplish your goal, here is an easier way to convert XAVC to prores codec—the most compatible video codec for FCP using Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac, which is a great World Cup Video Converter for Mac. It can not only convert World Cup XAVC footage to Apple ProRes codec, but also guarantee smooth editing. Compatible OS: Mac OS X like Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion 10.8 and Mavericks 10.9. 

Now get it installed and let's work it out. 

Specific Tutorial on How to load 2014 FIFA World Cup XAVC videos to FCP 6/7/X for editing? 

Step 1: Click  "Add Video" icon to load your XAVC video to World Cup Video Converter for Mac.



Step 2: Choose Apple ProRes 422 codec for Final Cut Pro 6/7/X. 

Click the "Format" option, and move mouse cursor to Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422(*.mov) as output format. 

To get 1080 videos, we need to click the "Settings" button and choose 1920*1080 as output video resolution. 

Step 3: Convert World Cup XAVC files for FCP. 

Click the read button Convert to start transcoding 2014 World Cup Brazil XAVC files to MOV for FCP. When the conversion is completed, click "Open" button to locate the converted Apple ProRes 422 MOV files for editing with Final Cut Pro. 

Now collect highlights about World Cup Brazil 2014 together and have a visual feast of this football match.

FYI: 

1. This Ultimate Converter for Mac is a not only a XAVC to FCP Converter but also a comprehensive and all-in-one solution to backup BD & DVD, rip BD/DVD, and convert video footages to any popular video/audio format.

2. Other than transcode World Cup 2014 XAVC videos to FCP, you can also convert World Cup matched in Brazil to iMovie, FCE, Avid, Premiere etc. for editing on Mac with this toolbox.

Read more:

How to edit 2014 World Cup MXF recordings in Final Cut Pro X/iMovie/Avid/Premiere Pro on Mac 

How to Download and Watch 2014 FIFA World Cup Video on iPhone 

World Cup in Brazil - Practice Usual Precautions - Travel Health Notices 

World Cup in Brazil - Practice Usual Precautions - Travel Health Notices

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s (FIFA) World Cup is a football (soccer) tournament held every 4 years with teams competing from all over the world. The 2014 World Cup is scheduled from June 12 through July 13, 2014 and will be located in twelve cities across Brazil.

If you plan to travel to Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, follow the recommendations below to help you stay safe and healthy.What can travelers do to protect themselves?Before your trip:

Schedule a health appointment at least 4–6 weeks before you depart on your trip. Talk to your doctor or nurse about vaccines and medicines recommended for Brazil. See the Find a Clinic webpage for help in finding a travel medicine clinic near you.

CDC recommends all travelers be up-to-date on routine vaccines, including measles-mumps-rubella (MMR), diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, varicella (chickenpox), polio, and flu.
Other recommended vaccines may include hepatitis A, typhoid, hepatitis B, yellow fever, and rabies.

Medicine for malaria and travelers’ diarrhea may be recommended.

Consider purchasing travel health and medical evacuation insurance.

Pack a travel health kit.

Monitor travel warnings and alerts and read travel tips from the US Department of State.

Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP).

Leave a copy of your itinerary, contact information, credit cards, and passport with someone at home.

During your trip:

Follow security and safety guidelines. US travelers may be targets for criminals during mass gatherings.

If possible, don't travel at night, avoid questionable areas, and travel with a companion.

If you drink alcohol, do it in moderation. Drunk people are more likely to hurt themselves or other people, engage in risky sex, or get arrested.

Carry a photocopy of your passport and entry stamp; leave the actual passport securely in your hotel.

Carry the contact information for the nearest US embassy or consulate in Brazil, and local emergency service numbers: 190 (police), 192 (ambulance), and 193 (fire department). Note that these local emergency phone numbers are available in Portuguese only.

Follow all local laws and social customs.

Do not wear expensive clothing or jewelry.

Always keep hotel doors locked, and store valuables in secure areas.

If possible, choose hotel rooms on the 2nd through the 6th floors. A room on the 1st floor of a hotel may provide easier access for criminals. Rooms on the 7th floor and above may be difficult to escape in the event of a fire.

Follow food and water safety guidelines: Eating contaminated food and drinking contaminated water can cause illnesses such as hepatitis A, typhoid fever, and travelers’ diarrhea. Read about how to prevent these diseases by visiting the Safe Food and Waterpage. Beware of food from street vendors, ice in drinks, and other foods and drinks that may be contaminated and cause travelers’ diarrhea.

Prevent mosquito bites and use insect repellent: Diseases spread by mosquitoes, such as malaria, dengue, and yellow fever are common throughout Brazil. Read more about ways to prevent bug bites by visiting the Avoid Bug Bites page. You may also need to take prescription medicine to protect against malaria or get a vaccine against yellow fever. Talk to your doctor or nurse about prevention steps that are right for you.

Follow guidelines for hot climates: Dehydration and heat-related illnesses are common during sporting events. Drink plenty of (bottled!) water, keep cool, and wear sunscreen. Read more about how to prevent these conditions by visiting the Travel to Hot Climates and Sun Exposure pages.

Avoid swimming in fresh water—lakes and rivers. Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection that can be spread in fresh water that may cause serious health problems.

Reduce your risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs): While celebrating, people may encourage travelers to engage in risky sex, especially if alcohol or drugs are involved. Carry condoms that were purchased from a reliable source. Read more about how to prevent these conditions by visiting the Traveler STD page.

Choose safe transportation: Motor vehicle crashes are the #1 killer of healthy US citizens in foreign countries. 
Reduce your exposure to germs: Wash your hands often, and avoid contact with people who are sick.

If you feel sick during your trip—

Talk to a doctor or nurse if you feel seriously ill, especially if you have a fever.

For more information about medical care abroad, see Getting Health Care Abroad and a list of International Joint Commission-accredited facilities.

If you don't speak Portuguese and require assistance with a health issue, see our list of common Portuguese health terms and phrases.

Avoid contact with other people while you are sick.

After your trip:

If you are not feeling well after your trip, you may need to see a doctor. If you need help finding a travel medicine specialist, see Find a Clinic. Be sure to tell your doctor about your travel, including where you went and what you did on your trip. Also tell your doctor if you were bitten or scratched by an animal while traveling.

If your doctor prescribed antimalarial medicine for your trip, keep taking the rest of your pills after you return home. If you stop taking your medicine too soon, you could still get sick.
Malaria is always a serious disease and may be deadly.
If you become ill with a fever either while traveling in a malaria-risk area or after you return home (for up to 1 year), you should seek immediate medical attention and should tell the doctor about your travel history.

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