Monday, April 13, 2015

MXF to VLC: Canon C300 MXF to VLC on Yosemite/Windows 10

With the new Windows 10 and Mac Yosemite, are you now worrying about troubles if we can smoothly watch MXF recordings on VLC media player from Canon C300? Just take it easy, we are now having a discussion on how to remove the troubles of watching Canon C300 MXF recordings on VLC media player no matter on Yosemite or Windows 10.



VLC Media Player is a lightweight media utility that won't use a lot of your computer's available system resources while playing video files. MXF format is one of the supported file types of VLC, so once you have VLC Media Player installed on your computer just drag your MXF file over top of the main program window to get it to play. Unfortunately you may get some troubles when directly importing MXF footage to VLC such like ‘errors’ or ‘unsupported files’. So any MXF tips there?

Hot Search: H.265 to VLC | XAVC to VLC | ACVHD to VLC 

“I can play the MXF files from my Canon C300 in VLC, but the audio is choppy or non-existant…The video plays without a hitch. But no audio. Any fixes for this problem, or am I the only one?”

What should we do to solve such problems above? In other words, how could we open MXF files on VLC media player? Well, just cast aside VLC and turn to Pavtube MXF Converter for Windows/Mac, which can help you convert MXF to all popular video formats like MP4, MOV, WMV, AVI, FLV, etc. Besides, the built-in editor allows you to trim, crop, adjustment video effect, etc. to get the best overall video effects. Even for the latest operation Windows 10 and Mac Yosemite, it can do this job well. 

Steps on converting MXF files for playback on VLC media player:
Install and launch this best MXF to VLC Converter; click the ‘Add files’ button to import the MXF files to the converter. It’s also not a bad idea to drag the original files in.


Click on the dropdown menu of ‘Format’ bar and select the ‘HD Video’>>’H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)’ as target format. Of course you can choose suitable ones for VLC media player.


Functional Tips: Any interests in adjusting your output videos? Additionally in the ‘Edit’ button on the main interface, we can ‘Trim’, ‘Crop’ to decide the video length or something else there. Do you have any interests there to have a try?


Conclusion: Tap the ‘Convert’ on the main interface if you have done all the preparation work. So are you still now trapped in the issues when importing MXF files to VLC media player? Just add the files to your VLC, and you can play the converted MXF on VLC easily without any issues on Yosemite and Windows 10.

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Thursday, April 9, 2015

How to Add VOB to iTunes on Mac?

As a container format in DVD-Video media, VOB contains the actual Video, Audio, Subtitle, and Menu contents. While there are so many VOB related questions mentioned online. For example: ‘Errors why we often meet when import VOB files from DVD media folder to iTunes on Mac?’ Today here we are suggested to introduce the best way for adding VOB to iTunes on Mac successfully.


Suggestions on why and how convert VOB files to iTunes on Mac:
VOB is based on MPEG-2 program stream format, but with additional limitations and specifications. At present, its playback on applications and devices is quite limited: only VLC, Mplayer such universal players, or Windows Media Player (but not in Windows 8) and the regular DVD players. If you get used to the iTunes feature and want to import your VOB files to iTunes, there is also a smart solution: converting your VOB files to iTunes friendly format, i.e. M4V, MOV or MP4.

External Search: VOB to New iPad   MPG to iTunes   iTunes to WD TV

Get the best VOB to iTunes converter for Mac to work well with VOB files
In order to add VOB to iTunes for Mac, you need use a .vob converter to encode videos and create iTunes compatible files (MP4, QuickTime MOV, and M4V) prior to transferring. There are several converters in the market and one of our favorite cames out pretty good---Pavtube Video Converter for Mac, it converts everything to everything smoothly, including VOB to iTunes, and produce high-quality video. Besides, The program has a good range of pre-configured options to convert videos with the correct resolution for the popular device. Why not free download it and have a try?

Necessary process of converting VOB files to iTunes:
Step 1.Launch the converter, the program is light on system resources with a basically empty and easy to use interface. Click "Add File" button to locate the VOB files into the software.


Step 2. Next, choose your preferred format for conversion. iTunes by default supports MP4, MOV, M4V video format. When you come to the output list, we here highly suggest you to choose the ‘HD Video’>>’H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)’ as the typical one/


For advanced functions?
Click the “Effect” button to open the Video Edit window to achieve editing MP4 like trim, crop, image, watermark, effect, subtitles and rotate and etc in the corresponding editing pane.
Click the “Setting…” button to open the Advanced Settings window to adjust the output video codec, resolution, bitrates, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio codec, channel, volume and etc in the advanced tab.


Now that you've got everything set up how you want, to start converting files from VOB to iTunes compatible files, simply press the "Convert" button to begin the encoding. You'll see an increased percentage of the track in a blue status bar. When Total Progress shows 100%, you will have compatible version of your video(s) for iTunes, just drag them into your iTunes library and have a fun!

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

MP4 to WMM: Add MP4 Files to Windows Movie Maker for Playback

Why there’s always something wrong appeared when I import MP4 recordings to Windows Movie Maker? Isn’t it true that Windows Movie Maker can support the MP4? Just be easy, this article is written to help you add MP4 files to Windows Movie Maker after converting MP4 to WMV with a nice workflow.



Every time when you import MP4 to Windows Movie Maker or Windows Live Movie Maker, it stops working? Your Windows Movie Maker even can't recognize your MP4 files? These are the common problems encountered by many Windows Movie Maker users. So what did this situation happen? Besides the best supported video formats for Windows Movie Maker that it would refuse some other incompatible formats.

Consideration 1. The ability to open MP4 files in Movie Maker is partially dependent on the operating system your computer is running.
Consideration 2. Another consideration if you have difficulty opening this file format is DRM protection. Finally, you may have difficulty getting the MP4 file to play if the file contains AAC audio.

Hot search: MTS to WMM  XAVC to WMM  Edit Files in WMM

According to the situations we analysis above, do you wanna remove those incompatible format troubles of adding MP4 to Windows Movie Maker. So you need to convert MP4 to Windows Movie Maker compatible format like WMV before importing. Actually, it's not as difficult as you imagine. What's need is a just a common video converter like Pavtube Video Converter for Windows. It supports creating high quality WMV video for your Windows Movie Maker, no matter what's the format of your source video files. It can convert almost any video to WMV so you can import your video to Windows Movie Maker for editing.

Guide on converting MP4 to WMV for watching on Windows Movie Maker freely:
First download and install this MP4 to WMM Video Converter. When complete, start Video Converter from Start menu or Windows desktop. ‘Add files’ button on the main interface we can click to load our files.



Click the format icon on the right to open the format list, and select ‘WMV’ as the output format from ‘HD Video”>>’WMV HD Video (*.wmv)’ as the suitable one.



For advanced functions?
Click the “Effect” button to open the Video Edit window to achieve editing MP4 like trim, crop, image, watermark, effect, subtitles and rotate and etc in the corresponding editing pane.
Click the “Setting…” button to open the Advanced Settings window to adjust the output video codec, resolution, bitrates, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio codec, channel, volume and etc in the advanced tab.

Finally, let’s go back to the main interface to hit the ‘Convert’ to start the conversion work. After transferring files into Windows Movie Maker, we are glad to tell you that you have successfully enjoy the MP4 files in Windows Movie Maker. Good luck with you!

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Monday, March 30, 2015

2015 Easter Gift! Mac Video Converter Has 50% Discount in Pavtube !

Just come and take a look! Pavtube Studio is going to offer us a big 50% discount of Video Converter for Mac, which is a professional converting tool for all users! What are you waiting for? Let’s just enjoy this Easter surprise in the following guide!



Follow the customs to celebrate the 2015 Easter Sunday!
According to the long history from west, Many churches hold special services on Easter Sunday, which celebrate the Jesus Christ's resurrection after his crucifixion. Many people also decorate eggs. These can be hard boiled eggs that can be eaten later, but may also be model eggs made of plastic, chocolate, candy or other materials. It is also common to organize Easter egg hunts. 

Big Surprise During 2015 Easter Days---50% OFF of Pavtube Video Converter for Mac
Are you still interested in the old celebration activities during Easter days? Why not shoot some personal Easter videos with your friends? It is hot to share the personal movies online (YouTube, etc) after editing in NLEs like FCP,iMovie, etc. In this way, in order to remove the formats limitation, Pavtube Video Converter for Mac can handle all the video conversion work well. Especially from 2015 March 30 to April 5, we can enjoy the big 50% discount there! Is that cool?

Main attractive features you can learn more here:
1.Convert all popular media formats
Convert between the most popular media formats with Pavtube Video Converter for Mac: DVD, AVI, MP4 (including H.264 codec), FLV, SWF, MPEG-1,2, MPEG-TS, WebM, OGV, RM, 3GP, MKV, WMV, and QuickTime video (MOV). Process 4K Ultra HD video. Upscale SD to HD. Convert audio files in AAC, FLAC, MP3, Monkey’s Audio, OGG, WAV, M4A, and WMA. 

2. So many output formats for NLEs and media devices
There are various media devices and smart phones or different editing tools offered on the output list for us to choose if we need. Such as the Apple devices, Android devices or other NLEs like FCP, iMovie, FCE, Avid MC, Premiere Pro, etc. So you won’t worry the output ones there.

3. Edit and enhance your video before converting
Take advantage of the handy editing tools that let you adjust your video however you want. Cut or trim media files and convert any selected section of your movie. Merge multiple video or audio files. Crop, flip, and rotate your footage. Fine-tune video parameters: brightness, contrast, and more. Improve the quality of your video with the help of auto filters. Add captions and overlay watermarks to complete your video.

4. Easy operation and faster conversion speed
Due to the size of your original files and the output video formats you choose, you won’t wait the conversion results for a long time! Moreover, we would like to mention that it has the concise interface and simple items we can learn well.

In a word, just open the main interface, with ‘Add files’ we can easily load them in. Then on the output list, drop down the list to find the suitable one as output. Next, if you are advanced users, you may need the ‘Settings’ or ‘Edit’ buttons to adjust more video and audio parameters there. Finally, click the ‘Convert’ button, we can easily get the conversion started! 



No matter for sharing the Easter videos on websites or editing the celebration movies with NLEs, this professional Mac Video Converter won’t make you disappointed! Just come to have a look! 50% discount in Pavtube Studio during Easter celebration days!

Edit Olympus Stylus SH-2 1080 60p MOV Videos in FCP X

What’s the purpose of this guide? To remove the troubles of editing Olympus Stylus SH-2 1080 60p MOV Videos in FCP X, we are here writing this article to help you easily convert the 1080 60P MOV to ProRes MOV, which can be suitable one for FCP X as we all know.  It introduces a way of converting Stylus SH-2 H.264 MOV files to ProRes .mov for editing in FCP X with optimum performance.



‘You know, it is cool that Olympus Stylus SH-2 is equipped with Advanced Movie Modes for powerful video recording functions, including Full HD 1080p captured at up to 60 frames per second for smooth motion playback of fast action footage. I always use it to record some exciting moments in order to share them online with many net friends. Unfortunately, it would be a little hard for us to edit them in FCP X due to the limited video codec you know.’

I have met the similar questions before, I shot the recordings also encoded by MOV from my Nikon D5500, while for editing D5500 MOV in FCP X, something wrong happened as usual. In this case, we need a professional FCP X video encoder to work this job well. The Stylus SH-2 records video files in H.264 codec, which is a codec suitable for capture and delivery, but not quite proper for editing. Seeking for a faster and easier way to remove the troubles? Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac could be such a nice one for us to convert the Olympus Stylus SH-2 1080 60p MOV to ProRes MOV for FCP X. Let’s enjoy more details below:

Guide on how to transcode Stylus SH-2 1080 60p MOV files for editing in FCP X:
Step 1: Open up HD Video Converter for Mac as a Stylus SH-2 Video Converter for Mac. When its main interface comes up, click ‘Add File’ to load your source media. 


Step 2. Select output format for your editing program. When you come to the output list here, we suggest you to drop down the list and find the ‘Final Cut Pro’>>’Apple ProRes Codec 422 (*.mov)’ as the best one for FCP X. For others? You can find them on the list or just tap them in the searching box.


Step 3: Custom video and audio settings (optional)
If necessary, you can click ‘Settings’ button and go to ‘Profiles Settings’ panel to modify video and audio settings like video encoder, resolution, video bit rate, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio encoder, sample rate, audio bit rate, and audio channels. 


Finally, just go back to the main interface and hit the ‘Convert’ to start Olympus Stylus SH-2 movies to MOV Conversion on Mac. Then without waiting for a long time, we can transfer the files into FCP X for further editing. So just enjoy shooting videos with your Olympus Stylus SH-2.

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Thursday, March 26, 2015

Compress MTS to MP4 with Handbrake/Free MTS/M2TS Converter

Hi guys, If you need to compress your .mts files to a smaller size more suitable for a slower internet connection upload you can use a free program called Handbrake to convert these .mts files into compressed .mp4 files. Moreover, to convert the MTS to MP4 freely, another free MTS/M2TS converter for Mac is also introduced in this following article. 

Part 1.Handbrake---a normal tool to convert your MTS/M2TS videos
As a free Mac Converter, Handbrake enables you to convert your MTS or M2TS camcorder videos to MP4 or MKV (only two output options provided.) It’s a piece of cake to convert MTS or M2TS with Handbrake, of course. But it’s a bit complicated to set the video settings. And Handbrake has already preset some output video formats for iPhone, iPod, Apple TV and more which you can choose when it’s needed. More, as usual as others, with several steps, you can easily finish the MTS/M2TS transcoding. 



1.Download Handbrake to convert your MTS/M2TS video
2.Add your MTS/M2TS files to the Mac app
3.Set the output format to be suitable
4. Start to convert MTS, M2TS with Handbrake

Part 2.Free MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac---No paid for converting MTS to MP4!
This is a Mac AVCHD Converter from Pavtube Studio that works for Canon, Sony, Panasonic and JVC cameras. It's specific on converting AVCHD/MTS/M2TS files to various video formats in sync and encoding them with preferred video codec for NLE programs on Mac, such as Final Cut ProiMovieAvid Media Composer, etc. It's also a smart assistant to well sync your footage to portable devices for playing back on Apple iOS devices like iPad Air, iPad Mini 2, iPhone. To compress MTS to MP4 as the common ones, there are enough output items for your choices. 

Easier steps you could learn to convert MTS to MP4 freely:

Install and launch this free MTS to MP4 converter on Mac, open the main interface and you could click the ‘Add files’ to load your files in. Directly drag the files in is also available.



Then go to the output list after hitting the ‘Format’ bar, here if you wanna MP4 to be the output one, just select the ‘H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)’ on the ‘HD Video’ column. Or for others, we just need to drop down the list and find it easily. Tap the formats in the searching box is also a good idea.


Custom video and audio settings (optional)?
Generally speaking, the default settings will ensure you a good balance between file size and image quality. But you can still click ‘Settings’ button to modify video and audio settings like codec, resolution, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channels in your own way.

Go back to the main interface, the big red icon ‘Convert’ is waiting for your choice! With this easy to use MTS to MP4 converter for Mac, are you still confused with the questions of MTS workflow? Freely compress your MTS files, freely enjoy your MTS videos!

Notes: Since this is a free MTS/M2TS converter for our users, it still cannot support some other latest high definition video codec. In this way, we highly recommend you the updated version Pavtube MTS/M2TS converter for Mac. With this new version, even for the latest H.265/HEVC codec, it can also support for encoding and decoding, is that cool? Just update is for a nice try!

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Thursday, March 19, 2015

Play MKV, VOB, AVI, FLV, Tivo Files on Galaxy Tab 4

Larger screen, higher definition, Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 has brought users a greater and newer experience with the faster processor. And it would be a wonderful experience to watch your favorite videos and movies on it since it can handle Full HD 1080P videos. However, if you are trapped in watching compatible videos like MKV, VOB, AVI, FLV, Tivo on Samsung Galaxy Tab 3, in this page, we are glad to tell you how to easily watch different videos on Samsung Galaxy Tab 3.


Frankly speaking, with the Android OS operation, it would be better for us to convert these MKV, VOB, AVI, FLV, Tivo files to MP4, which we all think the best one of the Android supported video formats for smoothly viewing. According to this case, we are glad to tell you Pavtube Video Converter could help you a lot in converting MKV, VOB, AVI, FLV, Tivo, etc to MP4 workflow for Galaxy Tab 3. In this way, you can play videos in virtually any video formats on your Samsung Galaxy Tab 3(10.1/8.0/7.0) without any troubles.

Notes: For Mac users, you can download it for your iTunes with the Mac version. You won’t be disappointed with it! 

For other download sites?
http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-75734821.html
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How to convert MKV, VOB, AVI, FLV, Tivo videos to Samsung Galaxy Tab 3?
Step 1.Launch the program and add videos in the following two ways: 1> Click Add button to choose video files from your hard drive for converting. 2> Directly drag the movies you want to convert to the left item bar. To save your time, you can add multiple files for converting at a time since batch conversion is well supported


Step 2. Click on the pull down menu of Format and choose Samsung > Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Video (*.mp4) as the target format. It ensures the best video quality on Galaxy Tab 3.


Step 3. Before the conversion, you can edit your videos by trimming, cropping, adding watermarks, inserting subtitles and more to get the exact effect and feel you want. (Click the Edit button to open the video editing window, where you can perform the operations.)


Finally, click the Convert button to start MKV/AVI/VOB/Tivo files to Galaxy Tab 3 conversion. When the conversion completes, click Open bar to locate the converted MP4 files. And now you're ready to transfer the videos to your Galaxy Tab 3: connect your device to computer via a USB cable and transfer the movies to it. Afterwards, simply enjoy kinds of the movies .mov, .avi, .vob, .mpg, .mts, .mkv on Galaxy Tab 3 on the go.

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