Friday, September 29, 2017

Watch 3D Movies on Gear VR with Galaxy Note 8

When Samsung's Note 8 smartphone launches on Sept. 15 it will be accompanied by a new version of the company's Gear VR headset, made in partnership with Oculus. This latest iteration doesn't boast any new features, but Samsung did say that it was the only version of the device the Note 8 would support. The following article will show you how to watch 3D movies on Gear VR with Galaxy Note 8.

Play 3D YouTube video on Gear VR

There are tons of 3D and 360-degree 3D movies on YouTube, and you can access all of them from your Gear VR! All you need is the Samsung Internet app from the Oculus Store, and a good set of headphones. All you really need to know is what kind of 3D video you're looking at. The Samsung Internet app distiguishes these videos in five different ways.

Here's how you play a 3D video in YouTube on the Gear VR:
1. Select YouTube from the Suggested Links list
2. Search for 3D Videos
3. Tap results to select a video
4. Tap the video icon beneath the YouTube playbar
5. Select 360
6. Tap the video icon again
7. Select the correct 3D from the list

Play local 3D video on Gear VR with Galaxy Note 8

Apart from 3D YouTube video, you can also create Galaxy Note 8 compatible 3D SBS MP4/MKV from 3D Blu-ray movies or common 2D/3D DVD or digital video. Here, you can get the job easily done with our best 3D Video Converter - Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate, the program not only assists you to create Gear VR compatible 3D formats from commercial 3D/2D Blu-ray and DVD disc, but also from digital video in virtually any file formats.

Adjust output 3D profile settings

To get your desired 3D video quality and effect, you can adjust the output 3D video depth value to change the 3D depth perception. As for whether selecting the full SBS 3D or half SBS 3D, if you have a VR player with more graphic power and you wish to have a better 3D video quality, just select the full 3D SBS format, if not, a half SBS would satisfy your needs. Apart from that, you can also check the "Switch Left Right" option to change the image display order for 3D SBS movie.

For Mac users, you can switch to download Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac on macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac OS X El Capitan, Mac OS X Yosemite, Mac OS X Mavericks, etc.

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Step by Step to Create 3D Movies for Gear VR Watching with Galaxy Note 8

Step 1: Input 3D/2D Blu-ray, DVD or digital video.

Start the application on your computer. For loading digital video, click "File" > "Add Video/Audio" or "Add from folder" (batch load multiple files) option. For loading 3D/2D Blu-ray or DVD disc, Insert your Blu-ray or DVD disc into your computer's optical drive , hit "File" >  "Load from disc" option.

Load 3D/2D Blu-ray, DVD or digital video

Step 2: Output Gear VR supported 3D movie format.

Move to "Format" menu, find Samsung Gear VR compatible "MP4 Side-by-Side 3D Video(*.mp4)" or "MKV Side-by-Side 3D Video(*.mkv)" as output format.

Output Gear VR compatible SBS 3D movie format

Step 3: Adjust 3D profile settings.

Click settings to open "3D Profile Settings" window, here you can adjust output 3D video depth, select the specific 3D resolution: Side by Side (Half - Width) or Side by Side (Full) or change the image display order for 3D SBS movie.

Adjust 3d profile settings

Step 4: Start the final conversion process.

Go back to the program main interface, hit on the "Convert" button and start to create Gear VR compatible 3D SBS MP4/MKV video from 3D/2D Blu-ray disc, DVD disc or digital video. When the conversion is done, you can locate the generated 3D SBS MP4 video in output folder to view on Gear VR with Galaxy Note 8.

Friday, September 22, 2017

Import MP4 to Lightworks

As a professional non-linear editing system, Lightworks can import a wide range of file types. However, a lot of people complain that they fail to import and edit MP4 video with Lightworks just as the condition listed below:

"I am trying to edit an MP4 video file. The Frame Rate is 29.97 I realize I need to convert this to edit in Lightworks. I installed EyeFrame Converter, but the selection of conversion choices is a bit daunting. The default (LW FREE MJPEG HD + Embed TC & RN - Proxy Quarter Size) doesn't work. What's the basic idea in using this tool to import MP4's into Lightworks? I am trying to edit MP4's that are bound for Powerpoint presentations."

Why Lightworks not import MP4 video?

After searching for Lightworks supported file formats, we can see that only the following file formats or codec can be loaded into Lightworks with no problem.

- DVCAM / DVCPRO 25, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO HD
- Uncompressed SD 8 bit and 10 bit, Uncompressed HD 8 bit and 10 bit
- MPEG-2 I-Frame SD, MPEG-2 I-Frame HD, MPEG-2 Long GOP
- IMX 30, 40, 50
- AVCHD (M2T, M2TS, MPEG4, H.264)
- Avid DNxHD - all variants, including Thin Raster**
- AVC-Intra 50, AVC-Intra 100
- XDCAM EX (native MP4 support), XDCAM HD, XDCAM HD 50 422
- Apple Pro Res
- RED R3D
- DPX 8 bit, 10 bit, 16 bit
-Image Sequence (BMP, DPX, JPEG, PNG, TGA, Compressed TGA, TIFF)
- Broadcast Wave Format with drop and non-drop frame timecode options
- Cinema DNG

What's more, the compatible editing frame for Lightworks is 23.976, true 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, or 60 fps.

Convert MP4 for Lightworks smooth editing
If you are looking for a powerful yet simple to use application to get the job easily completed, we highly recommend you to download our best MP4 Converter - Pavtube Video Converter is highly recommended to you. The program has full support for all MP4 files encoded with various different video codec (H.265/HEVC) or audio codec (DTS and FLAC included) to Lightworks Pro editable file formats listed above. Besides that, you can adjust the output file frame rate or other profile settings to make them adapt with Lightworks.

For Mac users, please download Pavtube Video Converter for Mac to fix MP4 Lightworks editing issue on Mac OS X El Capitan or macOS Sierra.

How to Convert MP4 for Lightworks Editing?

Step 1: Load MP4 files into the program.

Install and launch the MP4 video converter program on your computer, click "File" > "Add Video/Audio" or "Add from Folder" to load unsupported MP4 files into the program.

Load MP4 files into the application

Step 2: Choose output file format.

Click "Format", from its drop-down option, choose one of Lightworks supported "H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)" under "HD Video" main category.

Output Lightworks supported file formats

Step 3: Adjust output profile parameters.

Click "Settings" to open "Profile Settings" window, here you can flexibly adjust the frame rate and other profile settings such as video codec, bit rate, frame rate, resolution and audio codec, bit rate, sample rate and channels, etc to make them adapt with Lightworks.

Adjust output profile parameters

Step 4: Begin MP4 to Lightworks conversion process.

After all settings is completed, hit right-bottom "Convert" button to begin the conversion from MP4 to Lightworks conversion process.

When the conversion is completed, you can click "Open Output Folder" button to get the output files effortlessly, and now you will have no problem to import and edit MP4 files with Lightworks.

Friday, September 15, 2017

Copy/Backup Blu-ray to Synology DS1517+

Equipped with dual-channel memory and a PCIe slot, the Synology DS1517+ supports installing the dual M.2 SSD adapter card, M2D17, or the 10GbE NIC, for high-IOPS system cache and ultra-fast data transmission respectively. Have a lot of movies on Blu-ray disc and wish to digitize them for better storage. The Synology DS1517+ can be your best choice. Have no idea how to copy or backup Blu-ray movies to Synology DS1517+, just read on...

Best solution to make a Blu-ray to Synology DS1517+ copy or backup

Remove protection from Blu-ray movies

To copy or backup Blu-ray movies to Synology DS1517+, you will first need to make a digital copy from the Blu-ray movies. Due to the complicated encryption used on Blu-ray disc, you will need a specific application to bypass the protection. The good news is that here comes Pavtube ByteCopy, which can assist you to powerfully and automatically bypass all Blu-ray copy protection and region code in the background, so that you can then freely copy the movies on Blu-ray disc without any limitation. Besides that, the program also keeps constant update with perfect support for the new disc encryption such as MKB61 and MKB62 used on many recently released Blu-ray disc.

Copy or backup Blu-ray to Synology in different ways

The biggest merits of this program is that you can perform the Blu-ray disc copy protection removing and Blu-ray to digital format copying and ripping process on the same interface. To satisfy your different needs, the program offers various different disc copying or ripping mode. You can make a 1:1 full disc copy of Blu-ray movies of original Blu-ray structure with all the subtitle languages, audio tracks and chapter information well preserved, a fast main movie copy without unwanted comments, ads or trailers or a lossless multi-track MKV copy with all your unwanted subtitle languages, audio tracks. As for ripping Blu-ray, you can either choose to convert Blu-ray to popular digital file formats or hot devices and applications preset profile formats.

For Mac users, you can download Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac to perform the copying or backing process on macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac OS X El Capitan, Mac OS X Yosemite, etc.

Step by Step to Copy or Backup Blu-ray Movies to Synology DS1517+

Step 1: Load Blu-ray movies into the application.

Download, install and run this Blu-ray ripper and copy software. Insert the Blu-ray disc into your computer's Blu-ray drive. If your computer doesn't ship with a drive, you will need to purchase an external USB Blu-ray drive to read on the data on Blu-ray disc. Then press "File" > "Load from disc" option on the main interface, alternatively, you can also import Blu-ray folder or Blu-ray ISO files with the program.

Load Blu-ray disc

Step 2: Backup Blu-ray movies to Synology DS1517+ in different ways.

Full disc copy

On the top tool bar of the main interface, use the  option to make an entire disc copy of original DVD structure without changing anything.

Main Blu-ray movie copy

From "Format" bar drop-down list, select "Copy" > "Direct" Copy, you can then copy the selected movie file in its original format without quality loss. When directly copy a Blu-ray video, you will get .m2ts as output.

Main Blu-ray movie copy

Lossless multi-track MKV copy

To preserve all your wanted audio tracks and subtitles streams in the source movie, you can use the program to rip Blu-ray to " Lossless/encoded multi-track MKV(*.mkv)" under "Multi-track Video" category.

Blu-ray to lossless multi-track MKV copy

Blu-ray to digital movie format copy

Here, select the output digital file format according to which devices you plan to stream the Blu-ray movies from Synology DS1517+ to. Here, we choose one of the best compatible digital file formats "H.264 HD Video(*mp4)" under "HD Video" main category.

Backup Blu-ray to digital file format

Step 3: Start Blu-ray to Synology DS1517+ backup process.

After all setting is completed, hit the "Convert" button at the right bottom of the main interface to begin Blu-ray to Synology DS1517+ copying or ripping process.

When the conversion is finished, click "Open Output Folder" icon on the main interface to open the folder with generated files. Then you will produce a digital file for either safe backup or convenient device streaming from Synology DS1517+.

Friday, September 8, 2017

Backup DVD to Synology DS1517+

Synology DiskStation DS1517+ is a 5-bay NAS powered by a quad-core CPU with AES-NI hardware encryption engine. Equipped with dual-channel memory and a PCIe slot, DS1517+ supports installing the dual M.2 SSD adapter card, M2D17, or the 10GbE NIC, for high-IOPS system cache and ultra-fast data transmission respectively. For those people who are looking for a safe way to store your large collection of DVD movies, Synology DS1517+ can be your best choice. The following article will show you different ways to copy or backup DVD movie to Synology DS1517+.

Copy or backup DVD movies to Synology DS1517+

Bypass protection from DVD movies

As a network storage devices, the Synology DS1517+ has no specific requirements for the file formats storing on it. However, it would be a great hassle for you to copy DVD movies to Synology DS1517+ due to the complicated protection used on the DVD disc. You will need a specific program to bypass that protection. Here, you can get the job easily done with our powerful DVD Ripping application - Pavtube ByteCopy, which can automatically bypass the DVD copy protection and region code in the background with its built-in disc decrypter, you can then make a digital copy of the movies on DVD disc without any limitation.

Backup DVD movies to Synology DS1517+ in different ways

Besides breaking protection from DVD movies, you can also use the program to backup DVD movies to Synology DS1517+ in different ways: if you wish to keep the original structure of your DVD movies, you can make a 1:1 full disc copy of DVD movies with all the subtitle languages, audio tracks and chapter information. If you care much about conversion time, you can perform a main DVD movie copy without unwanted trailers, ads, comments, etc. For those people who wish to backup DVD to digital file formats with all your unwanted subtitle languages, audio tracks, you can select to backup DVD to lossless multi-track MKV format. What's more, you can also choose to convert DVD to popular digital file formats or device preset profile formats according to your own needs.

For Mac users, you can download Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac to perform the copying or backing process on macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac OS X El Capitan, Mac OS X Yosemite, etc.

Step by Step to Copy or Backup DVD Movies to Synology DS1517+

Step 1: Load DVD movies into the application.

Download, install and run this DVD ripper. You can load DVD by clicking "File" > "Load from disc". Or load DVD Folder by clicking "File" > "Load from folder" or load DVD IFO/ISO image by clicking "File" > "Load IFO/ISO"

Load DVD movies

Step 2: Backup DVD movies to Synology DS1517+ in different ways.

Full disc copy

On the top tool bar of the main interface, use the  option to make an entire disc copy of original DVD structure without changing anything.

Main DVD movie copy

From "Format" bar drop-down list, select "Copy" > "Direct" Copy, you can then copy the selected movie file in its original format without quality loss. When directly copy a DVD video, you will get .m2ts as output.

DVD main title copy

Lossless multi-track MKV copy

To preserve all your wanted audio tracks and subtitles streams in the source movie, you can use the program to rip DVD to " Lossless/encoded multi-track MKV(*.mkv)" under "Multi-track Video" category.

DVD to lossless multi-track MKV copy

Convert DVD to streaming devices compatible formats

Here, select the output digital file format according to which devices you plan to stream the DVD movies from Synology DS1517+ to. Here, we choose one of the best compatible digital file formats "H.264 HD Video(*mp4)" under "HD Video" main category.

Convert DVD to device compatible file formats

Step 3: Start DVD to Synology DS1517+ backup process.

After all setting is completed, hit the "Convert" button at the right bottom of the main interface to begin DVD to Synology DS1517+ copying or ripping process.

When the conversion is finished, click "Open Output Folder" icon on the main interface to open the folder with generated files. Then you will produce a digital file for either safe backup or convenient device streaming from Synology DS1517+.