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Transfer and Rip TiVo Recordings to Apple TV 4 without Quality Loss

Jane Vivian

Oct 10, 2015 10:20 am / Posted by Jane Vivian | Categories: Hot Topics, Video Tools

I want to transfer & convert my TiVo Premier recordings to Apple TV format at 1080p. I tested a freeware. Unfortunately it crashed on my first TiVo file import! They do not have any tech support, so I have to look around for one workable app.
Anyone here has any advice?

Actually, TiVo is an encrypted video format, that’s why few media players can play it well and some freeware can’t handle it. To convert TiVo to Apple TV, a professional TiVo converter is required.

Here I would rather recommend you a professional TiVo to Apple TV tool, named Pavtube Video Converter for Mac, it is a versatile video converter tool that can help you convert TiVo shows to Apple TV supported video keeping original quality as it provides the optimal presets for Apple TV 4, Apple TV 3, Apple TV 2 and Apple TV. Besides, you are allowed to edit the videos by trimming, cropping, adjust video effects, etc to get the wanted part and effects as you like. More than TiVo files, it can also support encoding MKV, WMV, AVI, FLV, MPG, VOB to Apple TV to meet your different needs. For Windows users, please get Pavtube Video Converter.

    

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- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.com/video-converter-mac/
- Amazon Store Download: http://www.amazon.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Mac-Download/dp/B00QIBK0TQ
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-76179460.html

          

Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.com/video_converter/
- Amazon Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-75734821.html
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-75734821.html

Step 1: Enter Media Access Key.

The copy protected Tivo recordings usually have a Media Access Key, you can find it by logging into your Tivo account at Tivo and clicking the “Media Access Key” link on the right side of the screen. Then hit the  button on the main interface, in the pop out window, enter the Media Access Key for the Tivo files, then press the “OK” button.



Step 2: Import Tivo files.

After entering the Media Access Key, you can successfully import Tivo files by clicking “File” > “Load Video/Audio” or “Load from Folder” to the program.



Step 3: Define an output file format.

Go to “Format” drop-down bar, select Apple TV 4 playable format from “Apple TV” > “Apple TV 3 1080p Dolby Digital Pass-through(*.m4v) “.



Step 4: Start Tivo recordings to Apple TV 4 conversion process.

Press the right-bottom “Convert” button to carry out the conversion process.

Stream Tivo recordings to Apple TV 4 with AirPlay

When the conversion is over, hit the “Open” folder on the main interface to find and locate the converted files, then you can stream converted Tivo recordings to Apple TV 4 by enabling AirPlay through the iOS control center, select Apple TV from the menu and toggle the “mirroring” button. After the device image is “mirrored,” TiVo users can view recorded content on their Apple TV.

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Upload iTunes M4V to YouTube

Jane Vivian

Oct 10, 2015 04:17 am / Posted by Jane Vivian | Categories: Special

As movie enthusiasts, it would be very pretty easy to share your favorite movie clips on online video sharing sites such as YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, etc. However, for someone who have movies or videos purchased from iTunes store, it would be a hassle to share those content on YouTube. 

The main reason is that iTunes stored purchased movies, TV shows or music videos are all copy protected by Apple’s Fairplay DRM technology. We are only authorized to to distribute those content with Apple products like iTunes, iPhone, iPod or Apple TV. How about if we want to upload and share iTunes M4V movies on YouTube? 

Before uploading iTunes M4V videos to YouTube, first pay attention to YouTube Video supported formats as below: 

MOV: Apple’s QuickTime container format. 

MPEG-4 (.MP4): The standardized container for MPEG-4. 

AVI: A Windows’ standard multimedia container 

WMV: A collection of Microsoft proprietary video 

MPEGPS: 

FLV: The format used to deliver MPEG video through Flash Player. 

3GPP: Usually used on mobile phones. 

WebM: A standard format for HTML5 code. 

Time for uploading videos: up to 15 minutes. 

The first thing for you to do is to remove DRM protection from iTunes M4V files and convert to YouTube accepted file formats for uploading. You can done that with a DRM Removal software like Pavtube ChewTune (top 5 DRM removal program review), a highly recommended and appreciated program that assist you to legally remove DRM protection from iTunes store purchased or rented movies, TV shows, music videos and convert to all YouTube uploaded formats listed above with super-fast conversion speed. 

 

How to convert and upload iTunes DRM M4V Videos to YouTube for sharing?

Step 1: Add iTunes DRM M4V video.

Start the program on your computer, click “File” menu, select “Add Video/Audio” or “Add from Folder” button to import source M4V files.

Add iTunes DRM M4V files

Step 2: Pick output file format.

From “Format” bar drop-down option, choose one of YouTube supported file formats such as “Flash Video” > “FLV-Flash Video Format (*.flv)” to output.

Output YouTube supported flash flv formats

Step 3: Start iTunes M4V movies to YouTube FLV conversion process.

Go back to the main interface, hit right-bottom conversion button to start the conversion process.

When the conversion is completed, find the generated files by hitting “Open output folder” on the main interface to upload video to YouTube for online sharing.

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How to Play the HD or 4K Video Recording by HD Camcorder to iPad Mini 4

Jane Vivian

Oct 09, 2015 08:07 am / Posted by Jane Vivian | Categories: Video Tools

The iPad mini 4 is significantly thinner than previous-generation iPad mini models, measuring in at just 6.1mm thick like the iPad Air 2. Size wise, it’s still 7.9 inches when measured diagonally and it continues to be the smallest tablet in Apple’s iPad lineup, which also includes the 9.7-inch iPad Air 2 and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro.

There’s also a 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera with an f/2.2 aperture that lets in 81 percent more light. The camera supports 720p HD video recording, HDR videos, and burst mode selfies. It also includes dual microphones for FaceTime calls.



It continues to use the same 7.9-inch 2048 x 1536 Retina display from the iPad mini 2 and iPad mini 3, it uses the “gapless” production technique first introduced in the iPad Air 2. This combines three layers (cover glass, touch sensor, and LCD) into one layer.

Now many and many people are enjoying to recording their life drops by HD camcorder, which we called it HD videos or sometimes 4K video. There, does iPad mini 4 able to read this HD video or 4K video? The answer is, disappointedly, that it should, but not truly can. Actually, you can convert / compress 4K videos for playing on iPad Mini 4 without obvious quality downgrade. Before you play HD video on iPad Mini 4, you should at first realize the following cruel facts:, HD or 4K resolution: 3840×2160 (16:9) or 4096×2160 (17:9), iPad mini 4 resolution.: 2048×536. It means that a 4K video cannot be directed on any iOS device before Apple realizes a display – possibly as high as 3840×2160 to support playing 4K videos. 

iPad Mini 4 supports MP4 and Quick Time format video files perfect, so all of the video you recording by the HD camcorder cannot  added directly to iPad Mini 4. Luckily, this problem is easy to solve — all you have to do is convert the AVI, VOB, MKV, MPG formats videos to MP4 files using Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac. It would be better for us to convert these HD video to h.264 MP4, which we all think the best one of the iPad mini 4 supported video formats for smoothly viewing. If you are a windows user, Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate for Windows here. Let’s get the Video Converter Ultimate follow the steps given below!

          

Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/imedia-converter-mac/
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-iMedia-Converter/3000-2194_4-76177788.html

          

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- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/blu-ray-video-converter-ultimate/
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Ultimate/3000-2194_4-75938564.html

How to Play the HD or 4K Video Recording by HD Camcorder to iPad Mini 4

Step 1. Load the AVI/VOB/MKV/MPG Video

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. 



Step 2. Choose the format for iPad Mini 4

Click “Format” bar, from its drop-down option, select “H.264 High Profile(*.mp4)” as the output format for watching on iPad Mini 4.



Step 3. Start conversion

Click “Convert” button and start AVI/VOB/MKV/MPG videos to iPad Mini 4 compatible MP4 format video conversion. After conversion, you can get the converted files by clicking “Open” button. Then connect your iPad Pro to your computer and sync the movie files into the device via iTunes. Now you can enjoying DVD video on your iPad Mini 4.

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Batch Convert FLAC to iTunes Formats to Play FLAC in iTunes

Jane Vivian

Oct 05, 2015 08:32 am / Posted by Jane Vivian | Categories: Special

  • Still don’t know how to import or add FLAC to iTunes so as to open and play FLAC in iTunes? Still trying to convert FLAC to iTunes more compatible audio formats like FLAC to MP3, FLAC to WAV, M4A, AIFF, AAC, Apple Lossless format, etc? If this is the case, follow the detailed guide and you’ll find an answer. 

     

    Hot Search: Play Audio on Apple Watch | Edit/merge/split/replace/add audio files | M4B to MP3 | Extract iTunes Audio 

    Though FLAC is open-source and royalty-free format, it is not a compatible audio format with iTunes and with all Apple devices. Both iTunes and iOS devices support several digital audio file formats, including AAC, M4A, MP3, WAV, AIFF, and Apple Lossless. In order to import FLAC to iTunes, import FLAC to iTunes 12/iTunes 11 and etc, iTunes Match, and stream FLAC to iCloud, a recommended solution is to convert FLAC to Apple friendly audio formats so that you can play FLAC on iTunes, iPad 4, iPhone and iPod, etc. 

    To perform this conversion, you just need a powerful FLAC Audio Converter app as assistant. Pavtube FLAC Converter (Read Review) is a ideal tool. It can easily convert FLAC audio files to MP3, M4A, AAC, M4R, MKA, OGG, WMA, WAV, DTS remux to play FLAC on iPhone, iPad, iTunes, iPod, Quicktime, iMovie, FCP, FCE, Windows Media Player, etc. 

    More than a simple converter, this app can effortlessly let you enjoy any movie on your iPad, iPhone, and many other portable devices. iMedia Converter for Mac is an all-in-one solution to backup Blu-ray/DVD movies and convert disc content and transcode common videos. It could 1:1 backup Blu-ray/DVD movies from disc to PC hard drive for disc burning and ISO image creating. Besides, it allows for video editing tools including trimming, cropping, splitting, attaching srt/ass/ssa subtitles and special effects to add more fun when watching movies and videos. For Windows users, Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is a helpful app to encode videos for further usage. 

     

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    - Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/blu-ray-video-converter-ultimate/ 
    - Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Ultimate/3000-2194_4-75938564.html 

    How to convert FLAC files to iTunes supported formats Via Mac El Capitan? 

    Step 1. Import FLAC files; choose format. 

    Click the plus icon to import FLAC files into it, or you can drag-and-drop directly. Then you will find a horn icon on the left that indicates it’s an audio file. 

     

    Move your cursor to Format and choose “Common Audio > MP3 – MPEG Layer-3 Audio(*.mp3)” or “M4A – MPEG-4 Audio(*.m4a)” as below: 

     

    As listed above, there are several presets for other audio format; just choose one as your needs. 

    Step 2. Adjust audio specs (optional). 

    If you are not satisfied with the default audio quality, just click the “Settings” icon and choose wanted audio settings including sample rate, bitrate and audio channel. 

     

    Step 3. Start converting FLAC to MP3/M4A. 

    Now back to the main interface and hit “Convert” to convert your FLAC audio files to MP3/M4A format. It will start batch conversion automatically one by one. Wait for a while during the progress; after it completed, click “Open output folder” to locate the converted audio file. 

    Start iTunes, then drag and drop the converted audio file to your iTunes Music Library for syncing to iPod, iPad, iPhone for playing. 

    Conclusion 

    With the above software and step by step guide, Apple fans can easily enjoy lossless or lossy FLAC on iPod/iPhone/iPad on the go. Besides you can also play FLAC on iTunes/QuickTime/Windows Media Player/iMovie and more via Mac. Wait no more, just free download this powerful FLAC Converter for Mac to have a free try. 

    Also lean how to extract audio from Blu-ray and DVD. 

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