This tutorial is written for those who wanna rip Blu-ray movie off the disc for enjoying on PC and home theatre system. As we know, Blu-ray discs are well guarded by the copy protections such as Blu-Ray AACS encryption, region codes and BD+ copy protection. Although It is not an easy job to remove all these protections to access the movie, Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper is capable of removing the annoying copy protections and make your Blu-ray discs an open resource for your home server. How to convert Blu-ray movie to playable videos for enjoying and meanwhile suffers least quality loss? A good solution is rip the Blu-ray movie to MKV/ HD MKVformat. And you could find below a step-by-step guide for ripping Blu-Ray to MKV:

Step 1. Prepare for the conversion. Download trial version of Pavtube Blu-Ray Ripper and install the application. Connect a BD drive with you PC and insert the Blu-ray disc you want to rip. Double-click the icon to run Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper.

Step 2. Load the Blu-ray disc.
Click on the ¡°DVD Rom¡± button to import Blu-ray movie from the disc, or click on ¡°DVD Folder¡± button and browse to your target files. It takes a few seconds to load the whole movie, so be patient. A view log will pop up when loading process completes, you can simply click "OK" to confirm or press Ctrl+O to close it. Now all the M2TS files in file list are checked, right-click and choose "Uncheck All". What you need is the main movie---the one with longest duration. Check it and leave unwanted M2TS files unchecked. You can rename the output file by clicking on the file name in Destination File column. Right below the file list you could find "Subtitle" and "Audio" droplist, where you can set output subtitles and dubbings to the languages you like.



Step 3. Set output format.

Step 4. Start conversion
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Learn more: http://www.pavtube.com/guide/blu-ray-to-mkv.html

Xbox 360 does not have supports  for m2ts/mts files as PS3 does, so if you have the needs of watching your Sony,  Canon, etc. AVCHD camcorder captured footages on your wide screen TV through  your Xbox 360 console, format conversion is essential. This article aims to  give you a simple and effective solution for playback m2ts/mts files on Xbox  360. There you go:

Required software:

Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter

Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter is designed for those who have an AVCHD camcorder but  unfortunately get stuck in MTS and M2TS video format. It does a good job in  converting MTS, M2TS, M2T, TS, TP and TRP to versatile video and audio formats. People who have no way to edit MTS/ M2TS  files with Adobe Premiere, Avid, Sony Vegas etc can find a best solution by  converting them to useable formats such as WMV(VC-1), MOV (AVC) and MPEG2. The  output formats covers common audio, SD video, HD video, Flash video, DVD as  well as customized formats for Xbox  360, iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, Zune, Creative Zen, Archos, Nokia etc. All these output formats  enable you to playback, edit and upload the footages shot by Sony, Canon, JVC  and Panasonic AVCHD Camcorders. By the way, the copy protections removed  Blu-ray .m2ts streams are workable with this program. 

Following is the  step-by-step instruction:

1. Click "Add" button to load mts/m2ts files into Pavtube MTS/M2TS  Converter



2. Select output format for Xbox 360

Click on the drop-down menu of "Format",  and then go to "Zune/Xbox 360 Device" ¨C "Xbox 360 Video ¨C Windows Media Video  (*.wmv)".
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3. Customize audio and video settings

Click on "Settings" button, and  then you will be able to adjust audio and video parameters like codec, aspect  ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, audio channels in the following  window. Do not forget clicking "OK" button to confirm your settings. BTW, if  you want to combine multiple files to be as a single file, you can tick "Merge  into one file".



4. Click "Convert" button to  start converting mts/m2ts files for playback on Xbox 360

As long as the conversion is  finished, you can get the output files via clicking on "Open" button with ease.  And now the files are prepared for playback on your Xbox 360.

BD+ is a technology used to prevent unauthorized copies of  Blu-ray discs and the playback of Blu-ray media using unauthorized devices,  which is more powerful than the former AACS protections. This article aims to  provide a solution for removing BD+ protections from your Blu-ray movies.  Follow this way, and then you can take full advantage of your own purchased BD  movies in your own ways.

Required software:

Pavtube Blu-Ray Ripper for Mac

Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper for Mac is a powerful tool  specially designed for Mac users to rip, convert, backup and edit both Blu-ray  and DVD movies. The source file could be from Blu-ray disc, DVD, Blu-ray and  DVD folder, ISO and IFO image file. The  ripper is capable of decrypting region codes, and almost all copy protections,  including AACS, BD+. Besides backup movies to hard drive, it also supports  output other popular audio and video formats to playback on your beloved  portable devices such as iPod, iPhone, Zune, Blackberry, PSP, Creative Zen,  Xbox 360, Apple TV etc.

Well, following is the solution:

1.  Download and install Pavtube Blu-Ray Ripper for Mac, after that, launch this  program and click "DVD Folder" or "IFO File" to load BD movies into this  program.



2. If you just want to rip the main movie, you can tick  the file with the longest duration time only. Afterwards, click on the pull  down menu of "Subtitle" and "Audio" to select your wanted language. The preview  window is able to show the effect of your dynamic switching on subtitle and  audio track in real time.Snow Leopard video converter is now fully compatible with Mac OS X.

3. Click the drop-down list of "Format" to select output  format, and if you want to retain the original quality to full extent  regardless of the output format, you can choose "Copy", and then "Directly  Copy".

4. Click "Settings" button to adjust audio and video  parameters like codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and  audio channels.



5. Click "Convert" button to start BD ripping and BD+ copy  protection removing. As long as the ripping work is finished, you can click  "Open" button to get the output files which are in your desired format and  without neither AACS nor BD+ copy protection.

Additional Tips:

Generally, Blu-ray media has a large file size because of  its high definition quality, so the ripping time will be longer than that of  standard DVDs. To avoid waiting around, you can click "Option" button to tick  off the checkbox "Shut down the computer after conversion". Do remember  clicking on "OK" button to save your settings.



If you are a Windows user, you can free download this Blu-ray ripper to remove BD+  protections on your PC.

Has your heart ever been touched by the  good and evil of the humanity expressed in "Avatar"? Have you ever wept for the  extremely romantic but tragic love in "Romeo and Juliet"? Have you ever been  moved by the unremitting efforts made by Will Smith in "The Pursuit of  Happyness"?

Uncountable classic movies have given  us different kinds of feelings, wanna collect as many as them to be as your own  collections on your home server, on your HD of PC, or enjoy them on your  portable devices no matter wherever you go? If so, Pavtube DVD Ripper for Mac would be your suitable choice. It's used to convert DVD movies to various video  and audio formats such as AVI, WMV, MP4 (MPEG-4, H.264), MOV, MP3, etc., which  are compatible with handheld devices like Motorola Droid, iPod,  iPhone, Zune, Archos, PSP, Creative Zen, etc.  Following is the user guide in detail.

Step 1: Download, install  and run Pavtube DVD Ripper for Mac

Step 2: Import DVD files,  set output format and destination folder.

You can add DVD files to it through "DVD Folder" or "IFO  File". After that, you can click the drop-down list of "Format" to select the  output format according to your mobile devices accepted format. At the same  time, you can hit "Browse" button to specify where to locate the output files.  Moreover, if you want to join multiple titles or chapters into a single file,  you can tick "Merge into one file" to realize this goal.


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Step 3: Set advanced  settings

Clicking on "Settings" button, experienced users can set  video Codec Name, Bit Rate, Video Size, and Frame Rate to optimize the quality  of the video, as well as setting audio Codec Name, Bit Rate, Sample Rate, and  Channels to make the quality of audio better.



Step 4: Convert

After all the settings are done, you can click "Convert" button  to start DVD ripping. Once begin, the following interface will show you clearly  about the ripping info, including ripping progress, time elapse, time left,  generated file size, estimated file size, etc.



Additional Tips:

1. Pavtube DVD Ripper for Mac supports importing  unprotected DVDs and protected DVDs.

2. The conversion speed of this software is 1.5-2  times faster than the similar DVD rippers.

3. Ripping by chapters is supported.

4. There are no audio and video out of sync  issues.

5. With exception of adding text as watermark,  images, GIF animations, and videos can also be added as watermarks to realize  the picture-in-picture effect.

6. You can use the "Trim" function to select  certain DVD clips to convert. And you can also take advantage of the "Crop"  function to remove black edges or change the screen size.

7. Specific effect models are provided, such as "Simple gauss blur", "Simple  laplacian sharpen", "Aged film", "Flip color", and "Invert".

Has your heart ever been touched by the  good and evil of the humanity expressed in "Avatar"? Have you ever wept for the  extremely romantic but tragic love in "Romeo and Juliet"? Have you ever been  moved by the unremitting efforts made by Will Smith in "The Pursuit of  Happyness"?

Uncountable classic movies have given  us different kinds of feelings, wanna collect as many as them to be as your own  collections on your home server, on your HD of PC, or enjoy them on your  portable devices no matter wherever you go? If so, Pavtube DVD Ripper for Mac would be your suitable choice. It's used to convert DVD movies to various video  and audio formats such as AVI, WMV, MP4 (MPEG-4, H.264), MOV, MP3, etc., which  are compatible with handheld devices like Motorola Droid, iPod,  iPhone, Zune, Archos, PSP, Creative Zen, etc.  Following is the user guide in detail.

Step 1: Download, install  and run Pavtube DVD Ripper for Mac

Step 2: Import DVD files,  set output format and destination folder.

You can add DVD files to it through "DVD Folder" or "IFO  File". After that, you can click the drop-down list of "Format" to select the  output format according to your mobile devices accepted format. At the same  time, you can hit "Browse" button to specify where to locate the output files.  Moreover, if you want to join multiple titles or chapters into a single file,  you can tick "Merge into one file" to realize this goal.


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Step 3: Set advanced  settings

Clicking on "Settings" button, experienced users can set  video Codec Name, Bit Rate, Video Size, and Frame Rate to optimize the quality  of the video, as well as setting audio Codec Name, Bit Rate, Sample Rate, and  Channels to make the quality of audio better.



Step 4: Convert

After all the settings are done, you can click "Convert" button  to start DVD ripping. Once begin, the following interface will show you clearly  about the ripping info, including ripping progress, time elapse, time left,  generated file size, estimated file size, etc.



Additional Tips:

1. Pavtube DVD Ripper for Mac supports importing  unprotected DVDs and protected DVDs.

2. The conversion speed of this software is 1.5-2  times faster than the similar DVD rippers.

3. Ripping by chapters is supported.

4. There are no audio and video out of sync  issues.

5. With exception of adding text as watermark,  images, GIF animations, and videos can also be added as watermarks to realize  the picture-in-picture effect.

6. You can use the "Trim" function to select  certain DVD clips to convert. And you can also take advantage of the "Crop"  function to remove black edges or change the screen size.

7. Specific effect models are provided, such as "Simple gauss blur", "Simple  laplacian sharpen", "Aged film", "Flip color", and "Invert".

As we all know there is no certain software developed for  Mac users to transfer and replay TiVo DVR recorded files as "TiVo Desktop" doing  on Windows. But if you want to do format conversion between TiVo file and other  video formats on your Mac directly, what is your method? My way is to use  Pavtube Video Converter for Mac to achieve my goal. Once you are sure you have  the same requirement as I do, follow these steps to find the solution.

Requirements:

- TiVo recordings: they can be  from your own TiVo DVR or from the DVR of your friends

- TiVo Media Access Key: it is a  specific 10-digit number assigned to every TiVo account holder. If your TiVo  source file are from your friends, then ask him/her for it.

- Pavtube Video Converter for Mac

Step 1: Launch Pavtube  Video Converter for Mac and click "Add" button to load TiVo files

In the first attempt, a dialog window will pop up as  below, just click "OK" button.



After that, the following window will allow you to enter  your Media Access Key, just insert it, and click "OK" button to confirm. What  you should do next is clicking on "Add" button to load your TiVo files again.  Or you can directly drag and drop the file into this program. Meanwhile,  suppose you want to let it alone and do something else during the conversion,  you can tick "Shut down the computer after conversion".New and used mac laptop, Computers Networking on eBay USA.



Step 2: Select output  format

Click on the drop-down list of "Format" to select output  format. This utility supports a wide range of output format, including MOV,  MPEG, AVI, MP4, FLV, WMV, VOB, and customized formats for iPod, iPhone, PSP,  PS3, Apple TV, BlackBerry, etc.



Step 3: Do advanced  settings

Click on "Settings" button to adjust audio and video  parameters like codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and  audio channels. If you are not good at this step, you can totally skip it. By  the way, if you wanna combine multiple files to be as a single file, you can  tick the checkbox "Merge into one file" in the main interface.



Step 4: Click "Convert" button  to start conversion

Once finished, you can get the output files via clicking  on "Open" button with ease.

ARCHOS 7 impresses us with a variety of  excellent features including full web browsing, full email application, Web TV  and Web Radio, Widgets application, TV recording, content playback and Web  surfing on TV, as well as watching Flash web-videos full screen, playing videos,  music, photos, games, and content streaming from your PC. The video experience  is great with this 800 pixel-wide resolution and 7" screen.

While the technical specifications unveils  that neither VOB nor M2TS format are incompatible with the smart phone. So if  you want to enjoy DVD and Blu-ray movie clips on ARCHOS 7, you need a  Blu-ray/DVD ripper to help you do format conversion. Windows 7 YouTube downloader lets you save videos from YouTube and play them on your Windows 7 system.

First off, let us have a look at ARCHOS 7  supported files:

Video  playback:

MPEG-4 (ASP@L5 AVI, up to DVD resolution)

WMV (MP@ML, up to DVD resolution) including  WMV protected files

M-JPEG (Motion JPEG Video) in QVGA  resolution

With optional plug-in (downloadable from  your tablet on www.archos.com):

HD support: MPEG-4 (ASP 720p) & WMV HD  (MP 720p)

H.264 up to DVD resolution with AAC

MPEG-2 MP@ML up to 10 Mbps (up to DVD  resolution) and AC3 stereo sound (5.1)

Audio  playback:

Stereo MP3 decoding @ 30-320 Kbits/s CBR  & VBR, WMA, Protected WMA, WMA pro 5.1, WAV (PCM/ADPCM)

AC3 stereo audio and 5.1 sound files (via  SPDIF output of DVR Station)

Flac and OGG Vorbis audio files

With optional software plug-ins  (downloadable from your tablet on www.archos.com):

AAC, AAC+ stereo audio files

The following contents will share you a  solution to remove the copy protections of DVD and Blu-ray movies, as well as  rip them to video clips suitable for ARCHOS 7.

Required  software:

Pavtube Blu-Ray Ripper:  It is capable of ripping both Blu-ray disc and standard DVDs. The most  important thing is that it allows you to select subtitle and audio track of any  language of the movie, as well as ensure audio video in sync. Now find a step-by-step  instruction below:

Step 1: Launch Pavtube Blu-Ray ripper and  import Blu-ray/DVD files to it

There are three ways to load Blu-ray and DVD files: through "DVD Rom", "DVD  Folder" and "IFO/ISO".

Step 2: Select output format for ARCHOS 7

Click on the drop¨Cdown  list of "Format", and then follow "Archos" ¨C "Archos 5/7 WMV Video (*.wmv)",  also, you can choose the .avi format customized for Archos.

Step 3: Set advanced settings

Click on "Settings" button, and then the following interface will show up, you  can adjust all the audio and video parameters on it. Generally, the default  settings can basically satisfy your ARCHOS 7.

Step 4: Start ripping

Click on "Convert" button to start ripping. You can view the progress info on  the ripping window, and you can choose "Shut down computer after conversion" to  avoid waiting around. After conversion is completed, the output files are ready  to be played on your ARCHOS 7.

I have some MKV anime files that I want to play them on my  Xbox 360, but every time I try, my console does not work at all. Then a friend  of mine told me to convert them to WMV with a video converter called Pavtube  MKV Converter, I tried the trial version, and asked their support team what are  the best settings for my Xbox 360, they gave my following suggestions:

Xbox 360 supports the following for WMV:

Video Profiles: WMV7 (WMV1), WMV8 (WMV2), WMV9 (WMV3),  VC-1 (WVC1 or WMVA) in simple, main, and advanced up to Level 3

Video Bitrate: 15 Mbps with resolutions of 1920 x 1080 at  30fps.

Audio Profiles: WMA7/8, WMA 9 Pro (stereo and 5.1), WMA  lossless

Audio Max Bitrate: No restrictions.
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I followed these settings, and the output files actually  worked on my console, and the trial version just has Pavtube logo stands in the  center of the image. I think it is well worth buying. I would like to share its  detailed operating steps here, hope it will be of some help for you guys who  are having headaches about this issue.

Following is its intuitive UI, and only within several  steps the conversion will be finished flawlessly.



Step 1: Click "Add" button to load MKV files

Step 2: Click the pull down menu of "Format" to select  output format for Xbox 360



Step 3: Click "Settings" button to set optimal settings

I just do the settings as their support team suggested:

Size: 1920*1080

Video bit rate: 1500kbs

Frame rate: 30 fps

Others I use the defaults



Step 4: Click "Convert" button to start conversion

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Step 5: Click "Open" button to get the output WMV files

Once conversion is completed, you can get the converted  WMV files for your Xbox 360 via hitting "Open" button with ease.

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If you have a WD TV HD Media Player, Pavtube DVD Ripper would be very useful------ it helps you to rip DVDs into all the video and audio formats that are compatible with WD TV. In particular, DVD ripper for Mac could generate MKV HD video with Dolby AC3 5.1 surround sound, which is right what an audiophile requires, and works well with most home theatre system. Is it a nice idea to turn your DVD collections (even your friends DVD collections) into digital movie library on your wide HDTV for watch whenever you like? The following guide focuses on how to rip DVD disc to HD MKV video clips with 5.1 channels. You could download the clean trial version of Pavtube DVD Ripper from here. The trial version provides full access to the functions so that you could test the conversion quality. The application is proved to works stably on Windows 7.

Step One. Getting started
Put DVD disc in DVD-ROM and run DVD Ripper for Mac and the interface below will pop up. Click ¡°DVD Folder¡± to load in DVD movie. All the contents in the disc will be listed in directory. Expand the directory to check each episode. If you would like to join all the episodes together, check the box of Merge into one.Pavtube iPhone video converter, can convert AVI, MPEG, WMV, MOV, etc to Apple iPod video.

Step Two. Adjusting audio and video settings
Right below the file list lays the ¡°Audio¡± option, where you could adjust the dubbing to your native language. You could view the files in preview window. Then click ¡°Settings¡± and customize advanced audio and video parameters. Since we¡¯re talking about 5.1 sound, a recommendable configuration could be HD Video-> MKV HD Video and set audio codec to ¡°AC3¡±, Channels to ¡°6¡±. Do not forget to confirmyour settings by clicking ¡°OK¡±.Furthermore, you can also rip DVD audio to Apple TV music like MP3, AAC, and WAV. Now please find a step-to-step guide to convert DVD to play on Apple TV.

Step Three. Ripping DVD to MKV and get 5.1 sound
Finally click on ¡°Convert¡± button to start ripping DVD disc. DVD ripping is time-consuming. You could set auto shutdown in progress window or leave it there and come back later (the ripper will tell you how long it takes).

After conversion what you need is to transfer the converted MKV files to portable storage and have it connected with your WD TV player. Connect the WD TV player with your home theatre system and you will be able to enjoy the ripped movie with 5.1 surround sound.

Even though  it is announced that Corel Ulead DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus software has added

AVCHD camcorder  support and users can import and edit high definition footage from AVCHD  camcorder discs, and convert to standard definition formats, but I still met  troubles while importing the HD .m2ts files captured by means of a HD Sony Handycam type  HDR-CX11E (PAL), I guess it is not as powerful as it claims. Collection of 7610 3gp media player freeware, shareware download.

I have to look around for a practical  and affordable program to help me out. My only objective is to convert these  .m2ts files to .avi files, so that I can edit them with Corel Ulead DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus, and burn them into a SD DVD for playback  on the DVD player connected to my TV, as well as computer DVD Player software  on computers. Fortunately, I came across Pavtube HD Video Converter, it is easy  to use and helpful, I finally successfully converted .m2ts files to .avi  format, and the output files are in good quality, without any problems while  editing in MovieFactory 6 Plus. It is my pleasure to share this HD Video Converter here. Following  is the detailed steps, absolutely easy enough:

1. Click "Add"  button to load .m2ts files to this application



2. Select AVI  as output format and specify destination folder

Click the  drop-down menu of "Format" to select AVI format for Corel Ulead DVD  MovieFactory 6 Plus. Meanwhile click the folder icon at the end of "Output" to  specify where to locate the output AVI files. By the way, if you wanna combine  multiple .m2ts files into a single file, you can tick the checkbox "Merge into  one file".

There are "Common  Video" and "HD Video", both have AVI options, you can choose one according to  your own needs.

Common AVI:



HD AVI:



3. Set  advanced settings

Click "Settings"  button, then the following window will enables you to adjust all video and  audio parameters on it, including codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate,  sample rate, and audio channel. That means you can customize the settings in  your own ways. Snow Leopard video converter is now fully compatible with Mac OS X.



4. Click "Convert" button to start conversion

Once finished, you can get the output AVI files via  clicking on "Open" button. After that, Corel Ulead DVD  MovieFactory 6 Plus will be able to recognize these files. You can now edit the  files and author them to a new DVD.