FLV Resource

WD TV Mini Media Player provides an easy and affordable way to play back your digital media on your wide screen

TV.  It serves as a conduit between your TV set and USB drive storage, no matter it is a camcorder, a

humble flash drive, or an external HDD. Simply connect WD TV Mini to your TV, plug a USB-connected storage into

the player and you are ready to enjoy all your digital media in DVD quality playback.

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WD TV Mini Media Player supported media formats:

Videos:
AVI (Xvid, AVC, MPEG4), MPG/MPEG, VOB/ISO, MP4/MOV (MPEG4), RM or RMVB 8/9/10

Audios:
MP3, WAV/PCM/LPCM, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MKA, OGG, APE

From the above list we can see that VOB is a playable format for WD TV Mini Media Player, does it mean that WD

TV Mini can play all kinds of DVDs – whether home made DVDs or commercial DVDs? The answer is WD TV can

not decrypt copy protected commercial DVDs, so you have to rip them. This tutorial aims to show you how to make it

possible for you to watch commercial DVDs on your wide screen TV via WD TV Mini Media Player. What you will

need is Pavtube DVD Ripper, it not only rips, but it encodes too.

Following is the detailed operating steps:

Step 1: Click “DVD Rom”, “DVD Folder” or “IFO/ISO” to load DVD files into this program.

Step 2: Select subtitle and audio track
Click on the pull down menu of “Subtitle” and “Audio” respectively to select your needed subtitle and audio

language.

Step 3: Select output format for WD TV Mini Media Player
Click on the drop-down list at the end of “Format” to choose an output format for WD TV Mini Media Player. Your

selection should be in the range of AVI (Xvid, AVC, MPEG4), MPG/MPEG, VOB/ISO, MP4/MOV (MPEG4), RM or

RMVB 8/9/10. Here I select “Xvid AVI” as an example:

Step 4: Click “Settings” button to adjust video and audio parameters
The user manual tells us that when playback .avi (Xvid) video files, WD TV Mini supports up to 720*576 30fps or

720*480 30fps, so we need to follow the manual while ripping a DVD.

Step 5: Click “Convert” button to start DVD ripping
Once finished, you can get the generated files for WD TV Mini via clicking on “Open” button with ease. Afterwards,

just copy the output files to My Passport portable hard drive or other USB drive, and then connect WD TV Mini to

your TV, plug your USB drive into the player and you are ready to enjoy the movies ripped from your commercial

DVDs.

The iPad really shocks and amazes us. It brings us creative logos about Apple computers. The smart design and powerful system matching enables us to enjoy peerless experience on using computer. As Jobs’ said, one of the most sparkling spots of this new apple product is to perform perfect HD movies and TV shows. The 9.7— inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology is also designed specially to offer us high quality image. Many of you can’t wait to watch movies and TV shows on iPad, right?

However, there is still flaw that iPad can’t support flash videos playback. Enjoying flash videos from Youtube, Hulu, Google etc. takes an important part in our media entertainment. It is really a pity that we can’t enjoy our favorite flash videos on such wonderful computer. To resolve this issue, I looked into many professional materials, and finally found the best methods. Here I wanna share the methods with you all.

First, one assistant tool you need—Pavtube FLV Converter for Mac. So:
1. Download, install and  run this program

A sky-blue interface will be shown to you as follow:

2. Add FLV files, set output  format and destination folder

Input FLV files to it by clicking on “Add” button, and  select a format as the output format in the drop-down list of “Format”, here you can choose MOV or MPEG-4 for playback on iPad, meanwhile, you can press “Browse” button to specify the destination folder or  just use the path set by default.

3. Set advanced settings

Click “Settings” button, the following interface will  pop up. You can change the parameters like screen size, bit rate, frame rate,  sample rate, etc. to optimize the output videos.

4. Convert

After all the above settings are finished, you can click  “Convert” button to start conversion. Once finished, you are able to find out  the output files via clicking on “Open” button.

This software can definitely complete the conversion at a swift speed without the problem of audio-video out of sync. Therefore you need not worry about these issues. And since now, you can enjoy flash videos on your iPad forever.

Learn more : http://www.pavtube.com/flv-converter-mac/

To play Blu-ray ISO backups on your WD TV Live, one thing you should know is that WD TV Live can well play ISO files from a USB drive, while network shares do have problems actually.

In order to get an ISO backup, what’s your workflow? As all I know, some people use tsMuxeR to back up the Blu-ray disc, and then converted it into an ISO using Daemon Tools. Personally, I use Pavtube Blu-ray Copy to make ISO backups for my Blu-ray discs.

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Within several clicks, this program can finish its task, and enables you to get an ISO image file. What you should do is just loading your BD files via “Source” option, and then choose “Image File (*.ISO)” from the pull down menu of “Target” to specify the destination folder. BTW, you’d better indicate your USB drive as the save path, or you need spend time to copy the ISO image to your USB drive repeatedly. Once the two steps finished, the backup process will begin, and then you just need wait for the resulted ISO files for your WD TV Live.

As long as copying task is completed, plug the USB into your WD TV, and connect it to your HDTV via HDMI cable, what you should do next is enjoying your BD movies on your widescreen TV leisurely.

One more thing I should mention is that some users have problems to play Blu-ray ISO files via their WD TV, but DVD ISO is working well. Not clear about the accurate reason, but another solution can be recommended. Since WD TV is able to beautifully playback HD MKV files up to Full HD 1080p, thus we just need a utility to convert BD files to HD MKV, and then everything will be OK. Because of the Blu-ray copyright issues, some discs are highly protected, we must take advantage of a powerful application to do so. In that case, the following Blu-ray ripper is suggested, it is able to remove nearly all kinds of BD protections, including BD+, AACS, and even MKB Version > 10 is supported as well.

This Blu-ray ripper allows users exporting “MKV HD Video (*.mkv)” format, and also enables users to reset audio and video parameters via clicking “Settings” button. You can set the resolution at 1920*1080 to remain 1080p quality of your Blu-ray movies, as well as keep 5.1 channel of the original surround sound. All in all, all the parameters like bit rate, codec name, frame rate, sample rate are all changeable in the following interface.

After your preferred settings for your WD TV have been set well, just click “Convert” button to start conversion. Once finished, you can watch them on your TV via WD TV with ease, and the high quality of the Blu-ray movie has never been changed at all.

Is this helpful? Hope it is.

I’m trying to convert an MKV files to the format of vob or mp4 for playback on my PS3. The thing is that the mkv file contains two audio tracks, English and French. For some reason, the French track is the default track, but I can understand English only, so I have to look around the Internet for a program that allows me selecting English track as output audio track. After trying out couples of converters, finally I came across Pavtube MKV Converter in a forum, and found some good reviews on it. It really saved me a lot. Share it here, hope it is exactly what you are looking for. Please find a step-by-step instruction from my following contents.

First off, you can free download Pavtube MKV Converter here.

1. Launch Pavtube MKV Converter and click “Add” button to load MKV files

As soon as the file is loaded, you can double click the file name to preview the movie.

2. Click “Properties” icon to select your needed audio track

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You are allowed to click on the drop-down menu of “Audio Stream ID” to see which one is your needed audio track. After your selection is done, do remember clicking “OK” button to save your choice.

3. Click on the pull down menu of “Format” to select mp4 or vob as output format for PS3

I chose “PS3 Video (720P) MPEG-4 (*.mp4)” for instance. To output vob files, you can select “VOB Format” firstly, and then select a format according to your own requirement.

4. Click “Settings” button to do advanced settings

If you want to adjust the video and audio parameters to achieve a special video and audio quality, you can click “Settings” button to adjust video and audio parameters like codec, image size, bit rate, etc to whatever you like. To get a smaller file size, you can select smaller values, but there will be some video loss to some extent; to get a better quality, you can select larger values, while the file size will be enlarged without doubt. That is to say you’d better make a good balance between the output file size and the file quality. If you are not good at it, you can totally skip this step, because the default settings can satisfy you needs basically.

5. Click “Convert” button to start converting mkv to mp4 or vob

Once finished, you can get the resulted files via clicking on “Open” button effortlessly. Now, it’s time to enjoy the movie on your PS3 via your wide screen TV.

The end! Hope this helps.

Apple’s iPad features a 9.7-inch high-resolution 1024×768 multi-touch display, which not only makes it convenient and comfortable for users to read newspapers, magazines, and books, view photos, experience the web, see and touch emails, but also makes it perfect for watching any kind of video, from HD movies and TV shows to podcasts, music videos and more. Since iPad is without distracting keypad or buttons, you will totally concentrate on this big screen, and feel completely immersed in whatever you’re watching.

As of March 12, 2010, Apple fans in the U.S. are able to pre-order the iPad. The iPad is scheduled to go on sale in the U.S. on April 3. Are you ready for watching video and Blu-ray or DVD movie collections on your iPad? If not, this tutorial will give you a solution to the problem of how to play iPad incompatible video files in a detailed way with Pavtube Blu-ray Video Converter Ultimate.

Before that, go to see the iPad supported video formats as below:

TV and video playback:

H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;

MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;

Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

Well, if your movies are out of the above categories, then please follow the following guide to do format conversion before your playback.

Step 1: Add videos, Blu-ray or DVD movies into this program

Click “Add Video” to import video files, and click “Load DVD” to import Blu-ray or standard DVDs.

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Step 2: Select “iPad” as output format

Click the pull down menu at the end of “Format” to select an output format for iPad. Here I choose “iPad Video MPEG-4 (*.mp4)” as an example.

Step 3: Click “Settings” button to adjust audio and video parameters

You are allowed to adjust codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel in the popup window to optimize the output file quality. Do remember following Apple’s recommended settings I’ve mentioned in the above contents:

Video:

MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second

Audio:

Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo

Step 4: Click “Convert” button to start conversion.

Once finished, you can get the output files for your iPad via clicking on “Open” button effortlessly.

We all pretty much knew it was happening, and Steve Jobs didn’t let us down: Apple introduced a tablet device called the iPad in San Francisco on January 27. As Jobs said, the iPad is a creative product. It can perform a perfect performance in E-mail, enjoying photos, music and videos, and playing games. The one hundred forty thousand application in the utility store will enable to you do lots of things conveniently. The online iBook store can allow you to enjoy millions of books anywhere and anytime. Smart design and powerful function will make iPad App fans’ favorite in the near future.

Video actually played a big role during the announcement, with Job’s saying that a new device only made sense if it was better at watching video, among other tasks, than current laptops and smart phones. And the fact is that iPad can do a good job in HD movies and TV shows playback. The 9.7— inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology will make you enjoy a more wonderful visual experience than ever. However, it is pity that there is no built-in optical drive, and the external drives are very expensive. So, how can we watch Blu-ray and DVD movies on iPad in an easy and cheap way? Here I will share the best solution with you all.
To rip Blu-ray disc and DVD, Blu-ray Ripper and BD drive are required. You may download Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper from here. It is naturally support DVD ripping and allows you to select audio track of any language of the movie. Now find a step-to-step guide below:

Step 1: Click “DVD ROM” or “IFO/ISO File” to import Blu-ray files.

Step 2: Click the drop-down list of “Format” to select an output format. Here I follow iPad-> MPEG-4 (*.mp4)” for instance.

Step 3: Click “Browse” button to look for and set a save path to store the output HD videos.

Step 4: Click “Settings” button to do advanced settings.
After clicking this button, you will enter the window shown below, on which you are allowed to adjust video and audio parameters like codec name, bit rate, image pixel, sample rate, etc., in that way you can take charge of the output file size as well as image quality on your hands freely.

Step 5: Click “Convert” button to start Blu-ray ripping.
As long as the ripping work is finished, you can click “Open” button to find out the ripped HD files with ease. Then, you can transfer the generated file to your iPad to enjoy wonderful high quality Blu-ray movies.

Learn more: http://www.pavtube.com/guide/rip-blu-ray-to-ipad-compatible-format.html

I’m trying to convert an MKV files to the format of vob or  mp4 for playback on my PS3. The thing is that the mkv file contains two audio  tracks, English and French. For some reason, the French track is the default track,  but I can understand English only, so I have to look around the Internet for a  program that allows me selecting English track as output audio track. After  trying out couples of converters, finally I came across Pavtube MKV Converter  in a forum, and found some good reviews on it. It really saved me a lot. Share  it here, hope it is exactly what you are looking for. Please find a  step-by-step instruction from my following contents.

First off, you can free download Pavtube MKV Converter here.

1. Launch Pavtube MKV  Converter and click “Add” button to load MKV files

As soon as the file is loaded, you can double click the  file name to preview the movie.

2. Click “Properties”  icon to select your needed audio track

You are allowed to click on the drop-down menu of “Audio Stream  ID” to see which one is your needed audio track. After your selection is done,  do remember clicking “OK” button to save your choice.

3. Click on the pull down  menu of “Format” to select mp4 or vob as output format for PS3

or http://en.wikipedia.org/ can help you !

I chose “PS3 Video (720P) MPEG-4 (*.mp4)” for instance. To  output vob files, you can select “VOB Format” firstly, and then select a format  according to your own requirement.

4. Click “Settings”  button to do advanced settings

If you want to adjust the video and audio parameters to  achieve a special video and audio quality, you can click “Settings” button  to adjust video and audio parameters like codec, image size, bit rate, etc to  whatever you like. To get a smaller file size, you can select smaller values, but  there will be some video loss to some extent; to get a better quality, you can  select larger values, while the file size will be enlarged without doubt. That  is to say you’d better make a good balance between the output file size and the  file quality. If you are not good at it, you can totally skip this step,  because the default settings can satisfy you needs basically.

5. Click “Convert” button  to start converting mkv to mp4 or vob

Once finished, you can get the resulted files via clicking  on “Open” button effortlessly. Now, it’s time to enjoy the movie on your PS3  via your wide screen TV.

The end! Hope this helps.

HDTV DVD Combo features a built-in slot-loading DVD player, which provides an optimum way to save space. With the slim profile, it’s really an amazing experience to watch favorites TV shows and DVD movies on this device in your bedroom. But if your TV only has a standard DVD player but not the Blu-ray disc player, what is your solution to play Blu-ray movies on it? I’d like to know your ideas. I believe my way is somewhat helpful, just convert BD to a DVD format, and then burn it to a blank DVD for playback on the TV/DVD Combo, so share it here, and also be glad to hearing from you guys.

The software I used is as below:

- Pavtube Blu-Ray Ripper

- ReJig (freeware)

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- ImgBurn (freeware)

HOW-TO:

Part 1:

Firstly, use Pavtube Blu-Ray Ripper to remove copy protections of Blu-ray movies, and meanwhile convert it to the DVD vob format.

1. Run Pavtube Blu-Ray Ripper and click “DVD Rom”, “DVD Folder” or “IFO/ISO” to load Blu-ray movies. Generally speaking, the file with the longest duration time would be the main movie, if you just need back up the main movie, tick off this one only.

Each file will be checked by default after imported, right click on any one of the files, and then there will be a popup window to let you uncheck all, just do it, and afterwards to tick off the checkbox before the file you need converted.

2. Click on the drop-down menus after “Subtitle” and “Audio” respectively to select your required languages and sound effect.

3. Select VOB as output format and specify destination folder

Click on the pull down list of “Format” to select VOB as output format and click on the folder icon at the opposite side of “Output” to specify destination folder.

4. Customize output settings

The popup window will allow you to adjust audio and video parameters including codec, bit rate, aspect ratio, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channels to optimize the output file quality.

5. Click on “Convert” button to start BD ripping

Once finished, you can find out the output files via clicking on “Open” button with ease.

Part 2:

Then use ReJig to do DVD authoring.

It’s pretty simple with ReJig. Press “File Mode”; add your vob files and Demux.

When it’s finished, close that box and then select DVD Author. Add the video and audio files you’ve just created, and choose output destination folder, and click Create.

After DVD authoring is completed, you can open the destination folder to see that the output files are AUDIO-TS and VIDEO-TS folders, which are the correct structure for DVD burning.

Part 3:

Use ImgBurn to burn DVD

We have got VIDEO-TS folder in part two, so the DVD burning process with ImgBurn is pretty simple. Here give you two links to check the detailed steps:

How to write DVD Video files directly to single layer media using ImgBurn (DVD±R/RW)

How to write a DVD Video double layer disc using ImgBurn (Verbatim DVD+R DL) – just check the contents that start from adding VIDEO-TS folder of this guide.

The end! Hope this helps.