Thursday, 31 December 2015

Videos from Computer and other Devices to TV via Chromecast

Summary: Chromecast makes the way of watching movies on TV more convenient. What if you have some videos Chromecast doesn’t support? Well, this article is exactly about how to play any kind of videos from the computer and other devices to TV via Chromecast.

Chromecast is developed by Google. And from Google official document, we can see that Chromecast only supports very limited file types. So some video formats, such as MKV, AVI, part of MP4, FLV, WMV, MPG, MOV, won’t be recognized by Chromecast and it will cause you can’t play them from the computer and other devices to TV via Chromecast. 

Luckily, from the document mentioned above, we can know that the compatible format for Chromecast is H.264 MP4. So as long as we convert MKV, AVI, part of MP4, FLV, WMV, MPG, MOV videos to H.264 MP4 format, all the playback problem with Chromecast will be solved. As a result of so many unsupported formats by Chromecast, if you get a professional video converter and that will be much helpful.

Here I recommend a perfect converter app to you - Pavtube Video Converter for Mac. This app is able to converter MKV, AVI, MP4, FLV, WMV, MPG, MOV, etc. videos to H.264 MP4 format for playing to TV via Chromecast. There is also a Windows version for this video converter, if you need it, please turn to Pavtube Video Converter. Multi-platform support enable you to play MKV, AVI, MP4, FLV, WMV, MPG, MOV videos form whether MacBook or Windows PC to TV via Chromecast with no problem.

    

How to Play Videos from Computer and other Devices to TV via Chromecast

Step 1. First run this video converter, click "Add Video" or "Add from folder" button to browse and choose your MKV, AVI, MP4, FLV, WMV, MPG, MOV videos.



Step 2. H.264 MP4 is built in this video converter. Just click on the format bar and follow "HD Video" to click "H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)".



Step 3. After the setting work, click the "Convert" button in the main UI, this video converter will start to convert MKV, AVI, part of MP4, FLV, WMV, MPG, MOV videos to H.264 MP4 format. When the conversion is finished, you can feel free to play any video from computer and other devices to TV via Chromecast. Enjoy!

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Tuesday, 29 December 2015

Why Windows Movie Maker won't Work on Windows 10

Summary: I find many Windows 10 users said they have trouble with Windows Movie Maker in the discussion board. Don’t upset. This article will show you the causes in detail and give you some tips to fix it.

Microsoft provides a built-in video editor on Windows 10 – Windows Movie Maker, which is just like iMovie on Mac OS X El Capitan. Due to the openness of Windows 10, it can be installed on some devices with old hardware. Here comes the problem. The video editing work in Windows Movie Maker requires quite high hardware. So if the hardware of your Windows 10 PC is too low or old, then Windows Movie Maker won't Work. And a message like the picture below will pop up.



In order to prevent this issue from happening to you, please make sure that your Windows 10 computer meets all necessary requirements before launching Windows Movie Maker. To let you edit videos in Windows Movie Maker with no problem, I would suggest you to upgrade the hardware of your Window 10 PC to meet the necessary requirements. 

If the issue mentioned above still persists and the solutions offered above didn't solve the problem, the best way is to look for an alternative to Windows Movie Maker, such as Pavtube Video Converter. Just like Windows Movie Maker, this video editor allows you to add videos, pictures, audio, and make a snapshot. It also enables you to add a new subtitle on the selected videos, as well as captions. In the meantime, this video converter supports for exporting videos as multiple formats or trim videos for uploading to Facbook, YouTube, etc.
          

How to Make Windows Movie Maker Work on Windows 10

Step 1. First, run this video editor. Click "Add Video" or "Add from folder" button to browse and choose your videos, or you can drag and drop files to its interface.



Step 2. Then click “Edit” button and the video editor window will pop up. You can use the video editor to do many editing work like cutting unwanted segments, cropping annoying black edges in your videos, adding watermarks for remarks or fun, adding special effects, etc.



Step 3. In the “Format” list, you can see a large number of preset output profiles in there. Just choose what you want according to your needs.



Step 4. Finally, go back to main UI and click the big "Convert" button. This video converter will start to output the final videos. Once the process is done, you can find your videos by clicking "Open" button. Enjoy!

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Sunday, 27 December 2015

Could my Canon video can be storage in hard drive with apple devices playable format?

Summary: The post will discuss how to convert Canon video to MKV/VOB/AVI/MOV/MP4/MPEG/WMV/FLV etc. for storage in hard drive and play with any apple device you like.

You have dozens of shootings on the Canon camera, and you want to transfer them to your iPad or other iOS devices for viewing. The steps should be straight-forward and easy, but it turns out your hours of work ends up in vain. Don’t worry, as this article covers everything you concern with Canon footage – from how to backup Canon video to Mac hard drive to step-by-step guide of transferring Canon video to iPad on Mac.

Backup footage from Canon Camera to Mac HDD

To view and backup Canon footage on Mac, proceed as follows:

1. Connect Canon Camera to Mac computer via USB cable(leave the memory card in camera)

2. Turn on your Canon camera. Here we take Canon VIXIA HFR100 for example.

3. Open the screen on the camera and press the (camera/play) button.

4. If  the devices election screen appears, select Computer/Printer with the joy stick and then press Set.

5. The camera should now appear as a storage device on the desktop. The footage media files are stored under /PRIVATE/AVCHD/BDMV/STREAM and named with file extension .MTS.



6.     Now you can decide either to back up your footage or use Final Cut Pro or iMovie to import and edit the mediaright away.

Convert Canon Video to Apple Devices Playable Format 

Pavtube Video Converter / Mac Version is the best video transcoding software for Canon users. It is also an easy-to-use and practical 4K Video Converter Software, which can help you convert any video to 4K H.264 MP4. So that you can play Canon video with any Apple devices you like.

Hot SearchIngest Canon AVCHD to FCP X | Encode Canon MXF to Multi-track Apple Prores | Import Canon AVCHD MP4 to Davinci Resolve


    

Key Features of Pavtube Video Converter
  • Convert Canon MXF/MOV/MP4 to any video format
  • Transcode Canon MP4, AVCHD, MXF and ProRes 422 video for editing software
  • Encode Canon MP4, AVCHD, MXF and ProRes 422 footage to 3D
  • Convert Canon recordings for sharing, uploading, watching, etc
  • Edit Canon video files on Mac and Windows via trim, crop

How to convert Canon video for Apple devices?

Step 1: Install and launch this program. Drag and drop Canon video to the software. You can import multiple files at once thanks to “Add from folder” button. 



Step 2: Click the “Format” drop-down menu to choose an output format that you prefer. This Canon Video Converter software can convert video to various video formats like MP4, MOV, MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, 3GP, etc. and video presets for 150+ portable devices. 



Step 3: Before converting, you can edit the Canon footage to achieve a better overall effect. Simply highlight a video clip and click the “Edit” button beside it to enter the Video Edit window. You can then crop, trim, rotate videos, adjust Canon recordings effects, add text/image watermarks, etc. as you like. 

Step 4: When you’re ready, click the “Convert” button to convert Blackmagic videos.

Conclusion: Before converting videos, you can preview the video, while the converting you can set the actions like shut down computer and open output folder when conversion is completed. When the conversion finished, you can easily play the Canon video with any Apple device you want.

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Tuesday, 22 December 2015

Did any way can make my mkv video playable in Sony 4k TV in h.265 codec?

Summary: Still have doubt about how to convert HD Videos to H.265(HEVC) MP4/MKV for playing on Sony 4k TV? Let’s see step by step procedure to convert MKV and others to H.265/HEVC MP4/MKV files and you will get a clear idea.

A lot of Sony video recorder and GoPro users want to convert their video files to H.265 format since it's the best format in Sony 4k TV for video experience. In order to convert different video files like MKV and others (WMV, AVI, MP4, FLV, M4V, MOV, MPEG, MPG, VOB) to H.265, you will need to have a reliable H.265 converter to do the job.



So if you want to get started and convert your MKV video files to H.265 in Sony 4k TV but don't have any idea where to begin, Pavtube Video Converter / Mac Version here can help you.

Pavtube Video Converter Features

  • Powerful Video Converter: Converts almost every video format to or from H.265 video filess rapidly in high quality.
  • Wide Selection of Formats Supported: Converts any video files to MKV, AVI, MP4, MOV, 3GP, WMV, and a lot more.
  • Fast-Speed Video Converter: Converts videos faster than any other video convert software programs.
  • Lossless Conversion: Convers any video files without the risk of losing its original quality.
  • Supported OS: Mac OS X 10.5 and later, Windows XP/2003/Vista and later

     

Convert HD Videos to H.265(HEVC) for Playing on Sony 4k TV

Step 1. Import video files.

Download a copy of this H.265 Converter, click “Add Video” to import your H.265 video files.



Step 2. Choose target format.

Hit format list and choose “Common video>H.265 Video (*.mp4)” as below:



Step 3. Adjust output file parameters (Optional)

You are allowed to adjust video and audio parameters if you are not satisfied with default settings. Presets like size, bitrate, frame rate, audio channels, etc. can be customized in your own way.



Step 4: Start converting Video to Sony 4k TV H.265 MP4

Now hit on the “Convert” button on software main interface to start the conversion. After conversion, hit “Open” or “Open output folder” to quick locate generated H.265 MP4 files. Then transfer it to Sony 4k TV, adjust your Sony 4k TV settings to stream H.265 files.

Related program

Pavtube HD Video Converter / Mac Version: It is designed for converting HD videos from HD camcorders or DVs (like JVC, Panasonic, Sony and Cannon), non-protected HD or movies, DVR files (*.tivo) to other file types for playback on popular media devices like Apple TV, PS3, Xobx, Xobx360, WD TV HD Player.

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Wednesday, 16 December 2015

Import and Edit Parrot Bebop Drone with Avid

Summary: This article keep eyes on the solution to edit the parrot bebop drone video in Avid, if you just have the issue of import and edit this video in Avid, you have come to the right place. 

You’ve graduated from your cheap beginner drone, and you want to try something new. Something that can shoot beautiful video from the sky—but doesn’t cost $1,000+ like a camera-equipped DJI Phantom. You spot the $500 Parrot Bebop Drone, and pull the trigger. It’s kind of fun, you think, between strings of obscenities.

Perhaps you have know some detail of the Parrot Bebop Drone. It can capture video at 1080p full-HD resolution; the AR.Drone 2.0 is limited to 720p. Video is recorded to the Bebop's 8GB of internal storage (there's no microSD or SD card slot) in MP4 format. The reason why you are failed to import or cannot edit parrot bebop drone video in Avid smoothly is that the mp4 format is not a friendly editing format but a container format. For Avid, the best compatible format is DNxHD, if you want to edit the Parrot Bebop Drone video in Avid smoothly, you just need to change the original video format into DNxHD.

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Pavtube Video Converter for Mac(read the review) are highly recommended here, which helps to output Avid native editable DNxHD codec from Parrot Bebop Drone for further professional editing on Mac OS X. Apart from that, you can also use the "Profile Settings" function to adjust the output file video codec, size, bit rate, frame rate and audio codec, sample rate, bit rate and channels to make it more compatible with Avid editing programs.

By the way, if your are a one hundred percent Windows user, please turn to Pavtube Video Converter. It has the same ability as Mac version. 

          

Other Download:
- 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

Steps for changing the original video format into Apple ProRes for Avid

Step 1: Add Parrot Bebop Drone files to the program.

Launch the software on your Mac computer, click "File" menu, select "Add Video/Audio" or "Add from folder" to import Parrot Bebop Drone video to the program.



Step 2: Choose output format.

From "Format" drop-down lists, you can select Avid Media Composer preferable editing codec from "Avid Media Composer" > "Avid DNxHD(*.mov)" as the output format.



Step 3: Customize output DNxHD.

Open "Profile Settings" window to adjust the output video codec, size, bit rate, frame rate, audio codec, sample rate, bit rate and channels.



Step 4: Convert Parrot Bebop Drone Video to Avid.

Hit the convert button under the preview windows, the program will start Parrot Bebop Drone video to DNxHD MOV conversion for Avid.

When the conversion is completed, run Avid and import the DNxHD codec footage for post production workflow.

Related program

Pavtube Media Magician / Mac Version: A nice camcorder assistant manager, lossless camcorder video joiner, MTS/ M2TS/ MXF/ MOV/ MKV/ TiVo/ WMV/ AVI/ MPG converter and editor. Meamwhile it supported upload edited video to YouTube directly.

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Tuesday, 15 December 2015

Fast and fluid Nikon P610 h.264 mov workflow with Windows Movie Maker

I'm trying to edit some Nikon P610 clips in Windows Movie Maker, but it doesn't support Nikon P610 h.264 .mov files, how do I convert the files into and acceptable file? Does Windows Movie Maker hold MOV formatted files?



Windows Movie Maker has various multimedia functions; it can be used to make movies, documentaries, audio-video clips etc. Nikon P610 h.264 .mov files files are not recognized in Windows Movie Maker. To use an Nikon P610 h.264 .mov files, you has to transfer the Nikon P610 h.264 .mov files to AVI format. 

For this one can use the help of encoders like Super. Here we highly recommend you Pavtube Video Converter to convert Nikon P610 h.264 .mov files to Movie Maker. With it, you can complete conversion from MOV to WMV within seconds. So that you can freely play or edit your Nikon P610 h.264 .mov files on Windows Movie Maker.With it, you can take care of the settings of video scale, aspect, frame and Bitrate kbps for a specific resolution of a video before converting. Get a free trial now.

          

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

Guide on Convert Nikon P610 h.264 to HD WMV for Editing in Movie Maker

Step 1. Load the Nikon P610 h.264 .mov files.

Click "Add Video" button to load your Nikon P610 h.264 .mov files as soon as you get into the main interface. Or you can drag & drop the files to the software directly.



Step 2. Choose the output format

Click the "Profile" drop down list to select a proper video foramt as you want. Here you just need to hit the "Profile" box and select "HD Video" > "WMV HD" on the dropdown menu as output format. 



Step 3. Set Video Resolution at 1080p.

Click "Settings" button; you can adjust video and audio settings, including codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channel. To down-convert ultra HD 4K to 1080p, do remember adjusting video size to 1920*1080. That is the exact 1080p.



Step 3. Start transcoding Nikon P610 h.264 .mov files to HD WMV.

When everything is OK, hit "Convert" button at the bottom of the main interface to let the Nikon P610 h.264 .mov files to 1080p .wmv conversion begin.

When the conversion finished, check the generated 1080p video, you will certainly be satisfied with its final video quality. It would be easier for you to playback and edit your Nikon P610 h.264 .mov files in windows movie maker.

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Thursday, 10 December 2015

What Differences Between H.264 QuickTime and a ProRes QuickTime File

Summary: So many people are not clear the differences between H.264 QuickTime and a ProRes QuickTime file, here we list some main features of the two QuickTime files, and then tell you why don’t we choose the H.264 QuickTime for editing and the solution to how to smoothly edit the h.264 QuickTime files in FCP with ProRes codec.

The Difference Between H.264 QuickTime and a ProRes QuickTime File

Think of the QuickTime .mov file as a container. This container can contain various audio and video codecs. H.264 and ProRes 422 are both video codecs that can be used in a QuickTime Container. 

H.264 is a "group of pictures" compression scheme, which achieves compression by starting with one full frame, and then for the next 24 or so frames, it uses partial frames that attempt to capture what has changed since the full frame. These partial frames will have information like direction of motion, and what has changed from the previous frame.

To give an example, let's say you have a video clip of a duck flying across the sky. The i-frame is a complete "photo" of the scene. It is compressed, much like a JPEG photo is compressed, but it stands alone. The next few frames will have heavily compressed information like "the background is moving left to right at this rate", "the duck is flying right to left", "the duck's wings are going up and down", and everything else stays the same. Then in 24 frames, you do it again.

ProRes 422 is still somewhat compressed, but each frame stands on its own. It is not dependent on the other frames around it.

This is much better for editing, because if you edit out the full i-frame in a group of pictures, you make the next 24 frames worthless. You can overcome this by converting to full frames as you are editing, but this takes a much more powerful processor and more memory.  So the standard practice is to convert everything to full frames on import.

This means that Pro Res can be 10 times (or more) larger than h.264 
(It is not 24 times larger, because the partial frames in GOP compression still take up some room.)

Pro Res 422 is mainly used for editing. You can correct color, add titles and effects, etc. without losing the quality of the  clips. 

H.264 is used mainly as a delivery codec. Once editing is finished, you might create an h.264 copy so you can play the file on an iPhone or send to YouTube.

H.264 is also used in some video cameras as a way to capture HD footage in a format that will fit on an SDHC card. AVCHD, which is similar to h.264, is also used in cameras.

Why don’t we choose H.264 for editing in FCP? 

Do not edit h.264 in FCP...it is not an editing codec. It might work for a few shots, but as you add more and more, the processors get taxed more and more and things slow down, and eventually things are unworkable.

In large measure, H.264 codec isn't one of the easy setups in FCP, it isn't an editing codec.

In fact, H.264 is highly compressed, it is possible to use H.264 in Final Cut Pro sometimes, but don't expect it to result in top quality. For natively editing H.264 MP4 files in Final Cut Pro, you need to convert MP4 to a more editing-friendly format, such a Final Cut Pro's ProRes.

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To do the H.264 to Prores Conversion, as well as to keep your video quality, you need a professional HD Video Converter for Mac. If you want to find an easy-to use and professional tools, here recommend you Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac(read the review). The one used here can meet your demands with its simple interface but rich functions. With it, you can effortlessly transcode H.264 QuickTime files to ProRes 422 encoded MOV for Final Cut Pro.

Meanwhile, the HD Video Converter can create files compatible with various non-linear editing systems like Avid, FCE, iMovie, and Adobe Premiere (Pro) etc. The HD converter also works on MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac running Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite and El Capitan etc. Just download it and follow the guide and go on your movie director experience.

          
  
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Guide: Transcoding H.264 QuickTime to ProRes 422 codec for Final Cut Pro

Step 1: Add H.264 QuickTime footage or video clips to HD converter for FCP. You can directly drag and drop video files to this software.



Step 2: Select to rewrap your H.264 files to "Apple Prores 422(*.mov)" or "Apple Prores 422(HQ)(*.mov)" for natively editing with FCP.



Tips: You can click on Settings to adjust audio and video parameters including video size, video frame rate, bitrate, sample rate, audio channel.



Step 3: Hit "Convert" button to carry out the conversion process. When the conversion ends, you can run the Final Cut Pro and click File --> Import --> Files to import the converted Apple Prores files and natively edit them in FCP easily, if you are a newer of FCP you can follow this import video to fcp guide.

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