Rip & Copy Blu-ray movies to Asus VivoTab 8 tablet

The following article will provide a solution to VivoTab 8 BD playback issue as well as how to successfully watch or play Blu-ray on Asus VivoTab 8 tablet.

Work or play, the versatile ASUS VivoTab 8 has you covered. It's incredibly slim and light, making it easy to hold and carry in one hand—perfect for providing users extraordinary experience on watching videos. However, every bean has its black. As other tablet PCs, VivoTab 8 does not support direct playback of Blu-rays. To play Blu-ray on VivoTab 8, you need to rip Blu-ray to VivoTab 8 supported video format first.

The Blu-ray to VivoTab 8 conversion only works when one can get a powerful Blu-ray for VivoTab 8 converter. After the conversion, the Windows device can get access to the converted Blu-ray files easily. Therefore, to manage the conversion from Blu-ray file to VivoTab 8 video, Windows users can refer to Pavtube BDMagic while Mac users to BDMagic for Mac.

Overall, with this Blu-ray to VivoTab 8 converter, you can rip Blu-rays and lossless re-encode Blu-rays to MP4 format as compatible size for VivoTab 8. Of course, this Blu-ray ripper can help you convert commercial Blu-ray movies to AVI, WMV, FLV, MOV, etc as well. What's more, it can also enable you to rip Blu-ray for directly playback on other Windows, Android, iOS based devices. (Read reviews)

Guide to ripping and putting Blu-ray movies on Asus VivoTab 8

Step 1: Launch the Blu-ray Ripper for VivoTab 8, click "Blu-ray disc" icon to load the Blu-ray files from your computer's hard drive. ISO image files is also supported. After the Blu-ray files are loaded, you can preview them on the right viewing window and take snapshots of your favorite movie scene.



Step 2: Click "Format" bar, you can easily find the optimized videos for VivoTab 8 under "ASUS > ASUS VivoTab Series(Windows 8) H.264 Video(*.mp4)". The output videos could fit on the Asus VivoTab Windows tablet perfectly and supplies full-screen playback. (Also learn how to do Blu-ray to Transformer Pad conversion)



Tip:

1. If you like, you can click "Settings" to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish. For watching videos on the Windows based tablet, 720p with 2000kbps is just all right. I found bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss, and vice versa.



2. Before the conversion, you can click "Edit" to edit your videos by cropping, trimming, adding watermarks, etc. What's more, you can choose the subtitles and audio track for the target video on the main interface. 

Step 3: When everything is OK, just press "Convert" button to start to convert Blu-ray to Asus VivoTab 8 mp4 videos.

Bingo! After the conversion, just download and copy the converted video files to your VivoTab 8. In this way, you can watch Blu-ray movies on Asus VivoTab 8 and enjoy the Blu-ray movies!

Also get your DVD and SD/HD videos on your Asus tablets for watching.

Convert 3D Blu-ray for playing on TV via Amazon Fire TV and Roku 3

This tutorial is about how to convert 3D Blu-ray movies to play on TV via Amazon Fire TV and Roku 3 with ease using a top 3D Blu-ray Ripper.

I have an LG TV (basic model 55"), can I rip my own 3D Blu-ray movies and convert them to a file I could play on my TV via Amazon Fire TV and Roku 3. I'm a Mac user. How can I do this?

To stream a 3D Blu-ray to TV for playback via Amazon Fire TV and Roku 3, you just need an external Blu-ray drive to hook up to your Mac and a Mac 3D Blu-ray ripper software which has the power to convert 3D Blu-rays into a playable format with TV/Fire TV/Roku on Mac.

Here Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac is such a tool for Mac users(including Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion, etc), all all-in-one Blu-ray and DVD tool that helps you convert 2D/3D Blu-ray and standard DVD to Side-by-Side 3D, Anaglyph 3D and Top-Bottom 3D video within a few clicks; of course, you can also rip Blu-ray/DVD to normal 2D for more widely use. (Read the review) Just download the excellent 3D Blu-ray Ripper now and start the 3D Blu-ray conversion.


Convert 3D Blu-rays for streaming to TV via Amazon Fire TV and Roku 3 on Mac

Step 1: Install and launch the top 3D Blu-ray Converter for Mac(Windows version) onto your computer; then click the disc icon to load the target 3D Blu-ray.

Step 2: Click on the dropdown menu of "Format", and then choose your needed one from the multiple output format presets. You can convert 3D BD to 2D MKV, MP4 for streaming, or choose "MKV Side-by-Side 3D Video (*.mkv)" from "3D Video" option if you have a 3D TV and want to keep the 3D effect. Also you can create 3D SBS MP4 from 3D Blu-ray for watching.

Tip: Click “Settings” button to do corresponding settings regarding to video, audio. Under “3D” item, you can choose Side-By-Side or Top-Bottom effect. (Read the differences Between Anaglyph 3D and Side-by-Side 3D)



Step 3: After you have done all the settings, return to the main interface to hit Convert button to start 3D Blu-ray to TV converting process.

When the conversion is finished, you can stream and transfer the 3D Blu-ray to TV for enjoyment in 2D/3D effect without any hassles using Amazon Fire TV and Roku 3.

Rip Boyhood Blu-ray to ASUS Transformer Pad TF701T for playing On-the-go

In this article you can learn the way to import Boyhood Blu-ray movies to Asus Transformer Pad TF701T tablet for playing freely.

Asus Transformer Pad TF701T bring us high-end tech experience: a 10.1 inch screen with 2560 x 1600 resolution display, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage. With this tablet full of music and movies, you will not be alone when traveling for a living and requiring something that you could pack and go. Then what if you would like to watch your new purchased Blu-ray disc like Boyhood on TF701T?

Since Transformer Pad TF701T can play H.264, H.263, MP4 videos, you can convert Boyhood Blu-ray to TF701T supported MP4 video files first before copying. Then what you need is a top Blu-ray ripping program.

Puzzle at which one to select? Pavtube BDMagic, an intuitive Blu-ray converting software, is highly recommended to help you easily get your work done. (This is a review for you) It provides the best solution for you to rip Blu-ray to Transformer Pad TF701T friendly video files like MP4 with high output video quality and fast ripping speed. Besides, it can also convert Bl-ray to all popular video formats like MOV, MKV, FLV, AVI, VOB, WMV, etc. Mac version is here.

Free download the Blu-ray converter and add Boyhood Blu-ray movie files for playback on Asus Transformer Pad TF701T tablet.

How to convert Boyhood Blu-ray to Transformer Pad TF701T highly compatible videos

1. Import Boyhood Blu-ray movies

Get source Blu-ray movies ready and then launch the Blu-ray Ripper for Transformer Pad. Now load source Boyhood Blu-ray  by clicking the disc icon.

Tip: To copy Blu-ray files to Transformer Pad TF701T with subtitles, just simply turn to "Subtitles" selection and choose you what.

2. Decide output format

Click "Format" bar, and select "Asus > ASUS Transformer Pad 300 Video(*.mp4)" as target format. The output videos could fit on Transformer Pad TF701T.



Tip: You can also click "Settings" to change the video resolution, frame rate, encoder, etc. to your wish. To fit 2560 x 1600 resolution, you can set video size to 1920*1080.



3. Start Boyhood Blu-ray to Transformer Pad TF701T conversion

Click the "Convert" button on the main interface and the software will start to rip Boyhood Blu-ray movies to Transformer Pad TF701T friendly video formats immediately.

When the conversion finishes, click "Open" to find the converted video files. Then you can effortless transfer the video files to Asus Transformer Pad TF701T for playback on the go! Also you can rip your DVD, convert common videos and DRM-ed iTunes m4v to your Transformer Pad tablets.

Help with ripping The Simpsons: Season 17 DVD to Transformer Pad Tablet

Here is a simple guide on playing The Simpsons: Season 17 DVD on ASUS Transformer Pad Tablet via converting DVD to Transformer Pad optimize MP4 format.

I still collect every season of “The Simpsons,” especially now that they’re on DVD. The first thing I do when I get a new “Simpsons” DVD is put in each disc to see the new HD animated. With The Simpsons: Season 17 DVD released, I would like to rip it to play on ASUS Transformer Pad Tablet on my 2 hours' boring journey by plane. Here is my issue:

When I load the source The Simpsons: Season 17 DVD into Handbrake, it crashes. When I load into Mac the Ripper 2.66 and 3.0 r14, they both crash as well. I tried using Fairmount to make a drive of the disks, but again when I try to load into handbrake or mac the ripper, it still crashes. Does anyone have any ideas as to any other software I could try, or a better suggestion?

As you see, to rip DVD for playing on Transformer Pad, a professional DVD to Transformer Pad converter is the key. After searching, I find Pavtube DVDAid is the best tool to realize my goal. (A review is here)

It is easy to use and can convert The Simpsons: Season 17 DVD series (disc/folder/iso/ifo image files) to play on ASUS Transformer Pad Tablet with great quality. Also it can extract audio from a DVD, and save as WMA, WAV, M4A, AAC, MP3, etc. But among others, the top reason to recommend this DVD ripper lies in its ability to support all the latest DVD copy protection like Disney, region code, RCE, DVD CSS, Sony ArccOS, UOPs, etc. The equivalent Mac version is DVDAid for Mac. Just get it now and here I share my way to copy The Simpsons: Season 17 DVD movie to Transformer Pad for smoothly playing!

Rip The Simpsons: Season 17 DVD to Transformer Pad compatible video formats

Step 1: Add DVD movies

Start the DVD to Transformer Pad Converter and click DVD disc icon to load source DVD movies. If you have backup the entire DVD disc on hard drive, you can also click DVD Folder button to load the movie folder.



Tip: Before start the conversion, you can also select your preferred subtitles for your movie from the Subtitles option.

Step 2: Choose output format

Click on the dropdown menu of "Format" and then tap "transformer" in the search box, after that, you will see several options such as "ASUS Eee Pad Transformer TF101 Video(*.mp4)", "ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201 Video(*.mp4)","ASUS Transformer Pad 300 Video(*.mp4)", "ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity 700 Full HD Video(*.mp4)". Just choose the suitable one according to your device model.



If you like, you can click "Settings" to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish.

Step 3: Start the DVD to Transformer Pad conversion

When you are satisfied with all the settings, you can click "Convert" and let the software do the DVD to Transformer Pad MP4 conversion. After the ripping, you can click "Open" to locate the converted MP4 video files and just transfer them to Transformer Pad.

With the steps above, I can freely put The Simpsons: Season 17 DVD on ASUS Transformer Pad Tablet for movie playback on journey by plane without limitation.

Rip/Transfer "Guardians of the Galaxy" Blu-ray to iPad Mini 3

This guide shows you the easiest way to rip and convert "Guardians of the Galaxy" Blu-ray to iPad Mini 3 compatible video formats on Mac for freely enjoyment.

"Guardians of the Galaxy is among the best Blu-ray releases of December. Recently we have got one, and my wife wanted to watch the movie when we are going on skiing holiday since we had a bluray only copy (no digital or DVD) so was looking for a way to rip the disc to iPad Mini 3. We have a number of other bluray only movies, so decided that a piece os software that performed the ripping task in one pass would be useful. We are working on Mac OS X 10.10. Any suggestion?"

Coming with the same IPS panel as the iPad Mini 2, i.e. a 7.9-inch Retina display with a resolution of 2048 x 1536, iPad Mini 3 makes it quite enjoyable for movie watching. If you want to watch "Guardians of the Galaxy" Blu-ray movies on iPad Mini 3 anytime and anywhere you like, you have to rip Blu-ray to a iPad Mini 3 supported video format first before transferring them to your device.

To realize the Blu-ray to iPad Mini 3 conversion, you need the help of a program that is capable of ripping Blu-ray movies to iPad Mini 3 readable video formats bypassing the Blu-ray copy protection.

If you are mac users, here, Pavtube BDMagic for Mac is highly recommended to help you finish the task. With it, you can convert the commercial Blu-ray and DVD movies to iPad Mini 3 friendly format like MP4 keeping the stunning image quality. Overall, the Blu-ray to iPad Mini 3 Converter is easy to use for editing, conversion and full disc copying of your Blu-rays and DVDs. Compatible with Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite. For Windows users, Pavtube BDMagic is the alternative choice. Now download the program and follow the guide to rip Blu-ray to iPad Mini 3.

Read: 2016 Top 5 Blu-ray to iPad Air/Mini/Pro Converter

How to convert "Guardians of the Galaxy" Blu-ray movies for iPad Mini 3 on Mac

1. Import Blu-ray movies

Insert the "Guardians of the Galaxy" Blu-ray disc to external Blu-ray drive and click the "Load Disc" button to add the Blu-ray movies you want to play on your iPad Mini 3. Note that you can also add regular DVD to rip.

Learn >> Rip and Put Blu-ray to iPad Air 3?



2. Choose output profile

Choose output format via clicking the Format bar. Here you can select "iPad > iPad Mini HD Video(*.mp4)" as the export format. The output videos could fit on iPad Mini 3 perfectly. Plus, it also provides the optimal presets for Surface, Galaxy Note, iPhone 6 Plus, Apple TV, Nexus 10, Kindle Fire HD and more.



Please click 'Settings' button to tweak the detailed video and audio encoding settings.

Note: If you If you set the larger video size and high video bitrate, the output would probably look blocky and terrible due to the Blu-ray’s native video resolution.



3. Start converting Blu-ray for iPad Mini 3

Before start conversion, you can select your preferred subtitles for your output video. Finally, hit the "Convert" button to start to rip "Guardians of the Galaxy" 1080p Blu-ray movies to iPad Mini 3 mp4 videos.

After that, find the converted videos in your output folder and transfer them to your iTunes library and sync your iPad Mini. In this way, you can watch Blu-ray movies on iPad Mini 3 freely as you wish.

Blu-ray ISO to H.265 -An easy solution to ripping Blu-ray ISO to H.265 MP4 video

Wanna rip your Blu-ray ISO files and get a H.265 MP4 video with high video quality and relatively smaller size? Read on this article, you will get the best solution.

Referring to backing up Blu-ray movie without quality loss, most folks would make a Blu-ray ISO image instead of copying the whole BD contents to BDMV folder. However, many have experienced Blu-ray ISO playback issues insufficient storage, here comes a solution for this situation--- ripping Blu-ray ISO image files into H.265 MP4.

In this try, more than one people suggest to rip Blu-ray ISO files to H.265/HEVC MP4 with the latest Pavtube BDMagic. It is an ideal app for you to rip Blu-ray, DVD, ISO/IFO files to H.265 MP4 video. Result is the image quality is the same, but the file size is reduced to half. Cheers! Plus, it also can help you to convert Blu-ray, DVD to almost any other common video format such as VOB, FLV, WMV, AVI, MKV as you need. Now just download it and follow the tutorial below.

Perfect solution for converting Blu-ray ISO to H.265/HEVC MP4 video on Windows

Step 1. Load Blu-ray ISO movies

Launch the Blu ray ISO to H.265 converter; click Add button to import Blu-ray ISO movies into the program.



Step 2. Choose MP4 as output format

Click Format bar to get the format list and select a proper export format. Common Video > H.265 Video(*.mp4) is the proper choice.



Step 3. Customize the output video

You can click Edit button to trim your favorite part from the video, crop video frame size, adjust visual effects, add watermarks, subtitles and more to personalize your videos. Plus, click the Settings icon, you can adjust the video size, frame rate, bitrate, etc.



Step 4. Start to convert Blu-ray ISO video

When all the settings are OK, you can click the "Convert" button on the main interface to start converting Blu-ray ISO to H.265 MP4 video.

After the conversion, click the Open button to locate the resulted videos. By means that of looking on Google, you'll realize many players support H.265 video playback. Moreover, some manufactures even market their H. 265 video devices.

Pavtube upgraded softwares can spare no efforts to produce users the simplest video expertise in accordance with the latest technology all identical.

Note: You can also convert Blu-ray and DVD to H.265 files with Pavtube BDMagic.

Upgrade! Pavtube Supports H.265/HEVC, XAVC and Latest Blu-ray!

Pavtube has released the latest products of Windows Platforms, Support H.265/HEVC Encode & Decode, XAVC codec! Detailed information is in this article.

Marry Christmas 2014! On December 25, Pavtube Studio has announced this new update version. All Win versions have been updated to 4.8.2, which add XAVC, H.265/HEVC decode and encode, latest Blu-ray discs ripping features and work more powerful. What new features have they got?

1. Support MXF in XAVC video codec
2. Add H.264 baseline/main/high output profiles
3. Support H.265/HEVC decode
4. Support H.265/HEVC encode
5. Support latest Blu-ray movies, like The Expendables 3, Le Chef, Sin City A Dame to Kill For, Sands of Iwo Jima, When The Game Stands Tall, Love in Venice, Mystery Road, Pink Floyd Endless rive,etc. are all supported.

 

Updated software

• Pavtube HD Video Converter
• Pavtube Video Converter
• Pavtube MXF Converter
• Pavtube MXF Multimixer
• Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter
• Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate
• Pavtube BDMagic
• Pavtube ByteCopy
• Pavtube DVDAid

 

XAVC support: 

For the first outstanding feature, many powerful camcorders can shoot under this XAVC mode, like Sony, Panasonic, JVC and Canon all have many series HD Camcorder which can such job. Most XAVC codec will shot in MXF format, this may be good for importing quality ,but may be a big problem for their users. Although Sony has offered their XAVC plug-in to help customer to solve this problem, but many users still replay that they can’t do anything about their videos. How to tackle that? New Pavtube relevant Video converter software can handle this highest level video standard. XAVC can support 4K (4.96×2160 and 3840×2160), which just cater the trend of 4K.

Add H.265/HEVC Decode and Encode:

All Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate products have added the H.265/HEVC decode/encode. You may very family about H.264/MPEG-4, but may not know about this H.265/HEVC. Actually, those two codec are said to double the date compression at the same level of video quality. This H.265 can be said as the Intro Time of 4K Generation. This H.265/HEVC is considered not only play a remarkable role on improving the image quality but also can support 4K resolution to UHDTV, the highest level can up to 8192×4320 (8k). Like the hottest Samsung NX1 has already explore this brand new market. The 205-point phase-detection AF, 4K film resolution, H.265 compression coding, 15fps high-speed continuous shooting, etc., Samsung NX1 seems has already won the game. But with this fast update of the H.265 camera, the related peripheral support software seems not get enjoy strength. Many media player and NELs still stick on the H.264, so how to get your H.265/HEVC video into compatible while quality maintained? The brand new Pavtube relevant Video software will be the best solution to deal with the H.265/HEVC. No quality drop, fast conversion, smooth playback, all you need is in this new Pavtube. The Mac version is in full update, do please look forward to those brand new Pavtube relevant iMedia Converter for Mac!

Merry Christmas^^

About Pavtube Studio

Founded in 2007, Pavtube creates expert multimedia software applications that help consumers access, transfer and share their digital content across different devices that range from PC, Mac, NLE softwares, tablets, smartphones, to HD media players, game consoles, and home theatre systems. On the basis of computer OS, Pavtube products are divided into two categories – Windows solutions and Mac solutions, spanning across BD/DVD saving, video transcoding, camera/camcorder footage, and DVR recordings (e.g. TiVo) conversion. With creativity, expert knowledge as well as cutting-edge technology, Pavtube helps consumers throughout the world enjoy more in a digitally connected audio-visual world. See http://www.multipelife.com and http://www.pavtube.com for more information. More info can be found here.

How can I Copy Transformers (film series) on my PC as well as iPad Air 2?

Is it possible for ripping Transformers (film series) Blu-ray/DVDs that allows you to backup them onto PC and play on iPad Air 2 with original quality without limitation? This article will be your answer.

Most of us still have a rather large Blu-ray and DVD collection including the hot welcomed Transformers (film series) movie, while seeing more and more movies going digital, an inevitable trend is that people would like to rip Transformers (film series) movies into digital format for backup on PC as well as the fresh new device- iPad Air 2.

In fact, Transformers Blu-ray DVD movies are bogged down with copy protection, making it difficult to copy them to PC/iPad Air 2. Luckily, all can be accomplished in a simple way. What you need is only a Blu-ray/DVD ripping and copying tool to overcome.

Well, among all Blu-ray and DVD ripping tools, Pavtube BDMagic is your optimize choice create backup of Transformers (film series) Blu-ray movie and convert DVD to iPad Air 2-compatible format in a short amount of time, letting you carry your movies with you everywhere you go.

What’s more, this Blu-ray Converter for PC/iPad Air gets the most thumbs ups from customers since it not only brings an immense feature set but also delvers near-perfect quality with very little variance from the original movie at blazing speed. You will also be impressed with the graphic-based interface and basic layout, and the new updated feature- supporting H.265/HEVC decode and encode.  The mac version is BDMagic for Mac.

Step-by-step Guide to Copy Transformers (film series) on my PC as well as iPad Air 2

Step 1. Download and install the BD/DVD Backup Tool on your PC.

Step 2. Launch Pavtube BDMagic, and load your BTransformers (film series) from disc drive to the app. Note you need to have an external Blu-ray drive if you want to rip Blu-rays. Keep Internet connected during importing.



Step 3. For playing Blu-ray and DVD on iPad Air 2, I recommend "iPad > iPad Air Full HD Video(*.mp4)" from "Format" bar. And for backup BD/DVD on PC, choose "Common Video > H.264 Video(*.mp4)".



Step 4. Click "Convert" in the main interface to start the conversion. After conversion, click "Open" which is below the "Settings" to find the converted video.

Now enjoy the ripped mp4 file directly on your PC, and connect to your iPad Air 2 for video transferring and playback.

Tips:

1. If you have special requirements on target video, click “Settings” to customize video size, bitrate, frame rate and sample rate.



2. Pavtube BDMagic takes advantage of the NVIDIA CUDA technology and AMD APP technology, and the conversion speed can be increased up to 6 times faster than ever before. Moreover, it supports adding *.srt and *.ass subtitles into video and merge into one file for output.

3. Also read how to convert DVD ISO/IFO, AVI and HD MTS video to play on iPad Air(2).

Backup 2014 Christmas DVD movies to play on computer and mainstream media players

This tutorial will give you tips on how to full disc backup 2014 Christmas DVD, copy main DVD movie or rip these DVDs for media players in a simple way.

It is time for 2014 Christmas Holiday. What Christmas DVD movies you are seeking for watching at home together with your family? Into the Woods and The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies are two popular Christmas DVD movie attracting attentions from all corners.

Into the Woods (December 25, 2014)

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Plot: A witch conspires to teach important lessons to various characters of popular children's stories including Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel.

For: Children love witches. Although without Santa Claus, this Disney new movie will hit screens right on Christmas night 2014 with a story of magical witch, which is just the best 2014 Christmas movie for kids and the entire family to get through a warm night.

The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies (December 17, 2014)

Adventure | Fantasy

Plot: Bilbo and Company are forced to be embraced in a war against an armed flock of combatants and the terrifying Smaug from acquiring a kingdom of treasure and incinerating all of Middle-Earth.

For: The last The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was nominated for 3 Oscars and got 8.1 on IMDb. So it should go without saying that this new Hobbit movie for 2014 Christmas, although not for kids, would be very well received. FYI, this Hobbit Part III was shot in 3D at 48 fps.

If you have got these two 2014 Christmas DVD discs in hand, you may want to rip convert the DVD movies to videos so that you can play it effortlessly on your computer, iTunes, iPhone, or main stream media players, etc. While, have you ever found yourself in a situation that you want to convert 2014 Christmas DVDs to a common video but failed to do that?

In usual, you may use the free tool like DVD Decrypter and Handbrake to convert DVDs to MP4 format. However, this process doesn't seem to work for 2014 Christmas DVDs. Since many Christmas DVDs are protected by new copy protection, which prevents them from being copied or ripped. This article aims at telling you how to rip and convert 2014 Christmas DVDs in an easy and quick way.

Tip: If you want to copy 2014 Christmas Blu-ray to hard drive without anything loss, please go to Backup 2014 Christmas Blu-ray

How to Rip and Convert 2014 Christmas DVDs?

Pavtube DVDAid is just one of the best 2014 Christmas DVD converters. (Read the review)

With it, you can fast rip video/audio from 2014 Christmas DVDs and convert them to MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, FLV, MKV, MP3, OGG, WMA, etc. for playing and sharing anywhere you like. Plus, with its copy feature, you backup the 2014 Christmas DVD to hard drive with two options: Full Disc Backup or Main Movie Copy. If you're using a Mac, turn to DVDAid for Mac. Now download the right version and follow the steps below.

Step 1. Import 2014 Christmas DVD movies

Insert DVD into your computer's DVD-ROM and run the top rated 2014 Christmas DVD Ripper. Then click disc button to import your DVD movies. As you can see, you can preview the loaded DVD files in the right preview window and select DVD audio track/subtitle you want.



Step 2. Choose output format

Option A - "Full Disc Copy" without anything loss

Click quick button "Copy the entire disc" to starts copying Chrismat DVD disc to hard drive maintaining the original structures.

As soon as the copying task finished, you can click "Open" button to get the output videos. The backed up DVD movie is usually saved as a directory file structure within which there are VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folder. The VIDEO_TS folder contains main movies (.vob) and lots of system files (.ifo and .bup).

Option B - Directly Copy only DVD main movie and leave out extras

Click "Format" bar, choose "Copy" > "Directly Copy" from the Format menu to copy DVD to . vob files only which contains the main movie on DVD. After that, do remember clicking "Convert" button to do Movie-only copy. When the copying work is done, you are able to click "Open" button to get the output .vob files without any other extra contents.

Option C - Rip/Convert Christmas DVD to Any Format and Any Device

Besides backup DVD without quality lossless, Pavtube DVDAid also lets you rip 2014 Christmas DVD to MP4, AVI, WMV, MOV, FLV, M4V, MPEG, SWF, ASF and more. Meanwhile, the program provides the optimized preset formats for almost all popular multimedia devices and HD media players.



Step 3. Start ripping 2014 Christmas DVD

Finally, click the Start button to start the 2014 Christmas DVD ripping process. After the conversion completes, you can click "Open" to get the ripped media files. After that, you can enjoy them on computer and mainstream media players like WDTV, Amazon Fire TV and FANTEC Media Player anywhere as you wish.

Best DVD Copying software for ripping DVD to store on NAS

Read this article to learn how to backup and convert DVD movies to NAS friendly video for storage and streaming to DLNA compatible devices with best DVD Copier.

Network-attached storage, short for NAS, is the extender for home sharing. With the supported network protocols established between NAS server and HD TV, you can enjoy high quality movies in high definition. When you have a large DVD library, why not convert them to store onto NAS for better playing and sharing? If you haven't find any clue on how to realize, just read below article to find an easy way.

As far as we know, MP4, MKV are commonly supported formats for computer, Apple TV, iOS devices, Roku player, etc via streaming videos from NAS. Thus, what you need is a best DVD Copying software that supports converting DVD to MP4/MKV for NAS streaming with the best quality. 

Here Pavtube DVDAid is a wise choice for you. Known as the top DVD Ripper and DVD Copier, it can rip standard DVDs to universal video and audio file types as you need for storage on NAS with super fast conversion speed and excellent image and sound quality. What's more, with this DVD ripping tool, you can easily backup your DVD disk with whole content copy or backup main movie only. (Here is the review) Now you're ready to migrate your DVD movies into the all-digital future for transferring to NAS server.

How to rip DVD to MP4/MKV for NAS streaming with best DVD Copying software

Step 1: Install and launch the top DVD to NAS Ripper(Mac version is DVDAid for Mac). Insert your DVD disc into your DVD-ROM, and click the Disc button to load DVD files.



Step 2: Click "Format" bar and choose your desired format. To store hundreds of DVD's on NAS, you can rip DVD to MP4, AVI, MKV, etc. compressed format. Also you can put your DVD on MicroSD, WD Elememts and Chromecast for playback on TV.



And click Settings bar, you can adjust the level of compression to suit the quality you want.

Tip: Keep in mind the file size and video quality is based more on bitrate than resolution which means bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss, and vice versa.

Step 3: Finally, press the Convert button to start ripping DVD for NAS.

After the conversion, click Open button to find the output files. Make sure the wireless network connection is accessible among NAS and Apple TV, PS3, HD TV or other media players. Now you are free to enjoy the high quality DVD movies anywhere anytime.

Read More:

• How to Backup Blu-ray Movies from Disc to Disc as a Replica?
• Backup Rented Blu-ray from Amazon, NetFlix, RedBox on NAS Device
• Watch 2D/3D Blu-ray Movies on 3D LG TV in side-by-side 3D MP4/MKV formats
• How to Stream Blu-ray to WD MyCloud With the Best Video Quality
• Rip/Backup Blu-ray to Laptop to Watch Without External Player
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How to Rip and Stream DVD to TV via Google Chromecast

Want to watch DVD videos over Google Chromecast browser with best quality? Read on this article you can learn how to rip DVD for playing on TV via Chromecast.

"I'm going to buy a Chromecast. But friends tell me that for DVD collections, it’s difficult that they can be casted directly from computer to TV via Chromecast. Is it ture? If it is possible to do it, then how?"

Chromecast the little TV dongle can do a lot more than just stream movies from Netflix and YouTube or view webpages on the big screen, it can also stream all content from your smart phone or computer to Chromecast for watching on TV. Officially, the Chrome browser only supports WebM, MP4, MPEG and MKV, meaning that's the only media recognized over USB and Direct Play.

The point here, DVD format is not supported and you may find it a painful experience to stream DVD to TV via Chromecast. Luckily, there is an easy workaround to fix the issue. If you're interested in doing likewise, we have a great tutorial for you, guaranteed to play DVD movies on TV thru Chromecast.

Actually, it's not as difficult as you imagine. What you need is a just a common DVD Ripper like Pavtube DVDAid. It's easy to use for conversion and makes great quality copies of your DVDs. (Read the review)

With it, you can convert your DVD movies to a Chromecast friendly format (H.264 MP4) for streaming to Google Chromecast with fast encoding speed and high quality. In addition, the program has outputs with optimized settings for your portable device like iPad Air 3, iPhone se, Samsung Galaxy Tab S2, Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S7, etc. You just need to select the device as the output format and you can rip DVD to fit your device without further settings. Mac version is here.

• Also learn how to cast your Blu-ray, iTunes movie and MKV video to Google Chromecast.

How to Rip and Stream DVD over Chromecast to TV

STEP 1: Load DVD files to the converter

Click the disc button to load DVD movies to the program. The detailed information of your DVD movie will be displayed. You can then preview them and choose the chapters you want to rip.



STEP 2: Select output format

Click Format > Common Video and set output video format as H.264 Video (*.mp4). The reason mp4 is the target format is that by packing the videos in mp4, the file size will be reasonable small and the video quality remains.



STEP 3: Edit the DVD files(optional)

The DVD to Chromecast Converter comes with the editing functions enables you to customize your own videos in the following ways:

A. Crop - Crop the video frame size for better visual effects on the player.
B. Trim - Split the video clips to choose your favorite part of the DVD movies.
C. Effects - You can change the video parameters like brightness, saturation, contrast and more.
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STEP 4: Start to convert DVD to Chromecast supported format

After all preparations, click the Convert button to rip your DVD movie to Chromecast. When the conversion done, your DVD movies are no different from other local video files.

Tutorial: How to Stream Converted iTunes Movies from the Chrome Browser to Your TV

*Download Google Cast extension for your Chrome Browser. The Google Cast extension enables you to find and play content on your Chromecast device from your Chrome browser. Once installed, the Cast Extension is located in the upper right hand corner on the Chrome toolbar.

*Open a new tab in chrome browser and drag the converted DVD movies to the address bar. Chromecast will cast them to your TV. Google Cast supports the following media facilities and types.



Note: Both Mac users and Windows users can stream iTunes Movies with Chrome Browser.

IMPORTANT! To do this, you can enter file:///C:/ in Chrome’s address bar (or (file://localhost/Users/yourusername on a Mac), and then drag and drop the file into Chrome—or press Ctrl-O or Command-O—to show your system’s file browser. Hit the Cast button either before or after you choose the file you want.

For Google Cast extension, you can set the quality to High (720p) or Extreme (720p high bitrate) to get a reasonable video quality on a full HD TV.

What's more, it is easy to get your Blu-ray DVD discs onto Roku 3 and Plex for watching.

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How to Rip Disney New Xmas DVD Movies for Kids for this Christmas

This article will give you some tips how to rip and backup Disney New Xmas DVD Movies to any video format or devices for easier playback for Kids this Christmas.

Christmas celebration outdoors is usually spoiled out of cold weather. Alternatively, settling down to a good Christmas-themed movie with kids at home is more preferred. On the DVD side, you all can lay down on the couch and enjoy Disney New Xmas DVD Movies on big-screen 4K TV with your kids or play for them during your holiday travel without taking along DVD discs.

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Then ripping DVD is the best way to go. In this article, you will find a good solution to convert Disney New Xmas DVD Movies to your desired format or devices without any hassles. 

Preparation:

You may get some clue Disney Xmas DVD movies are much more complicated than ordinary ones, some free DVD ripping programs that can’t deal with Disney DVDs correctly and let alone convert them to various popular video/audio formats.

Well, Pavtube DVDAid is just one of the best DVD converters. With it, you can remove strong DVD Copy Protections from Disney Xmas DVDs (like Into the Woods, Interstellar, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, etc.) and convert them to MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, FLV, MKV, VOB, MP3, OGG, WMA, etc. with absolute original high video audio quality within minutes. Or you can 1:1 copy DVD containing your favorite Christmas movies or directly copy your only DVD main movie and leave out extras. The mac version is DVDAid for Mac. Below will be the step-by-step guide for you.

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Rip Disney New Xmas DVD Movies for Kids for this Christmas

Step 1. Import DVD source files

Once you run the Disney New Xmas DVD Ripping software, click disc icon to load Disney DVD movie into the program. Select wanted subtitles and audio track if necessary.

Tip: For backing up DVD discs, the button on the top of the main interface can help you to achieve the goal.

Step 2. Choose output profile

Navigate the Format and click Common Video; MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, MPEG, M4V are all the popular output formats for you.

P.S. If you aim to play the output videos on devices, a better choice is selecting the preset for device as the output format in the output box. It includes Samsung Galaxy Tab, Galaxy Note, Nook HD, Kindle Fire HD(X), iPad, Nexus 7, etc.

• Learn how to Move Disney DVDs to kid's tablet with multi-track 

Step 3. Set advanced settings

Click “Settings” button, then you are able to adjust all the settings in the following window to customize the output file quality, including codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel.

Step 4. Convert Disney New Xmas DVD movie

Now you can click “Convert” button to rip Disney New Xmas DVD movie to either the hard drive, or your portable devices, like iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, Surface tablet, etc. When the ripping task is completed, you can click “Open” button to get the ripped files of DVD movie.

Start enjoy Disney New Xmas DVD Movies on your Kindle Fire HD, InnoTab MAX/3S Plus/3 Plus, Nabi 2 and iPad Air with Kids at ease!

Rip DVD Dawn of the Planet of the Apes to Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro with No Quality Loss

If you are facing problems when playing DVD on Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro, you can follow this article to find the solution by ripping DVD to Yoga supported mp4 format.

Confident, assured, muscular and moving in places, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes is a strong second outing for the re-ignited franchise, one that feels more human than many of the big studio films crowding cinemas.

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Most people agree that Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a not-to-be-missed and must-collect movie. For those who are sci-fi fans and love the predecessor apes movie, they will surely add DVD Dawn of the Planet of the Apes as another piece in their collection. Then have you thought of putting DVD Dawn of the Planet of the Apes onto thinner and lighter Yoga 3 Pro for watching with 13-inch wide screen on the go? So wonderful choice! But how to get it done?

In fact, it is easy to watch Dawn of the Planet of the Apes DVD video on Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro as long as you got a DVD Ripper in hand.

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Seeing so many reviews, having tried many softwares, free or paid, I find Pavtube DVDAid is just such kind of easy-to-use program to help you do the conversion in a few clicks. Tried Handbrake – didn’t like it – tried DVD Fab – couldn’t get it to work. But Pavtube is easy to use and free water-marked version a great idea to check it worked. The Mac version is DVDAid for Mac.

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Tutorials: Transfer Dawn of the Planet of the Apes DVD to Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro

1. Run this Pavtube DVDAid; load disc.

Click the top left icon, you can choose to import DVD from ROM, DVD folder or DVD ISO/IFO. It will check the main title by default; moreover, ISO files could also be recognized automatically so that you no longer need to run virtual drive to mount it.



2. Choose format.

Click "Format" drop-down list and choose "HD Video> H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)" as the compatible MP4 preset for playing on Yoga 3 Pro with best video quality.

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Tips: You can Adjust specs or edit video before conversion (Optional).

If you want to customize output video size, bitrate, frame rate and others, just click "Settings" to enter profiles settings window.

And you can click the pencil-like icon on the top to crop, trim, edit audio/subtitles/ or add watermarks before conversion.

3. Start Conversion.

You can hit the big red "Convert" to start converting DVD to Yoga 3 Pro MP4 with best video settings. After the conversion, click "Open output folder" in the conversion window, or "Open" in main interface to quick locate the converted video.

• Also Read How to Rip Blu-ray to Lenovo Yoga Laptop

After getting the converted movies files, you can transfer and view Dawn of the Planet of the Apes DVD movie on Yoga 3 Pro anytime everywhere for great digital fun. What's more, it is not so hard to convert DVD to Surface Pro 3, iPhone 6(Plus) and Amazon Fire TV.

How to Rip A Charlie Brown Blu-ray Disc on PC or Mac

This guide will show you the best way to rip A Charlie Brown Blu-ray Disc to virtually any popular video/audio formats on PC/Mac bypassing  Blu-ray protection.

To celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, many people might choose watching Thanksgiving movies. Have you prepared the Blu-ray movie like A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving for your kids which teaches them the true meaning of Thanksgiving?

Don't wanna leave your cherished A Charlie Brown Blu-ray Disc on the shelf with dust covering them all? A simple way to preserve it for your variant uses is to copy and rip A Charlie Brown Blu-ray on PC/Mac a professional Blu-ray Copier and Ripper.

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The Blu-ray converting tool what I have used is Pavtube BDMagic, a professional Blu-ray ripping and converting program that could rip and convert A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Blu-ray movie to any video format as you like for any media player and device. It could convert A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Blu-ray movies disc/folder to videos in MP4, FLV, MKV, AVI, WMV, MOV or M4V for playback on Windows Media Player, iPad, iPhone, Android devices, or uploading to YouTube or blog, etc. It is highly recommended for its good reputation, easy-to-use interface and quick conversion speed. The mac version is BDMagic for Mac.

This guide would show you the detailed steps on how to convert A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Blu-ray movie to videos so that you could easily and freely.

• If you have a DVD disc, learn how to rip DVD in Windows 8.1 & 8 without any hassle.

Things you need to prepare:

1. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Blu-ray disc or folder;
2. Computer with Blu-ray drive
3. Internet connection.

How to Rip A Charlie Brown Blu-ray for better playback performance on PC/Mac?

Step 1. Click "Blu-ray disc" icon to load A Charlie Brown Blu-ray movie files directly from your Blu-ray disc via the BD drive.



(Note: Don't forget to select subtitle and audio track for output.)

Step 2. Click "Format" drop-down list and choose proper format for different using.

Pavtube BDMagic help remove Blu-ray protection and transform them for watching with best settings.

Want to get more while paying less? Here are two software bundles for you:

• BDMagic($49) + ChewTune($29) = Only $49.9, Save $28.1
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For instance, if you simply want to back up Blu-ray to computer hard drive, here are two solutions:

1. Click the "Computer" icon on the top to output 1:1 Blu-ray file exactly the same as original.

2. Select "Copy>Directly Copy" in format list to output an intact m2ts file of the main title.



Step 3. If you are not satisfied with default specs, then click "Settings" to enter Profiles Settings windows. You can customize video frame rate, bitrate, size and other settings freely. (It does not work for directly copy)

Step 4. Click "Convert" button to start ripping A Charlie Brown Blu-ray movie

When finished, click "Open" button to get the resulted video. After conversion, you can easily playback A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Blu-ray movie on your Windows Media Player with your kids or transfer it to your own portable devices for on the go movie enjoying.

Get a MP4 or VOB player or put Blu-ray to Surface, WDTV or Apple TV 3 for movie playback.