Monday, May 8, 2017

Get DVD movies into Plex for playback with Ease


As a media server application, Plex enables us to share music, movies on TV, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Android, iOS, and other DLNA-certified devices locally via home network connection, or remotely, as long as you have a Internet connection. To make the whold process of putting DVD into Plex for streaming and sharing to create a wireless home entertainment setup, you'll need to convert DVD to Plex compatible file formats first. For this purpose, this article will show you the way to rip and copy DVD discs for streaming over Plex Media Server for watching on TV, Android, iOS, etc. even without downloading a DVD player.


To rip DVD to Plex media server, many people is used to using HandBrake. However, the tendency becomes changed. On one side, HandBrake does not support copy protected and especially the latest DVDs natively; on the other side, it has more and more issues now such as not encoding fully. To copy all kinds of DVDs to Plex server more smoothly and easily, you are suggested to turn to a professional DVD to Plex ripper for MacBook, iMac, Mac Pro on Mac OS Sierra, OS X El Capitan, Yosemite, etc. - Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac.

With it, you can easily convert the commercial DVD movies to Plex compatible video files with high quality and fast speed. It aims to solve this problem by giving us the ability to store our purchased physical DVD, Blu-ray discs or video files to local computer, hard drive then stream over a home network for Plex Media Server and Samsung Galaxy, Surface, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, etc. playback. It's professional in ripping and converting Blu-ray/DVD discs, Blu-ray/DVD ISO image, Blu-ray/DVD copies, SD/HD/4K videos and more.

The equivalent Windows version is Dimo Video Converter Ultimate which can rip and convert DVD movies to Plex Media Sever on Windows 10, Windows 7/8.1/XP/Vista. Just get the right version according to your computer's operating system and follow the steps below to copy DVD movies to Plex Media Sever for streaming with ease.

Disclaimer: Digiarty Software does not advocate ripping copy-protected DVDs for any commercial purpose and suggests referring to the DVD copyright laws in your countries before doing so.

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How to Backup and Rip DVD to Plex Media Sever

1. Add DVD movies

Install and launch DVD Ripper for Plex program, and then click "Add DVD" icon to import your source movies to this program. Set your wanted audio track from the drop-down box of "Audio" tab.


2. Select an output format

Click the "Select Format" option, and choose MP4, SD/HD/4K MKV, etc. from "Format > Video", "Format > HD Video", "Format > 4K Video" as output format. 

Situation 1. If you want to preserve everything on a DVD, the best output format should be MPEG. 

MPEG/MPEG2 file converted from a DVD also contains the full information of the original, but the output file will be much smaller than others. One more thing.mpg file is generally friendly with TVs.

Situation 2. If you are not overly concerned about file size, and would prefer the best-quality MKV container for output.

Choose "Lossless MKV" from "Format > Multi-track". It is the standard of HD video in DVD or 1080p quality, and would preserve any multichannel audio (i.e. 5.1 surround sound). The file size may range from 4GB to 7GB. It would be widely accepted by kinds of media servers like Plex, NAS, Xbox, etc.. The audio codec ned to go to AAC, AC3 and DTS.

Situation 3. If you want to seek a good balance between quality and size, and MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14) would always be the answer.

MPEG-4 video is the most universal format that is the best choice for playing or streaming movies onto Apple, Android, Microsoft and Sony devices like HDTVs, iPhone, Apple TV, Mac, Samsung smartphone, Xbox, PS3 and PSP. Barely any player and gadget does not support MP4. Besides, it has a better video compression, so it can deliver a good quality outcome in small file size comparatively.  >> See How to Rip DVD to MP4

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


3. Start ripping DVD for Plex Media Sever

Click the "Start" button under the preview window, and the DVD ripper will start the conversion from DVD movies to MKV or MP4 for Plex Media Sever. After conversion, you can stream DVD movies through Plex Media Server to HDTV or iPad, iPhone, Android, or other DLNA-compliant devices.

How to Stream or Store DVD Movies with Plex or Roku Media Server?

If you are to use/are using Plex:

Step 1. To transfer DVD/DVD movies to Plex, first download, install and launch Plex app.
Step 2. Create a Plex account.
Step 3. Add library by clicking "Add Section" button and selecting "Movies".


Step 4. Select the DVD rips you want to add and click the Add Folder button.
Step 5. Tune into Plex and by use of DLNA-friendly device (like DLNA-receptive set-top box, gaming console, a Chomecast) to stream the movies to different devices. Thus, you can create a digital library for use around my home by my family.

Free Download or Purchase Dimo Video Converter Ultimate:

          

Need the lifetime version to work on 2-4 PCs so that your friends and family can instantly broaden their entertainment options? Please refer to the family license here. 


Kindly Note:

The price of Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Windows is divided into 1 Year Subscription, Lifetime/Family/Business License: $43.95/Year; $45.95/lifetime license; $95.95/family license(2-4 PCs); $189.95/business pack(5-8 PCs). Get your needed one at purchase page.

Related Software:

BDmate (Win/Mac)

Lossless backup Blu-ray to MKV with all audio and subtitle tracks; Rip Blu-ray to multi-track MP4; ConvertBlu-ray to almost all popular video/audio formats and devices; Copy Blu-ray to ISO/M2TS; Share digitized Blu-ray wirelessly.

DVDmate (Win/Mac)

A professional DVD ripping and editing tool with strong ability to remove DVD protection, transcode DVD to any video and audio format, and edit DVD to create personal movie.

Videomate (Win/Mac)

An all-around video converter software program that enables you to convert various video and audio files to formats that are supported by most multimedia devices.

8K Player (Win/Mac)

A mixture of free HD/4K video player, music player, Blu-ray/DVD player, video recorder and gif maker. 

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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Fast Solve Gear VR MKV Playback Issue

Samsung Gear VR is a mobile virtual reality device, which acts as the headset's display and processor. One advantage of Samsung Gear VR is that Samsung and Oculus has made it easy to import and watch your own local movies in virtual cinema mode. Though Gear VR claims to support MKV formats, somtimes we still encounter Gear VR MKV playback problems. Some VR movies in MKV play nicely while others won't play on your Gear VR or playback with no sound. So what's the matter? Check out the reason and solution for "No sound in Gear VR" here.


Why Some MKV Won't Work with Gear VR on Galaxy S7/S7 Edge/S6/Note7/5/4

Samsung Gear VR by default supports most common file formats including MKV, MP4, AVI, and FLV. When it comes to playing 3D videos, Gear VR requires either side-by-side or top-bottom (top down). However, a MKV is just a container format, holding video, audio, image or subtitle files in it. The video and audio files in different MKV files can be encoded with different codecs. For example, an MKV file with DTS audio can't be rendered on Gear VR. Fast research in the Internet has shown, that the problem was in audio codecs and the list of supported by Oculus audio formats. As it turned out AC3 and DTS audio are not supported by Oculus Video Players yet. If your MKV media contains AC3 or DTS audio, it will not work on Oculus player in Oculus Cinema. 

Three solutions to get MKV to play on Gear VR with proper audio

Soluton 1:  Encode MKV to Gear VR with VidCoder (Free but a little complex）

Basically you won't be able to play MKV file on Gear VR as it is, you will need to encode it to the supported format. Here comes a free solution that I chose for myself after browsing dozens of articles and forums.  

1. You will need to download and install on your computer VidCoder   – free but simple to use and very functional software.

2. Run the app and choose the file you want to encode.


3. Than choose the folder you want the encoded file to be saved and hit Settings button, we will create a preset so next time when you need to encode the movies the further steps would be unneeded.


Pay attention, that in case your movie has several languages, you need to choose and audio track you want to use. Settings screen has 4 tabs, but we will need just 2 of them.


In Picture tab, select Container MP4 and make sure no cropping would be done to the output file. That means that the picture will not be resized and there will no quality loss for the picture.

4. Now move to the Audio Tab

Choose AAC or MP3 as the codec and set Stereo as Mixdown (of course if you have fancy 5.1 earphones you can leave at as default).


5. Now hit Save button and enter the name of the template, so the next time you won't need to enter the settings again.

6. Now go back to the VidCoder home screen and press Encode button.


Now wait till the process is completed and copy the file from your computer to the phone.

That's it! By the way, this program works perfectly fine with 3D movies as well, and won't need to change the Settings to encode your 3D video, and then refer to the steps to play 3D on Gear VR. 

Soluton 2: Convert MKV to Gear VR with Dimo (Direct and effective）

To fix these problems, the effective and simple way is to change MKV to a fully compatible format with Gear VR. We've rated and ranked the best 3D Video Converter software on the market today. And Dimo Video Converter Ultimate is one of the top one which allows you to enable MKV with AC3 playable in Gear VR by converting MKV to Gear VR friendly MP4 video with with zero quality loss in stunning Top-bottom and Sidey-by-side 3D effect. Besides viewing MKV video on Gear VR, if you also wanna put other media files like MTS, MXF, VOB, 3D YouTube videos as well as DVD, Blu-ray movies to Gear VR for  playback.

It not only offers customized profile preset for VR devices like Gear VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive,  it allows you the tweak the video, audio parameters so that you can get a decent file as you want.  For those who are running on Mac OS X(Sierra, El Capitan included), you can get Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac to achieve your goal. Here goes the step by step guide of MKV conversion for Gear VR on Windows 10/8,1/8/7/XP, mac workflow is as the same. 

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Steps to Convert MKV with AC3 to Gear VR supported format

1. Load MKV videos

This application allows you to import your MKV files in two different ways. You can either click "Add file"  button to browse your local directory or you can simply choose to drag-and-drop your local MKV videos onto the program. Then, you can see these files will appearing on the left item tray as thumbnails.


2. Choose the optimized format for Gear VR

Open the "Select Format" drop-down format list and select SamsungGear from Device > VR  as the output format. The default setting will work great for your Gear VR.

Tips: Click the "Settings" button and customize proper video/audio parameters if necessary. Video size, bitrate and fame rate are flexible and can be adjusted as you like. According to Oculus Support Center, we recommend using 1280x720 HD resolution to encode your videos. Higher resolutions will not provide any better quality, meaning you'll waste space and processing power. We also recommend using a higher bit rate than a typical web stream at that resolution, as the pixels in your video will be magnified on the phone's screen. 

The optimal bit rate is content dependent, and many videos can get by with less, but 5 Mb/s should give good quality. (Note: While H.264 is the recommended video coding, H.265 videos can also be played, Dimo Video Converter Ultimate can also encode any video to H.265 videos for watching)


3. Add 3D Side-by-side effect

Before start the MKV conversion for Gear VR, you can click Edit, turn to 3D tab and choose "Left-right" or "Top-Bottom" to create 3D SBS/TB video files. Or crop the source video so as to get the part you want, trim the ads part off, add watermark, adjust special effect, etc..


4. Convert MKV to a Gear VR supported format 

Click "Start" on the main window. This Video Converter is highly efficient and it will finish the MKV to Gear VR conversion in minutes. After the conversion, you can transfer all the converted MKV files to watch on Gear VR.

How to view 3D video files on your Gear VR via Galaxy Note 4/5 or Galaxy S7/S6?

To view your SBS 3D video files on your Gear VR, there is an additional steps:

1. On your MicroSD card file directory, navigate to Oculus > Movies > Your Movies

2. Create a new folder within "Your Movies" and label it "3D"

3. Import or move your side-by-side 3D videos into your newly created "3D" folder

Once you have created your 3D content folder and imported compatible video files, insert your MicroSD card into your Galaxy Note 4 (if it isn't already), dock the phone in your Gear VR, and don the virtual reality headset. Then:

1. Navigate to Oculus Cinema from the main menu
2. Navigate to "My Videos" from the Oculus Cinema content library menu
3. Select the 3D video you wish to view (if you followed the above steps it should have a "3D" label in the upper righthand corner)
4. Choose the cinema mode to begin playback

Now importing your own 3D content for viewing on Samsung Gear VR through your Galaxy Note 4 or Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6/S6 Edge/S6 Edge+. We'll be sharing more of these helpful tips and tricks in the coming days.

Solution 3: Root your phone and add codecs for AC3 (Not commonly used)

Following is the guide: 

1. Put the file media_codecs.xml in the folder system/etc
2. Put the files libsac3d.so & libsomxac3d.so in the folder system/lib
3. Set permissions to all 3 files: 0644 (owner: root/root)
4. Reboot

Above are three solutions for Gear VR playing MKV movie with AC3 audio. Select one of them and solve this "MKV no sound in Gear VR" issue. Of course, you can also try other VR players for Gear VR to enable MKV with AC3 playable in Gear VR, but remember to choose one that support MKV with AC3 or other 7.1 audio channels to avoid continuous issues.

Free Download or Purchase Dimo Video Converter Ultimate:

          

Need the lifetime version to work on 2-4 PCs so that your friends and family can instantly broaden their entertainment options? Please refer to the family license here. 


Kindly Note:

The price of Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Windows is divided into 1 Year Subscription, Lifetime/Family/Business License: $43.95/Year; $45.95/lifetime license; $95.95/family license(2-4 PCs); $189.95/business pack(5-8 PCs). Get your needed one at purchase page.

Related Software:

BDmate (Win/Mac)

Lossless backup Blu-ray to MKV with all audio and subtitle tracks; Rip Blu-ray to multi-track MP4; ConvertBlu-ray to almost all popular video/audio formats and devices; Copy Blu-ray to ISO/M2TS; Share digitized Blu-ray wirelessly.

DVDmate (Win/Mac)

A professional DVD ripping and editing tool with strong ability to remove DVD protection, transcode DVD to any video and audio format, and edit DVD to create personal movie.

Videomate (Win/Mac)

An all-around video converter software program that enables you to convert various video and audio files to formats that are supported by most multimedia devices.

8K Player (Win/Mac)

A mixture of free HD/4K video player, music player, Blu-ray/DVD player, video recorder and gif maker. 


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Monday, May 1, 2017

The Way to Open & Play MKV files on Windows 10


This article will show you easy way to help you to play, open MKV files on Windows 10 without any trouble.

mkv file can hold numbers of video/audio/image or subtitle tracks in one file. MKV works great but it isn't as widely supported as MP4, MOV container. You may have bundles of MKV (4K/HD/SD) video files stored in your media collection, and wonder how you can get those high quality of MKV files to play, edit or share on your Windows 10 effortlessly. Now, I will introduce the best MKV player or converter for Windows 10 with you that can help make full use of your MKV video files in Windows 10. Read on to get it.


Top MKV Player for Windows 10

Before proceeding to any ways to play MKV files on PC (Windows 10), if your player can't even open MKV files - frankly speaking - it's outdated and please phase it out. Luckily, here comes a powerful third-party best free media player - 8K Player which are available to play any video formats without MKV or other codecs installed on Windows PC.

Free Download or Purchase 8K Player (Blu-ray Power):


It is such a perfect video player supporting any HD/SD video formats, H.265, MKV, M2TS, AVCHD, MOD, TOD, MPEG2, VOB, MP4, AVI, WMV, MOV, FLV, WebM, M4V etc. as well as audios MP3, WAV, FLAC and more. It is not only a player but a great video recorder, gif maker, etc.. Bundled no adware, malware and virus, it is no harm to your computer at all.

Top MKV Converter for Windows 10

You must have noticed the increasing amount of MKV files, which is why a free and downright easy MKV converter for Windows 10 is the best choice to bring your trouble to an end by transcoding and taking all MKV files into its basket on Windows 7/8.1/10.

Here, the best MKV converter tool- Dimo Video Converter Ultimate is highly recommended to convert MKV to MP4, AVI, FLV, MPG and any other popular video formats, codecs like XviD, H.265, WMV, H.264, etc. at ultra fast speed and excellent output video quality.

This software exceeds all the others in terms of performance, compatibility, and features. Besides, it can convert MKV and any video file types into a gadget-friendly version can be done easily as well, as there are presets for the iPhone, iPad, iPod, Galaxy Tab, HTC, Sony, Surface, Nokia, VR headests, game consoles, TV, editors and more media devices. The most important is that this software comes with constantly updated, so that it gives you the strong compatibility for Windows 10. Mac version is compatible with macos Sierra. Now download and install the software and follow the guide below to accomplish your task. 

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How to Convert MKV on Windows 10 without Efforts
Step 1: Free download MKV video converter for Windows 10 and then import MKV video by clicking "Add File" button. You can also add more than one MKV video files one by one.


Step 2: Click "Select Format" bar and select "MP4" or "WMV" from the "Format > Video", which are fully compatible with Windows 10. HD MP4 or HD WMV format is also an optimal choice if you would like.

Tips: If you wanna some advanced settings, you can click "Settings" icon to adjust the video,audio parameters bitare, frame rate, sample rate, audio channel, etc. Plus, you can click "Edit" button to do some editing work cropping, trimming, settings effect, adding subtitles.


Step 4: When everything is done, you just need to click the "Start" button to start the conversion under Windows 10. When the converting process ends, you can open output folder to check and play converted MKV videos on your Windows 10 with ease.

About MKV Codec for Windows 10 Media Player

According to the test on Windows 10 Technical Preview, MKV files can be flawlessly played in Windows Media Player, which means that MKV codec for Windows 10 Media Player has already installed so that you don't need to explore a third-party pack. 

Note: Although WMP12 is still available for Windows 10, it is not a system-attached player any more. Therefore, you need to download Windows Media Player on your PC or seek for other MKV players compatible with Windows 10 above to perform MKV playback.

Free Download or Purchase Dimo Video Converter Ultimate:

          

Need the lifetime version to work on 2-4 PCs so that your friends and family can instantly broaden their entertainment options? Please refer to the family license here. 


Kindly Note:

The price of Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Windows is divided into 1 Year Subscription, Lifetime/Family/Business License: $43.95/Year; $45.95/lifetime license; $95.95/family license(2-4 PCs); $189.95/business pack(5-8 PCs). Get your needed one at purchase page.

Related Software:

BDmate (Win/Mac)

Lossless backup Blu-ray to MKV with all audio and subtitle tracks; Rip Blu-ray to multi-track MP4; ConvertBlu-ray to almost all popular video/audio formats and devices; Copy Blu-ray to ISO/M2TS; Share digitized Blu-ray wirelessly.

DVDmate (Win/Mac)

A professional DVD ripping and editing tool with strong ability to remove DVD protection, transcode DVD to any video and audio format, and edit DVD to create personal movie.

Videomate (Win/Mac)

An all-around video converter software program that enables you to convert various video and audio files to formats that are supported by most multimedia devices.

8K Player (Win/Mac)

A mixture of free HD/4K video player, music player, Blu-ray/DVD player, video recorder and gif maker. 

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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Watch 3D Contents on View-Master VR via iPhone/Android


Need an effective way to watch 3D movies on View-Master VR via iPhone/Android? This guide shows how to convert 3D to View-Master VR compatible formats.

Even though the concept of virtual reality (VR) has been preached for some time, it's only in the last two years that we've really started to see actual products take advantage of modern VR technology. Different from the most notable $1000 Oculus Rift or HTC Vive setup, 75-year Kids 3D leader Mattel's upgraded View-Master VR (price ranged from $15 to $40) must be your great affordable alternative to $20 toylike Google Carboard for enjoying virtual reality content on a smartphone. Just imagine, what an amazing exploration to watch 3D movies on View-Master VR! Well, move your head and ear to come with Dimo and you will get the key to open Pandora Gearbox of playing your own 3D movie library (avi, mkv, flv) on View-Master VR with your iOS/Android phone.


How to convert unsupported 3D movies to View-Master VR 

The reason sometimes you fail to watch 3D movies on View-master VR is because decoding failed by the installed VR player.  Here I recommend Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac, which enables you to preview 3D videos, edit them and then convert to be compatible with various VR devices including View-Master VR, HTC Vive, PS VR, VR Box, Oculus, etc. 

It is a powerful program that makes View-master 3D video conversion easier, so that you can enjoy your favorite movies on your View-Master VR with its supported format. What’s more, it allows you to edit 3D videos with basic yet useful options like trimming, adding watermark, adding effects, etc. Perfectly compatible with macOS 10.12 Sierra, macOS 10.11 El Capitan, macOS 10.10 Yosemite, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain Lion and 10.7 Lion & Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista. If you're using a Windows user, simply turn to Dimo Video Converter Ultimate. Now download the right version and follow the tips below to finish your task.

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Steps to Convert 3D videos for View-Master VR

Step 1. Install and Launch the Program

I install the View-master VR video converter for Mac/Mac and launch it. Then import the ordinary video by clicking "Add File" button.


Step 2. Choose the View-Master VR Supported Format

All you need to do is go to "Select Format" > "Format" > "Video" > "MP4".

After you choose the VR output format, click the "Edit", turn to "3D" tab and decide to convert your videos in 3D mode like Left-Right (Side-by-side) or Top-Bottom perspectivly.


Step 3: Start Conversion

Specify the output folder to save the converted VR video if you need. Hit "Start" button to start the short process of View-master VR 3D video conversion. The encoding process will be finished soon. After conversion, you can find the converted 3D files under "Open" panel. Now just transfer and watch 3D movies on View-master VR.

Besides converting any video to VR video for View-master VR, Video Converter Ultimate can also do the other way around, which serves as a 3D video server to share local 3D movie library to iOS/Android phone for View-master VR for watching. What are you waiting for? Now download and try it. 

Free Download or Purchase Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac/Win:

          

Need the lifetime version to work on 2-4 Macs so that your friends and family can instantly broaden their entertainment options? Please refer to the family license here. 


Kindly Note:

The price of Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac is divided into 1 Year Subscription, Lifetime/Family/Business License: $43.95/Year; $45.95/lifetime license; $95.95/family license(2-4 Macs); $189.95/business pack(5-8 Macs). Get your needed one at purchase page.


Related Software:

BDmate (Mac/Win)

Lossless backup Blu-ray to MKV with all audio and subtitle tracks; Rip Blu-ray to multi-track MP4; Convert Blu-ray to almost all popular video/audio formats and devices; Copy Blu-ray to ISO/M2TS; Share digitized Blu-ray wirelessly.

DVDmate (Mac/Win)

A professional DVD ripping and editing tool with strong ability to remove DVD protection, transcode DVD to any video and audio format, and edit DVD to create personal movie.

Videomate (Mac/Win)

An all-around video converter software program that enables you to convert various video and audio files to formats that are supported by most multimedia devices.

8K Player (Mac/Win)

A mixture of free HD/4K video player, music player, Blu-ray/DVD player, video recorder and gif maker. 

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