Movie Tips on Mac

A Digital Copy is an extra copy of the movie you bought on Blu-ray™/DVD disc. You can transfer your your “Digital Copy” (.m4v format) to your Mac iTunes and iTunes-compatible devices. Your disc provides you with the highest quality home entertainment experience available today and your Digital Copy gives you the flexibility to watch your movie anytime, anywhere. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Well… no.

This is simply the movie industry’s latest attempt to sugar coat Digital Rights Management(DRM), which prevents you from using them on unauthorized devices. Unfortunately, the Android devices have not get a license to play DRM contents, which means digital copy movies will even play on Android tablet or handset. It is a pleasure that 20th Century Fox is aiming to change all that and will be bringing digital copy downloads to Android but I didn’t hear much about it.

The reasoning behind Android’s omission in the digital movie realm can be speculated and theorized till DRM death. That’s where ChewTune Mac (Alternative Windows Version) comes in. As an easy-to-use yet top-ranking DRM removal software for Mac users, it supports handling proctected movies, TV shows from iTunes and Blu-ray/DVD digital copy videos that have been transferred to iTunes. Frankly, ChewTune Mac is a great app for keeping your iTunes movie library synced to your Android tablet and handset. I’ve had success using the program to transfer Digital Copy and iTunes movies/TV shows from Mac to my Android-based Google Nexus 7 and Samsung Galaxy S3. I’ve found the quality to be excellent, and see no difference when compared to playing the digital copy movies themselves. continue reading…

Euiped with a quad-core processor, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Tablet is fast for surfing the internet and playing games. Besides, its whopping 10.1-inch 1080p-resolution display makes it ideal for movie watching. Throw in the Galaxy Note’s robust battery life and obvious portability, and you’ve got a top-notch on-the-go entertainment device. If you have some Digital Copy downloads stored in your Mac iTunes and want to transfer those Digital Copy movies to Galaxy Note 10.1 for enjoying on the go. However, due to DRM restriction, it just tells you license acquisition failed on the Galaxy Note tablet?

Yeah, basically Digital Copies all boil down to the DRM which prevents you from playing them on unauthorized devices. Unfortunately the Android devices including the Galaxy has not get a license to play DRM contents, which means Digital Copy movies will not even play on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Tablet. In order to get Digital Copy Movies and Galaxy Note 10.1 to play nicely, you may have to get rid of DRM restriction from the Digital Copy first and then convert Digital Copies to Galaxy Note 10.1 supported H.264 or MPEG-4 videos. continue reading…

The NEX-F3 is the latest entry to Sony’s mirrorless camera lineup, replacing the NEX-C3. Video specifications are improved over its predecessor, with the NEX-F3 outputting AVCHD 1080 video at 60i or 24p. It’s really wonderful to take it and record exciting moments. However, the AVCHD MTS files recorded by the Sony NEX is not friendly with iPad or Android-based Tablet. In order to put and play NEX-F3 files to iPad/Android Tablet, you may have to do some work in advance. I mean you’ll need to convert AVCHD to something (e.g. H.264 MP4 video) the iPad and Android Tablet can read. Below, I will throw a quick tutorial on how to transfer Sony NEX AVCHD footage to iPad/Android Tablet for playing back.

Requirements

Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter – A top Sony AVCHD MTS Converter: (available for Windows or for Mac users). Get the Mac version here, and the Windows version here.

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As you see, the Samsung Galaxy Note is able to playback HD video in 1080p. It is really a tiny entertainment device to watch movies on the go. Of course, most of you are not pay ridiculous prices to watch the movies and TV shows we already own on Blu-ray. Instead, we can rip those Blu-ray discs to a Galaxy Note friendly format along with some help from some help a 3rd-party tool. Here I am sharing my experience to help those who wanna download and put Blu-ray movies onto Samsung Galaxy Note via Mac OS X.

First, the most important piece of the equation is that you have a Blu-ray Ripping tool hooked to your Mac. Most of you are likely familiar with the excellent Handbrake, however, it cannot yet decrypt the Blu-Ray discs the way it can with regular DVDs, so you’ll need to add an intermediate step. If you’re looking for ease of use, and don’t mind spending $40 (they currently have a sale), I’ve had success using Pavtube’s Blu-ray Ripper for Mac to convert Blu-Ray discs to a format playable by Samsung Galaxy Note. I’ve found the quality to be excellent, and see almost no difference when compared to playing the discs themselves. Below is a brief guide for you better convert and play Blu-ray movies on Samsung Galaxy Note. continue reading…

The Android-powered jumbo phone Samsung Galaxy Note has gained a lot of attention for its 5.3-inch display and a stylus, making it look more like a tablet than a phone. With a high resolution (up to 1080p) and a long battery life, the android-based tabletphone is really amazing for watching movies on the go. However, things turn to be different if you ever tried to sync and play iTunes purchased contents on Galaxy Note. Then how to download iTunes videos, movies and TV shows to Galaxy Note via Mac so that you can enjoy the videos on the go? Don’t fret! Here I am sharing my experience to help those who feel like transferring iTunes videos to Samsung Galaxy Note from Mac.

As you see, the M4V movies/TV shows/videos purchased from iTunes store are protected by using Apple’s FairPlay DRM copyright protection which prevents you from playing the videos on non-Apple products. Unfortunately the Android based devices have not get a license to play DRM contentets, which means iTunes movies will not even play on Galaxy Note.

To have the full access and control of your iTunes movies, you need to get rid of DRM and convert iTunes movies to a Galaxy Note friendly format along with some help from a mac DRM Removal Software. If you’re looking for ease of use, and don’t mind spending $29, I’ve had success using Pavtube’s ChewTune for Mac to convert iTunes m4v to a format playable by Samsung Galaxy Note. I’ve found the quality to be excellent, and see no difference when compared to playing the iTunes videos themselves. Just download it and follow the step-by-step guide below to learn how to convert iTunes purchased movies to Samsung Galaxy Note. continue reading…

Packing a massive, 5.3-inch display with 1280 x 800 resolution, the Samsung Galaxy Note is really a solid video-playing machine. We can say without reservation that the tabletphone absolutely rocks for watching movies. However, the Galaxy Note does not have a drive for DVD playback. So how to enjoy DVD movies on the Android smartphone? Don’t fret! Here I am sharing an easy way to download DVD movies onto Samsung Galaxy Note with Mac. Besides, I also share something on how to get full-screen playback.

First of all, in order to get DVD ready for Samsung Galaxy Note, we need to get some help from DVD Ripping tool to convert DVD to a Galaxy Note compatible format. Here I take Pavtube’s DVD Ripper for Mac for an example. The program is easy to use for conversion and editing yet makes great quality copies of DVDs. I tried several softwares and I can tell you that NO ONE comes even close to the simpleness and great quality that Pavtubes softwares deliver. The time it takes to convert in this software is almost half that in other.

The Mac DVD Converter for Galaxy Note also features simple but powerful editing facilities for you to trim, crop, watermark movie clips and extract audio for collection. Now you can follow the steps below to learn how to copy DVD movies to Galaxy Note via Mac. continue reading…