Movie Tips on Mac

Want to convert and transfer DVD to your Android tablet thru a Mac? Here you will find the solution to get your DVD movies playable on Android devices without any hassle with a top Mac DVD Ripper for Android.

Over the past years, smart phones and tablets built on Android OS have been gaining more and more popularity worldwide. Most Mac users are now not content with playing DVDs on the DVD player and Mac but want to watch the DVD movie on their Android device. However, the fact is that Android phones only read and play video in relatively few formats H.263, H.264 AVC, MPEG-4.

That is to say, if you want to watch DVD movies for more fun on your Android, such as Samsung Galaxy S3, Google Nexus 10, Nexus 7, Galaxy Note, Asus Transformer Prime, Infinity TF700, Nook HD tablet, Kindle Fire HD, etc, you need to rip DVD to Android compatible video formats on your Mac first and then import the converted videos to your device.

Luckily to all Mac users, Pavtube DVD Ripper for Mac (Currently on sale – 30% Off) is a dynamic DVD ripping tool that can help you rip and convert DVD to Android highly supported MP4 video files with high output video quality and fast ripping speed on mac OS X (Include Lion and Mountain Lion). Besides, you are allowed to edit the DVD movies by trimming, cropping, adjusting video effects, etc. to get the very wanted part and effects as you like. Moreover, this DVD converter can also help you convert DVD to all other popular video formats like AVI, MOV, MKV, WMV, FLV, MPG, etc. for playing and sharing on iPhone, iPad, Archos, Zen, Blackberry, YouTube, Facebook, etc. bypassing the DVD copy protection. The equivalent Mac version is Pavtube DVD Ripper for Windows, which can rip and convert DVD movies to Android tablet/phone on Windows 8/XP/7/Vista and more. Just get it now and follow the steps below to convert copy DVD movies to your Android device thru a Mac for smoothly playing!

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Convert, Transfer and Play DVD movies on Android device under Mac OS X

The quick start guide below uses DVD Ripper Mac screenshots. The way to rip DVD movies to Android on Windows is almost the same. Just make sure you get the right version according to your computer operating system.

1. Add DVD movies.

Add your DVD files by clicking the “Load DVD” button and selecting the DVD files you want to rip from your computer’s hard drive. ISO image files and IFO files are also supported. After the DVD files are loaded, you can preview them on the right viewing window and take snapshots of your favorite movie scene.

2. Choose output format

Select an Android friendly format, e.g. H.264 .mp4 for conversion. There are optimized format for Galaxy Tab, Galaxy Note 2, Google Nexus 7, Nexus 10, Asus Transformer Prime, Xoom, Kindle Fire HD, Nook HD tablet, Acer Iconia Tab etc. Basically the Common Video >> H.264 Video (*.mp4) is an universal format for Android tablets and smartphones.

If you like, you can click “Settings” to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish. I found the file size and video quality is based more on bitrate than resolution which means itrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss.

3. Start the DVD to Android Conversion

When you are satisfied with all the settings, you can click “Convert” button and let the software do the DVD to Android MP4 conversion. After the ripping, you can click “Open” to locate the converted MP4 video files and just transfer them to your Android tablet/phone from your Mac without limitations!

So there you have it. Pretty simple! now you can watch DVD movies on your Android thru a Mac. Have fun!

Tips: 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.

If you have some movies on a Blu-ray, DVD or your movie isn’t already in one of the Android supported formats, you can get the 20% OFF iMedia Converter Mac (Alternative Windows Version) to rip Blu-ray/DVD, and convert various formats of 720p/1080p HD videos in MKV, AVI, TiVo, VOB, MPG, MTS, etc. to your Android tablet or smartphone 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…

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.

Instructions continue reading…

The Samsung Galaxy S3 features a whopping 4.8-inch 720p-resolution display and a zippy dual-core processor. Besides surfing Internet and playing simple games, another popular usage among people is enjoying videos with the Android 4.0 based smartphone. Have you ever tried to transfer digital copy movies to Samsung Galaxy S3 for playing back? If so, I believe you must have done a meaningless job. Curious about why you can’t download a Blu-ray (or DVD) digital copy to Samsung Galaxy S3 for playing? Yeah, you’ve come to the right place. Digital copy play doesn’t stop there.

Why we can’t watch Digital Copy movies on Samsung Galaxy S3

This is simply the movie industry’s latest attempt to sugar coat DRM (Digital Rights Management) which locks down the video on the Digital Copy. It’s said 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. As far as I know, the Android devices have not get a license to play DRM contents, which means Digital Copy movies will not even play on the new-brand Samsung Galaxy S3.

What if any Digital Copy Movies work on the Samsung Galaxy S3? continue reading…

Pumped with high-performing hardware and creative software features, the Samsung Galaxy S3 is an excellent, top-end phone that’s neck and neck with the HTC One X. In terms of screen size, the Galaxy S III’s 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display (with a 1,280×720-pixel resolution) really rocks for watching HD videos. If you have some DVD movie collections and want to watch the DVD movies on Samsung Galaxy S3, just take the guide as reference. Below, I would throw a quick tutorial up on how to convert the DVD movies to Galaxy S3 supported videos on Mac. Besides, I also share something about best format setting for DVD ripping for Samsung Galaxy S3.

As you see, in order to put and play DVD movies on Samsung Galaxy S3, we need to get some help from a 3rd-party software. So the most important piece of the equation is that you have a DVD Converter tool hooked to your Mac. DVD Ripping Software varies. You may confused about choosing a most suitable tool. If so, o recommend you try Pavtube’s DVD Ripper for Mac. It is easy to use for editing and conversion and makes great quality copies of my DVDs.

I’ve had success using the program to backup and rip DVDs to Samsung Galaxy S3 readable formats under Mac OS X. I’ve found the quality to be excellent, and see no difference when compared to playing the discs themselves. The audio/video synchronization is very good, the size of the subtitles too. Just free download the app and follow the guide below to transfer DVD to Samsung Galaxy S3 for playing in just a few clicks! continue reading…

Euiped with a quad-core processor and boasting a slick new design, the Samsung Galaxy S3 packs a whopping 4.8-inch 720p-resolution display which makes the perfect gadget for watching movies. If you have purchased a lot of M4V movies/TV shows/videos from iTunes store in the past, you may want to sync and play iTunes videos on Samsung Galaxy S3 from Mac. However, because of the Apple DRM restriction, you are only told that the Galaxy phone cannot play them. In order to help those who wanna enjoy the videos on the go, below, I’m sharing an easy way to transfer iTunes videos, movies and TV shows to Samsung Galaxy S3.

As you see, most of the TV episodes, movies, and music videos from iTunes are protected by using Apple’s FairPlay DRM copyright protection. So the most important piece of the equation is that you have a iTunes Movie DRM Decorder software hooked to your Mac (or PC) which strips DRM from iTunes.

Of course, we are not about to pay ridiculous prices to buy movies and TV shows for Galaxy S3 we already own on iTunes. Instead, we’ll just remove DRM and convert these iTunes m4v movies to a playable format by Samsung Galaxy S3. If you are interested in doing likewise and looking for ease of use, check out Pavtube’s ChewTune for Mac. I’ve had success using the iTunes Movie DRM Converter to sync iTunes files (movies/tv shows) to the Samsung Galaxy S3. 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 S3. continue reading…