Nov 062012
 

If you are trying to play Blu-Ray disc on Windows 8 with Windows media player or Windows Media Center, your movies will not be played. You will find it quite strange as Windows 8 Media Center can play your DVD disc but refuses to play your Blu-Ray disc.

Blu-Ray movies lover probably will ask before they purchase a Windows 8 PC: Can Windows 8 play Blu-Ray? How will Windows 8 Play Blu-Ray? The answer is that Windows 8 cannot play Blu-Ray. To play Blu-Ray on Windows 8, you can use Blu Ray Player for Windows 8.

This article introduces two popular Blu Ray player for Windows 8: Free VLC Blu Ray Player and Aissesoft Bly Ray Player for Windows 8, and with a step-by-step guide to play Blu-Ray with VLC on Windows 8 and step-by-step guide to play Blu Ray on Windows 8 with Aisessoft Blu Ray Player.

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Nov 022012
 

Easy Copy Music from iPhone 5,iPhone 4S/4/3GS/3G to iPad mini and vice versa

Though only in 7.9-inch display, the iPad mini is every inch an iPad with a beautiful screen, fast and fluid performance, FaceTime and iSight cameras, over 275,000 amazing apps, and 10-hour battery life.

So, it is very cool to own a new iPad mini. Once you’ve got the iPad mini in your hand, you will probably need to transfer music from your iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS or iPhone 3G to iPad mini. Though with iCloud, you can easy sync music bwtween iPhone and iPad mini, you still cannot transfer music from iPhone to others’ iPad mini or transfer other’s iPhone to your iPad mini.

This article will guide you step-by-step to transfer music from any iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS or iPhone 3G ti iPad mini and vice versa with iMacsoft iPhone Transfer.

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Nov 012012
 

Overview

Micrsoft has made an important step to support the playback of MPEG-4 on Windows 8 RT and Windows 8 Pro. Windows RT has excellent support for MPEG-4, most typically comprised of H.264 video and AAC audio. Fragmented MPEG-4 and 2K/4K resolutions are also possible to playback on Windows RT. However, there is still limitation in playback of video in many formats. Windows RT still cannot play VOB, MKV, AVCHD MTS,FLV, RM, RMVB on Windows RT. And any device that run under Windows RT including Surface RT won’t support playback of VOB, MKV, AVCHD MTS,FLV, RM, RMVB either.

Since VOB, MKV, AVCHD MTS,FLV, RM, RMVB, etc are also not supported by Windows 8 Metro style app, to play these video formats, we will need to convert them to WMV for play in Windows Media Player on Windows RT devices (Such as Surface RT) or convert these video formats to H.264 MP4 to play in Windows Media Center or other Metro Style app on on Windows RT devices (Such as Surface RT).

Windows RT supports playback video up to 1280*720p. This article will guide you step-by-step to convert VOB, MKV, AVCHD MTS,FLV, RM, RMVB to Windows RT compatible WMV, HD WMV in 720, MP4, HD MP4 in 720 to play on Windows RT device Surface RT.

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Oct 312012
 

MP4 to Surface – How to Successfully Play MP4 on Microsoft Surface or any Windows RT device

According to Microsoft, Windows 8 RT or Windows 8 Pro will support playing MP4 if it is coded with H.264 or MPEG-4 (Part 2). Any device including Surface with Windows RT or Windows 8 Pro will support play H.264 MP4 or MPEG-4 (Part 2).

As for H.264 MP4, Surface playback is limited to up to 10 Mbps with resolutions of 1920*1080, 30 frames per second; Baseline, main and high video profile (up to level 4.1); Audio profiles must be in AAC, 2-channel, Low Complexity. For MPEG-4 Part 2 video, Surface playback is limited to up to 5 Mbps with resolutions of 1280*720, 30 frames per second; Simple Profile and Advanced Simple Profile; Audio profiles must be in AAC, 2-channel, Low Complexity.

If the MP4 video does not meet the requested specification, such as MP4 with 5.1 AAC audio, the MP4 will either fail to add to Surface RT or Surface Pro or unable to play on Surface. Even some MP4 files can be played, sometimes there is no audio when video is playing or audio and video is out of sync.

If you have issue in playing MP4 on Surface, you can follow this detailed guide to convert MP4 to Surface RT, Surface Pro or any Windows RT device.

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Oct 302012
 

How to Convert WTV, DVR, TiVO, TP to Windows RT Supported Video for Play on Windows RT Device (Surface included)

Overview

Microsoft Windows RT (formerly known as Windows on ARM) is a version of the Windows 8 operating system for ARM devices such as tablet and the Microsoft Surface that was released on October 26, 2012.The Windows RT system will not support any Windows software but will need users to download or purchase app through Microsoft’s Windows Store

Windows 8 RT support playback video in WMV, AVI, H.264 MP4, DV. However, Windows RT does not support playback of the recorded TV shows format including WTV, DVR, TiVO or TP. To play WTV, DVR, TiVO or TP on Windows RT device like the Surface RT, you will need to convert WTV to H.264 MP4 or WMV.

This article includes a step-by-step guide to convert WTV, DVR, TiVO and TP to Windows RT Surface and other Windows RT devices supported video format H.264 MP4, WMV.

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Oct 282012
 

Best Video Converter for iPad 4 – Convert Video and audio in AVI, MKV, WMV, MXF, MTS, FLAC, APE to iPad 4 MP4 or HD MP4 for Easy Play

About iPad 4 Video Converter

iPad 4 Video Converter is the best video converter for iPad 4. It can convert all popular video formats including AVI, WMV, ASF, AVCHD, RAD, BIK, DivX, MKV, MOD, TOD, MTS, VOB, MPEG, MOV, MTS, MT2S, RM, 3GP, FLV, F4V, WebM, 3GPP, MVI, MXF and more to iPad video MP4, iPad HD H.264 720p or iPad HD H.264 1080p for you to enjoy high definition on iPad 4.

Moreover, it is also an iPad 4 music converter which enables you to convert audio files including WMA, FLAC, CAF, APE, QCP, WAV, MP2, AC3, RA, OGG, etc. as well as extract audio from video and convert to iPad 4 supported MP3, WAV, Apple Lossless, AIFF, AAC.

In addition, the Retain display iPad 4 Video Converter is powered with a video editor so you can trim, crop, split and merge video files easily.

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Oct 272012
 

Best YouTube Alternative for Windows – One Step to Download and Convert YouTube Video

Why Choose keepvid alternative for Windows

  • keepvid.com requires Java to download YouTube videos, some people do not want to install Java on their internet browser as it will slow down the internet browser.
  • keepvid.com cannot download YouTube video in MP4 and cannot download YouTube videos in HD 1080p/720p and cannot download 3D videos
  • Keepvid desktop software cannot convert YouTube to desired video formats
  • Keepvid desktop software is not compatible with Windows 8
  • Keepvid desktop requires subscription for continue use of the software every year.

Then you will need a keepvid alternative for Windows to take care of your online video downloading including YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, metacafe, BBC, etc.

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Oct 052012
 

Olmpus E-M5, small and light, but a lot more capable than its size suggests. Not only does E-M5 look great, it takes great pictures, meeting or exceeding the quality of some pretty surprising competitors. Its interface is designed with photographers in mind, with ready control dials and a smart interface, all in a very small package. Now just go outing or take part in a party for shooting with this compact camera! The whole experience will be impressive.

Olympus E-M5 can records video in AVCHD MOV(MPEG-4AVC/H.264) compression at 1,920 x 1,080 (Full HD / 1080i), 1,280 x 720 (720p), or MotionJPEG compression at 1280*720 (720p) or 640 x 480 (VGA). The maximum recording time is about 22 minutes for the former, or 29 minutes for the latter. 640 x 480 pixel video is saved as Motion JPEG AVIs at 30 frames per second. The maximum file size for MOV clips is 4GB, while AVI files are limited to 2GB. At all resolutions, videos include 16-bit, 48kHz stereo linear PCM audio.

To edit Olympu E-M5 MOV/AVI with iMovie, Final Cut Express or Final Cut Pro, conversion process is always needed

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Sep 292012
 

Step-by-Step Guide to Convert MP4 to Xbox 360 Supported to Easy Fix “can’t play MP4 on Xbox 360″ Issue

Xbox 360 MP4 Playback Issues

Have problems of streaming MP4 to Xbox 360? Or MP4 files can be streamed to Xbox 360 but you just can’t play MP4 on Xbox 360 properly.

  • MP4 with 5.1 AAC (6 channels) audio not playing on Xbox 360
  • Xbox 360 can’t show subtitles from a MP4 file
  • Xbox 360 no longer playing MP4 video after the latest update
  • When try to stream MP4 to Xbox 360 by via of Windows Media Player, only to get “No videos Found” whenever I go into a folder with MP4 files
  • Though MP4 files do show up in my Xbox 360′s Video Library, I get a message of “Can’t play this content because it may not be supported” when I try to open any .MP4 file.
  • No sound when playing MP4 on Xbox 360
  • I downloaded a MP4 video from iTunes to a flash drive, when I put it into the Xbox 360, it failed to recognize it.

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Sep 262012
 

Overview

  • Situation 1:
    When trying to upgrade iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPod touch, iPod touch 4 to iOS 6, your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad goes to Recovery mode and was unable to boot up/restart after finishing downloading and installing of iOS 6. If this issue cannot be solved in a right way, it will cause data loss of your devices. If you have not backup of your data to iCloud, the data files (photos, music, videos) will not be able to recovery unless by the help of a third party software.
  • Situation 2:
    Mistakenly delete photos from iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad mini, iPod touch, iPod touch 4 which runs iOS 6 by pressing the “Delete All”? or you just can’t find some precious photos on your iPhone 5? iPhone 5 is formatted but you find some precious photos are lost?

The headache data lost issue can be restored easily by the help of Photo Recovery software for iOS 6. This article guides you step-by-step to recover photo, video, music from iOS 6 iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad mini, iPod touch, iPod touch 4.

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Sep 182012
 

Apple updated iTunes to 10.7 to add support for iOS 6 and the latest iPhone 5, iPod touch 5, iPod nano and iPod shuffle models. The new iTunes 10.7 feature a grid-driven interface which makes it easier for users to navigate; as well as tighter integration with iCloud, including cloud-based, cross-device syncing of playback information on movies. Now iTunes is come to 11th version called iTunes 11. The new iTunes 11 is completely redesigned and has now been well reviewed by editors and users.

FLAC format with the competitive features of providing marvelous audio quality as well as much smaller file size is well received among audiophiles. However, though FLAC is open-source and royalty-free format, it is not a compatible audio format with iTunes 11. In order to add and import FLAC to iTunes 11, iTunes Match, and stream FLAC to iCloud through iTunes 11, a recommended solution is to convert FLAC to Apple friendly audio formats MP3, WAV or Apple Lossless ALAC so that you can play FLAC with iTunes 11, iPad, iPad 3, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPod, etc.

This articles also applies to import FLAC to iTunes 10.6, iTunes match and earlier version of iTunes.

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Sep 162012
 

Mistakenly delete photos from iPhone 5 by pressing the “Delete All”? or you just can’t find some precious photos on your iPhone 5? iPhone 5 is formatted but you find some precious photos are lost?

How to recovery lost photo files from iPhone 5? How to retrieve mistakenly deleted photos from iPhone 5? This article introduce easy to use recovery software which supports recovering deleted photos, pictures, videos and audios from iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPhone installed with iOS 6.

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Sep 152012
 

Just purchased the new iPhone 5 and want to transfer your contacts from your old iPhone 4S/4/3G/3GS to iPhone 5? Backup Assistant isn’t available on the iPhone, so is there any way to transfer old iPhone’s contacts other than bringing the two iPhones to the Verizon Store?

It will be quite easy with the help of iMacsoft iPhone Contacts Transfer on Mac or ImToo iPhone Contacts Transfer on PC

  • Part 1: Transfer Contacts to iPhone 5, iOS 6 from iPhone 4S/4/3G/3GS on a Mac computer (Mountain Lion included)
  • Part 2: Transfer Contacts to iPhone 5, iOS 6 from iPhone 4S/4/3G/3GS on a Windows PC (Windows 8 included)

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Sep 152012
 

With Apple’s announcement of the iPhone 5, we have to admit iPhone 5 has become the most beautiful consumer device in the global smartphone market with the following new features: a stunning new 4-inch Retina display with the same width as iPhone 4S; the new A6 chip for blazing fast performance and graphics; the ultrafast LTE wireless technology delivering even better battery life; the 8 megapixel iSight camera; based on the world’s most advanced mobile operating system iOS 6 with over 200 new features including: the all new Maps app with Apple-designed cartography and turn-by-turn navigation; Facebook integration; Passbook organization; and even more Siri features and languages.

Among those new features, the 4-inch widescreen Multi-Touch display with 1136-by-640-pixel resolution and 10 hours of video playback time lets you watch widescreen HD video in all its glory – without letterboxing. However, you are still unable to transfer Blu-Ray disc videos directly to iPhone 5 to enjoy the ultra high definition movies on iPhone 5.

Blu-Ray to iPhone 5 converter can help you to convert Blu Ray to iPhone 5 supported HD H.264 MP4 in 720p or 1080p or SD video in 480p.

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Sep 142012
 

Introduction to iPhone 5 Rigntone Maker

iPhone 5 Ringtone Maker can help to easily create M4R ringtones for iPhone 5 from music/movie collection including WMA, M4A, WAV, MP3, FLAC, VOC, QCP, APE, ALAC, RA, AVI, MPEG, WMV, DivX, MP4, H.264/AVC, AVCHD, MKV, RM, MOV, XviD, 3GP, WebM, YouTube video and so on, and transfer the new created ringtone to iPhone 5 via USB cable for you automatically.

iPhone 5 Ringtone Creator can help you clip any audio and video segment you like as your unique iPhone ringtone. You can assign a specific iPhone ringtone to individual contacts in your iPhone, or choose the new made iPhone ringtone to play as an alarm.

iPhone 5 Ringtone Maker supports various types of iPhone, including iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S and iPhone with iOS 6. iPhone 5 Ringtone Maker also supports make and create ringtones, text tones, alerts for iPad 4, iPad mini, iPad 3, iPad 2 with iOS 6 or iOS 5.

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