On too many sites, there are similar questions about playing (3D) and Blu-ray disc on Sony Vaio Laptop without BD drive. For example: Q 1: “ I took my Sony VAIO vpcea46fm to get the hard drive replaced. Well when I got it back it won't play blu-rays. I guess they had put the wrong driver in it because it only plays CDs and DVDs. So any help would be great, or should I just send the 55 dollars to siny and get a restore disc. Please help. Thanks.” Q 2: “ My Sony Vaio with a Blue-ray Disc player will not play a Blue-ray disc. What am I doing wrong?” 
Why you faild to play blu-ray or 3D Blu-rays with Sony Vaio? What are the reasons of blu ray won’t play on Sony Vaio? In order to watch 3D Blu-ray and Blu-ray discs on Sony VAIO, you must have three things: 1) a Blu-ray disc drive, 2) a Blu-ray movie, and 3) Blu-ray Player Software (Need decrypting (3D) Blu-ray function). It is this third one – software – that causes the majority of problems for Blu-ray users. The free player like Windows Media Player, VLC Player, etc don’t have Blu-ray decrypting function and not support playing Blu-ray movies. So this Top 3D Blu-ray Ripper for Sony VAIO laptop from Pavtube will be the best solution for you. Pavtube ByteCopycan convert latest Blu-ray and DVD movies to any other formats like MP4, MOV , M4V, AVI, WMV, MPG, MKV, etc or MP4/MOV with multi-track audios for playback and it is also able to encode Blu-ray movies and DVDs to MKV container format with preserving chapter markers, multiple audio tracks and subtitles. Plus, you can create 3D video from your 2D/3D Blu-ray and standard DVD discs. Read the Top 3D Blu-ray Ripper review. Note: The mac version is Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac. Follow the following steps to Play (3D) Blu-ray discs Sony VAIO Laptop without BD driveStep 1: Run this Pavtube ByteCopy, load Blu-ray discs, Blu-ray folder, Blu-ray ISO image files or 3D Blu-ray movies. This program will help you analysis ISO files automatically so that there's no need to run virtual drive to mount ISO image files any more. 
Step 2: Click the "Format" menu for Sony VAIO Laptop, here you are suggested to choose "MKV Side-by-Side 3D Video (*.mkv)" or the "MP4 Side-by-Side 3D Video (*.mp4)" as the best output formats for Sony VAIO Laptop with 3D effects. Or you can only choose “H.264 HD MP4 (*. mp4)” for the commen Blu-ray movies. 
Step 3: If you like, modify profile settings such as video size, bitrate, frame rate, etc to get optimized video and audio playback.Step 4: Return to the Blu-ray to Sony VAIO Converter main interface, and hit the "Convert" button to start encoding (3D) Blu-ray for Sony VAIO. Once it finishes, open output folder, locate the created MP4 or MKV file and you can transfer to your Sony VAIO. And Pavtube ByteCopy can also convert 3D Blu-ray to 3D SBS MP4 for watching on 3D devices, and backup your 3D Blu-ray movies with keeping multiple audio tracks and subtitles in lossless mkv format. Now, you can enjoy your 3D or Blu-ray movies on Sony Vaio Laptop without BD drive. Have Fun! Read More:
Q: “Does anyone know a way to put DVD and ISO files to Polaroid Kids Tablet 2? I currently bought a 2nd generation Polaroid Kids Tablet for my kids and I would really like to transfer some DVD (ISO) movies to Polaroid Kids Tablet 2, so that my kids can watch them in our coming holiday. Any tips you have?”
Meanwhile, in order to avoid DVD discs damaged. Many DVD lovers often back up DVD movies on their computer via some tool. The most common DVD backup files including DVD folder, DVD ISO or IFO image file. You may also wanna prepare some DVD (ISO) files on Polaroid Kids Tablet 2 for your kids as the above user want. Have no idea? Got the easy solution here. I’ve collected some tips and tricks for transferring DVD to Polaroid Kids Tablet 2. Read on to find something you want.
To watch DVD (ISO) movies on Polaroid Kids Tablet 2, you need to convert DVD to Polaroid Kids Tablet compatible video formats like MP4 first and then transfer the encoded movie files to Polaroid Kids Tablet 2. Pavtube DVDAid is recommended to do the DVD (ISO) files to Polaroid Kids Tablet 2 conversion. Read the review.
This Top DVD ISO Converter for Polaroid Kids Tablet 2 can help you rip and convert almost commercial DVD Discs even DVD ISO/IFO files into common MP4 for playing on Polaroid Kids Tablet 2 or other portable devices with optimized profile. If you are a Mac user (Yosemite included), pls get the equivalent Mac version Pavtube DVDAid for Mac.
Hot News for all Mac users! Pavtube Studio has launched a user-requested upgrade for all its Mac BD/DVD and package tools: DVDAid for Mac, BDMagic for Mac, ByteCopy for Mac, iMedia Converter for Mac to version 4.8.5.1, which focuses on the addition of the H.265 encoders and decoders.
New features of DVDAid for Mac v4.8.5.1:
1. Supported to encode H.265/HEVC codec
2. Optimize coding parameters
3. Fix some bugs
Rip DVD (ISO) movies into MP4 format for Polaroid Kids Tablet 2 playing
Step 1. Load DVD (ISO) movies
Run the program you just set up, and add your DVD files via "Load" from your computer hard drive. DVD folder and ISO/IFO image files are also supported.
Note: You can select subtitles and audio track (English, French, German, Spanish...) after check the main file of your DVD.
Step 2. Select friendly format
As other Android devices, Polaroid Kids Tablet 2 supports MP4 format perfectly. You can go to Format > "Common Video" and select " H.264 High Profile Video(*.mp4)" as the output video format. Which could fit on Polaroid Kids Tablet 2 perfectly.
TIP: If you like, you can click “Settings” to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. Remember bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss.
Step 3. Start Conversion
Tap "Convert" button to start transcoding DVD(ISO) movie to Polaroid Kids Tablet 2 MP4 format. Once conversion completes, you can get the generated MP4 files via "Open" button and transfer them to your Polaroid Kids Tablet 2. Now, you can watch your favorite DVD movie on Polaroid Kids Tablet 2 without problem.
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Good News on May 15th, 2015! Pavtube upgraded its best-selling ByteCopy for Mac to version 4.8.5.1, which features strong and perfect support for Blu-ray/DVD to H.265/HEVC MP4 encoding on Mac.New features of ByteCopy for Mac v4.8.5.1:1. Supported to encode H.265/HEVC codec2. Optimize coding parameters3. Fix some bugs
This updated Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac is an easy-to-use Mac tool to remove Blu-ray/DVD protection and convert 2D/3D Blu-ray, 4K Blu-ray, DVD, ISO files to H.265/HEVC MP4 on Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain Lion, etc. for enjoying with Windows 10, H.265 players like DivX Player, PotPlayer, PowerDVD 14 Ultra, etc, and for storage on Mac. And it also provides hundreds of preset output formats for you to convert BD/DVD movies to compatible format for iPad, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, Samsung, Amazon, Microsoft Surface, WDTV, etc. on Mac with ease. Most importantly, it has the special ability to backup movies from Blu-ray and DVDs to lossless mkv and MKV/MP4/MOV/Prores video with multiple audio tracks on Mac.Wondering how to do the conversion?Start Using Pavtube ByteCopy for MacPricing and AvailabilityFor all the new Mac (especially Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10) users, ByteCopy for Mac now is offering with $42 with a lifetime free upgrade. Download sites:Pavtube Official Website | CNET Download SiteOther three upgraded Mac products are listed below:All Mac users are welcome to get these upgraded hottest and comprehensive mac products. Get more money-saving boundles at http://www.multipelife.com/special-offer. Come on!Further Reading:Rip DVD movies to H.265/HEVC MP4 on PCRipping Blu-ray ISO to H.265 MP4Rip Blu-ray to HEVC/H.265 MP4 videoEdit Samsung NX1 H.265 video in Adobe Premiere Pro Top H.265 to H.264 Converter for PCFor more info about this Pavtube update, just visit: http://www.multipelife.com/mac-bluray-dvd-upgrade-for-h265.html
Q: “ Can I play my DVD collections on Apple TV via Mac? What would the optimal Frame Rate be? I know most people say 24 and my friend told me that I need to use a tool which can help me rip DVDs to a suitable format for Apple TV, but I also need to know what the Frame Rate be? Can you tell me what choosing “Original” means and which of these two options would be most true to the source?” 
There is nothing eye catching as enjoying a high definition DVD on Apple TV with family and friends in the comfort of your home. In this guide, we will talking about how to enable the DVD movies playback on Apple TV 3,2,1 with the optimal Frame Rate on Mac Yosemite/Mavericks. As well known that Apple TV supports very few file formats, which include H.264 and MPEG-4 videos meaning DVD cannot work with your Apple TV supported formats. Today we are highlighting a DVD ripping program - Pavtube BDMagic for Mac which is working as a swiss army knife in DVD ripping field and handy for backing up your purchased DVD collection and freeing up your movies so that can rip to Apple TV friendly formats and enjoy on a TV in the best possible quality. Read the review. It's pretty simple to use and straightforward, and available on both PC/Mac. the Windows version is Pavtube BDMagic. Now, download it right now and start enjoying your DVD movies with full HD quality on Apple TV 3,2,1! Hot News!!! - (Now, you can get 50% OFF discount after liked our FaceBook.) More Money Saving Tips, you can ClickSpecial Offer. Rip DVD on Apple TV 3, 2, 1 with optimal Frame Rate via Mac Step 1. Load DVD movieRun the DVD to Apple TV ripper on Mac and click "File" ＞ "Load from disc" to import the DVD movie. you can pick preferred subtitle and audio track for output after importing the DVD.
Step 2. Choose output formatTo view DVD via Apple TV, next you need to choose an output video format. This smart program provides the video presets for Apple TV, Apple TV 2 and the Apple TV 3. What does that mean? That means you can convert DVDs to videos with optimized settings for different Apple TVs and you don’t need to worry about the incompatibility anymore!A: Click on the drop-down menu of “Format” and then move your pointer to Apple TV > Apple TV 3 Dolby Digital Pass-through (*.m4v) that is the best format for your ATV 3.B: For Apple TV 2 users, please select the Apple TV 2 Dolby Digital Pass-through (*.m4v).C: For Apple TV users, Apple TV H.264 1280×720(*.m4v) will be better to keep the videos in HD. 
Tip: If the default settings do not fit your requirement, you can click “Settings” icon to enter “Profile Settings” panel to adjust video size, bitrate, frame rate and audio channels. Here, you may do not change to “24”, just keep the “Original” as the best optimal Frame Rate. 
Step 3. Rip DVD to M4V for Apple TVHit the "Convert" button to start ripping DVD movie to Apple TV with both Dolby Digital 5.1 and AAC stereo preserved. After the DVD conversion finished, you can stream ripped DVD to Apple TV from Mac to Apple TV via HDMI cable, iCloud in iTunes, or Air Playit. Now, you can enjoy the DVD to Apple TV 3, Apple TV 2 and Apple TV etc from Mac with the best optimal Frame Rate. Note: With Pavtube BDMagic for Mac, you can also rip/convert 3D Blu-ray to Apple TV as well as other 3D players like Stereoscopic Player and BenQ W1070 Projector with Side by Side effect in MP4 format. Refer to the guide. Read More:
With the coming of Mother's Day 2015, have you had any good idea of your gifts for your dear Mummy? Great news for all multimedia software users for the upcoming Mother's Day: Pavtube launches a big Mother's Day Promotion for all multimedia software users to celebrate Mother's Day until May 14th.
To commemorate Mother's Day, everybody who like our Facebook is welcome to get Pavtube BDMagic v4.8.6.0 50% OFF, which is a powerful all-in-one utility integrated by DVD Ripper, Blu-ray Ripper, DVD Copy, Blu-ray Copy, Blu-ray/DVD Editor, etc. Or you can also get Pavtube BDMagic as free gift if you Facebook Community activities. See other Mother's Day specials below:
2015 Pavtube Mother's Day Promotion
Promotion period: until May 14,2015
The promotion content:
1. Official Website 20% – 40% discount
a. List of 20% off Discount for all-in-one tools from May 10th to May 12th
Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate
All in one solution to convert Blu-ray, DVD, MP4, MOV, MKV, MXF, TiVo, JPEG, BMP, et to any video and audio format. The decoding and encoding of H.265/HEVC codec, create 3D movies from 2D or 3D resources is also supported by the program.
Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac
A distinctive Mac video conversion tool to comprehensively handle all common SD and HD video, copy 2D/3D Blu-ray and standard DVD with original structure, convert all Blu-ray DVD collection to any video and audio format for all portable device.
b. List of 40% off discount video conversion tools on May 10th
Pavtube Video Converter for Mac (for Windows)
Have full access to SD videos,digital camcorder recordings, DVR videos on devices such as Apple/Android/Windows series, media players, game consoles and video editing programs.
Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac (for Windows)
Turn Sony/Canon/JVC/Panasonic HD footage and 1080p/720p MKV, MOV, MXF, MTS, M2TS, M2T, TS, M4V, MP4, AVI, MPG, VOB, WMV, 3GP, FLV videos to any video format.
Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac (for Windows)
Convert Sony/Canon/JVC/Panasonic recorded MTS/M2TS/M2T/TS/MOD/TOD footage to play on media players or edit with Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, etc.
Pavtube MXF Converter for Mac (for Windows)
Converting MXF video files generated by Canon/Sony/Panasonic camcorders to various video formats such as H.264/MPEG-4, MKV, MP4, AVI, MPEG, WMV, FLV, SWF, F4V, etc.
Pavtube iMixMXF (for Windows)
Transcoding MXF video files to Multi-track Apple Prores MOV for Final Cut Pro or Multi-track MP4/MKV format for other video editing program and media playback devices.
Join Pavtube Facebook to enjoy 50% off discount and Giveaway
Still not satisfied with the promotions listed above, just visit Pavtube Facebook Official Community and join the 3 activities below for big discounts on more products.
a. Activities 1 on May 10th
Leave the most touching words you want to say to your mother on our official campaign pages and click "Like Us", we will send you a 50% discount coupon code for our Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac (for Windows).
b. Activities 2 from May 7th to May 14th
Click to like Pavtube Facebook Official Home Page, you will gain a 50% off discount for the following products:
Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate & Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac
Pavtube BDMagic for Mac
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Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac(for Windows)
c. Activities 3 from May 7th to May 14th
In addition, users forward our post page and write a review for any of our products, email the screen-shots of your review to support@pavtube.com or macsupport@pavtube.com. We will pick out the first twenty reviews we receive and send the review writers one of your desired software from our product list for free.
Wish all mothers in the world have a happy, healthy and wonderful holiday!
To get more detailed information about the 2015 Mother’s Day Big Promotion, you can check the promotion link below:
http://www.multipelife.com/pavtube-2015-mothers-day-giveaway.html
Q: “ Ripping DVDs with Kodi? Just wondering if there's an addon that will allow me to rip a dvd to my library with Kodi. It's not all that hard to rip a DVD and put the video on my server, but if I could find an easy to use DVD ripper addon, it would be great to be able to do it from within Kodi (XBMC).”
Kodi has its supported video formats like MPEG-1, MPEG-2, H.263, MPEG-4 SP and ASP, MPEG-4 AVC (H.264), H.265 (as from Kodi 14) HuffYUV, Indeo, MJPEG, RealVideo, RMVB, Sorenson, WMV, Cinepak, but DVD is not one of them. You need transfer DVD to Kodi accepted files like MKV, and then stream movies to play with Kodi via network. BTW, Pavtube DVDAid(
review)
is the tool I used to save all my DVD to MKV.
I searched widely, and many guys recommend Pavtube DVD ripping software, it will bring the best audio / video for watching on Kodi. Unlike some free DVD ripping tools like Handbrake and MakeMKV, Pavtube DVDAid is an easy-to-use yet professional software to help you to solve the issue by giving us the ability to store our purchased physical DVD discs to Kodi(XBMC) for smoothly playback in HTPC on Windows. For those who're using a Mac OS X machine, please try its Pavtube DVDAid for Mac.
Main features:
Best DVD ripping software on the market
Rip DVD to Kodi supported file formats
Rip and convert DVD movies to MP4/AVI/MKV/WMV,etc with high quality.
Makes 1:1 copy of original DVD Disc without quality loss with all audio streams, subtitle tracks, extras, etc.
With CUDA/AMD GPU acceleration, and you will take short time of converting and get hours of enjoyments.
It’s simple to use and well worth the investment.
Support latest DVD
Features with adding *.srt and *.ass subtitle
Hot Search: MOV to Kodi | MP4 to Kodi| M2TS to Kodi | WMV to Kodi
Note: Today, we're just going to show you the simplest steps to convert DVD to XBMC Kodi file.
Step 1: Launch DVD Ripper, click "File" to import DVD file into the program.
One of the great things about this DVD to XBMC Kodi file converter is the fact that it can be used to convert multiple files at a time. You can add multiple DVD files to the conversion queue.
Step 2: Select MKV/MP4 as the output format
Click "Output Format" option to reveal the format drop-down list. In the "Format" > "Common Video" column, find "MKV(Matroska) Video (*.mkv)" or "H.264 Video(*.mp4)" or H.264 High Profile Video(*.mp4) and choose it as the output format for using on Kodi (xbmc) and playback on android tablet.
Step 3: Click on "Convert" on the lower right corner to launch the ripping process of DVD to XBMC Kodi. Wait for all the DVD files to be converted.
The two status bars show estimated time about the process. If you plan on walking away from the computer for sleep, tick the "Shut down computer when conversion completed" option. Default is unchecking.
After the conversion complete, simply put the movie from DVD onto XBMC for play back. Enjoy the movie!
If you want to backup your Blu-ray/DVD without quality loss AC3 5.1 audio for HTPC Media center, you can use Pavtube ByteCopy and refer to this guide.
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