Rip Blu-ray to MP4/MKV to use in Xbox One with fast speed

Summary: It seems to be a great idea to play Blu ray on Xbox 360 in your leisure time. This article will just show you how to convert Blu-ray to Xbox 360 video with high speed. 

Xbox One generates a DVD/Blu-ray drive, which is a great improvement, making users playing Blu-ray/DVD more conveniently. But, the Blu-ray Disc will be scratched or damaged due to repeat use. So what is the best way to get Blu-ray file into something Xbox one can stream, without losing either the quality? In this page, I will share a simplest way to play Blu-ray on Xbox one with ease. 



As we know, Blu-ray provides HD video sources for playback. But if you want to have a try to watch Blu-ray movies on Xbox One, you need to rip Blu-ray to Xbox One compatible format first.To save you from the awkward situation, Pavtube BDMagic for Windows comes to give you a hand. For Mac users, you can try to Pavtube BDMagic for Mac - which allows you to copy Blu-ray movies to Xbox game console on Mac Yosemite 10.10 (including Mavericks and Mountain Lion). 
  
This Blu-ray to Xbox One ripper offers specified video formats for Xbox One, Xbox 360 and many other game hardware like PSP, PS4, Wii and more. With it, you will be able to watch any Blu-ray/DVD movies via Xbox. Its build-in editor lets you touch up the Blu-ray/DVD video as you like, which include trimming, cropping, rotate, merge and apply special visual effects, etc. It also able to fetch and embed the metadata informatyion to the video. 

Rip Blu-ray to MP4/MKV to use in Xbox One with best quality

Step 1: Load Blu-ray Movies

Kick off Blu-ray to Xbox One Converter and then load source Blu-ray movies by clicking "Load BD" button. 



Note: Subtitles and audio tracks could be selected after loading Blu-ray movies.

Step 2: Output settings

Here we select mp4 with H.264 codec for Xbox One. Click the Format drop-down list, and select “Xbox 360 HD Video(*.wmv)” from "Zune/Xbox 360 Device" category. You can select other Xbox360 format for watching. 



Optional settings: This Blu-ray to Xbox One Converter allows you to adjust video/audio settings. Video and audio parameters of selected profile could be adjusted, including: video codec, audio codec, bit rate, frame rate, channel, etc. You could click settings button to enter the Settings panel. 



Step 3: Convert Blu-ray to Xbox One with MP4/MKV 

Hit the convert button on the main interface to let this Blu-ray to Xbox ripper start converting. Once the conversion is finished, you could transfer the converted Blu-ray movies to MP4/MKV to use in your Xbox One for unlimited playback. Enjoy. 

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Chromecast MKV- Solve MKV files won't transcode to Chromecast issue

A step by step guide on how to convert MKV to Chromecast playable MP4 format to solve MKV wouldn't transcode to Chromecast issue.

mkv files won't transcode to Chromecast

Here is my situation: I have a large number of "mkv" movies. Plex will play the .mkv movies fine on my PC using the Plex Web interface. Now the problem: This is a Chromecast forum so I'll start there. When I use the native cast utility within Plex, the video will not transcode to the Chromecast. The audio makes the trip, but the screen remains gray with a mish-mash of mainly purple pixels along the top edge. I have tried varying the connection playback options (all the obvious things) but no deal. Would you help me out? Thanks!!

Google Chromecast is a digital media player that allows you to stream MP4, WebM, MPEG-DASH, Smooth Streaming, and HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) video formats on your High Definition Television (HDTV). The MKV video which can't be played with audio through Chromecast may contain DTS or AC3 audio codec which is unsupported by Chromecast. If you would like to stream and play unsupported local MKV video through a Chromecast, you have to first of all convert your mkv videos into Chromecast compatible ones.

Learn more >> The most powerful software of comparative

Here Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is suggested. Acting as the Chromecast video converter as well as audio converter, it can easily convert various formats, not only MKV, but also MOV, M4V, MPG, MXF, MTS, M2TS, M2T, AVI, FLV, VOB, WMV, WTV, DVR, DV, SWF, TS, and etc to Chromecast supported video format and tons of audio file like AMR, AC3, AAC, APE, WMA, WAV, M4A, M4R, CAF, VOC, QCP, MP2, 3GA, and etc to Chromecast compatible audio format. In addition, it supports 150+ video presets for popular devices like the iPad, Android devices, game console, etc. For Mac users, get the equivalent Mac version. Just get the right version and follow the steps below to convert MKV for adding to Chromecast.

(Read Best Ultimate Video Converter Review) 

Download Video Converter for Chromecast:



Tutorial: Casting local MKV video files to Chromecast

Step 1: Load original MKV files

Click "Add Video" button on the main interface to load your MKV files to the program. (Drag & Drop function is included.)



Step 2: Select output format

Click "Format" and choose MP4 from "Common Video" or HD MP4 from "HD MP4" as output format, which can be recognized by Chromecast easily.



Tip: Adjust the video and audio parameters including the Bitrate of Video&Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the "Settings" button on the main interface for getting the best quality.

Step 3: Start MKV to Chromecast Conversion

Tap the ConverT button on the main interface to start transcoding MKV to Chromecast. The process will be finished soon. After the conversion, you can easily find the encoded MKV video clips in the destination folder by clicking "Open" button to locate the converted video files. Drag the video file you want to play into the Chrome browse and click the browser extension, select "Cast this tab", the local video will be streamed to TV directly for easy playback.

With the new optimized acceleration technology, the super speed video conversion now is 6X faster than before and surpasses most regular video converters. What's more, this video file converter ensures zero quality loss. With its built-in video editor, you can personalize and retouch your videos in clicks.

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Source: How to Cast unsupported MKV video Files through a Chromecast 

How to View Blu-ray Movies on XBMC player via network?

This is a quick guide on how to convert Blu-ray movie for XBMC player playback via network with Pavtube Blu-ray to XBMC converter.

XBMC has been the most popular media player that can be used to build a home theater system. With XBMC media player, you can view and watch any videos, music, podcasts on your local computer or from internet. XBMC is developed for Mac, Windows, iOS, Android platform now. So almost all of us can use this powerful media player app without obstacles.

And there will be a trouble that maybe you are not able to play Blu-ray movies via XBMC due to the Blu-ray copy protection. So, the best way to get XBMC play Blu-ray movie is to remove copy protections, and rip the movies to a XBMC Player compatible format.

In order to rip a Blu-ray, a professional Blu-ray Ripper is the key. Here we recommended Pavtube BDMagic - A powerful Blu-ray to XBMC Converter tool designed. It is capable of converting Blu-ray movies to XBMC supported MP4/MKV/AVI format, so that you can enjoy Blu-ray movies with XBMC Player conveniently without any trouble. More than that, with full supports for retail BD movies, the Blu-ray Converter is good at decrypting almost all latest BD copy protections, including AACS and BD+, so you can rip the latest released Blu-ray movies to XBMC at will. Mac version is BDMagic for Mac. See the detailed tutorial as below.

• Read More: Top Blu-ray Ripper Review

Convert Blu-ray movies to XBMC Player supported format

Step 1. Load Blu-ray.

Put the Blu-ray disc into the BD drive and then click the import from BD drive button after launching the program.



Step 2. Choose XBMC compatible formats.

Click on the dropdown menu of "Format", and then follow "HD Video > H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)" for ripping movies from Blu-ray Disc to XBMC MP4. What's more, "MKV HD Video(*.mkv)" is compatible.



Optional - Adjust video and audio settings

The Blu-ray to XBMC Ripper allows users adjusting video and audio parameters before converting Bluray to MP4. Click "Settings" button, then you will be able to adjust video and audio settings in the following popup window, including codec name, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel.

Step 3: After everything is done, click "Convert" button to start ripping Blu-ray to XBMC MP4 for playback.

The program adopts advanced audio and video in sync technology, which will guarantee you perfect audio and video synchronization. Once the conversion is done, you can click "Open" button to get the final output XBMC files with ease.

So there you have it. Pretty simple. Now just enjoy/play 1080p Blu-ray movies with XBMC Player as you like.

Tips:

• In "Subtitle" tab on "Editor" Window, you are able to add *.srt and *.ass subtitles you get from internet or other places to the Blu-ray movies. 
• Support Direct copy titles from Blu-ray in Original Format. 
• Support 1:1 backup Blu-rays with original structure. 
• Support TrueHD 6.1 and TrueHD 7.1 decoding. 

Pavtube BDMagic is also the best choice if you want to play Blu-rays/DVDs with Apple TV, iPad, iPhone, Android/Windows tablet/phone and other devices with high quality. It enables you to transcode Blu-ray/DVD to Window Movie Maker, Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer etc. With this best Blu-ray Ripper, you can easily and quickly rip Blu-ray/DVD discs and make a backup, conversion, compression of your Blu-ray/DVD for any use.

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Rip and stream Disney Blu-ray to WD TV Live Media Player for playback

In order to play Disney Blu-ray movies via WD TV Live media player, you need to rip Blu-ray to WD TV supported video formats. Here is the detailed solution.

WD TV Live is a gorgeous HD media player, and also lets you stream all your personal and Internet media files to your HDTV so that you can enjoy your digital content on the big screen of your HDTV. Want to watch some Disney Blu-ray movies on your HDTV via WD TV Live (Plus, Hub) but only to find that your Blu-ray movies or Blu-ray folders are not directly supported?

Don't worry! In this article, you’re going to learn how to convert Disney Blu-ray movie to WD TV Live supported video formats like .MP4, .MKV or .AVI, etc. for watching with ease.


First of all, download and install Pavtube ByteCopy.

By searching widely, and I found many guys recommend Pavtube Blu-ray ripping software-ByteCopy, it will bring the best audio/video for watching on WD TV Live. Read the review and here is the mac version.

It can help rip Blu-ray movies (including protected Disney Blu-ray movies) to WD TV Live supported MP4, AVI, MOV, MKV, etc. so that you can play your Blu-ray movies on HDTV via WD TV Live without any limitations! What’s more, this program comes with a built-in video editor that allows you to edit your Blu-ray movies by trimming, cropping, adjusting video effects, etc. Now download this tool and follow the instructions to convert Disney Blu-ray movies to videos for WD TV Live.

Convert and Stream Disney Blu-ray for playing on WD TV Live Media Player

Step 1. Load Disney Blu-ray files.

Insert your Blu-ray disc to the drive, then launch the Blu-ray to WDTV ripping software and click the “Load Disc” button to have the Disney Blu-ray content imported. You can also add BDMV folder,  Blu-ray ISO files are the source files for converting.

Note: Check the “Merge into one file” on the main interface; you will get multiple selected titles into one output file. It merges not only the chapter in to a title and file but also merges the titles in to one file.

Step 2. Choose MP4 format.

In the dropdown list of “Format”, there are a mass of video format. You can choose “HD Video -> H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)” directly or choose the desired portable devices which is the best streaming format via WD TV Live Media Player. Also you can rip Blu-ray to play on Smart TV. Just choose according to your own needs.



Tip:

1. If you want to get output blu-ray video keeping multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitles and with with lossless quality, you can choose “Multi-track Video” > “Lossless/encoded Multi-track MKV(*mkv)” format.

2. You are also allowed to change the video and audio parameters like codec, bitrate, channels, frame rate, etc. You can adjust it according to your demand or keep it default for output.



Step 3. Convert Disney Blu-ray to MP4.

Click the “Convert” button to start converting Disney Blu-ray to MP4 format. With the technology of CUDA acceleration it will provide you fast conversion speed. Once completed, go to “Open” the generated MP4 files.

Now you can connect to an HDTV using an HDMI cable and access the Internet with either a direct connection to a router or by joining a home network like DLNA, just get your Disney Blu-ray playback on your WD TV Live Media Player with ease.

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How to stream DVD movies from PC to play on Roku 3

Will Roku play DVD movies? Yes. This article is a tutorail on how to stream DVD movies from PC to play on Roku 3.

We may feel great satisfied if we have Roku box. Use Roku to stream Netflix, Hulu, and video content from dozens of other providers to television. But it happens that we may have an Roku and want to play DVD movies on Roku player. Is it possibile? If yes, how?

Keep in mind that the Roku only supports H.264 MPEG-4 certain common video formats. So if we want to enable Roku 3 to play DVD files, all we need to do is to convert DVD to Roku 3 supported video formats with a professional DVD to Roku 3 Converter.

Here Pavtube DVDAid is the recommended DVD to Roku converter for you. (Read reviews) With this program, you can rip DVDs and lossless re-encode DVDs to MKV, MP4 format for Roku 3 playback. Of course, this DVD ripper can help you convert commercial DVD movies to AVI, WMV, FLV, MOV, etc as well. What's more, it can also enable you to rip DVD for directly playback on Android, iOS, Windows based devices. If you are using Mac, you can also use DVDAid for Mac. Free download the right version and follow the guide below.

How to Rip DVD movies to Roku 3 for Playing

Step 1: Load DVD movies

Install and launch DVD to Roku 3 Converter, click the "Load DVD" button on the menu bar to load your DVD files. By importing DVD files, you can select DVD subtitle, audio and angle, preview DVD videos, snap screenshots, etc.



Step 2: Select an output format

To convert DVD to MP4, MKV for Roku 3, just click on the dropdown menu of "Format", and then choose MKV, H.264 MP4 from Common Video profile list. You can also store your DVD onto NAS server for playback later.



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.



Step 3. Rip DVD movies to Roku 3

Click the convert button under the preview window, and the DVD ripper will start the conversion from DVD movies to MKV/MP4 for Roku 3.

After the conversion, you can hit "Open" to quick locate the converted video; now you can transfer the converted video to a USB file or SD card and attach it to Roku 3 box and you will have no trouble to watch your favorite DVD movies on big-screen TV through Roku set-top box.

What's more, take it easy to stream Blu-ray, MKV and iTunes video to Roku 3 for playback.

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Getting iTunes to play on Windows Media Player nicely

If you want to put iTunes files to Windows Media Player for playback, Pavtube iTunes to WMP converter is the best choice for you.

In some forums, questions like "Will songs or movies downloaded off iTunes work with Windows Media Player?", "How can I get a TV show/movie from iTunes onto my Windows Media Player. Does iTunes movie work with them?", etc. are often heard. To make it clear, first, you should know that iTunes movies are often locked with Apple DRM protection. The Windows Media Player doesn't recognize this file format yet. (Learn tips for letting iTunes & Windows Media Player live happily together here)

To enjoy iTunes music, movies and TV shows in M4A/M4P/M4B/M4V on Windows Media Player, you need to remove DRM protection and convert the video files to WMP supported video format WMA, MP3 WMV, AVI at first.

Pavtube ChewTune (For Windows & For Mac), which acts as a practical iTunes movies to Windows Media Player converter, shows its speciality in removing DRM protection. With the advanced built-in DRM remove technology, it is able to convert protected M4V video files to conventional and unprotected videos and allows you play the covnerted video files on Windows Media Player. (Read Top 10 Best DRM Removal Review)

How to remove iTunes DRM and convert iTunes video to Windows Media Player

Step 1. Load M4V files to the DRM Removal Tool.

Get this DRM Removal Tool installed, drag and drop your iTunes M4V files to it directly.



Step 2. Choose output file format for editing or playing.

Windows Media Player supports MP4, MP3 file formats, Just click the drop-down list besides “Format” and choose “Common Video -> H.264 Video(*.mp4)”; You can also key in mp4 in the search box to quick locate this profile.



And “Settings” button provides you more customize options like video size, bitrate, frame rate, sample rate(Hz) etc. for output files.

Step 3. Strat removing DRM protection from iTunes contents.

Now you can click “Convert” button to start removing DRM protection. Wait for moments, then click “Open” to locate the converted DRM-free video. And now you can now are able to add and import iTunes contents to Windows Media Player effectively for freely playback.

Here are several tips during the conversion:

a). Please don't use iTunes during converting, or an error may occur.
b). It's highly recommended to use iTunes V10.5.0 or higher.
c). This product cannot convert unplayable iTunes files (damaged, unauthorized, etc).
d). The DRM removing process may mislead your anti-virus software to falsely report virus/worm. Please ignore the report to keep on ripping.

Hints: This DRM Converter can also convert iTunes protected video and music to play via Plex, Roku 3 or edit in Windows Movie Maker.

Rip Blu-ray ISO image file to HEVC/H.265 MP4 on PC

This guide shows how to convert Blu-ray ISO to HEVC/H.265 MP4 on PC for playing with an easy-to-use yet powerful ISO to H.265 converter.

The ISO is an exact digital replica of the Blu-ray disc which is an ideal way of backing up personal BD collection. Although it is convenient for backing up and archiving, it doesn’t lend itself all that much to portability. Plus, you will be worry free about their large size possessing large storage space.

Now it's an opportunity to cut back the video file size with identical quality- convert Blu-ray ISO to HEVC/H.265 MP4 on PC since H.265/High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) is said to double the data compression ratio compared to H.264/MPEG-4 AVC at the same level of video quality.

To transfer Blu-ray ISO file to HEVC/H.265 MP4 for playing smoothly, the latest upgraded Pavtube BDMagic/ByteCopy/Video Covnerter Ultimate is highly recommended to you to rip your favorite Blu-ray ISO movies to HEVC/H.265 MP4 mp4 with best quality and fast speed. What’s more, this professional Ripper not only can support Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray folders, but also can deal with DVD ISO IFO files, DVDs and DVD folders. Below is a tutorial for you to rip Blu-ray ISO file to HEVC/H.265 MP4 on PC.

How to Convert Blu-ray ISO to HEVC/H.265 MP4 on PC

Step 1. Load source Blu-ray ISO file on your PC

Launch this Blu-ray to H.265 Ripper and click “File-Load IFO/ISO” button to import Blu-ray ISO file into the program. DVD/BD discs and folders are also supported.



Step 2. Choose output profile

Click on the dropdown menu of “Format” and then move your pointer to “Common Video”, under the sublist, “H.265 Video(*.mp4)” as the output format. What's more, you can rip your Blu-ray ISO to H.264 MKV and AVI, MKV, MPG, WMV for playback.



Step 3. Start Blu-ray ISO to HEVC/H.265 MP4 conversion

Tap “Convert” button on the main interface to start transcoding Blu-ray ISO movies to HEVC/H.265 MP4.

After the conversion, click “Open” to locate the result videos and then you can play the Blu-ray ISO files on your PC with digital players like Divx Player and VLC Player smoothly or preview directly in upgraded Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate.

Additional Tip:

Before ripping, you can click the “Settings” button on the main interface to adjust the profile parameters such as video size, video&audio bitrate, frame rate, etc to meet your own demands.

NEWS!!! Recently, Pavtube Studio has upgraded its top-ranked Pavtube BDMagic/ByteCopy/Ultimate to version 4.9.0.0 with supporting the most advanced hardware acceleration NVIDIA CUDA & AMD APP by H.264/H.265 codec, which can give users 30x video transcoding speed than before.

How to Get all DVDs into Synology NAS drive for Streaming

If you some DVD discs, do you want to put them into Synology NAS for sharing on media streamers, just read on this article to get solution to stream DVD to NAS.

NAS is just a big file storage really and you may find that just copying the DVD files to Synology NAS directly is a pain to try and play with a media streamer(PS3, WD TV, etc). Then which is the best way to take the DVDs and put the DVD movies on NAS drive for playing on most media streamers…

First, a quick note: we know that there is still a lot of legal ambiguity around ripping content that you have legally purchased. At Audioholics, we believe that you should be able to watch purchased media on your system regardless of whether it's coming from a standalone DVD player or a media center frontend. Actually, it's not as difficult as you imagine. To get DVDs on Synology NAS, you'll need a third-party DVD ripping software.

Most of you are likely familiar with the excellent Handbrake for ripping standard Def DVDs, but it still cannot yet protected DVD discs. The way it can with regular DVDs, so you'll need to add an intermediate step. Pavtube DVDAid is the bee's knees, which can help you fast rip DVD discs to a format playble by NAS while keeping the original quality. (Best DVD Ripping for Windows/Mac)

With it, ripping DVD for Synology NAS is simple as ABC. After downloding, follow the wizard to install and run the program. The mac version is DVDAid for Mac. Then follow the steps below to convert DVD to Synology NAS comaptible formats in a few clicks!

• Also learn how to Backup Blu-ray to NAS for DS Video Playback

How to rip and stream DVD movies via Synology NAS

Step 1: Insert your DVD disc into DVD ROM, Launch the program and click the "Disc" button to import the DVD movies. DVD folder and ISO/IFO files are also supported. You can select subtitles as you want.



Step 2: Click Format and choose MP4 video from Common Video, which can be recognized by Synology NAS well. MKV is also a good choice; as a container format it takes whatever you give it. And then click the Browse button to specify an output folder to save the converted files.

• Also learn how to rip DVD to play on Kindle Fire HD 6 and Big Screen TV

Tip: With the right settings you can retain the quality of the original DVD while also saving space. This is particularly helpful when streaming over your network, depending on your network quality. Simply click Settings bar and you can tweak the settings to your satisfaction and even save it as preset.



Step 3: Finally, hit the "Convert" button at the bottom of the main interface to start the conversion. It will automatically convert DVD to Synology NAS compatible video files.

Once the conversion is finished, click "Open" to quickly find the converted movies. Then, Synology NAS will recognize, catalog, play and stream these DVD rips at ease.

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iTunes to Plex - Watch iTunes Movie on Plex Media Server Freely

Plex Media Server can not play iTunes contents. This article will guide you how to work around to get Plex playing purchased and rented iTunes movies TV shows. 

To have all these movies backed up and saved to watch anytime you want without having to pull out the disc? Plex Media Server is the solution. It allows you to store all your movies on a central server and watch them on your TV, iPad, computer or phones both home and away.

However, there are people who have Plex Media Server and iTunes Movies and TV Shows. Is there any method to play iTunes movies and TV shows on Plex? The following tutorial will give you answer!

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Because of DRM protection, movies and TV shows that you purchased and rented from iTunes Store are limited to play in Appple ecosystem. This kind of videos have DRM protections that prevents you from copying and transferring to other devices or programs for playing. Besides, Plex Media Server allows to stream and play nearly all kinds of local media files including MP4, MOV, AVI, MPEG video files, MP3, WMA audio files, and etc, but M4V files is not supported.

The best way to successfully import iTunes DRM videos to Plex Media Server for streaming and playing is to remove DRM from iTunes videos and convert iTunes DRM M4V to common videos like MP4, MOV, AVI, and etc. What you need is a powerful DRM removing tool and iTunes M4V Video Converter- like Pavtube ChewTune. (Read Top 10 Best DRM Removal Review)

Money-saving Tips:

• ByteCopy($42) + ChewTune($29) = Only $54.9, Save $16.1
• Video Converter Ultimate($65) + ChewTune($29) = Only $74.9, Save $19.1
• BDMagic($49) + ChewTune($29) = Only $49.9, Save $28.1
• DVDAid($35) + ChewTune($29) = Only $49.9, Save $14.1

If you are a Mac user, please turn to ChewTune for Mac. Free download the right version and enjoy your iTunes M4V movies on Plex Media Server without any hassle!

Tips and preparations:

1. Make sure that your computer is authorized by source iTunes videos, that is to say you can play the source iTunes movies in iTunes without trouble.

2. Allow the audio driver installed during the Pavtube ChewTune installation.



3. Close iTunes before running the Pavtube DRM Removal Converter when converting iTunes M4V movies.

How to Convert iTunes movies to Plex Media Server

Step 1: Download a trial version of Pavtube DRM Removal Tool, and install it.

Step 2: Start the iTunes to Plex Converter, hit the "Add video" or "Add from folder" button and browser the source iTunes videos location for loading.



Step 3. From the "Format" drop-down list, choose suitable profile for Plex Media Server. Here I suggest you choose "Common Video > H.264 Video(*.mp4)" as output format.



Optional – If you like, you could adjust profile settings including video codec, bitrate, frame rate, etc to get better video and audio quality for watching iTunes movies on Plex Media Server.

Step 4. Hit the "Convert" button to start recording iTunes movies. After it finishes, click the "Open" icon to locate the recorded iTunes movie, and you are ready to transfer and stream these MP4 videos to Plex Media Server, it's very easy.

Pavtube ChewTune is developed as the top DRM Removal tool and Recorder to help users legally strip off DRM protection from iTunes M4V movies, Amazon Instant Videos and Digital Copy so that you are able to watch almost all DRM movies on multiple smartphones and tablets anywhere you like. Have a try!

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Effective Way to Watch Frozen iTunes Movie via Roku 3

Why can't I play iTunes movies on TV via Roku 3? In this guide, I will show the easy way to remove DRM and convert Frozen iTunes M4V to Roku 3 with the top DRM Removal. 

The Roku 3 currently offers access to over 750 different entertainment channels including popular apps such as Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus, Vudu and HBO GO. And we also use Apple TV to access iTunes movies, YouTube video and etc on TV.

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But can we install iTunes on RoKu 3 for playing iTunes movies and music? How can I play iTunes contents on RoKu 3 through USB? You come to the right place! In this article, you will learn how to convert the hot Disney movie Frozen from iTunes to mp4 for playing on your Roku 3 player.

Af first, you should know Videos/Movies purchased or rented from iTunes are in M4V format with DRM protection. That means users could just play the iTunes M4V TV episodes, movies, and music videos in portable Apple devices like iPad, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV. Naturally, iTunes movie can’t be directly played on Roku 3. So, to play Frozen iTunes movie with Roku 3, the DRM needs to be removed and the movies in M4V format should be converted to common MP4 videos that Roku 3 supports.

What format can play on RoKu 3?

A USB port enables local media playback (supported formats include: MP4 (H.264) & MKV (H.264) video / AAC & MP3 audio / JPG & PNG image).

To accomplish this goal, my girlfriend recommended me an amazing DRM Converter and Removal- ChewTune for its easy-to-use interface, straight workflow and reliable video quality. It can easily get rid of Apple's DRM protection from those iTunes downloaded m4v video, and transfer it to various video formats including MP4 profiles for Roku 3. (Here is the review)

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• ByteCopy($42) + ChewTune($29) = Only $54.9, Save $16.1
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Now just download this software and follow the tips below to make your Frozen iTunes movie playable on Roku 3.

A command window will pop up during the installation to install specific audio driver, do not shut down and let it running until the installation completed.



How to convert Frozen iTunes DRM video to MP4 for Roku 3?

Step 1. Add video to this iTunes to Roku 3 Converter(Mac version is here). Drag and drop your videos to it directly, or you can click "Add" icon to import them as below.



Step 2. Let's click the drop-down-list besides "Format" and move to "Common Video" column and choose "H.264 Video(*.mp4)" as output format for your Roku 3.

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Step 3. You can click "Settings" to enter Profile Settings window and customize target video spec, you can find settings for video size, codec, bitrate and frame rate.

Step 4. Now click the big red icon to start converting Frozen iTunes M4V video to Roku 3 in batch; this converter will activate your media player automatically and start to play this video. The player windows cannot be removed or closed.

In the meanwhile, it will start to record this video in MP4 real-time. The conversion time is equal to the video length itself; you can do other tasks during the converting the process.

Note: The system volume could turn off temporally during this period; no worries, do not touch it to get perfect DRM removed video.

After the conversion, click "Open output folder" to quick locate the converted video.

Tips:

1. The DRM removing process may mislead your anti-virus software to falsely report virus/worm. Please ignore the report to keep on ripping.

2. This product cannot convert unplayable video (damaged, unauthorized, etc).

After that, you can directly play the movie on your PC or transfer the converted video to a USB file or SD card and attach it to Roku box. Now the Roku set-top box will have no trouble to play your Frozen iTunes movie file.

If you are disc lovers, learn how to copy Blu-ray to NAS for HD 4K TV, rip Blu-ray to external hard drive for Roku 3 and convert TS Folder and VOB files to PS3.

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Copy 2016 hot Blu-rays to NAS for HD 4K TV or Normal def TV streaming

This article shows you with an easy workaround for copying 2016 hot Blu-ray releases to NAS so that you can stream to HD 4K TV or Normal def TV for watching.

NAS, with Network Attached Storage in full, is the extender for home sharing. If you have tons of 2016 hot Blu-ray releases like Guardians of the Galaxy, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Planes: Fire & Rescue, X-Men: Days of Future Past, etc. and want to copy them to NAS for streaming with your HD 4K TV or Normal def TV for watching on big sceen in your living room, find the all-in-one solution from the following paragraphs.

To preserve your 2014 hot movie Blu-ray collection on NAS or playback on TV for sharing with your families and friends with ease, you need to convert Blu-ray to NAS compatible format first.

To realize it, a Blu-ray ripping program- like Pavtube BDMagic is highly recommended which can rip and convert Blu-ray/DVD to NAS supported MP4, MKV video effortlessly within a few clicks, so that you can sync and play your DVD, BD files on HD 4K TV or Normal def TV without any limitations. If you are a Mac user, please turn to BDMagic for Mac. Just download it and follow the steps below to learn how to do it.

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Put 2016 hot Blu-ray releases onto NAS for playback on HD 4K TV or Normal def TV

Step 1: Run the best Blu-ray to NAS Converter and click disc icon to load your Blu-ray movie files. It programs also enables you to convert Blu-ray, DVD ISO files to NAS drive.



Step 2: Choose your desired output format for NAS, like MKV, MP4 and more. Here just set H.264 HD MP4 for example.



Tip: By clicking the "Settings" button, you can modify the video/audio parameters like 1920*1080 (Full HD 1080P video resolution), which can help you get the ripped Blu-ray movies with high quality

Step 3: Hit the Convert button to start converting Blu-ray movies to NAS video.

After a short conversion, click the Open button you will get the ripped Blu-ray files. Make sure the wireless network connection is accessible among the NAS and HD 4K TV or Normal def TV streaming.

Then just enjoy the high quality 2016 hot Blu-ray movies with your families and friends at ease. In addition, you can Get all Blu-rays into NAS and Get all DVD into  NAS for watching.

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