Move and Play DVD movies on Surface RT, Surface Pro

Summary: This simple tutorial mainly shows you how to convert and rip DVDs to Microsoft Surface Tablet supported video formats so that you can play DVD movies on Microsoft Surface RT & Surface Pro Tablet anytime, anywhere. 

Microsoft has announced its new Surface tablets, touting some noticeable enhancements over last year's models. Microsoft's more "productive" tablet device, the Surface Pro 2, will launch with the full version of Windows 8.1 Pro, featuring compatibility with all Windows desktop software. The Surface 2, meanwhile -- the sequel to Microsoft's Surface RT, which is meant to compete with Apple's iPad -- is being given an even more noticeable specs bump and a new silver colored casing.

If you have some DVD movie collections and want to play DVD movies on the Surface RT&Pro Tablets, you need to convert DVD to Surface Tablet accepted videos on computer as your first move along with some help from third-party softwares. To help those who wanna get DVD movies off of DVDs and onto Microsoft Surface RT or Surface Windows 8 Pro Tablet for playback, below, I would throw a quick tutorial up.

At first, I recommend you try the 20% off Pavtube DVD Ripper (Alternative Mac Version). It is easy to use for editing and conversion and makes great quality copies of my DVDs.

To be honest, the DVD to Microsoft Surface Converter can help you rip and convert all the DVD discs even DVD ISO/IFO image files to Surface RT/Pro compatible MP4 format. Besides, the audio/video synchronization is very good, the size of the subtitles too.

Convert DVD movies to Surface RT, Surface Pro compatible video formats

Note: The quick start guide below uses DVD Ripper Windows screenshots. The way to rip DVD movies to Windows 8 Tablet on Mac is almost the same. Just make sure you get the right version according to your computer operating system.

Step 1. Install, download and run the Pavtube DVD to Surface Converter. Load your DVD files to the program.



Step 2. Click "Format" bar, follow "Windows > Microsoft Surface Windows RT H.264 Video (*.mp4)". You can click "Settings" to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish (Remember: bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss).



Note: If you also want to enjoy Blu-ray/DVD movies to 3D videos for playback, trying Pavtube Bytecopy (Win/Mac), which can help you to backup your BD/DVD keeping original subtitle streams and convert latest Blu-ray and DVD movies to any other formats like MP4/MOV with multi-track audios , refer to Reviews of ByteCopy for Mac. 

Step 3. Start to rip DVD movies to h.264 MP4 videos for playback with Microsoft Surface Windows RT and Surface Pro.

Step 4. Transfer the result videos to Microsoft Surface Tablet thru cables.

So there you have it. Pretty simple. In this way, you can realize viewing DVD movies on Microsoft Surface Windows RT and Windows Pro Tablet and enjoy DVD movies on the go!

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Can iPhone 5S/5C play 1080p/720p HD Videos (MKV, AVI, VOB, Tivo, WMV, MPG, M4V, FLV, F4V, etc.)

Description: This article shows brief instruction about how to play 1080p/720p MKV, AVI, VOB, Tivo, WMV, MPG, M4V, FLV, F4V, videos on iPhone 5S/5C supported video formats on Mac.

iPhone 5S/5C is the 7th generation iPhone with iOS 7 which brings super-fast wireless internet, comes with Verizon in the USA. The iPhone 5S features a famous fingerprint sensor, and contains an A7 chip which more powerful than any of the current iPhones. Its budget version – iPhone 5C carries a 4-inch Retina display and A6 processor as the iPhone 5. Well, both of iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C features Retina display and have more powerful chip in graphics processing, this makes better enjoyment if we copy 1080p/720p videos to Kindle Fire HDX for watching.



Tips for Showing Best Video Formats Supported by iPhone 5S/5C:

Video Format: .m4v, .mp4, .mov, MPEG-4, H.264, M-JPEG

Audio Format: AAC, Protected AAC, HE-AAC, MP3, AAX, AAX+m, Apple Lossless AIFF, WAV

If you want to trasfer MKV, AVI, VOB, Tivo, WMV, MPG, M4V, FLV, F4V, etc. videos to your new iPhone 5S/5C for freely watching, you need to convert videos to iPhone 5S/5C compatible and widely used video format. Now let's follow this article to learn how to quick convert all 1080/720p videos to iPhone 5S/5C supported MP4 format on Mac.

Here we recommend Pavtube Video Converter for Mac (Windows version: Video Converter ), a professional video converting program which is able to outputting 720p/1080p videos with the simplest workflow and reliable video quality.

Guide: Soultions for playing movies or videos (MKV, AVI, VOB, Tivo, WMV, MPG, M4V, FLV, F4V, etc) to iPhone 5S/5C with High Quality on Mac

Preparation: Before learning how to convert movies or videos to iPhone 5S/5C, please make sure the video to Mac iPhone 5S/5C Converter installed.

Download a free trial version here:

Step One. Add videos to iPhone 5S/5C Video Converter Ultimate for Mac.
Click the top left icon to add your source videos, or drag-and-drop them directly.

Pls note that if you import a Tivo file, you will be asked to submit Tivo key in the pop-up window.

Step Two. Choose target video format.
Click the drop-down list on the bottom, we can see various presets for iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android phones/tablets, editing programs, Xbox360, etc. Let's click "iPhone" on the left, and then we will find all the presets for different models of iPhone.

To get best video quality on iPhone 5C/5S, you are suggested to choose "iPhone 5S/iPhone 5C H.264 Full HD 1080P (*.mp4)" or "iPhone 5S/5C H.264 HD 720P(*.mp4)" as the target video format at your needs.




Step Three. Customize video specs. (Optional)
Click "Settings" to open profiles settings window. Here you are able to customize video size, bitrate, frame rate, sample rate(Hz)…all the specs can be fixed manually. A personal tip: the higher bitrate you choose, the better video quality will be; and you will get videos in larger size.



Step Four. Start Conversion.
Go ahead and hit the "Convert". It will pop up a conversion window with detailed prorecess. Wait for moments, you can click "Open output folder" to locate the converted video directly. Or you can check "shut down computer after conversion" and just leave it running.

• Don't know how to transfer converted video to iPhone 5S/5C? Read this:
  
  How to sync converted video to iPhone 5S/5C? 

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Get Kindle Fire HDX 7 to Play all 1080p/720p MKV HD movies

Summary: If you are troubled in playing 1080p/720p MKV HD videos on Kindle Fire HDX 7, here's the Windows solution to convert MKV to MP4 videos for your Amazon tablets. 

 

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This evening when arriving home from work, I anxiously opened the packaging on my brand new Kindle Fire HDX 7". After spending only a few moments, from setup to navigating through various apps (books, web, videos, etc...), I must say that the device is near flawless. 

Kindle Fire HD 7" is great media player for watching movies, however, just like other Android os tablets, the Android os tablets can only play limited video formats. So sometimes, you will find you can not play MKV files on Kindle Fire HDX 7 properly or missing audio when enjoying MKV videos on your Kindle Fire HDX 7. So how if you want get these MKV HD videos work normally on Kindle Fire HDX 7? Get frustrated? Here you will find the best solution.

MKV is a container format which has many different codecs, so it's hard to handle it. The reason you cannot play MKV videos on Kindle Fire HDX 7 is simple: the default or downloaded video player on your tablet cannot find a suitable decoder for the codec in the MKV file. For example: MKV to After Effects? MKV to iTunes?

To solve these problems, a great method is to convert MKV to Kindle Fire HDX 7 supported video formats (H.264 MP4 is highly recommended) with some help from third-party tools. To get the work done, below I will take Pavtube Video Converter as example to show you how to encode MKV to MP4 videos under Windows 8/XP/7/Vista  for viewing on Kindle Fire HDX 7 without problems.

The equivalent Mac version is the VideoConverter for Mac, which can help you successfully convert MKV to Kindle Fire HDX 7 on Mac OS X. Just download it and follow the step-by-step guide to transfer and play your 1080p/720p MKV files on Kindle Fire HDX 7 smoothly.

Convert MKV to Kindle Fire HDX 7 supported video formats
The below guide uses Video Converter Windows screenshots. The way to encode MKV files to your Kindle Fire HDX 7 on Mac is almost the same. Just make sure you get the right version.

1. Download, install and launch the best MKV to Kindle Fire HDX Converter. And then click "Add Video" or "Add from folder" to import your source materials in .mkv format. Besides MKV, you can also load FLV, AVI, WMV, VOB, TiVo, MPG, MOV, etc. files to the program. Batch conversion is supported so that you can add multiple files.

2. Choose the output video format and output folder. Click "Format" bar and move mouse to "Android" column, you can easily find the profile of Amazon Kindle Fire HD H.264(*.mp4). The output videos could also fit on your Kindle Fire HDX 7 perfectly. And choose the destination folder to save the converted videos. If you like, you can click "Settings" to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish.



3. After above settings, you can start the MKV to MP4 Conversion for Kindle Fire HDX 7.
Once the process completes, download and transfer the converted MP4 videos to your Kindle Fire HDX 7 from your Mac via USB cable. Then you are free to enjoy and play 1080p/720p MKV videos on Kindle Fire HDX 7 as you like.

(The workflow also fit your Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 of course)

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How to get a Digital Copy of a Blu-ray/DVD onto Kindle Fire HDX 7/8.9

If you have issues about copy a Digital Copy movie to your Kindle Fire HDX 7/8.9, read this article to find an effective way to achieve your goal smoothly.

After weeks of speculation and leaks, Amazon has finally pulled the curtains off its next-generation Kindle Fire tablets, the Kindle Fire HDX tablet line-up. The Kindle Fire HDX line-up comprises two tablets: a 7-inch and an 8.9-inch variant, much like the Kindle Fire HD unveiled last year.

As we all known, it can do many things like listen to music, surf on the internet, watch the latest movies and more. You probably have transferred some Digital Copy movies to your PC, and expect to get them ported over to your Kindle Fire HDX for playback. However, you can't easily put Digital Copies to Kindle Fire HD as they are restricted by DRM protection. So what can we do?

No worries, it couldn't be simpler once if you find this DRM Video Recorder for Kindle (Learn why choose it)! Actually we could not find any other program more powerful because it's able to unlock all the DRM videos as long as your video is authorized and it's able to playback on this computer.

Note: Before conversion you need first to transfer Digital Copy to computer in Windows Media (.wmv) or iTunes video format (.m4v). If you have no idea about how, check the post "Blu-ray/DVD Digital Copy: Transfer, Play and Backup" to learn details.

Step 1: Download and install ChewTune or ChewTune for Mac.

When converting protected Digital Copy WMV or M4V files, please make sure you videos play well in Windows Media Player or iTunes (Windows Media Player or iTunes is required for the conversion). Otherwise, the conversion may fail.

Step 2: Click "Add Video" or "Add from folder" button to import your Digital Copy movies or just drag and drop the movies to the software. Batch conversion is supported so that you can add multiple files to convert at a time.



Step 3: Click "Format" bar and move mouse to "Android" column, you can easily find the profile of "Amazon Kindle Fire HD (*.mp4)". The output videos could also fit on Kindle Fire HDX 7/8.9 perfectly. If you like, you can click "Settings" to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish.



Step 4: Click the big "Convert" button to begin removing DRM from Digital Copy and convert DRM-free Digital Copy movie to Kindle Fire HDX playable video format - MP4.

Once the encoding task completes, you can transfer the result videos to your SD card for your  Kindle Fire HDX. There now you know how to get Digital Copy movies onto your Kindle Fire HDX 7/8.9 so you can watch them on that gorgeous screen!

This workaround works with other Android Tablets as well, of course.

Additional Tips:

About ChewTune - An easy-to-use yet intuitive and stable DRM converter which can help you strip DRM protection from iTunes, Blu-ray/DVD Digital Copy movies Amazon, Zune, BBC iPlayer, Napster, Blockbuster, etc. and convert and record videos to all popular video formats like MP4, MOV, MKV, WMV, AVI, FLV, etc. for playing and sharing anywhere you like. The audio/video synchronization is very good and the quality of the converted videos too. It's completely free for protected Audio files.

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Convert AAC MKV/MP4 movies to AC3 with 5.1 Channels

Summary: Looking for an easy way to encode AAC 5.1 MKV/MP4 video to AC3 5.1? Here we will provide you an easy-to-use AAC to AC3 Converter to make the damn MKV/MP4 AAC video to AC3 so as to get it work with your home theatre system.

“I have a lot of MKV and MP4 movies with AAC 5.1 sound. I need to change the 5.1 AAC audio in my mp4 and mkv movies to AC3 5.1 channels as the AAC won’t work with my media player. I don’t want to touch the video or change its container and I just want to convert the audio to AC3. I have googled a lot around and tried various programs but they all seemed complicated or very slow. Which program can I use to do this? My most concern is the ease of use.”

Pavtube Video Converter for Mac probably would be the best answer to the question mentioned above. It is simple to use and features fast conversion speed. The advanced encoding technology accelerates its conversion speed to great extent. With this AAC to AC3 Converter for Mac, you can convert videos (including DVDs, Blu-rays) much faster than other similar tools. The Windows version is Pavtube Video Converter for Windows.

Related article for converting MKV audios? Such as MKV FLAC to AC3 5.1? Or you can learn more related details on this ssituation.

Here is how to encode AAC 5.1 MKV/MP4 video to AC3 5.1 on Mac

1. Import source media files
Download and install and run Pavtube Video Converter for Mac. Click “Add video” button to load your source MKV/MP4 files into the program. The iMedia Converter for Mac is multi-task based and supports batch conversion, this means you can load in multiple video files to convert at one time.

2. Select output format
From the Format bar, navigate to “HD Video” catalogue, and choose either “MKV HD Video (*.mkv)” or “H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)” as output depending on your requirement. More than MKV to MKV and MP4 to MP4 output, high-definition videos can be re-coded into other formats retaining HD quality as well.



3. Change AAC to AC3
Click “Settings” button, the “Profile Settings” windows pops up, on which you need to set the audio codec to ac3. This ensures your output videos to be encoded with ac3 codec.



Apart from changing audio codec, you are also allowed to reset video resolution, video bit rate, frame rate, audio bit rate and sample rate on this window.

4. Start conversion
Click “Convert” button to start converting AAC in MKV/MP4 to AC3 with 5.1 Channels. As soon as the conversion finished, you can click “Open” button to get the generated files with ease.

Another good thing about Pavtube Video Converter for Mac is, it offers a “Shut down computer after conversion” option, so if you don’t want to wait around in front of your computer for the entire conversion process, you can tick off it and go away to do other things.

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Watch Blu-ray movie on Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 with perfect video quality?

Description: This article guides you to rip Blu-ray movies to Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 supported format so you could easily watch your Blu-ray movies on Kindle Fire HDX 8.9’s widescreen display.

By most measures, Amazon Kindle Fires are the most successful Android tablets on the market. Recently Amazon revealed the latest generation of Kindle Fires: the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9-inch, the Kindle Fire HDX 7-inch and the latest Kindle Fire HD.Of the three, the two HDX models certainly raise the bar for pure power and screen resolution. The Kindle HDX tablets also have screen resolutions that are starting to make “Retina Display” look quaint. Under the Fire HDX 8.9-inch's Gorilla Glass screen is a 2560 x 1600 display with 339 pixels per inch. In comparison, the iPad Retina, which also has a larger, 9.7-inch screen, offers 264 ppi.Even the tinier Fire HDX 7-inch has a whopping 323 ppi in its 1920 x 1200 display. The iPad Mini with standard display only has 163 ppi.

"I ordered an 8.9" hdx which I think I'll get mid Nov. I just need a bigger screen for email, internet, and watching my favorite movies etc. I liked the specs on the hdx and it's decent price. But I wanna to put my Blu-ray to Kindle Fire HDX 8.9; while, the only problem is the Kindle Fire HDX has no Blu-ray drive. So is there any way to play Blu-ray on Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 tablet?”

According to my experience, H.264 MP4 format is the best format for Kindle Fire HD 8.9. So to transfer Blu-ray movies to Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 for playback, you will need to convert Blu-ray to Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 supported MP4 format. Here, you are recommended to use Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper. With this easy-to-use Blu-ray ripping tool, I fast ripped and converted Blu-ray movies to Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 playable format MP4 and all files work perfectly on my Kindle Fire HDX. Awesome! Now I can play Blu-ray movies on Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 freely. In below article you would learn the easiest way to rip Blu-ray movies to Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 with lossless quality.

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How to Rip Blu-ray movies to Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 with best quality?

1. Download, install and launch the best Blu-ray to Kindle Fire HDX Converter.

(If you are Mac users, try Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper for Mac)

2. Load source Blu-ray movie.

Click this "Load Disc" button to browser to your disc drive and import your source disc.



3. Choose Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 suitable format.

First of all, choose the wanted audio track from "Audio" drop-down list and desired subtitles from "Subtitle" tab.

Then hit the "Format" menu you could choose the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 optimized format. Choose "Android > Amazon Kindle Fire HD(*.mp4)" (Download a patch here to get the Kindle Fire HD preset). The preset is specially designed for Kindle Fire HD, but can could fit on the Kindle Fire HDX 7/8.9 perfectly.



4. Set profile presets (Optional)

Click the "Settings" icon on program interface, you are allowed to set presets to get better video and audio performance on your Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. You could adjust video and audio parameters including Frame Rate, Resolution, Aspect Ratio, Video Bitrate, Sample Rate, Channels and Audio Bitrate.

5. Start ripping.

Hit the "Convert" icon and start ripping Blu-ray movies to Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. After it finishes, you would get a created MP4 file in output destination. Now you are ready to transfer your Blu-ray movies to Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 and watch them anytime and anywhere you like.

Learn How to Transfer Media Contents to Your Kindle Fire HD

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