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If you are looking for a Blu-ray Ripper, in order to back up your numerous Blu-ray discs, or put your  Blu-ray movies on your tablet or smartphone. Just pay attention to this article. Here, i list the best 5 Blu-ray Ripper in 2013 according to Google Ranking and user popularity. From where, you can clearly learn about the advantages and disadvantages of each tool.

Top 5 Best Blu-ray Ripper Ranking and Review:

Top. 1 Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper – Excellent

The good: Not any other Blu-ray Ripper can do with all kinds of BD/DVD sources: protected and unprotected Blu-ray Disc, BDMV folder, BD ISO, physical DVD, VIDEO_TS folder, DVD ISO and IFO file. Using the “Full Disc Copy” feature, you can preserve the Blu-ray’s original file structure. Insert the Blu-ray disc, click on the “Full Disc Copy” button, and select a folder to copy to. While Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper also supports conversion to popular device formats, it takes longer. When converting Blu-ray to 1080p HD video, Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper gives pretty much indistinguishable image quality from the original Blu-ray Disc with Dolby Digital 5.1/AAC 5.1 audio as a plus. If you enjoy having everything organized and save memory space while keeping the original quality of your HD movies and videos then THIS IS WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR.

The bad: It lets you trim a specific duration from a movie, but not allows you to split movie/divide a movie evenly into multiple segments. It rips 3D Blu-ray Disc to 2D only.

The bottom line: With decent decrypting capability, high quality video output and considerate backup solution and specific format templates for versatile PMP devices (iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, Xbox, PS3, Android tablets and phones, etc), Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper ranks top on the Blu-ray ripping application list.

Editors’ note: Pavtube provides excellent customer support service, including lifetime free upgrade of product and technical support. Users can contact the support staff via email for help and suggestion.

Trial Download:

• Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper for Windows (Requires Windows XP, Vista, Win7 and windows
• Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper for Mac (Requires Mac OS X Leopard (10.5), Snow Leopard (10.6), Lion (10.7), Mountain Lion (10.8))

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Based on its wonderful HD display, people who own Samsung Galaxy S4 may plan to play kinds of video files on it. However, the video limitation stop us to do this freely. When you tried to play some DVD VOB videos on Galaxy S4, it won’t produce good results. Kinds of playback issues will trouble you. How is this going?

Below is the list of Galaxy S4 supported video formats
MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX, XviD, WMV, AVI, 3GP, Flash Video

As you see, VOB isn’t included. For this reason, VOB videos can’t be played well by Galaxy S4. In addition to abandon this idea, there is a solution for us to solve it. If you have lots of VOB videos and intend to play them on Galaxy S4, it’s necessary for you to read the following article carefully.

First of all, Pavtube video converter should be installed on your computer, it’s the best VOB converter for Galaxy S4.

Step 1. Run this Galaxy S4 video converter. Add your VOB files into it.

Step 2. Click on ” Format >> Samsung >> Samsung Galaxy S III Video (*.mp4) “.

Step 3. Start converting VOB to MP4 for Galaxy S4.

Just 3 steps, you have finished the operation. Please wait until you get the converted video files. Click “Open” button to find the result videos. Now, you may refer to the small guide to transfer converted VOB videos to Galaxy S4 via Samsung Kies.

1. Connect Samsung Galaxy S III to computer via USB cable, and you’ll receive a notification from the task bar of desktop that the USB is connected. Install the device as it instructed.

2. When the Galaxy S III phone is connected as USB storage, the screen will indicate that USB storage is in use and you receive a notification.

3. Slide your fingers down, and touch Turn on USB Storage to confirm that you want to transfer videos/music to Samsung Galaxy S III.

4. You can now copy videos back and forth.

Now, you can play VOB on Galaxy S4 as you like. By the way, Pavtube video converter supports a wide range of video formats, except VOB, you can also use it to deal with other videos, like MKV, Tivo, WMV, AVI, MOV, MOD, AVCHD, MTS and more. Hope it really helps.

Question:

I am an editor on a film and i have a huge amount of MXF files that i need editing in FCP, how can I import it into FCP directly? Is there anything I need to do before editing? Forget to tell that the files are from a P2 camera that given by my workmates.

Panasonic P2 camera outputs MXF files which is encoded by DVCPRO. You can import footage into Final Cut Pro directly from a P2 card by using a P2 card reader. Final Cut Pro sees the P2 card as a volume and also sees the path to the card. Here is a detail guide to help you.

Importing P2 Footage into Final Cut Pro directly from a P2 card

If you have already copied the MXF files from the P2 card to your hard drive and unfortunately you have not keep the original structure, in this case you will need convert the MXF files to FCP preferred ProRes format so that you can edit it in FCP. Pavtube MXF converter for Mac could help you. It is the only one I have been able to find that can fetch the individual MXF files out of their subfolders as a batch and convert to FCP friendly format. See the How-to guide:

Step 1. Install and run this P2 MXF to Final Cut Pro X converter, add your video files.

Step 2. Click on “Format”, select “Final Cut Pro” category, then choose “Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)”.

Tips. The video and codecs are all from the FCP X you installed into your Mac, so the output quality is FCP X level.

Step 3. Start converting P2 mxf to FCP X by clicking “convert”.

When the process is finished, import the converted video file to FCP X for editing. That’s it. vey Easy.

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2013 Mother’s Day is coming soon! If your mom like watching 1080p Blu-ray movies, DVD movies or all kinds of videos (such as: MKV, AVI, TV Shows, WMV, Flash videos, etc.) on her Tablet or Phone? Do you think what is most appropriate gift? Guessed it! A Blu-ray Ripper, DVD Ripper tool or a Video Converter Ultimate and a iMedia Converter for Mac is Best Mother’s Day Gifts for your mom. These Video/Movie Converters can help your mom to convert Blu-ray/DVD collections, MKV, AVI, VOB, Tivo, Flash Videos etc. to her tablet or phone support playback formats for watching anytime and anywhere.

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Many Final Cut Pro (mainly FCP X and FCP 7) users found they could not import any AVCHD files into FCP anymore – only getting “no compatible file” message, below is what some folks said:

I use FCP 7 and my AVCHD file is shown as a package, not a folder. I tried to log and transfer the AVCHD file to FCP but it did not work. I think FCP does not find the files. I also tryed to click myself to the files by right clicking the file and then opening the package with “show package contents”. Once I clicked myself to the actual .mts file I tried to drag it into the log and transfer window in FCP. But this did not work – I’m using OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.

I could not import any avchd files anymore into fcp on my mac after I installed mountain lion.

As far as I know, to solve these problems, you’ve got to convert your AVCHD files first to ProRes 422 files and then import them into the Final Cut Pro 7 or FCP X. It’s a bit workaround but it works. There are several apps for converting AVCHD files to ProRes mov for FCP on Mac Mountaion Lion. I’m currently using Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac which can be used as top AVCHD MTS/M2TS Converter on Mac OS X Leopard (10.5), Snow Leopard (10.6), Lion (10.7), Mountain Lion (10.8). It costs $35, but it’s clean and easy to use. I usually convert my files into apple prores 422 to work on fcp and the software was the best converter to do this. I tried several otheres but liked the pavtube the best.

The software works like most other Converters I’ve used. Drag and drop the AVCHD .mts or m2ts files into Pavtube, choose ProRes 422 as output profile, just follow: Format > Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov), and then start the conversion. You can refer to a detailed guide here – converting AVCHD to ProRes 422 for Final Cut Pro.

Note: If you are also a FCP X user, before you try to do the conversion, don’t forget to make sure that you have installed the Apple ProRes Codec manually since the FCP X asks users to install it by themselves.

Not an FCP user? Converter also supports other video formats like Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov), AVI, WMV etc, so you should be able to create files compatible with iMovie, Final Cut Express, Adobe Premieree and more similar video editing software.

Under Mac Mountain Lion, you can use the Log & Transfer function to smoothly bring encoded AVCHD footage into Final Cut Pro 7 or FCP X. I don’t think it could get much simpler (unless of course, Apple provides native support for AVCHD importing on Mac 10.8).

Blu-ray movie sales rose 10% during in the first three months of 2011 – according to recent news from USA TODAY. Also increased are relative products, Blu-ray players, PS3, Blu-ray rippers etc. To protect the expensive Blu-ray Discs from scratching, more and more people are tending to make a backup of their Blu-ray collections. As an experienced user of various Blu-ray ripper tools, the author of this post is pleased to help beginners find their best fit. The following passages take a brief review of three top Blu-ray rippers: MakeMKV, DVDfab and ByteCopy.

Pavtube ByteCopy Review

You might haven’t heard ByteCopy- as it is released in 2011- but this is absolutely a top choice for those who wanna put Blu-ray to HD media players like WD TV Live and NMT A-210 for playback. So what can it do for you? Basically, the ByteCopy is similar to MakeMKV when it cracks and copied Blu-ray Disc and DVD movie to MKV. However, this app does not only everything (selection of forced subtitles is excluded from the “everything” ) MakeMKV does, but also converts/encodes Blu-ray contents. This feature is a lifesaver for HD media players, as not a HDD player plays 100% of Blu-ray features. E.g. When a BD movie is packed into MKV, WD TV Live can not read the Blu-ray subtitles inlaid. At this moment ByteCopy plays an irreplaceable role- it is the exclusive Blu-ray ripper that converts Blu-ray .sup subtitle to .sub without hurting video and audio quality. When it trans-codes and shrinks Blu-ray contents, CUDA acceleration is employed by default when possible.

Export file format: .mkv

Video: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, VC-1, MPEG pass-through; H.264, Xvid, MPEG, VC-1 encoded

Audio: Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS Digital, DTS-HD high-def, DTS-HD MA pass-through; Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS, AAC, MP3 encoded.

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Trial and Download

• ByteCopy for Windows
  • Requires Windows XP, Vista or Win7 (32bit and 64bit).

• ByteCopy for Mac OS X
  • Requires x86 Mac OS X 10.5 or later.

Pavtube ByteCopy rips Blu-ray in 2 ways, lossless copy and lossy conversion. In trial version lossless backup runs 7 times only; for loss conversion, a watermark is put on the screen. A full version is offered at $42 USD. The purchase includes a lifetime license and unlimited upgrades.

MakeMKV Review

MakeMKV is a nice choice for those who feel like to make lossless copy of their Blu-ray and DVD collections. The software does one thing- converting the video clips from encrypted disc into a set of MKV files, preserving most information but not changing it in any way- and does it well. It is very easy to remove unwanted audio or subtitle tracks and pretty fast to back up a Blu-ray. The copying of Blu-ray Avatar took only 86 minutes. All video streams, audio tracks and subtitles are included in resulting MKV file.

Import source: Blu-ray Disc/folder/ISO, DVD

Export file format: .mkv (with original codecs)

To add- MKV (also known as Matroska) is a container file format, in which there can be many audio, video and subtitles streams, allowing the user to store a complete movie in a single file. Practically this means that it is possible to put entire movie with multiple sound and subtitle tracks, chapters and movie thumbnail into single file.

Trial and Download

• MakeMKV 1.6.8 for Windows
  • Requires Windows XP, Vista or Win7, x86 or x64.

• MakeMKV 1.6.8 for Mac OS X
  • Requires x86 Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
• MakeMKV 1.6.8 for Linux

MakeMKV allows for a 30-day trial, and $50 USD is all you pay for lifetime Blu-ray ripping feature. Its DVD ripping feature always stays free, so let’s say thank you to the generous developer of MakeMKV.

DVDfab Blu-ray Ripper Review

DVDfab used to stand for an excellent free DVD ripper. Now we know they can do more (and ask for more too). DVDfab Blu-ray Ripper decrypts and rips Blu-ray title to various video files playable on next generation consoles like PS3 and Xbox 360, HD player like WD TV Live, or mobile devices like iPod, iPhone, iPad, etc. Unlike MakeMKV, it exports a lot of video codecs and formats:

Video: MPEG-4, H.264, MP4, MKV, AVI, WMV, M2TS, TS etc.

Audio: MP3, MP4, M4A, WMA, WAV, AAC, AC3, DTS, etc.

So you see the differences here. With MakeMKV you get lossless Blu-ray backup but only in MKV format; while with DVDfab you lose original Blu-ray quality but get much smaller movie clips in desired format. A preferred feature of DVDfab is their “Lighting speed”, i.e., multi-core CPUs and NVIDIA CUDA support. By taking advantage of CUDA accelerating, the conversion time is greatly shorted.

Trial and Download

• DVDfab Blu-ray Ripper
  • Requires Windows XP, Vista or Win7, (x32/x64). Not a Mac version is provided.

Everyone can evaluate the trial for 30 days before it stops work. To continue using the software, you can buy a one-year license of DVDfab Blu-ray Ripper at $60 USD and $105.6 USD for lifetime license. If you purchase Blu-ray Ripper and DVD Ripper in bundle, it’ll be $93.5 for one-year use and $154 for lifetime. Pretty high price, isn’t it? Especially when you can get a similar Blu-ray Ripper at much lower price?

Compare: MakeMKV vs. DVDfab vs. ByteCopy

MakeMKV and ByteCopy are good for lossless Blu-ray and DVD backup, while DVDfab focuses on Blu-ray trans-coding to portable devices like PS3, Xbox, etc.

Q: Which Blu-ray ripper keeps Blu-ray movie structure (including chapters)?
A: MakeMKV and ByteCopy

Q: Which Blu-ray ripper keeps multiple audio tracks and subtitles?
A: MakeMKV and ByteCopy

Q: What about the ripping speed of the three Blu-ray Rippers?
A: MakeMKV = ByteCopy (lossless copy) > DVDfab

Q: Which en-decodes Blu-ray with NVIDIA’s CUDA support (GPU computing)?
A: ByteCopy and DVDfab (Tip: CUDA works only when exporting H.264 encoded videos)

Q: Which does better on Blu-ray hacking/cracking?
Not a Blu-ray ripper is able to crack all the Blu-ray Discs as decryption always falls behind encryption. So it’s a question of upgrade and tech support. All the three updates their software along with the come up of new BD+ keys. MakeMKV and ByteCopy charge free for updates while DVDfab asks you pay extra money for the updates.

MakeMKV and ByteCopy are similar, you can compare their features with Pavtube ByteCopy vs. MakeMKV (comparison chart)

Amazon is expected to bring out a bigger version of the Kindle Fire, as it gradually grows the size of its tablets.

Amazon arguably started the smalltablet fad when it launched the 7-inchKindle Fire in November of 2011. And it followed that with 8.9-inch model, announced in September 2012.

Now it’s moving up to the 10-inch class, Richard Shim, an analyst at NPD DisplaySearch, told CNET.

The biggest Kindle Fire yet will sport a stunning 2,560×1,600-pixel density 10.1-inch display, according to Shim. That’s about 300 pixels per inch (PPI), considerably denser than Apple’s Retina iPad 4 with 264 PPI.

And that matches the 2,560×1,600 10-inch screen on Google’s Nexus 10, touted as the highest-resolution tablet yet.

Mass production of the display for the 10-inch Kindle Fire will start in the third quarter, Shim said.

Amazon is also expected to refresh its 7-inch and 8.9-inch Kindle Fires, with the goal of getting all models to a 300 PPI, Shim added.

In the latest figures from IDC, Amazon was ranked No. 4 in tablet shipments, with 3.7 percent of the market.

Amazon did not respond to a request for comment.

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