Sunday, January 12, 2014

Convert recorded Films (TS) from my SAT-Receiver to Apple TV on Mac

Have got some TS recordings from SAT-Receiver? Looking for some tutorials leading you to convert these .ts files to your Apple TV for watching on Mac? This article will teach you how to.

I'm a product manager and I like Triathlon very much. Now I recorded some ts videos from a USB-Harddisk which is connected to my SAT-Receiver. I want to convert recorded Films from my SAT-Receiver for watching with Apple TV on Mac. So I need to get a professional and easy-to-use tool to convert .ts-formatted files. 

 

When transferring the TS files copied from your SAT-Receiver to your Apple TV for playback, you might have found that some 1080p TS files are unaccepted by your Apple devices as above. Then how to solve the problem, the best way is to convert TS to M4V format which is fully compatible with Apple products like Apple TV.

This article focuses on the best and easiest solution to transcode SAT-Receiver TS recordings to ATV acceptable M4V videos on Mac.

First and for the most, you need to choose a professional app- the TS to ATV Converter for Mac as your assistant. The demo worked perfectly so I bought the full version and downloaded it and installed it. It can finish the entire task with super high speed and keep the output files in good quality simultaneously.

With it, you can convert  SAT-Receiver TS files to M4V with lightening speed and extraordinary quality on Mac (Mavericks 10.9 included). Becides, it is also designed to convert other kinds of HD videos. After converting, you can play TS files from SAT-Receiver on some media players like Quicktime with ease or import TS to iMovie/FCP/FCE/Avid/Premiere for editing smoothly. What's more, it can work as a video editing tool with Trim, Crop, Merge and Watermark function.

Simplest way to convert/deinterlace SAT-Receiver TS files to M4V for playing on Apple TV on Mac

Step 1. Add TS files to the Top TS Converter for Mac

Please note that you must have the entire TS file structure when loading them to TS converter to do format conversion. If you just have some lose .TS clips, your files will have image only without sound.

Downlaod, run the TS Converter for Mac, then click “Add Video” button to load the TS files from SAT-Receiver.

 

Step 2. Select the output format

Click the “Format” drop-down list, you can choose "Apple TV 3 1080P Dolby Digital Pass-through(*.m4v)" from "Apple TV" for playing on your Apple TV.



Step 3. Start converting SAT-Receiver TS to Apple TV on Mac

Click “Convert” button to start converting SAT-Receiver TS file to M4V format for playback.

After conversion, you can watch your SAT-Receiver TS file on Apple TV without problem. It's no doubt that you can get your desired video with this best Mac TS Converter. The converted TS files will be fully fitted with your M4V-compatible Apple TV.

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Get Quick and Easy Solution recover lost data from iOS Device at Pavtube

Summary: Pavtube iOS Data Recovery is newly released for iOS Device users to recover lost data from iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and iTunes Backup files.

Pavtube iOS Data Recovery 1.0.0 (Windows Version) is newly released for the new coming year. iOS Device users with any generations of iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch can now recover lost data either directly from iOS device or from iTunes Backup file on Windows or Mac.

 Price: $59.95

iOS remains more popular than Android for holiday shopping in the US according to MacRumors. And iOS attracts Apple lovers of all over the world with its stability, no crapware, well-designed & intuitive user-interface, etc. But one still may encounter data loss by false configuration, device stolen, water damage, factory settings restoration, failure to update or jailbreak, etc. which are all frustrating. Pavtube developers found solution to help people who want to recover lost contacts, photos, videos, call history, SMS, iMessage, notes, reminders, and more.

"I have many friends using iPhone and other iOS devices. Some of them asked me for help when they deleted data unexpectedly," said Anda Wu, the software developer, "After some research, I finally found that the deleted data are actually stored in other ways on the device and in iTunes Backup files and can be recovered. And then it comes to my mind that we can develop an easy tool to recover lost data and help those who felt depressed on this."

Pavtube iOS Data Recovery is thus developed and released at a special point of time to help users in the fresh new year of 2014.

"It not only recovers 7 types of data, like lost contacts, notes, call history, and Safari bookmark directly from the device, but also recovers 11 types of data including images and videos from iTunes Backup files," continued by Anda. "And we minimized the process into only three steps: connect (or choose iTunes Backup file), scan, and recover."

"Pavtube iOS Data Recovery will be a wonderful saving for iOS device users to recover or backup data. And we are preparing for future updates to make it be able to recover more data." concluded Anda.

To learn more about Pavtube iOS Data Recovery, please visit




Safe Free Download Pavtube iOS Data Recovery for Windows or Mac 1.0.0:


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Sunday, January 5, 2014

2014 Top 6 Free Online/Desktop MP4 to MOV Video Converter

This article will recommend you 2014 Top 6 Free Online & Desktop MP4 to MOV Converter, so that you can watch any MP4 videos in QuickTime Player for free. 

MP4 as the most popular container formats for smartphones and tablets; is not always compatible with QuickTime Player due to codec issue. In order to make it working, users have to convert MP4 to MOV format.








In this article, we will introduce the 2014 top free desktop or online video converter which enable converting MP4 to MOV format freely.
  • Handbrake 
  • Pavtube Free Video DVD Converter Ultimate 
  • Quick AVI Creator 
  • WinFF 
  • YouConvertIt 
  • Format Factory 
  • Pavtube Video Converter (Desktop app) 
Top 1. HandBrake



HandBrake is an easy to use free video converter that's most useful for converting pretty much any video file you might have into one that'll work with your mobile device.

Input Formats: AVI, FLV, OGM, M4V, MP4, MOV, MPG, WMV, VOB (DVD), WMV, and XVID (HandBrake's website says "Most any multimedia file" - let me know if you can confirm any more)

Output Formats: MP4 and MKV

Top 2. Pavtube Free Video DVD Converter Ultimate



Unlike Handbrake above, Pavtube Free Video DVD Converter Ultimate is a desktop converting software. With this app, you can convert any video (including TiVo) and DVD to MOV, WebM, MKV, MPG, AVI, WMV, MPG without problem. Same editing as retail version.

Now we are in a world with a variety of digital videos. Sony, Panasonic, Canon, Nikon have released many HD camcorders for both professional and amateurish videographors to record every memorable moment in their life. So HD videos have make up a necessary part of your digital world. At the same time, Tivo show and DVDs also play an important role. But they are not a friendly companion to edit or smoothly playback. You may want to convert DVDs to MOV/FLV/MKV for playback, burning or sharing with friends, convert HD videos to MOV/MKV/MPG/AVI/WebM/WMV/MPG for further editing, burning, playing.

(Read more: Free Convert DVD movie, HD Videos, Tivo shows to MOV, MKV, AVI, FLV, WMV, MPG, etc.)

Input Formats:

MP4, H.264/AVC, AVI, MPEG, WMV, DivX, MOV, M4V, 3GP
(AVI, MOV, MP4, MKV, Tivo, VOB, MPG, WMV, MXF, MTS, M2TS, M2T, TS, MVI, VP6, WMA, ASF, DVR-MS, WAV, Rmvb, QT, 3GP, DV, M4V, M4A, AAC, FLV, F4V (YouTube, Hulu, Fox, etc.), DAT, MOD, TOD, M2V, TP, EVO, VRO.

Load DVD: DVD disc, DVD folder, DVD IFO file, DVD ISO file

Output Formats: MKV, AVI, MOV, VOB, MPG, WMV, VOB, DV, TS, FLV, F4V, SWF, 3GP

Good news: Click here to get 20% OFF upgraded license to get the upgrade full version.

Top 3. Quick AVI Creator



Quick AVI Creator is a video converter that supports a few major conversion formats.

Load a file, select where to save it, and then choose an output format. There aren't many options, but you can select particular subtitle or audio tracks to use when converting.

While Quick AVI Creator doesn't export videos to a massive list of file types, it does support the three major ones.

Input Formats: ASF, AVI, DIVX, DVD, FLV, F4V, MKV, MP4, MPEG, and WMV
Output Formats: AVI, MKV, and MP4

Top 4. WinFF


WinFF is a video converter program that supports popular formats and features like editing and cropping.

First select an output device or file format and then click Add to import a video file. Crop or rotate the video, among other options, and then click Convert to finish.

Input Format: AVI, MKV, MOV, MPEG, OGG, VOB, and WEBM
Output Format/Devices: AVI, BlackBerry, Creative Zen, DV, DVD, Google/Android, Apple iPod, LG, MPEG4, Nokia, Palm, PlayStation 3/PSP, QT, VCD, Walkman, and WMV

A major problem WinFF seems to have is that it crashes in Windows 8 if you try to change the output folder for converted files.

Top 5. YouConvertIt



YouConvertIt is an online video converter service that will convert many popular video formats. You just upload the video file and wait for an email link to the converted file.

Input Formats: 3GP, ASF, AVI, FLV, MOV, MP4, MPEG, MPG, RM, SWF, and WMV
Output Formats: 3GP, ASF, AVI, FLV, MOV, MP4, MPEG, MPG, RM, SWF, and WMV

The biggest disadvantage with YouConvertIt is the wait time to upload the video and receive your email. Their 200MB file size limit is certainly disappointing as well considering the fact that many video files can exceed this size.

Top 5+. Format Factory



Format Factory is a multifunctional media converter.

First select the file type your video should be converted to, then load the file. Advanced options are available like editing the audio channel, aspect ratio, and bitrate.

Input Formats: 3GP, AVI, FLV, MP4, MPG, SWF, and WMV
Output Formats: 3GP, AVI, FLV, MP4, MPG, SWF, and WMV

During setup, Format Factory tries to install a program you may or may not want. Easily stop this by choosing Decline.

After testing the 6 converted below, I recommend a top desktop media converting software - Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is a professional program in ripping Blu-ray/DVD/HD video for playback, storage or editing including converting mp4 to mov fomat. It can rip the latest 3D/2D Blu-ray and DVD and convert any kinds of video files to various video formats for some popular smartphones and tablets as well as editing software. And you can add srt/ass/ssa subtitles to the output videos to make it unique and perfect. Especially it can convert 3D video files to 3D MKV/MP4/MOV/WMV/AVI format now. Simple interface and CUDA acceleration will bring you an easy but effective conversion.

Moreover, the Mac version supports some special codecs for NLEs like FCP, iMovie, FCE, Avid, Adobe, etc. which is very important to me.

Good News! Pavtube Release a New Site - multipelife.com with Product Migration and Name Change.

To thanks for your continued support, we are holding a 'New Site Special' in which you can get 20% off Video Converter Ultimate on Windows/Mac platform now:

Read more: http://1080p-video-tool.blogspot.com/2014/05/pavtube-new-site-release.html



Output File Types:



Key features:

* Pretty easy to use and affordable
* Support multiple mobile devices and HD media players
* Best TiVo and DVR recording converter with fast speed
* Support batch processing facility
* NIVIDA CUDA technology and AMD and Up to 6X faster conversion speed
* Add *.srt, *.ass, and *.ssa subtitle files
* Trim and crop video clips
* Merge multiple video clips into one file
* Split one large file into smaller pieces
* Add test, image, and video watermark

Convert Blu-ray/DVD movies to Asus Transformer Book T100 for enjoying

This article gives you a detailed review about Asus Transformer Book T100 and walks you through how to convert Blu-ray/DVD movies to Asus Transformer Book T100 to enjoy movies on it anytime and anywhere.
Apple iPad Air vs Asus Transformer Book T100

Asus has released its tablet Asus Transformer Book T100 which runs on Windows 8.1. And the most popular tablet this year is unquestionable the Apple iPad Air which ships on Ios 7. That makes people couldn't help but wonder: what are the differences between the two tablets? Let's have a look.  

Dimensions: Asus Transformer Book T100 (10.1 inches)
       iPad Air (9.7 inches)
Weight: Asus Transformer Book T100 (550g)
iPad Air(478g)
Resolution: Asus Transformer Book T100 (1,366*768 pixels)
iPad Air (2048*1536 pixels)
Camcorder: Asus Transformer Book T100 (1920*1080, 1080p HD)
iPad Air (1920*1080, 1080p HD)
Front-facing camera: Asus Transformer Book T100 (1920*1080, 1080p HD)
iPad Air (1920*1080, 1080p HD)
Price: Asus Transformer Book T100 (32GB USD$349, 64GB$399)
iPad Air ($499 for a 16GB Wi-Fi version, $629 for a LTE version)



According to the comparison, although a little inferior to iPad Air in some configuration, the Asus Transformer Book T100 is fairly low-cost tablet that can also function as a laptop thanks to its keyboard segment. It is really a good tablet for its excellent value, flexible design and great battery life. Here is a customer bought Asus Transformer Book T100, but he put forward a question on one forum:

"The Asus Transformer Book T100 is a great buy at an amazing price, and if we could get the files of Blu-ray/DVD rewrapped or transcoded cheaply it would be huge. Has anyone done this successfully? Or at least have any good ideas on how to do this?"

So if you finally got this tablet, you just can't wait to explore more features from this new gadget and view your Blu-ray/DVD movies on it for entertainment. Have you had the same puzzle with this customer? If so, never mind. In the following part of this article, I will show you all related and useful tutorials to help you make full use of Asus Transformer Book T100 and better manage files on the device. Just read on!

How to convert Blu-ray/DVD to Transformer Book T100 playable format?

Software required:
* BD drive (if you convert a Blu-ray movie)
 Conversion software: Pavtube Blu-ray to T100 Ripperthe Mac version is BDMagic for Mac

Just download the Blu-ray/DVD to Transformer T100 converter, and then load the Blu-ray/DVD you want to convert to the program.

Choose the output format that suitable for Transformer Book T100 converter. In the options of "ASUS", although you can not find the exact format for Transformer Book T100, the "ASUS Eee Pad Transformer TF 101 Video (*.mp4)" is also appropriate to Transformer Book T100.
   
 
According to my own experience, the following settings are recommended for you. Which is the most suitable for Transformer Book T100.

Video:

Codec: h.264
Size: 1280*720
Bitrate: 2000
Frame rate: 24

Audio:

Codec: aac
Sample rate: 48000
Bitrate: 128000
Channels: Stereo

Start ripping Blu-ray movies to Transformer Book T100 by clicking on the "Convert" button.

Once the conversion completed, transfer the result MP4 video file to Book T100. Hope this Transformer Book T100 Blu-ray Ripper also works well for you. That's all.

Tips:

1. Remember the folder where you put your output files, otherwise you would not find your output movies.

2. Would you hope the leave out the extras except the movie content? Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper "Directly Copy" is designed for backing up only movie content to save time and storage space.



3. If you only want to convert DVD movies, Pavtube DVDAID is your best choice. Learn more to read convert DVD movies to Asus Transformer Book T100 (Window 8.1)

4. If you don't konw how to play DRM protected iTunes video on T100, read the guide play iTunes M4V movies on Asus Transformer Book T100 to learn more.

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Monday, December 30, 2013

A Better Choice of MediaCoder Mac Version to Convert Video/Audio on Mac

I can't find Media Coder for Mac OS X. If MediaCoder doesn't work for Mac, then is there a similar application that is compatible with Mac OS X? Read this article to get the MediaCoder Alternative Video Converter here to convert video on Mac with high video quality.
MediaCoder is an audio/video batch transcoder, putting together lots of excellent audio/video codecs & tools from the open source community into an all-in-one solution. It's capable of transcoding among different audio/video formats with many extra features. MediaCoder supports all typical video and audio formats, plus support for containers include AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, Matroska & MP4.

But the developer team has NOT release a MediaCoder for Mac version, then, what is this amazing tool can offer you all video solutions are on your Mac computer? Here, we highly recommend you to try Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac, which works as the best alternative of MediaCoder for Mac. With this best Video Converter and Editor for Mac, users can finish SD/HD video converting and editing process with fast speed and high video qualtiy. No need to install multiple MediaCoder for Mac programs any more.

Get the program with 20% off now at Pavtube Christmas Big Promotion!

This app offers an easy way to transcode virtually all video and audio types, camcorder HD footages and TiVo recordings to desired video/audio format for portable multimedia devices, HD media players or video editing software, such as:

* Devices: iPad Air, iPad Mini 2, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5, iPad 4, iPad 3, iPad Mini, iPod 5, etc.

*Players: Apple TV 3, WD TV, PS3, Xbox 360, Popcorn Hour, Xtreamer Ultra, Dune HD Base 3D, Iomega ScreenPlay MX HD Media Player, NETGEAR NeoTV Max Streaming Player(NTV300SL), Asus O!Play Mini Plus, etc.

* Video Editing Softwares: FCP, iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Premiere Pro, etc. Plus, you are allowed to freely customize and personalize the conversion files through its settings and options in order to get an individual output in your own way.

Not all video tools like Pavtube iMedia Converter for Macoffer so many video editing options in this full-features and powerful video converter. It edits videos by trimming, cropping, splitting videos, add text/image/video watermark as copyright protection, and attach external *.srt, *.ass, or *.ssa subtitles into source media for entertainment. Support perfect audio and video synchronization.

The conversion speed is very fast and it supports batch conversion. It converts multiple video clips at the same time, moreover it can shut down computer after the process is complete, so run the app overnight and you could enjoy the created videos next morning when you are up.

Free Download the Mac Version here ( Note: Please download a dmg file for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard users.)

Tutorials: Converting Video/Audio on Mountain Lion an Mavericks with ease

Step 1: Load video files to this MediaCoder Converter for Mac Alternative

Download the Pavtube Video Converter for Mac on your computer, install and run the program, add videos.You can choose to import videos or the entire folder by clicking the top left two icons.


Step 2. Choose a proper format.

Click "Format" drop-down list and choose the best preset for you portable device with best video quality. Plenty of presets that can be customized as necessary.



For iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad Mini, iPad Air or iPad Mini 2, the video formats from "iPad" option will meets your demand;

For iPhone, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, the preset from "iPad" option is able to work well.

For those who in demands of playing videos on Android devices, you can always find the one you want in Android preset.

Step 3. Customize video specs(Optional).

You could also click the "Settings" to adjust the video and audio parameters of output files.

In the Video Settings, you can select Encoder, Frame Rate, Resolution (you could define it yourself according to your device) and Bitrate for your movie.

In the Audio Settings, you can select Encoder, Channels, Bitrate and Sample Rate for your movie.

Step 4. Start Videos Conversion on Mac.

You can hit the big red "Convert" to start converting MKV, AVI, VOB, WMV, MPG, Tivo, M4V, FLV, F4V, MTS to MP4 with best video settings on Mac. After the conversion, click "Open output folder" in the conversion window, or "Open" in main interface to quick locate the converted video.

Now, you can transfer these videos to your portable Android/Window 8/Apple device on Mac for smooth playback without any problem. Enjoy your digital life!

MediaCoder for Windows Alternative

Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate has also Windows version, featuring the same functionality with Mac version. Like the Mac version as better equivalent than MediaCoder for Mac, it's the all Windows solution alternative to MediaCoder for Windows XP/2003/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1.

Tips:

If you have Blu-ray\DVD disks and other video clips, Pavtube Video Converter for Mac for is not enough, you should refer to Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac. This is an –all-in one program which is a great combination of Blu-ray\DVD ripping program and video converting product as well. Great news, Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac is on sale to celebrate Christmas's day, total 20% off! Just check it out.

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Sunday, December 29, 2013

An Alternative of mkv2vob Mac to Convert MKV to VOB on Mac (Mavericks & Mountain Lion)

Didn't find mkv2vob Mac OS X Mavericks & Mountain Lionversion? Don't worry! Get the Alternative of mkv2vob Mac here to convert MKV to VOB on Mac with high video quality. 
Hello guys, I have couple of promo music videos and I was wondering is there a way to transcode these VOB files to MKV. Someone will tell me to try mkv2vob for Windows (Windows 8 included). But is there Mac version for mkv2vob? Or can you recommend me some other software for transcoding mkv to vob on Mac? Thanks in advance!

MKV2VOB is a program which enables you to convert MKV to VOB, AVI, MPG, M2TS and MP4. Those compatible MKV files include x264 video and AC3 audio and the output files are supported by Sony PS3. It supports subtitle.But you only can convert specific MKV files which are with x264 video and AC3 audio, that’s to say, not all MKV files you can import to the MKV2VOB for converting. Also it is only available for Windows platforms, which means you can't convert MKV to VOB on Mac with it.

So the following article just aims to introduce a professional mkv2vob Alternative Mac (Mavericks 10.9 & Mountain Lion 10.8 included).

What is this amazing tool can offer you all video solutions are on your Mac computer? Here, we highly recommend you to try Pavtube iMedia converter for Mac, which works as the best alternative of mkv2vob Mac. With this best Video Converter and Editor for Mac, users can finish SD/HD video converting and editing process with fast speed and high video quality, including the MKV to VOB conversion with few clicks. No need to install multiple mkv2vob Mac programs any more.

Get the program with 20% off now at Pavtube Christmas Big Promotion!

This app offers an easy way to transcode virtually all video and audio types, camcorder HD footages and TiVo recordings to desired video/audio format for portable multimedia devices, HD media players or video editing software, such as:

* Devices: iPad Air, iPad Mini 2, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5, iPad 4, iPad 3, iPad Mini, iPod 5, etc.

*Players: Apple TV 3, WD TV, PS3, Xbox 360, Popcorn Hour, Xtreamer Ultra, Dune HD Base 3D, Iomega ScreenPlay MX HD Media Player, NETGEAR NeoTV Max Streaming Player(NTV300SL), Asus O!Play Mini Plus, etc.

* Video Editing Softwares: FCP, iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Premiere Pro, etc. Plus, you are allowed to freely customize and personalize the conversion files through its settings and options in order to get an individual output in your own way.

Not all video tools like Pavtube iMedia converter for Mac offer so many video editing options in this full-features and powerful video converter. It edits videos by trimming, cropping, splitting videos, add text/image/video watermark as copyright protection, and attach external *.srt, *.ass, or *.ssa subtitles into source media for entertainment. Support perfect audio and video synchronization.

The conversion speed is very fast and it supports batch conversion. It converts multiple video clips at the same time, moreover it can shut down computer after the process is complete, so run the app overnight and you could enjoy the created videos next morning when you are up.

Free Download the Mac Version here ( Note: Please download a dmg file for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard users.)

Tutorials: Converting MKV to VOB on Mac Mavericks & Montain Lion with ease

Step 1: Load mkv video files to this Alternative of mkv2vob Mac

Download the Pavtube Video Converter for Mac on your computer, install and run the program, add videos.You can choose to import videos or the entire folder by clicking the top left two icons.
 

Step 2. Choose a proper format.

Click "Format" drop-down list and choose the video format from "VOB Format" option.



Step 3. Customize video specs(Optional).

You could also click the "Settings" to adjust the video and audio parameters of output files.

In the Video Settings, you can select Encoder, Frame Rate, Resolution (you could define it yourself according to your device) and Bitrate for your movie.

In the Audio Settings, you can select Encoder, Channels, Bitrate and Sample Rate for your movie.

Step 4. Start MKV to VOB Conversion on Mac.

You can hit the big red "Convert" to start converting MKV to VOB with best video settings on Mac (Mavericks & Mountain Lion) . After the conversion, click "Open output folder" in the conversion window, or "Open" in main interface to quick locate the converted video.

Now, you can transfer these videos to your portable device for smooth playback without any problem. Enjoy your digital life!

mkv2vob for Windows Alternative

Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate has also Windows version, featuring the same functionality with Mac version. Like the Mac version as better equivalent than mkv2vob for Mac, it's the all Windows solution alternative to mkv2vob for Windows XP/2003/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1. It can deal with nearly all MKV video files.
 
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Friday, December 27, 2013

Downloading TiVo files to Mac for Apple TV 3, iPad and iPod Streaming

Here it shows some useful information on how to convert & transfer TiVo files to mac iTunes for Apple TV 3, new iPad 3, iPod streaming and playing with best HD video quality using a top TiVo Converter for Mac.

As the most advanced and innovative DVR (digital video recorder) ever built, the TiVo brings the best entertainment from cable and the web together in one place. That way we could record what we were already paying for and watch shows when I had the time to watch them. Yeah Tivo has a monthly fee but it’s the principle of the thing! Besides, a new toy is cool and fun to play with. Our biggest problem with TiVo was working out how to get the shows from the TiVo box to our Apple TV 3, iPad 3, and iPods where we could watch them the way we wanted to.



As is well known, the standard application for moving recordings from the Tivo box to the Mac is Roxio Toast. It’s what Tivo recommends and it’s what Hollywood has blessed. The problem with Toast is that DRM Tivo attaches to all recorded shows doesn’t allow any editing or transcoding of your recorded Tivo file. That’s when I started looking around for another way. What I found that worked best was an application called Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac, a top Mac TiVo Converter.

The program is a great little application that allows you to download your Tivo recordings to your Mac. And it packs perfect support for TiVo recordings as well as HD footages, Flash videos, General Video, QuickTime video(*.mov), etc. With the application, you can easily convert TiVo HD shows to Mac iTunes compatible formats without quality loss for smoothly streaming with Apple TV 3, iPad/iPad 2 /new iPad, iPhone 4S and other iOS devices.

Free Download the TiVo Converter for Mac
  


Convert/Transfer TiVo recordings to Mac iTunes for streaming to Apple TV 3, new iPad 3, iPod with original HD quality
  
Step 1: Launch the best TiVo Converter for Mac iTunes, Click on the “Option” button, switch to TiVo tab, and enter your Media Access Key. Click “OK” to confirm.



  
Step 2: Drag and drop the *.tivo files to the software.


  
Step 3: Click on the pull down menu of “Format” and then tap “Appele TV”, the preset “Apple TV 3 1080P Dolby Digital Pass-through(*.m4v)” is recommended to you. The profile is speically designed for Apple TV 3 with 1080p HD effect.



For watching iPad and iPod, choose the corresponding profile from "iPad" and "iPod" option.

Some more helpful features of the app:
  
1. Settings- Click to set video resolution(1920×1080/1280×720/720×480), bitrate(from 2Mbps to 10Mbps), frame rate for different needs. For example, you can set birate from the default “8Mbps” to “4Mbps” for new iPad 3. (Note: The file size is based more on bitrate than resolution. I find that bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss)



2. Editor (next to “Add” icon)- click to set deinterlace, denoise, mute, volume up, trim, crop, etc.

Step 4: Start the process by converting TiVo to Mac iTunes H.264-compliant MP4 for Apple TV 3, iPad and iPod.

Step 5: Import new .mp4 file into iTunes (drag .mp4 file to the iTunes icon on the dock)

PS: Transferring TiVo recordings to Mac is not that easy and straight-forward as to PC. The TiVo Desktop software for the Mac (supplied by TiVo) does not allow user to transfer TiVo recordings to Mac, here I take some help from the freeware TiVoDecode Manager which gives you some of the features for taking content from your TiVo, moves it over to your computer, and automatically adds it to iTunes. Although it does have support for conversion, the quality of the result videos is poor and converting speed is so slow yet the output for apple devices are terrible.

On Apple TV 3, I browsed the iTunes library for the movie and it played the converted TiVo shows smoothly. I found the quality to be excellent and see no difference when compared to playing the TiVo recordings themselves. Of course, the same result as on iPad 3 and iPod.

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