FreePedia http://i-freepedia.com Pavtube Offers You The Best HD 3D 4K Video Converters to Make Your Videos/Audio Compatible With NLE, VR Headset, TV, Player, Device, Game Consoles... Thu, 06 Dec 2018 02:16:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1 Play H.265/HEVC on Google Pixel http://i-freepedia.com/play-h265-hevc-on-google-pixel/ http://i-freepedia.com/play-h265-hevc-on-google-pixel/#respond Wed, 05 Dec 2018 08:27:03 +0000 http://i-freepedia.com/?p=2692 “Can someone confirm Google Pixel mobile phone can support HEVC 10 bit streams? I need to buy a device which can support this feature, I see that Pixel uses snapdragon 821 which can support HEVC 10 bit streams. But I am not sure whether Google enables this feature. Can any one of you help here? HEVC 10 bit stream are available in jelly.yfish.us. Any help is appreciated.”

Can Google Pixel supported H.265/HEVC files?

After searching for Google Pixel supported file formats, we can see that Google Pixel supports to play MP4 files with H.264 compression codec and AAC/MP3 compression codec. Obviously, the built-in video player of Google Pixel not support the direct playback of H.265/HEVC files. To view H.265/HEVC on Google Pixel, you can either install a third-party H.265/HEVC player or transcode H.265/HEVC to Google Pixel viewable file formats.

Best H.265/HEVC player for Google Pixel

MX Player

With the introduction of many new video players into the market, MX Player remains one of the most popular video players in the Google Play Store. MX Player comes conveniently packaged with tons of video codec making it a go-to app for anyone looking for a do-it-all solution for playing a wide variety of video formats and H.265/HEVC is included.

VPlayer

VPlayer for Android is the powerful video-playing app for Android which supports almost all popular video formats on your Android phone or tablet, including AVI, MOV, MKV, FLV, AVI, 3GP, 3G2, ASF, WMV, MP4, M4V, TP, TS, MTP, M2T, HEVC, you can even play HEVC videos on Android without a problem. Meanwhile, equipped with hardware acceleration, it can play back HD videos at fast and smooth speed with unparalleled ease and comfort. Actually, this amazing video player cannot only play any type of video you have on your device, but also plays YouTube videos.

Mobo Player

If you have a HEVC video file that won’t play on your Android phone or tablet, give Mobo Player a try. MoboPlayer is a lightweight yet functional Android video player providing a wide range of video formats, including popular ones such as Xvid, MKVs even the Apple developed HEVC that it supports so that you can play and watch HEVC and other HD videos on your Android device. With this excem my credit card in Nov 26th in 2017, Nov 27th in 2017 and Nov 26 in 2018, and my domain will be expired on Dec, 11th in 20llent Android video player, you are also allowed to add subtitles easily, which makes it easy to watch foreign movies or TV shows.

Transcode H.265/HEVC for Google Pixel Playing

If you still fail to play H.265/HEVC with above listed H.265/HEVC MX Player for Google Pixel, then we highly recommend you to convert H.265/HEVC to Google Pixel readable file formats. Here, you can perform the conversion by downloading our best H.265 Converter – Pavtube Video Converter. The program has perfect importing support for both 4K/HD H.265 file wrapped with MP4 or MOV container file format. Thanks for its batch conversion mode, you can load multiple H.265/HEVC video into the application.

With the program, you can easily convert H.265/HEVC to Google Pixel natively compatible MP4 format with H.264 compression codec and AAC/MP3 compression codec. To get the best quality, you can flexibly adjust output profile parameters such as video codec, bit rate, resolution, frame rate and audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc.

For Mac users, please switch to download Pavtube Video Converter for Mac to perform the conversion on macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac OS X El Capitan, Mac OS X Yosemite, etc.

Step by Step to Transcode H.265/HEVC for Google Pixel Playing

Step 1: Load H.265/HEVC video into the application.

Download the free trial version of the program. Launch it on your computer. Click “File” menu and select “Add Video/Audio” or click the “Add Video” button on the top tool bar to import source H.265/HEVC files into the program.

Load H.265/HEVC video

Step 2: Define output file format.

There are various output format options available. Here, you can select one of Google Pixel readable digital file formats such as “H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)” under “HD Video” main category.

Output Google Pixel playable file formats

Tips: Click “Settings” on the main interface to open “Profile Settings” window, here, you can flexibly choose or specify exactly the profile parameters including video codec, resolution, bit rate, frame rate, audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc as you like to get better output video and audio quality.

Adjust output profile parameters

Step 3: Enable GPU Encode Acceleration.

Click “Tools” > “Options”, in the opened “Options” window, click “Acceleration” menu, then check “Enable GPU Encode Acceleration” otpion so that the program will accelerate converion speed when encoding MP4 to H.264 codec.

Fast encode video to H.264

Step 4: Begin the conversion process.

After all setting is completed, hit the “Convert” button at the right bottom of the main interface to begin the conversion process from MP4 to Google Pixel.

When the conversion is finished, click “Open Output Folder” icon on the main interface to open the folder with generated files.

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Play MP4 on Huawei MediaPad http://i-freepedia.com/play-mp4-on-huawei-mediapad/ http://i-freepedia.com/play-mp4-on-huawei-mediapad/#respond Wed, 28 Nov 2018 07:35:38 +0000 http://i-freepedia.com/?p=2690 Have just got a new Huawei tablet such as MediaPad M5/M5 Pro/M5 Lite/T3, etc and wish to play some MP4 files downloaded from online streaming sites or shot with your device recorders (cameras/camcorders/smartphones/tablets) but only to find that your Huawei MediaPad tablet not read the MP4 files or can play the video but receive no audio, how tho fix those media playback issues, just read on…

Why Huawei MediaPad not play certain MP4 files?

After searching for Huawei MediaPad supported file formats, we can see that it only supports to play mp4 and 3gp container file formats. However, it is well known that MP4 is a container file format which can be encoded with various different video and audio codec listed below:
Video codec: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 (A) SP, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, H.265/HEVC, VC-1/WMV, Real Video, Theora, Microsoft MPEG4 V2, VP8, VP9, MVC
Audio codec: MP3, WMA, Vorbis, Opus, AAC, AC3, DTS, PCM, LPCM, FLAC, ALAC, DTS-HD, Dolby TrueHD, etc

If the MP4 file is encoded with Huawei MediaPad not readable video or audio codec, you will either fail to open the MP4 files with Huawei MediaPad or receive no audio when playing the video on the tablet. To fix the video or audio codec incompatible issue, you will need to perform a format or codec transcoding process.

Transcode MP4 for Huawei MediaPad enjoying

Here, you can get the job easily done with our powerful yet simple to use MP4 Video Converter – Pavtube Video Converter. The program has full importing support for all the 4K/2K/HD/SD MP4 video encoded with above listed video or audio codecs. Thanks for its batch conversion mode, you can load multiple MP4 video into the application for conversion at one time. Here, you can easily encode MP4 to Huawei MediaPad most preferrable H.264 MP4 video with best quality.

The program supports hardware encoding acceleration, you can get up to 6x faster H.264 codec encoding speed as long as you run your computer on Graphic cards that support Nvidia CUDA or AMD App technology.

For Mac users, please switch to download Pavtube Video Converter for Mac to perform the conversion on macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac OS X El Capitan, Mac OS X Yosemite, etc.

Tips: Hardware encoding acceleration is not supported by the Mac version.

How to Convert MP4 for Huawei MediaPad Playing?

Step 1: Load MP4 files into the application.

Download the free trial version of the program. Launch it on your computer. Click “File” menu and select “Add Video/Audio” or click the “Add Video” button on the top tool bar to import source video files into the program.

Load MP4 files into the application

Step 2: Define output file format.

Click the Format bar, from its drop-down list, select Huawei MediaPad supported digital file formats “H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)” under “HD Video” main category, you can also choose 3GP file formats according to your own needs.

Choose output file format

Step 3: Adjust output profile parameters.

Click “Settings” on the main interface to open “Profile Settings” window, here, you can flexibly choose or specify exactly the profile parameters including video codec, resolution, bit rate, frame rate, audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc as you like to get better output video and audio quality.

Adjust output profile parameters

Step 4: Start the conversion process.

After all setting is completed, hit the “Convert” button at the right bottom of the main interface to begin the conversion process from MP4 video to Huawei MediaPad.

When the conversion is finished, click “Open Output Folder” icon on the main interface to open the folder with generated files. Then you will have no problem to transfer and play the converted mp4 video on Huawei Pad with ease.

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Play MP4 on Nvidia Shield TV via Plex http://i-freepedia.com/play-mp4-on-nvidia-shield-tv-via-plex/ Wed, 21 Nov 2018 08:24:18 +0000 http://i-freepedia.com/?p=2688 Nvidia Shield TV Won’t Play MP4 files

I am playing MP4 files on the NVIDIA Shield. When I select any MP4 file to play on the shield using the shield as a server the spinning logo just spins forever and it will never play. When I use the shield server I can play the same file just fine on my computer, roku, and X-box which makes me think the server is working fine and its something local with the shield keeping me from playing those files. I have already tried factory resting the shield, re installing plex, and the plex server and this did not fix the problem. Everything is updated to the most current versions. Has anyone else experienced similar problems? I am looking for a fix that doesn’t involve converting all my MP4 files to MKV.

Why Plex spin when using on Nvidia Shield TV to play MP4?

When we try to play a video on Nvidia Shiled TV via Plex, Plex will try to transcode that video to be compatible for Nvidia Shiled TV and it always transcodes video to H.264. The good news is that Nvidia Shield TV supports hardware decoding on the Shield for the following compression formats:
H.264
H.265 (HEVC)
MPEG2

This means that if your media uses one of the above three formats, then the NVIDIA SHIELD will be able to make full use of hardware acceleration for transcoding. If your content is in another source format (e.g. VC-1, Xvid, VP9, etc.) then the SHIELD will have reduced performance in cases where transcoding is necessary.

It is well known that MP4 is a container file format which can be encoded with various different compression codec such as MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 (A)SP, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, H.265/HEVC, VC-1/WMV, Real Video, MVC, etc. When you try to play some MP4 files is not supported by the built-in video player app of Nvidia Shiled TV, Plex will try to transcode the files, if that MP4 file is not encoded with H.264, H.265 or MPEG-2, Nvidia Shield will be unable to make full use of the hardware acceleration for transcoding. Then the transcoding process will be mainly depending on the Plex Media Server, which requires a decently powerful CPU for fast transcoding speed and smooth transcoding process. If the CPU is not powerful enough, then will get a poor playback performance, just as the spinning situations listed above.

How to smoothly view MP4 on Nvidia Shield TV via Plex?

To fix MP4 stuttering playback issue on Nvidia Shield TV, it would be much ideal for you to transcode MP4 to Nvidia Shiled TV compatible file formats with a third-party video conversion app. Here, we highly recommend Pavtube Video Converter to you. The program has full importing support for all 4K/2K/HD/SD MP4 files encoded with various different video and audio containers listed as below:
Video codec: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 (A)SP, H.264/MPEG-4, H.265/HEVC, VC-1/WMV, Real Video, Microsoft MPEG4 V2, MVC
Audio codec: MP3, WMA, AAC, AC-3, DTS,ALAC, DTS-HD

Related articles: Play MP4 on Plex | Plex Supported File Formats | Play MKV on Plex

Thanks for its batch processing function, you can encode a folder full of videos in one fell swoop. With this powerful yet simple to use application, you can easily transcode MP4 files with unsupported video or audio codec to Nvidia Shiled TV native playback H.264 or H.265 codec with Dolby digital audio codec.

Tips: Pavtube Video Converter supports hard-ware accelerated encoding for H.264 and H.265 codec. You can get up to 6x H.264 codec encoding speed as long as your computer runs on Graphic card that supports Nvidia CUDA or AMD App technology or 30x H.265 codec encoding speed as long as your computer runs on Graphic card that supports Nvidia NVENC technology.

For Mac users, you can switch to download Pavtube Video Converter for Mac to perform the conversion on macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac OS X El Capitan, Mac OS X Yosemite, etc.

Step by Step to Convert MP4 for Nvidia Shiled TV Playing via Plex

Step 1: Load MP4 files into the program.

Install and launch the MP4 video converter program on your computer, click “File” > “Add Video/Audio” or “Add from Folder” to load unsupported MP4 files into the program.

Load MP4 files into the application

Step 2: Choose output file format.

Click “Format” bar, from its drop-down list, select Nvidia Shield TV supported H.264 file format by following “HD Video” > “H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)”.

Output Nvidia Shield TV supported file format

Tips: You can also choose to encode MP4 to H.265 codec with best quality and small file size for smooth streaming with less bandwidth.

Output H.265 HD codec

Step 3: Adjust output audio codec for Nvidia Shield TV.

Click settings to open “Profile Settings” window, here you can adjust output audio codec as Dolby Digital AC3 for playing on Nvidia Shield TV. To get the best output file quality, you can also adjust other profile parameters such as video frame rate, size, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc according to your own needs.

Adjust output audio codec for Nvidia Shield TV

Step 4: Enable GPU Encoding acceleration.

Click “Tools” > “Options”, in the opened “Options” window, click “Acceleration” menu, then check “Enable GPU Encode Acceleration” otpion so that the program will accelerate converion speed when encoding to H.265/H.264 codec.

Enable GPU Encoding acceleration

Step 5: Begin the transcoding process.

Go back to the main interface, hit the right-bottom “Convert” button to start MP4 to Nvidia Shield TV playable formats conversion process.

When the conversion is completed, you can then smoothly stream and play converted MP4 video on Nvidia Shield TV via Plex Media Server with best quality.

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Play 3D Movies on Mac http://i-freepedia.com/play-3d-movies-on-mac/ Wed, 14 Nov 2018 05:45:54 +0000 http://i-freepedia.com/?p=2681 For Mac users, apart from enjoying 3D movies at the cinema, you can also view 3D movies on your Mac computer without 3D screen. To do this, you need: 3D movie content resources, 3D glasses, 3D Player for Mac and sometimes a powerful and reliable 3D Movie Creator.

Where to find 3D movie content?

The best 3D movie source is obviously 3D Blu-ray disc, which will ensure you the best picture and sound quality. If you don’t own 3D Blu-ray discs, there are also many other ways to find 3D movie sources. Following are our recommended best 3D movie content provider including 3D movie content provider and best 3D movie download sites.

3D movie content provider: Netflix, MovieTube, Sony PlayStation Network, Amazon, Vudu, 3D-BlurayRental.com, Comcast Xfinity 3D, 3DGo. All these 3D movie streaming services allows you to online stream3D movies at a low cost.

Best 3D movie download sites: KickassTorrents, 3dmoviestreaming.com, divxcrawler.to, torrentz. You are at a risk of being attacked by virus, malware while downloading 3D movies via those online movie torrent download sites.

Recommended best 3D Video Player for Mac

VLC Media Player

VLC is a popular video player that runs some of the most common video formats, you can even use it with some simple modifications to play movies in 3D. However, the only problem is that it supports Red and Cyan 3D viewing option only. So, all you need to is just get a 3D SBS (Side-by-Side) movie and watch it using your VLC media player. For those who need to watch 3D SBS movie on their Mac, here’s how you can do so.

Steps to watch 3D movies on Mac using VLC Media Player

Step 1: Run VLC Media Player and play the 3D SBS movies in it. Make sure that the movie you will be playing is a SBS (Side-by-Side) 3D movie.
Step 2: Click on Tools and select Effects and Filters
Step 3: Now, a dialog box will appear like shown below, there click on Video Effects tab
Step 4: Then, select the Advanced tab
Step 5: Enable the Anaglyph 3D option and close the Effects and Filter windows (This effect enables the 3D effects of your VLC media player).
Step 6: Voila, you are done and the video will now appear in anaglyph 3D. Now put your Red/Cyan glasses and enjoy the movie in 3D.

Best 3D Movie Creator for Mac

Apart from above listed ways, you can also create your own 3D movies with our powerful yet simple to use 3D Movie Converter for Mac – Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac. The program not only assists you to create SBS/TAB/Anaglyph 3D mode video with the format of AVI/MKV/MP4/MOV from virtually all digital video such as AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, MKV, FLV, 3GP, H.264, H.265, XAVC/XAVC S, MXF, AVCHD (MTS/M2TS), etc, but also enables you to make 3D movies from physical media including DVD disc, DVD Video_TS folder, DVD IFO/ISO image file and 2D/3D Blu-ray disc, BDMV folder and ISO image file.

Related article: Play 3D Video on Nvidia 3D Vision Player | Convert 3D M2TS to MP4 | Watch 3D Video on Note 4 with Gear VR

Adjust output 3D profile parameters

To get the best 3d experience on your Microsoft Hololens, you can flexibly adjust output 3D profile parameters in the program’s “Profile Settings” window. You can drag the slider bars to adjust the 3D video depth value to get better 3D effect, check “Switch Left Right Image” to change the image display order for the 3D SBS movie. The program also allows you to select between full 3D SBS and half 3D SBS mode, you can choose according to the perform of your 3D VR video player app, if your 3D VR video player has a powerful graphic power, just select the full 3D SBS, which will ensure a better quality than half 3D SBS.

Step by Step to Create 3D Movies for Mac Playing

Step 1: Input 2D/3D Blu-ray or common DVD or digital video.

Start the application on your computer. For loading digital video, click “File” > “Add Video/Audio” or “Add from folder” (batch load multiple files) option. For loading 2D/3D Blu-ray or DVD disc, Insert your 2D/3D Blu-ray or DVD disc into your computer’s optical drive , hit “File” >  “Load from disc” option.

Load Blu-ray/DVD or digital video

Step 2: Choose output file format.

From “Format” bar drop-down list, select VLC Media Player compatible 3D SBS format from “3D Video” > “MP4 Side-by-Side 3D Video(*.mp4)” as output format.

Define output file format

Step 3: Adjust 3D profile settings

Click “Settings” to open “Profile Settings” window, here you can adjust the 3D depth, change image display order for 3D SBS movie, you can also make a choice between full sbs/tab and half sbs and tab according to your own needs.

Adjust 3D profile settings

Step 4: Begin the final conversion process.

Go back to the main interface and start the Blu-ray/DVD/video to VLC Media Player supported 3D SBS MP4 format conversion process by hitting right-bottom “Convert” button.

When the conversion is finished, you can then freely view created 3D movies with VLC Media Player on Mac.

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Best 5 Miro Video Converter Alternative http://i-freepedia.com/best-5-miro-video-converter-alternative/ Wed, 07 Nov 2018 07:34:54 +0000 http://i-freepedia.com/?p=2679 Based on the free FFMPEG and ffmpeg2theora, Miro Video Converter is a 100% free and open source program that assists to convert almost any video to MP4, WebM (vp8), Ogg Theora or for Android, iPhone and iPad. It also features for batch conversion, custom sizing and more, etc. For those people who often have the needs to convert video, you will find sometimes you can’t rely on Miro Video Converter since it has the following limitations that can’t satisfy your great demand:
– The last stable release of the program was in 2013, it also means that the application has been updated for 5 years
– Very limited input and output format options
– No advanced video editing options such as trimming, cropping, adding watermark, inserting subtitle, applying effect, etc
– Lack the advanced output profile parameters setting such as video codec, bit rate, frame rate, audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc

The good news is that there are many powerful video converter applications on the market can be used as an alternative for Miro Video Converter, the following article has listed 5 best alternative for Miro Video Converter for you as a reference, to better understand the difference those Miro Video Converter alternative, the following part will show you a comparison chart with detailed comparison parameters.

Best 5 Alternative for Miro Video Converter

Software Pavtube Free Video DVD Converter PavtubeVideo Converter Handbrake Freemake Video Converter Any Video Converter Free
Input File Formats
4K/2K

HD/SD

AVI/WMV/MP4/MOV/MKV/FLV/OGG

H.264

H.265

AVCHD (MTS/M2TS)

XAVC/XAVC S

MXF

Output File Formats
AVI/WMV/MP4/MOV/MKV/FLV/WebM Only MP4 & MKV Not Support MOV
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4  
H.264
H.265
Prores
Devices Preset Profile Formats
3D SBS/TAB/Anaglyph AVI/MP4/MOV/MKV
Advanced Features
Batch Conversion
Adjust Output Profile Parameters
Trim/Crop/Watermark/Effect/Watermark/Subtitle
Merge
Split
Rotate

Conclusion:

From above comparison, we can see that Pavtube Video Converter is absolutely the best alternative to Miro Video Converter thanks for its various input and output file formats, versatile editing features and functions.

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Play MP4 on Flash Player http://i-freepedia.com/play-mp4-on-flash-player/ Wed, 31 Oct 2018 07:28:15 +0000 http://i-freepedia.com/?p=2677 Flash Play importing MP4 video problems

“I have not been about to import an .mp4 video into Flash Player. The video simply doesn’t show up in the import box when I go through file – import. Is there a way to get flash to recognize the .mp4 format? Do I have to convert the video to another format? If so, how would I do that?”

Why flash player not play MP4 video?

It is well known that MP4 is a container file format which can store video, audio encoded with various different codec listed as below:
Video codec: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 (A)SP, H.264/MPEG-4, H.265/HEVC, VC-1/WMV, Real Video, Theora, Microsoft MPEG4 V2, VP8, MVC
Audio codec: MP3, WMA, AAC, AC-3, DTS,ALAC, DTS-HD

However, as for Flash Player supported file formats, we can see that it only play MP4 files encoded with H.264 video codec and AAC audio codec. Therefore, if you plan to enjoy MP4 video encoded with other unsupported video codec or audio codec, you will encounter no video or no audio issues.

Convert MP4 for Flash Player viewing

To get MP4 files played on Flash Player, the best way is to convert MP4 to Flash Player supported file types listed above. Here, you can get the job easily completed by downloading our best MP4 Video Converter – Pavtube Video Converter. The program has full importing support for all 4K/2K/HD/SD MP4 video encoded with above listed video and audio codec. Thanks for its batch conversion mode, you can load multiple video into the program for conversion at one time. With the application, you can easily transcode unsupported MP4 to Flash Player most preferrable MP4 file format with H.264 video codec. To get the compatible audio codec, click “Settings” to open “Profile Settings” window, in audio section, from “Codec” drop-down list, select Flash Player best compatible “AAC” codec, you can also tweak other settings such as resolution, bit rate, frame rate, audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc according to your own needs.

Related article: Play MP4 on Windows Media Player | Play MP4 on Kodi | VLC Not Play MP4 Files

For Mac users, you can switch to download Pavtube Video Converter for Mac to complete the conversion on macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac OS X El Capitan, Mac OS X Yosemite, etc.

Step by Step Guide to Convert MP4 for Flash Player Viewing

Step 1: Input MP4 video into the application.

Download the free trial version of the program. Launch it on your computer. Click “File” menu and select “Add Video/Audio” or click the “Add Video” button on the top tool bar to import source video files into the program.

Import MP4 video

Step 2: Define the output format.

Clicking the Format bar, from its drop-down list, select Flash Player most compatible playback formats “H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)” under “HD Video” main category.

Output Flash Player best compatible file formats

Tips: Click “Settings” on the main interface to open “Profile Settings” window, in audio section, from “Codec” drop-down option, select “aac” to output as Flash Player readable audio codec, you can also flexibly change other profile settings according to your own needs.

Step 3: Begin the conversion process.

After all setting is completed, hit the “Convert” button at the right bottom of the main interface to begin the conversion process from MP4 to Flash Player readable file formats.

When the conversion is finished, click “Open Output Folder” icon on the main interface to open the folder with generated files. Then you will have no problem to view MP4 on Flash Player.

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VLC Media Player Tips and Tricks http://i-freepedia.com/vlc-media-player-tips-tricks/ Thu, 25 Oct 2018 07:36:24 +0000 http://i-freepedia.com/?p=2675 Most people perceive VLC only as the most versatile media player due to its amazing ability to play almost any codec you throw at it. However, it is so much more than that. There are many surprising features that are hidden beneath. These features include the ability to do video recording, playing Internet radio and video, simple editing, etc. Here, we have gathered the best 10 VLC tips and tricks you may not know.


Record an audio or video

VLC makes it possible for you to capture the video/audio file that you are currently playing. The recorded video are saved to the “Videos” folder and the recorded audio are saved to the “Music” folder.

To enable this feature, on the menu bar, click View > Advanced Controls. Extra buttons will appear on the app. While playing a media file, click on the Record button to start recording. Press again to stop. On the Mac version, go to the menu bar and click Playback > Record or use the shortcut cmd+alt+r.


Play Internet Radio & Video

Another VLC’s neat features is its ability to stream Internet Radio Stations and being utilized as a podcast manager. In VLC Media Player, go to the Playlist view by pressing Ctrl + L on your keyboard. Here, select “Icecast Radio Director” under Internet. After a while, a list of available online radio online radio stations will appear. Double-click on any one of them to play it.


Capture a Screenshot VLC trick

Using the Print Screen method to capture snapshots of a video is not always the best option, luckily VLC has a provision for this as well.

In order to take a snapshot, simply right click, go to Video > Take Snapshot. You can also simply use the keyboard shortcut SHIFT+S on Windows/Linux or CMD+ALT+S on OS X. The picture is saved in the OS’s Pictures folder.


Create Bookmarks

Ever had to close your media player and leave a video in between, only to return later and struggle to find the point where you left off? Well, you can bid adieu to this problem of yours with this VLC trick.

To bookmark a portion of a video, all you have to do is: 
1. Go to Playback > Custom Bookmarks > Manage
2. In the Edit Bookmarks window that opens up, click the “Create” button, at the required section of the video to successfully create a bookmark


Add watermarks to video

You can add your own watermarks on a video through VLC, bypassing a need for a dedicated video editor to do so. Do remeber though that you will need to use VLC’s recording feature to save the video with the watermark.

To start, Go to Tools > Effects and Filters. Click on the Video Effects tab and under the Overlay tab, you will get options to either add in your logo or a simple text to the video.

Related article: Play MOV with VLC | Fix VLC 4K Playback Choppy Issue | Play TS Files with VLC


Apply Audio & Video Effects

Feeling awed with VLC by now? Wait till you check out the spectrum of Audio and Video Effects provided by VLC. You can adjust the brightness, crop videos, rotate them, synchronize your audio or even add effects like Motion and Spatial blur to name a few. To access these tools, just go to Tools > Effects & Filters and let yourself loose.


Stream and Download Video

Online video streaming is a great way to watch videos. However, did you know that you don’t always need to visit their respective websites to watch them? With VLC, you can not only stream online videos but also download them. Given below are the steps to do that.

In the menu bar of VLC, go to “Media” and select “Open Network Stream”.
Here, enter the URL of the video that you want to stream/download. Now if you want to stream the video, click “Play”.
In case you want to download the video, instead on clicking “Play” in the previous step, click on the small arrow alongside “Play” and choose Convert. Now following the same steps as in the previous method to download the video to format of your choice.


Take a Screenshot

What do you do when you want to capture a screenshot of a particular frame in a video? Take a screenshot of your whole screen and then crop that image, maybe? Well, after you read this trick, you no longer will have to do that.

All you have to do is while playing a video, go to the “Video” tab in the menu bar and select “Take Snapshot”. This will save a screenshot of that particular frame in the “Pictures” folder.


Take a snapshot

Ever need to take a snapshot of a video you are watching? VLC has a way to do so. Simply use the shotcut Shift + S on Windows and Linux or CMD + ALT + S on OS X. The picture will be save in your OS’s respective pictures folder.


Add Subtitles

If a video you have doesn’t come with subtitles, you can add your own by finding an SRT subtitle file for the video and adding it in. To add the subtitle, play your video and go to Subtitle on the menu bar and click Add Subtitle File. If you want VLC to play it automatically, place the SRT file in the same folder as the video and make sure it uses the same file name as the video file.

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Play MPEG on iPhone http://i-freepedia.com/play-mpeg-on-iphone/ http://i-freepedia.com/play-mpeg-on-iphone/#respond Thu, 18 Oct 2018 08:29:31 +0000 http://i-freepedia.com/?p=2671 The condition is that you have some MPEG files which works with no problems on many popular media players like Windows Media Player, Apple QuickTime Player and other movie players, however, when you try to open them with the default video player on your iPhone, you just got a message: “This video cannot be played because the file format is unsupported”.

What is MPEG video?

When you get a file with an .MPG or .MPEG extension, you usually have either MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video. MPEG-1 video is used on VideoCD (VCD) discs and MPEG-2 video is used on Super VideoCD (SVCD) and DVD discs.

Why iPhone not play MPEG video?

To answer this question, you have to be clear of iPhone supported file formats. Currently, Apple has updated iPhone’s playback capability for more formats including HEVC, H.264, MPEG-4 Part 2 and Motion JPEG. Unfortunately, iPhone still lacks the ability to playback MPEG file including MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 files.

Solve iPhone not playing MPEG file issues

To get MPEG files played on iPhone, there are two solutions, one is to install a third-party player on iPhone to watch MPEG files, the other is converting MPEG to iPhone supported digital file formats.

Install third-party players on iPhone

Following are the 3 best video players for iPhone to play MPEG files

No.1 Player Xtreme HD

PlayerXtreme is an amazing video player for iPhone with loads of features that be introduced right now. But for starters, here’s the list of video file format it supports: 3gp, asf, avi, divx, dv, dat, flv, gxf, m2p, m2ts, m2v, m4v, mkv, moov, mov, mp4, mpeg, mpeg1, mpeg2, mpeg4, mpg, mpv, mt2s, mts, mxf, ogm, ogv, ps, qt, rm, rmvb, ts, vob, webm, wm, wmv.

No.2 Oplayer

Oplayer is an iOS app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. It can play nearly all video and audio formats like AVI, WMV, MKV, FLV, MPG, MP4, Webm, VOB, MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, FLAV, etc. It also supports multiple audio tracks, so you can change the audio track as you like.

No.3 Air Playit HD

Air Playit HD is a free video player able to play multiple formats for iPhone 8, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad, etc. It is also a streaming tool able to stream a great number of video and audio formats to Apple devices and Android devices.

Supported formats: MKV, M2TS, AVCHD, TP, MPEG-TS, AVC, MOD, MPEG1/2, WMV, ASF, AVI, MOV, RM/RMBV, FLV, MP4, H.264, M4V, WTV, WebM.

Solution 2: Convert MPEG to iPhone supported file formats

Installing and running a third-party video player on your iPhone will be very battery consuming, in addition, it will also occupy a lot of your internal storage space. For those people who insist on playing MPEG files on iPhone with its built-in video player app, we highly recommend you to convert MPEG to iPhone recognizable digital file formats.

Here, you can get the conversion easily completed by downloading our best iPhone Video Converter – Pavtube Video Converter for Mac, the program supports batch conversion mode, so that you can load multiple MPEG files into it to save your precious time. With this powerful yet simple to use application, you can easily convert MPEG to iPhone XR/XS/XS Max/X/8 Plus/8/7/7 Plus readable HEVC, H.264, MPEG-4 Part 2 digital file formats with perfect quality and super fast conversion speed.

Related articles: Play VOB on iPhone | Play MP4 on iPhone | Play 4K Video on iPhone

To get the best output quality, you can flexibly adjust output profile parameters including video codec, resolution, bit rate, frame rate, audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc.

For Windows users, you can go to download Pavtube Video Converter to complete the same conversion on Windows 10/8/7/XP.

Step by Step to Convert MPEG for iPhone Playing

Step 1: Load MPEG files.

Download the free trial version of the program. Launch it on your computer. Click “File” ;menu and select “Add Video/Audio” ;or click the “Add Video” ;button on the top tool bar to import source ;video files into the program.

Load MPEG files

Step 2: Define the output format.

Click the Format bar, from its drop-down list, select one of iPhone playable file formats, here, to get the best quality, we highly recommend you to choose “H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)” under “HD Video” main category.

Choose output file format

Tips: Click “Settings” on the main interface to open “Profile Settings” window, here, you can flexibly choose or specify exactly the profile parameters including video codec, resolution, bit rate, frame rate, audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc as you like to get better output video and audio quality.

Step 3: Begin the conversion process.

After all setting is completed, hit the ;”Convert” button at the right bottom of the ;main interface to begin the conversion process from MPEG to iPhone supported digital file formats.

When the conversion is finished, click “Open Output Folder” ;icon on the main interface to open the folder with generated files. ;

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View MP4 Files on Kindle Fire http://i-freepedia.com/view-mp4-on-kindle-fire/ Wed, 10 Oct 2018 07:12:04 +0000 http://i-freepedia.com/?p=2667 Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet is an outstanding portable video player, with it, you can purchase movies and TV shows from Amazon’s video store, stream movies from Netflix, and dig through a trove of free movie and TV content during your one-month trial membership to Amazon Prime. However, sometimes, when you are travelling outside without Internet connection, you may wish to load up your own movies such as MP4 video downloaded from online, shot with device recorders, etc and play them anywhere at any time as you like. The following article will show you how to transfer and play MP4 video to Amazon Kindle Fire tablet.

Best format and settings for Kindle Fire tablet

Before transferring any video to Kindle Fire tablet, first you should be clear the best playback settings of Kindle Fire to get the optimal playback experience. Although Kindle Fire tablet can handle various different video and audio file formats such as MP4, M4V, MKV, WebM, 3GP, 3G2, AAC, AMR and Vorbis, etc, however, it would be much ideal for you to encode MP4 video to the settings listed below:

Video settings

– Container: MP4
– Codec: H.264
– Resolution: 1024 *600
– Frame rate: 30fps
Bit rate: 1500 kbps

Audio settings

-Encoder: AAC
-Channel: Stereo
-Sample rate: 48000 Hz
-Bit rate: 128 kbps

Transcode MP4 for Kindle Fire tablet

Here, you can get the conversion easily done with our best MP4 to Kindle Fire Converter – Pavtube Video Converter. The program has full importing support for all 4K/2K/HD/SD MP4 files encoded with various different compression codec such as H.265, H.264, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, VC-1/WMV, Real Video, MVC, etc and audio compression codec like MP3, AAC, WMA, DTS, FLAC, DTS-HD, etc. Thanks for its batch conversion mode, you can import multiple MP4 video at one time to save your precious time. You can easily output MP4 to Kindle Fire supported H.264 MP4 format.

Related article: Comparison of Fire HD 8 & Fire HD 9 | Best Android Video Players for Kindle Fire | Transfer Media to Kindle Fire 

To generate the best playback settings for Kindle Fire tablet, click “Settings” to open “Profile Settings” window, here, you can flexibly adjust output profile parameters such as video codec, bit rate, frame rate, resolution, audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc to produce the best playback settings for Kindle Fire tablet.

For Mac users, please switch to download Pavtube Video Converter for Mac to perform the same conversion on macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac OS X El Capitan, Mac OS X Yosemite, etc.

How to Convert MP4 Files for Kindle Fire Tablet Playing?

Step 1: Load MP4 files.

Download the free trial version of the program. Launch it on your computer. Click “File” menu and select “Add Video/Audio” or click the “Add Video” button on the top tool bar to import source MP4 files into the program. You can load multiple MP4 files into the program by clicking “Add from folder” button.

Load MP4 files

Step 2: Define output file format.

Clicking the Format bar, from its drop-down list, here you can directly output Kindle Fire or Kindle Fire HD preset MP4 file formats under “Android” main category.

Output Kindle Fire supported formats

Tips: Open “Profile Settings” window, here all the profile parameters including video codec, resolution, bit rate, frame rate, audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc are adjustable to facilitate you to produce the best playback settings for Kindle Fire tablet.

Step 3: Begin the conversion process.

After all setting is completed, hit the “Convert” button at the right bottom of the main interface to begin the conversion process from unsupported MP4 to Kindle Fire/Fire HD/Fire HDX best playback settings.

When the conversion is finished, click “Open Output Folder” icon on the main interface to open the folder with generated files.

Transfer video to Kindle Fire tablet from computer

Connect the Kindle Fire to your computer using a Micro-USB cable, You should see the Kindle Fire pop up as a drive on your Mac or PC. Locate the video subfolder, and drag and drop your video files here. Then, eject the drive and givthe tablet a minute to collect itself. To find your videos, go into your apps and locate the Gallery app. This is an app that is common to every Android-based device and it’s there to show off your photos and videos. Open it up and your videos should be there.

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Upload GoPro Hero 7 4K Video to Instagram http://i-freepedia.com/upload-gopro-hero-7-4k-to-instagram/ http://i-freepedia.com/upload-gopro-hero-7-4k-to-instagram/#respond Thu, 27 Sep 2018 07:49:26 +0000 http://i-freepedia.com/?p=2661 Have shot some remarkable 4K video and wish to post them to Instagram for sharing with more audience, the following article will show you how to achieve that.

How to upload GoPro Hero video to Instagram?

If you are using an Android device, unfortunately the Android version of Instagram is temporarily not working properly with our videos. If you are using iOS, to get video from the GoPro App to Instagram using an iPhone, you can follow these steps:
1. Launch the GoPro App after you recorded you video.
2. Select Connect and Control.
3. Download either the High Resolution or Low Resolution of the video to your smartphone or tablet’s camera roll.
4. Download an app that can access your camera roll trim the length of your video while keeping the wide angle perspective. An example of a free App that can do this is “Squaready for Video.”
5. Now go ahead and trim the clip to the desired length. For example, Instagram requires video clips to be 3-60 seconds long.
6. Upload your video.

Smoothly post GoPro Hero 7 4K video to Instagram with best quality

Sometimes, you may find that the video uploading process is not that smooth since the Instagram has its own uploading settings and limitations listed below:

Size: maximum width 1080 pixels (any height)
Frame Rate: 29.96 frames per second
Codec: H.264 codec / MP4
Bit rate: 3,500 kbps video bitrate
Audio: AAC audio codec at 44.1 kHz mono

From above lists, we can see that the best uploading codec and format for Instagram is H.264 MP4, therefore, if you have recorded your GoPro Hero 7 footage with H.265 format, make sure to convert H.265 to H.264. In addition, we can also see that the maximum file resolution for Instagram is 1080p, therefore, it would be essential for you to compress GoPro Hero 7 4K to 1080p. What’s more, you should also ensure that the video frame rate, bit rate and audio codec of your GoPro Hero 7 adapt with Instagram settings listed above.

Related article: Play GoPro Hero 5 4K on Mac | Edit GoPro Hero 4 Black Video in Vegas | Play GoPro 4K with WMP

Best tool to produce best uploading settings for Instagram

To get above listed best uploading settings for Instagram, you can download our best Instagram Video Converter – Pavtube Video Converter. The application not only assists you to convert GoPro Hero 7 H.265 video to Instagram supported H.264, but also assists you to compress 4K to 1080p and tweak other settings to make them fit with the best uploading settings for Instagram.

Trim GoPro Hero 7 video for Instagram uploading

Since Instagram requires video clips to be 3-15 seconds long. Therefore, if the GoPro Hero 7 video exceeds that length, it would be much ideal for you to shorten the video length. The good news is that you can easily achieve that with the “Trim” function offered by the program to cut off unwanted parts from the clips by setting the start and ending time.

For Mac users, you can switch to download Pavtube Video Converter for Mac to perform the conversion on macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac OS X El Capitan, Mac OS X Yosemite, etc.

Step by Step to Convert and Compress GoPro Hero 7 4K for Instagram Uploading

Step 1: Load GoPro Hero 7 4K video into the program.

Start the program on your computer, click “File” menu and select “Add Video/Audio” or “Add from folder” to import GoPro Hero 7 4K video.

Load GoPro Hero 7 4K video

Step 2: Choose output file format.

To downscale GoPro Hero 7 4K to 1080p, you can output Instagram compatible “H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)” under “HD Video” main category.

Choose output file format

Step 3: Output Instagram best uploading profile settings.

Click “Settings” icon on the main interface to open the “Profile Settings” window, under video section, set the output resolution as”1920*1080 or”1080*720, frame rate as 29.96fps, bit rate as 3500Kbps, audio codec as aac, sample rate as 44100, channels as mono.

Output best uploading settings for Instagram

Step 4: Trim or cut GoPro Hero 7 4K video to less than 60 seconds.

Open “Video Editor” window and switch to the “Trim” tab, you can drag the slider bars to include the segment you want to remain, click the left square bracket to set start point, and click the right square bracket to set end point when previewing the video or directly input specific values to “Start” and “End” box.

Trim GoPro Hero 7 4K video

Step 5: Start the conversion process.

After all settings are done, click right-bottom “Convert” button to begin to convert and compress GoPro Hero 7 4K video to the best formats and settings for Instagram.

When the conversion is completed, you can smoothly upload and share GoPro Hero 7 4K video on Instagram.

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