Monday, May 8, 2017

Best FFMPEG Alternative for encoding H.265/HEVC videos

FFmpeg is a fantastic open source tool to convert, stream audio and video. While, there are some FFmpeg errors frequently reported by users, which makes it difficult for FFmpeg to snag the top spot in the industry. For example, FFmpeg can not handle H.265/HEVC well: crashed; so long time conversion⋯ In a case like this, a great FFmpeg alternative to encode H.265/HEVC videos is strongly needed.



If you haven't got an ideal one, you can get Dimo Video Converter Ultimate to have a try.  It is an all-in-one H.265 decoder, encoder, converter, editor, player and media server. It allows people to convert or downscale 4K videos with H.265/HEVC to common video files including H.264, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, DivX, XviD, WMV, MKV... without quality loss. Plus, with it you can fast convert non-H.265 videos to H.265 seamlessly. Apart from that, its built-in editor can help users to do some basic editing work before conversion, like trimming, cutting, adding audio information/watermark etc. 

Better than FFmepg, the faster and versatile FFmpeg alternative can fast share videos, movies and TV shows from computer to any device wirelessly once they are connected to the same network. It's easy to use, 100% clean, no ads, no plugin, no spam. If you are a Mac(OS Sierra) user, please turn to Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac. Download the alternative to FFmpeg and start encoding H.265 videos.

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How to use FFMPEG Alternative to Convert H.265/HEVC videos 

1. Import H.265 files 

Launch Dimo Video Converter Ultimate first. To import the local videos you want, you can click the "Add file" button. A pop-up window will lead you to locate your local files. Or you can directly drag the videos you want from your PC to this program.  



2. Select output format you want 

Click the "Select Format" icon, and then go to the right category to find the video format you want. As you can see, various video formats like MP4, MOV, MKV, FLV, WMV, AVI, etc. are provided. You can also choose the icon of iPhone, iPad, iPod, Samsung, Android, TV, VR, YouTube, Facebook, Sony Vegas, Windows Movie Maker, etc. to get videos with best settings for the selected device/software. 



Tip: If you want to customize the output video quality, you can click the "Settings" button to open the Settings window and set video resolution, frame rate, bit rate, codec, etc. 



3. Edit your video files with an alternative FFMPEG (optional) 

If necessary, you can perhaps try to edit your video files with the video converter Mac. Nothing unfamiliar from the FFMPEG, you can also easily cut and trim your videos. In addition to that, you can add effects to your video clips together with the insertion of watermarks as well as create 3D videos. 



4. Start H.265 video conversion

Click the "Start" button to start converting H.265 videos under Windows (10) or Mac(OS Sierra). You can follow the conversion process. Once the task bar shows in 100%, just click Open button to locate the output files. Hence, you can now transfer and play your H.265 video files anywhere and anytime you like it. 

External Knowledge: Other FFmpeg Alternatives

1. x265

x2645 is a good FFmpeg alternative, worth a download. The free alternative to FFmpeg developed by VideoLAN is designed as a H.265 video converter to encode video streams to H.265/MPEG-H HEVC compression format. It works great for HD 4K UHD H.265 video conversion.  

2. avconv

avconv is a faster video and audio converter. Cross-platform avconv can convert between arbitrary sample rates and resize video audio file in a simple way.  

3. MEncoder

MPlayer media player uses MEncoder to transcode audio and video stream. The FFmpeg alternative can convert all the video audio formats that MPlayer reads to various formats in different codecs without decreasing much video image quality.

Verdict: Among all the FFmpeg alternatives, Dimo Video Converter Ultimate delivers the fastest performances, outputs the highest quality, and boasts more features than FFmpeg or other similar FFmpeg programs do. avconv, x265, MEncoder are the open source tools closest to FFmpeg. Its basic video editing options give itself some advantages over other FFmpeg alternatives. avconv is FFmpeg alternative faster than FFmpeg, while x265 is mainly used to encode H.265 video when FFmpeg fails to convert H.265 video, and MEncoder is the best if you have MPlayer media player installed. 

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The price of Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Windows is divided into 1 Year Subscription, Lifetime/Family/Business License: $43.95/Year; $45.95/lifetime license; $95.95/family license(2-4 PCs); $189.95/business pack(5-8 PCs). Get your needed one at purchase page.

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Thursday, May 4, 2017

Watch 3D Videos on Google Daydream VR with Pixel XL

VR Headsets have become more and more common in our daily lives. Google Daydream VR is a VR headset and controller by Google that lets you explore new worlds, kick back in your personal VR cinema, and play games that put you at the center of action. With this powerful Google Daydream VR,you could freely watch creditable 3D movies and films with Google Pixel series phones, which are Daydream-ready phone. So, we will quickly walk with you through how to play 3D movie on Google Daydream, as if you were watching a movie on a big-screen 3D TV that just happened to be on your head.



Here's the basic requirements you should consider to let 3D movies play on your Google Daydream:

1. A 2D or 3D movie. If no 2D movies existing and you don't like to buy a 3D movie from Amazon or Plex, you could use the 3rd party APP as 3D movies maker shortcut such as Dimo Video Converter Ultimate to help you convert 2D to 3D quickly.

2. A phone. No matter what Android or Pixel you have, the working one will be OK which I'm sure your phone in hand can perfectly fits the Google Daydream.

The one extra thing you might need, depending on the 3D movie you have, is an app to play it for the Google Daydream. The reason you need a special app — VR player (there are top 5 free VR video players available for options) to play a 3D movie because when you play any sort of video that's meant for a VR headset, it's split into two windows. 

However, if the VR players failed to play your ready-made 3D videos on Google Daydream, there are several factors to consider, including aspect Ratio, resolution, duration and video format. Different VR video players might have different supports for video formats, resolutions, aspect ratio, etc., please refer to the best video formats for different VR players and VR headsets to adjust and convert your 3D video formats by the help of Dimo Video Converter Ultimate.

Google Pixel smartphones best movie format: H.264 MP4

Google Pixel smartphones not supported format: Blu-ray, DVD, ISO, MKV, WMV, M4V, MTS, MOV, M2TS, VOB, FLV, etc.

How to Convert 2D/3D movies to Google Daydream VR?               

Dimo Video Converter Ultimate is a professional 3D Video converter and VR video maker, which comparatively has better output quality, in particular HD videos and intuitive interface. With it, you can fast convert 3D Blu-rayDVD, 3D YIFY, 3D YouTube, 3D MTS, MKV, WMV, MOV, etc. to DayDream View supported file type . 
            
Best of all, this software allows you to convert 2D/3D to 3D videos such as MKV Top-bottom 3D Video, MP4 Top-bottom 3D Video, MP4 Side-by-Side 3D video, which can be played on Google Daydream VR perfectly. If you are Mac users, please turn to Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac. Now, we will give a detailed guide on the whole process from converting 2D/3D to Google Daydream VR supported video.
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Guide to transcode 2D/3D to Google DayDream for watching

Step 1. Import 2D/3D clips   

Click "Add File" to add 2D/3D files to it. After the files are loaded, you can preview them by clicking its icon on the 3D conversion task bar to activate the build-in video player; And if you like to take snapshots of your favorite movie scene, then please hit "Edit" and tap camera icon to get pictures by screenshot.   



Step 2. Choose an output format.

Based on the support range of your VR player, choose an output video format. This VR video format converter embraces almost all video formats and has 410+ built-in profiles for Google, Apple, Android, Microsoft and Sony devices. MP4 is recommended for Google Daydream VR. You are enabled to adjust the bitrate and resolution parameters for different needs.  

Tip: Click Settings to adjust the parameters like video codec, video bitrate, video frame rate, audio sample rate, audio channel. 1920x1080 compressed side-by-side 3D should be resampled to 1920x540 resolution full side-by-side resolution. And keep audio in AAC or MP3.

Step 3. Set the Matching 3D modes

The 3D Video Converter program provides three kinds of 3D effects, you can choose one that match your Oculus Rift CV1, such as Side-by-side (Left-Right) or Top-Bottom.



Step 4. Start 3D VR converting for Google Daydream VR

You can define the Destination Folder for saving the output 3D VR file and set everything (e.g., encoder, trimming or clipping, merge videos). Afterwards, you are good to go by tapping "Start" button. The converted 3D VR video can be in the best format and played by VR video player on Pixel/Android phones or device after a time. After conversion, how to transfer 3D VR videos to your Pixel/Android phones for viewing on Google Daydream.

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The price of Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Windows is divided into 1 Year Subscription, Lifetime/Family/Business License: $43.95/Year; $45.95/lifetime license; $95.95/family license(2-4 PCs); $189.95/business pack(5-8 PCs). Get your needed one at purchase page.

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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

DVD to USB Flash Drive-Convert/Rip DVD to H.264 MP4 for USB Flash Drive

Today, most high-definition televisions, tablets, and laptops can play videos from USB flash drives. If you have tons of DVDs, you may be wondering if there is a way to save video from DVD to USB flash drive for playback on those devices. But unfortunately, USB can't read DVD. In fact, it is easy to backup your favorite DVD movies to USB Flash Drive as long as you got a DVD Ripper in hand. 



Here Dimo Video Converter Ultimate is a wise choice to rip and convert DVD to USB in digital video files like MP4, AVI, MOV, etc. with super fast conversion speed and excellent image and sound quality. The process is straightforward and a mass of preset formats are built for output. 

What's more, with this DVD ripping tool, you can easily backup your DVD disk with whole content copy. CUDA acceleration will bring you fast conversion speed. If you are a Mac user, you can turn to Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac (MacOS Sierra and El Capitan included), which has the same function as the Windows version. The article would show you how to rip DVD to USB for playback step by step.
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How to rip and copy a DVD to a USB Flash Drive

Step 1. Load DVD movies

Insert the DVD disc into your computer's DVD drive and run DVD Ripper. You can click the "Add DVD" button to load the DVD files to the program. DVD ISO/IFO, VIDEO_TS folder are supported also.



Step 2. Specify output format

As has been stated above, USB, iPad, iPhone, Galaxy devices, etc supports MP4, etc video files. So you can just select "Format > Video" as the output video format. 

Step 3. Advanced Video/Audio settings

Click "Settings" button to do corresponding settings regarding to video, audio like video codec, file size, video bitrate, frame rate, etc.



Step 4. Trim/Edit DVD files

Just click "Edit" to trim the DVD videos to get the very part you want. Besides trimming, cropping, adding watermark, adjusting special effect, are well supported as well.

Step 5. Start converting DVD to USB for backup

When all these settings are ready, you can click the "Start" button to begin the DVD to USB conversion in the format you wish. When the ripping is done, you can click on "Open" button to locate the ripped videos. You can add the converted files to USB directly for playback on iPhone, iPad, Android, Surface, BlackBerry, Galaxy, PS4 Pro, PS4/3, PSP, PS Vita, WDTV, smart TV and more media devices, Have a good time!

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Need the lifetime version to work on 2-4 PCs so that your friends and family can instantly broaden their entertainment options? Please refer to the family license here



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The price of Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Windows is divided into 1 Year Subscription, Lifetime/Family/Business License: $43.95/Year; $45.95/lifetime license; $95.95/family license(2-4 PCs); $189.95/business pack(5-8 PCs). Get your needed one at purchase page.

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Sunday, April 30, 2017

How to Play QuickTime MOV on Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player has various multimedia functions; it can be used to play movies, documentaries, audio-video clips etc. In some cases, MOV files are not recognized in Windows Media Player. One of the main reasons that MOV files may fail to play is due to technical issues. That may occur when the user does not have the plug-ins needed to play the MOV videos. Another problem could be with the QuickTime MOV codec. Installing a QuickTime player could solve the codec problem. However, the QuickTime player is big-sized, and it will install junks to your computer. In this article, we aim to work out the fastest solution to help you play QuickTime with Windows Media Player smoothly.



Actually, it's not as difficult as you imagine. What you need is a just a common video converter like Dimo Video Converter Ultimate to help you watch MOV on Windows Media Player without any hassle. And you could get wonderful output files and never worry about out of audio/video sync. More than that, it also provides an access to touch up QuickTime MOV videos, which including trimming, cropping, appending artistic effects and more. If you are Mac users, please turn to Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac (El Capitan, macOS Sierra included). The guide below will teach you how to convert and import MOV to Windows Movie Maker so you can make engaging movies with MOV, MP4, WMV and other video files.

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How to convert QuickTime MOV to Windows Media Player?

Step 1. Add QuickTime MOV video

Start up the QuickTime MOV to Windows Media Player converter, and then click "Add File" to import all QuickTime MOV files.

Step 2. Choose output compatible format with Windows Media Player

Click the "Select Format" menu, select Windows Media Player friendly format as your output video format. There, you can take WMV as your output video format. If you prefer high definition videos, move your mouse pointer to "HD Video" and then choose HD WMV. To get the more compressive file, "MP4" and "HD MP4" can be your better choice.



Tips: The smart MOV file converter additionally offers some useful edit functions to enhance your video. Click the "Edit" button to explore more features with Dimo Video Converter Ultimate.

STEP 3. Start converting QuickTime MOV to Windows Media Player

Click "Start" button to enable QuickTime MOV to WMV/MP4 conversion for playing with Windows Media Player. The conversion process will take a while, and you'll see an encoding progress bar.

Once finished, click the "Open" button in the main interface and you can locate the encoded MOV files effortlessly. And then you are able to use these files in Windows Media Player as you want.
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Need the lifetime version to work on 2-4 PCs so that your friends and family can instantly broaden their entertainment options? Please refer to the family license here



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The price of Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Windows is divided into 1 Year Subscription, Lifetime/Family/Business License: $43.95/Year; $45.95/lifetime license; $95.95/family license(2-4 PCs); $189.95/business pack(5-8 PCs). Get your needed one at purchase page.

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