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Sunday, November 15, 2015

Plex DVD Rip - How to Rip DVD for Playing with Plex


This article shows you the easiest, quikest way to rip and convert DVDs to Plex supported video formats so that you can play them via Plex Media Server with ease.



Plex Media Server bridges the gap between your computer and your home theater, doing so with a visually appealing user interface that provides instant access to your media. If you have a number of DVDs, it would be nice to have all these movies backed up and saved to Plex Media Sever to watch anytime you want without having to pull out the disc. Here is a simple guide on how to backup and stream your own DVD collection on Plex Media Server easily by ripping DVD to Plex.

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Best Way to Enable Blu-ray Playback in Kodi (XBMC)

This article shows you the easiest way to rip and convert Blu-ray to Kodi supported video formats so that you can use the Kodi feature to enjoy Blu-ray movies with ease.



It is easy to get your movies free on Kodi Media Sever to play with your iPad, Android tablet/phone and your laptop. Kodi has its supported video formats like MPEG-1, MPEG-2, H.263, MPEG-4 SP and ASP, MPEG-4 AVC (H.264), H.265 (as from Kodi 14) HuffYUV, Indeo, MJPEG, RealVideo, RMVB, Sorenson, WMV, Cinepak, while Blu-ray is not one of them. To get these movies off of Blu-ray discs and onto Kodi Media Sever for streaming with ease, you'll need to rip Blu-ray to a format playble by Kodi. Here is the entire process.

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

AVI and DLNA: How to Play AVI files over DLNA


This tutorial will explain how you can make all AVI files DLNA compliant, so that you can play AVI files over DLNA without issue.


Is it possible to stream AVI over DLNA? Some people claim they can successfully play AVI videos on HDTV via DLNA, while other can't. What's the matter? Does DLNA support the AVI format? Actually, some DLNA compatible devices can support AVI format, but it is limited to Xvid/DivX SD. Some DivX HD AVI movies are not supported well. In usual, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 are the typical supported formats by DLNA. To make these incompatible AVI files DLNA compliant, the easy option is to encode/re-encode AVI to DLNA sanctioned format, e.g. H.264 .mp4.

To finish the task, you can adopt EaseFab Video Converter for help. This video app is professional on fast transcoding AVI to DLNA supported format without quality loss. In addition, it not only supports AVI videos, but also handles various common video formats, like MTS, MKV, VOB, MOV, WMV .etc. Plus, it offers kinds of preset profiles for media players including PS3, iPad, iPhone, Nexus 7, Nexus 10, Nook HD, Samsung Galaxy Tab 4, Galaxy S6, etc to meet your different needs. For Mac users, EaseFab Video Converter for Mac is the alternative choice.

Convert AVI for streaming over DLNA with ease

Step 1: Start the AVI to DNLA converter. Click "Add" button on the main interface to load your AVI files to the program. (Drag&Drop function is included.)



Step 2: In the Profile tray, switch to Common Video category, and choose MP4 Video as the output format.



Useful Tips: If you like, you can click Settings button to adjust video/audio parameters. As for DLNA streaming, select a proper bitrate and resolution based on your WLAN bandwidth.

Step 3: Click "Convert" to start converting AVI for streaming over DLNA. This Video Converter will finish the conversion in just a few minutes.

After the conversion, you can get the resulted videos by clicking the Open button and then stream AVI via DLNA to DLNA certified TV, devices, HD media players for sharing. Enjoy!

Related Articles and Tips:
How to fix MKV and DLNA incompatible issues
How to rip DVD for streaming over DLNA
How to rip Blu-rays for streaming over DLNA