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How to copy Blu-ray movies to Synology DS411slim NAS Server

Feb 052012

How to copy Blu-ray movies to Synology DS411slim NAS Server

If you want a small but feature-packed NAS for home media sharing, the Synology DS411slim is a great choice. DiskStation DS411slim is designed to provide users with a compact yet feature laden solution for easy file sharing and backup. Snap-in 2.5″hard drives design brings low power consumption, quiet operation, reliability and easy disk replacement in a compact size. The operating system, Synology DiskStation Manager, delivers rich features for multimedia enjoyments, Internet sharing, worry-free data protection and energy-saving options. After setting up the DS411slim, you can copy DVD and Blu-ray movies to the NAS server for accessing/streaming.

Backup a Blu-ray disc to Synology NAS Server

- Rip Blu-ray with best possible quality (1080p) for HD players
When a Synology DS411slim serves as DLNA/UPnP Media Server, it pairs up perfectly with Sony PS3, Xbox 360 and other DLNA/UPnP compliant players. Compatible file types are listed below.

Supported Audio Format: AAC, FLAC, M4A, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, PCM, WAV, WMA, WMA VBR, WMA PRO, WMA

Supported Video Format: 3GP, 3G2, ASF, AVI, DAT, DivX, DVR-MS, ISO, M2T, M2TS, M4V, MKV, MP4, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, MTS, MOV, QT, SWF, TP, TRP, TS, VOB, WMV, XviD

Supported Subtitles Format: srt, psb, smi, ass, ssa, sub, idx, ifo

To keep original Blu-ray video streams without changing anything, the best option is ripping Blu-ray to M2TS streams or MKV file. A 100megabit connection would let you to stream the 1080p Blu-ray contents to a networked Blu-ray Disc player (e.g. OPPO BDP-95, PS3) or Networked Media Tank (e.g. Popcorn Hour A-210).

It is recommended to have the high-definition Blu-ray contents converted and compressed if the Blu-ray is ripped for streaming to Xbox 360, as the device refuses to play .m2ts. But you can get it work by converting Blu-ray to Xbox 360 supported file types (e.g. WMV, MP4, MOV, M4V). Click the below link for a full guide: Rip a Blu-ray to NAS for streaming to Xbox 360.

Convert a Blu-ray movie to Synology NAS for streaming to iPad/iPhone/Android phones (Motorola Droid 3, Samsung Infuse 4G, etc).

- Rip Blu-ray to smaller file size and lower quality for portable devices
When a Synology DS411slim is used as iTunes Server, it works with Apple devices like Mac, iPad and iPhone and is compatible with corresponding media formats:

Supported Audio Format: MP3, M4A, M4P, WAV, AIF

Supported Video Format: M4V, MOV, MP4

Supported Playlist Format: M3U, WPL

Now that most mobile devices accept 720p HD video as best playable quality, it is reasonable to shrink Blu-ray contents to 720p .mp4. H.264 codec is preferred for video streaming over the Internet as it achievies very high data compression while maintaining good video quality at bit rates that are substantially lower (e.g., half or less) than what previous standards would need.

A guide for ripping Blu-ray to 720p .mp4 video
Required software: Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper (Download a trial)

Step 1: Click the Blu-ray disc icon, or the Blu-ray folder icon at the top left corner of the main interface to load Blu-ray movie files.

Step 2: Click on the pull down menu of “Subtitle” and “Audio” respectively to select your needed languages as output subs and sound track.

Step 3: Click on the dropdown list of “Format” and select “iPad HD Video(*.mp4)” as output format.

Step 4: Click “Convert” button to convert Blu-ray to 720p MP4 format.
After conversion the Blu-ray movie can be compressed to 2.5GB-4GB, which is just right for streaming to iPad, iPhone, Android phones (e.g. the latest released Droid 3), etc.

Tip:
Pavtube Blu-Ray Video Converter Ultimate integrates a best bluray ripper , a DVD ripper,and a video converter together for you to rip Blu-ray discs, standard DVDs and convert almost all kinds of videos to universal video and audio file types with super fast conversion speed and excellent image and sound quality. The Blu-Ray Video Converter Ultimate provides numerous optimized formats for a wide range of devices and programs, including Apple TV, Xbox 360, PS3, Media Server, NAS, Home Theatre devices, WD TV, Popcorn Hour, PSP, etc., so you can enjoy or edit your favorite Blu-ray movies, DVDs and SD/HD videos at will.

How to put Blu-ray movies to iTunes Movie Library on Mac OS X Lion

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Feb 052012

How to put Blu-ray movies to iTunes Movie Library on Mac OS X Lion
Bluray Ripper for Mac OS X Lion-watching/putting bluray movies to iTunes Movie Library

Watching Blu-ray movies on the Mac is possible, despite lack of official support. But this will take some effort than watching Blu-ray movies on a Windows PC. There are authorized Blu-ray media player like PowerDVD and WinDVD that can play Blu-ray movie instantly from BD drive, but that’s for Windows only. So the first thing you need to do is ripping the Blu-ray movie off BD. When a Blu-ray movie is ripped onto Mac hard drive, you can play it like other 1080p high-definition contents. The following guide shows you how to rip Blu-rays to iTunes on Mac OS X Lion, so that you can not only watch Blu-ray movie on Mac Lion, but also sync bluray to iPad or stream bluray to Apple TV 2.

Guide- how to put Blu-ray to iTunes Movie Library on Mac OS X Lion?

In order to rip Blu-ray Disc to iTunes, you need to put the Blu-ray Disc into an external Blu-ray Disc drive which is in connection with you Mac OS X Lion computer, and get an efficient Blu-ray movie to Mac OS X Lion Converter that exports iTunes friendly format (Quick Time .mov, H.264 .mp4, .m4v). I picked up Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper for Mac OS X Lion, as it works perfectly on the new released Lion OS. Here’re the steps.

Step 1. Click the “BD/DVD” icon to load Blu-ray movie from external BD drive. When importing Blu-ray to iTunes Mac OS X Lion you need to keep your Mac networked so as to access keys for hacking Blu-ray copy-protections.

Step 2. Unfold the movie directory and select Main movie.

Step 3. Select preferred language from drop-down list of “Subtitles” and “Audio” box.

Step 4. Click “Format” bar and select a format for iTunes playback. I find “iPad > iPad HD Video H.264 (*.mp4) format balances video size and quality well. The format exports 1280 x720 .mp4 video with pretty good picture and compresses a 90min Blu-ray movie to 2-3GB.

Step 5. Click “Convert” to start ripping Blu-ray to iTunes compatible video. When conversion completes click the “Open” button to find the converted movie.

You can then add the Blu-ray movie to iTunes movie library. Simply open up iTunes, go to LIBRARY > Movies, the drag and drop the ripped Blu-ray movies to iTunes. Or go to File > Add to Library and browse to the movie.

How to Upload/Transfer DVD movies to iTunes for iPad,iPhone,iPod,Apple TV on Mac?

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Feb 052012

How to Upload/Transfer DVD movies to iTunes for iPad,iPhone,iPod,Apple TV on Mac?
DVD to iTunes Converter-Rip DVD Movies to iTunes on Mac OS X Lion

Importing DVD movies to iTunes directly on Mac OS X Lion is not allowed due to copyright protection issues. However, rip/convert DVD to iTunes compatible file formats, like H.264, MPEG-4, MP4, MOV, M4V, M4R, and MP3 is a great solution. This article will elaborate a solution on how to rip and transfer DVD to iTunes on Mac Lion for further playback on iPad 2, iPhone 4, iPod and Apple TV.

One would think that rip DVD to iTunes seems not a big technology challenge for Apple at all, it just have to be locked into a proprietary, DRM-encoded iTunes-only format. You’d insert the disc into your PC, and iTunes would ask how you’d like to rip DVD to iTunes: optimized for Apple TV streaming or optimized for iPad/iPhone/iPod. Once it was in iTunes, the files could be transferred within the entire Apple products: the PC desktop (Windows and Mac iTunes libraries), the living room (Apple TV), and the portable realm (iPod and iPhone).

Ripping DVD to iTunes sounds possible to make the best of both worlds, however, Apple is not likely to say yes. Which means Apple won’t add DVD ripping feature to iTunes. Yet savvy consumers would say: “We are already doing the DVD to iTunes thing.” Yes, there are so many third party softwares (freeware/shareware) can rip DVD to iTunes now, Pavtube DVD to iTunes Converter for Mac, Handbrake etc.

Here i use the DVD to iTunes Converter for Mac Lion from Pavtube Studio to rip DVD to iTunes on Mac os X Lion. The mac porgram provides you with an easiest way to rip DVD to iTunes compatible file formats, like H.264, MPEG-4, MP4, MOV, M4V, M4R, and MP3, in that way, you are able to add the result files for playback on each of your Apple products, including iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPod and Apple TV. Well, go to find a detailed tutorial from the following contents.

Guide: Rip DVD to iTunes on Mac OS X Lion

Step 1. Load DVD info.
Install and launch the Mac Lion DVD to iTunes Converter. Import your DVD files. Import IFO or DVD folder, all are just to cater for your desire.

Step 2: Select output format for DVD to iTunes rips on Mac OS Lion.
To rip DVD to iTunes, you’d better make sure the end use of the ripped DVD files, because this Mac DVD to iTunes Converter provides you with format presets optimized for iPad, iPhone 4, iPod and Apple TV respectively. For example, if you wanna put the ripped DVD files onto iPad for playback, then “iPad” would be your better choice. On the basis of your own requirements, you can select “iPo”, “iPhone” and “Apple TV” as well.

Tips: Click “Settings” button to set advanced settings.
This DVD to iTunes Converter for Mac OS X Lion allows users optimizing the output file quality by adjusting audio and video parameters like codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel. In fact, if you are not good at changing these settings, you can totally skip this step, because the default settings provided by this DVD to iTunes Converter are able to export you an acceptable file quality when play them back on your iPad, iPhone 4, iPod and Apple TV.

Step 3: Click “Convert” button, then the Mac Lion DVD to iTunes Converter will start converting/ripping DVD movies to iTunes support format at speed.

Enjoy DVD Movies on iTunes and Other Apple Portable Devices

Once the conversion is completed, you can click “Open” button to get the final ripped DVD files. Add them to iTunes to sync to iPad, iPhone 4, iPod or Apple TV for playback.

As you see, some of the third party software actually do a good job on ripping DVD. Like Pavtube DVD to iTunes Converter for Mac os x Lion, it can rip DVD to almost any video formats and then do whatever you’d like with these files–including watch it on your PC, stream it to an Apple TV, or transfer it to your portable devices iPad/iPhone/Zune/PSP/etc, and maybe Apple is happy enough with the status quo. It’s less expensive for them that way, and doesn’t offend the same media companies Apple has deals with for iTunes rentals and downloads.
Have fun.

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