Put Blu-ray to Synology NAS for Roku 3 playback via DLNA

Read this article and you will quickly learn how to convert Blu-ray to DLNA on Synology friendly video for streaming to your Roku 3 compatible devices. 

   
“ What are the specific settings for ripping a DVD to put on a Synology NAS DLNA server for playback on a Roku 3 using the Roku Media Player app? I have tried several settings to create an MP4 with 5.1 sound, following instructions from your web site.  (H.264 HD Video MP4 with HD Standards and a few variations). All rips play video perfectly, but there is no sound when played on the Roku 3 Media Player. Any good idea? “ 

Can Roku 3 read Blu-ray movies from NAS? If you have a large Blu-ray movie collections, you may have this question. If you want to rip and store BD movies on Synology and then plug NAS in Roku 3 and use Roksbox app for enjoyment, you're definitely being the right place. In this article, we will show you a quick-start guide on ripping Blu-ray to NAS for playback on Roku 3 compatible video formats with high output quality. 

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Well, To enable Roku 3 to play Blu-ray files from NAS, all we need to do is to convert Blu-ray to Roku 3 supported video formats with a professional Blu-ray to MKV/MP4 for Roku 3 Converter. Here, Pavtube BDMagic can help you converting Blu-ray/DVD to NAS then stream to Roku 3 by DLNA. Of course, this Blu-ray ripper can help you convert commercial Blu-ray movies to AVI, WMV, FLV, MOV, etc as well. What's more, it can also enable you to rip Blu-ray for directly playback on Android, iOS, Windows based devices. If you are using Mac, you can also use the BDMagic for Mac. Refer to the guide on Mac. 
 
How to Rip Blu-ray movies to Synology NAS for DLNA Streaming on Roku 3

Step 1: Load Blu-ray movies. 

Install and launch Blu-ray to MKV/MP4 Converter, and then click the disc icon to import your source movies to this program. Set your wanted subtitles and audio track from the drop-down box of "Subtitles" and "Audio" tab. 



Step 2: Select Output format. 

Select a format for conversion. To convert Blu-ray to MKV video, press on “Format” and choose “Common Video>> MKV(Matroska) Video (*.mkv)” format. 



Tip: If the default parameters can’t meet your needs, you can click “Settings” to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish.

Step 3: Start Blu-ray Conversion. 

Hit convert button to start converting Blu-ray movies to MKV/MP4 for NAS sharing. After the conversion, click "Open" to quick locate the converted video; now you can stream  converted Blu-ray files through NAS to HDTV, PS3 and other DLNA device for enjoyment anywhere you like. 

After read this playback tips for Roku 3, you can easily solve your Blu-ray to NAS device for playback on Roku 3 for Sharing or viewing. 
 
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HD Videos to Galaxy A7 - Play All kinds of movies on Galaxy A7

This is a concise guide about how to convert MKV, AVI, MOV, WMV etc on Galaxy A7 for playback with this top Video Converter for Galaxy A7 in 3 simple steps.

Samsung Galaxy A7 boasts an innovative, luxurious design and a stunning 5.5inch FHD Super AMOLED display, which brings you premium quality. It’s a great smartphone for watching movies with no doubt. If you have MKV, AVI, MOV, MXF,MTS, M2TS, XAVC, Tivo files you’d like to transfer them to your Galaxy A7. Thus, you can convert them into the MP4 format yourself and you are able to enjoy your favorite All kinds of HD videos on your trip or on the go. Hold on reading… 



There are multiple software products available for this purpose. A completely free method for converting videos into the MP4 format for Samsung Galaxy A7 uses Handbrake. It converts the file into the MP4 container format. There is no Samsung Galaxy S option for Handbrake, but there is a general MP4 option in the Container drop-down box on the main screen. Note: Handbrake input formats just includes MP4, MKV, AVI, M2TS, TS, it won’t help you convert VOB, MPG, FLV, MOV, TiVo, etc files for Galaxy A7. 

To convert and put more movie files to Galaxy A7, we recommend you to download Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is a blazing-fast, intuitive all-in-one media toolkit which lets you rip, backup Blu-ray/DVDs and convert even edit videos in one place. The program can help you compress 1080p Blu-ray files to Samsung Galaxy A7, rip DVD movie to Galaxy A7 and convert HD videos to Galaxy A7, including MKV, AVI, MPG, VOB, TiVo and more, everything can be transferred to Galaxy A7 optimized formats with original quality. It has an equivalent Mac version entitled iMedia Converter for Mac, which can convert videos to Galaxy A7 on Mac OS X (including Yosemite, Mavericks). 

Now, Read the reason why I recommended you this top HD Video Converter for Galaxy A7. (This quick start guide takes HD Video Converter Windows version (Including Windows 8.1) screenshots as an example. The method to convert  HD  movies to Galaxy A7 is the same. All that you should take care is to download the right version according to your situation. 

Step 1: Add Video Files

Install and run the Galaxy A7 Video Converter to your PC, Click "Add Video" icon to load video files like MTS/M2TS, MKV, VOB, MOV, TOD, TiVo, etc or click on "disc-like" icon to load movie from DVD and Blu-ray source (Disc, folder, ISO). Batch conversion is supported so that you can add multiple files. 



Step 2: Choose output format for Galaxy A7 

Click "Format" bar, you can easily find the optimized videos for Galaxy A7 under "Samsung > Samsung Galaxy S III Video (*.mp4)". The output videos could fit on your Galaxy A7 perfectly.  



Tip: Set output video quality (Optional)

If you like, you can click “Settings” to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish. According to my experience, the file size and video quality is based more on bitrate than resolution which means bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss, and vice versa. 

Step 3. Start converting videos to Galaxy A7

In the end, go back to the main interface and click the “Convert” button to start converting AVI, MKV, MOV for playing on Galaxy A7. Once the process completes, just click “Open” to find the Galaxy A7 playable MP4 videos and transfer them to your Galaxy A7 with ease. 

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Why choose Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac as 2015 Easter Crazy Discount?

Maybe you've downloaded a lot of Easter movies on your computer or bought some Blu-ray/DVD movies for the upcoming Easter celebrating, to choose your favorite ones and play them for the guests, Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac is a great helper. (Readreview) It is an all-inclusive Mac toolbox with the ability of backing up BD/DVD, ripping BD/DVD and converting videos to almost all video and audio formats easily and quickly on Mac OS X for your multimedia devices and media players. If you are interested, take the time to nab iMedia Converter for Mac with half price before the expiration date!



Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac highlight features:

* Full support for inputting and outputting all popular media formats

This feature-rick Mac video converter toolbox can not only copy 2D, 3D Blu-ray and standard DVD with original structure, and convert SD/HD videos (e.g. YouTube FLV/F4V, MP4, AVI, MPG, WMV, etc), digital camcorder recordings (e.g. MXF, MTS AVCHD, MOV, MP4, MVI, etc), DVR videos (Tivo), audio files (e.g. MP3, MP2, WMA, FLAC), but also include more than 200 formats as output.

* Offer built-in presets for universal media players and devices

Various devices and players can be found in software supported formats, including iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3, Apple TV 3, Amazon Kindle Fire HD(X), Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy Tab S, Galaxy Note 4, Roku 3, Chomecast, PS4, Apple TV, Xbox 360, Xbox One, WD TV, QuickTime Player, etc. In addition, it supports native codecs like Apple Intermediate Codec, ProRes, DNxHD, MPEG-2, WMV, MOV to convert standard and HD digital videos to one optimized format for FCP, iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, etc.

* Make a Blu-ray or DVD disc Copy at fast speed

Full disc copy with BD/DVD structure and all audio/subtitle tracks preserved; save a 100% BD M2TS/ DVD VOB movie without extras.

* Create 3D video from 2D/3D Blu-ray and standard DVD

Easily convert 2D BD/DVD and 3D Blu-ray and export 3D video in MKV, MPV, WMV, MOV, and AVI with abundant 3D effects: Side by Side, Anaglyph, Top/Bottom for watching with Samsung Gear VR, Lakento MVR Glasses, 3D TV, 3D projector, etc.

* Customize output settings for good quality

To acquire watchable movies and videos on target smartphones, tablets, media players, and more, freely adjust parameters settings including video codes, video size, bitrate, frame rate, etc.

* Edit your video and Blu-ray/DVD movies before converting

With a built-in editor, you are allowed to trim a segment out of the original file, rotate videos, cut off black bars, split a large file into segments, attach SRT/ASS/SSA subtitles into source video, add video effects, etc.

* Select original Blu-ray/DVD movie's audio tracks, subtitles or forced subtitles freely

* Merge multiple video files into one single file

* Split the selected video file into required video clips by specifying the clip quantity, duration time and file size.

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Convert MKV files to iPad Air 2/iPad Mini 3 for Playing

This article shows you how to convert MKV to iPad Air 2/iPad Mini 3 supported video formats so that you can play MKV files with iPad properly.



With the Apple users' explosion, more and more people have a burning desire to play MKV files on their Apple portable devices or player, for example - iPad Air 2/iPad Mini 3. After you got the iPad, you may want to transfer some high-definition movies onto it for watching, such as transfer MKV files to iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3, but a lot of users have encountered the problems to play MKV on iPad Air 2/iPad Mini 3, let’s take a look first. 

In fact, the reason you cannot play MKV videos on iPad is simple: the default and downloaded player on iPad Air 2/iPad Mini 3 cannot find a suitable decoder for the file. Currently iPad Air 2/iPad Mini 3 as the old version only supports limited videos in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov formats. And as far as I know, there’s few video player for iPad can support DTS audio codec well. A fast solution I’ve worked out is to converting MKV to MP4 for iPad Air 2/iPad Mini 3 tablet. 

How to Convert/Play MKV on iPad mini 3 and iPad Air 2?

Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate - Which can help you transfer MKV HD video to iPad compatible video format, sync output video to iPad Air 2/iPad Mini 3 via iTunes, and now watch MKV video on iPad 2/3/4/Mini/Air! Besides MKV video files, this MKV to iPad Air 2/iPad Mini 3 converter supports nearly all the video formats, such as Blu-ray, DVD, AVI, WMV, FLV, MOV, MP4, M4V, MTS, VOB, etc. It is an useful tool for your iPad and other playable devices. One important feature of the video encoding software is to prevent any video/audio sync problem based on its perfect audio and video sync technology. Read the Review. 

For Mac users, you can turn to iMedia Converter for Mac. Refer to the guide for Play MKV on iPad mini 3/iPad Air 2 on Mac. 

Now,Just get the right one according to your situation. and follow the step-by-step guide to start the MKV on iPad mini 3 and iPad Air 2 playback conversion. 

Step 1. Load MKV files

Run the MKV converter for iPad. Click "Add File" to load one or multiple .mkv file(s) into the program. Batch conversion is supported so that you can add multiple files for conversion at a time.



Step 2. Set video format for iPad Air 2/iPad Mini 3

Set output video file format for your device. Here you can go to Format > iPad and then select “iPad > iPad Air HD Video (*.mp4)”.Or you can click format bar and choose common video format mp4 supported by iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, iPhone 6 plus, etc. 
  


Tip: If the preset video/audio parameters can’t meet your needs, just click Settings icon to adjust the video bitrate, codec, frame rate, audio sample rate, audio channel, etc. 

Step 3. Start the MKV files conversion 

You can hit the big red “Convert” to start converting MKV HD Video files to MP4 with best video settings for iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3. After the conversion, click “Open output folder” in the conversion window, then transfer them to iPad, then you will be able to play MKV files on iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 with compatible MP4 format.

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