Off-topic - Pavtube added presets for Final Cut Pro and QuickTime Movie tutubebe99 - Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:54 pm Post subject: Pavtube added presets for Final Cut Pro and QuickTime Movie
Pavtube added presets for Final Cut Pro and QuickTime Movie format
Jan. 6, 2011 - It’s glad to announce that Pavtube Studio has put multiple Final Cut Pro and QuickTime Movie format presets into 4 of its Mac programs, including iMedia Converter for Mac, Video Converter for Mac, HD Video Converter for Mac, and MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac. Pavtube applications now support Apple ProRes, DVCPRO, HDV, Avid DNxHD, and Apple InterMediate codec encoding in a much better and professional way.
The “Final Cut Pro” option enables users to export .mov files encoded with Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes 4444, DVCPRO, and HDV codecs.
While the “QuickTime Movie format” preset allows users output Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov), DV/DVCRRO – NTSC (*.mov), DVCPRO – PAL (*.mov), DV – PAL (*.mov), DVCPRO50 – PAL (*.mov), DVCPRO50 - NTSC (*.mov), and Avid DNxHD (*.mov).
System Requirement (iMedia Converter for Mac)
- Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 above (including Mac OS X 10.5 X Leopard，Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard) on iMac, MacBook, Mac Pro, etc.
- Memory: 512 MB physical RAM or above.
- Processor: Intel processor.
- Monitor: 1024*768 or higher resolution display.
- Optical drive: DVD Drive/an External BD drive is required for ripping Blu-ray disc.
System Requirement (Video/HD Video/MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac)
- 1G Hz or above PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel processor
- Mac OS X (including Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, v10.5 Leopard and v10.6 Snow Leopard) on iMac, MacBook, Mac Pro, etc.
- 512 MB physical RAM (memory) or more
- 1024*768 or higher resolution display
Is there any way to shorten the Blu-ray rippingtime? Yes. Here I’d share with you some tricks for ripping Blu-ray at faster speed. If your PC is equipped with an NVIDIA CUDA ready graphics card, then the NVIDIA CUDA enabled Graphics card can be taken advantages to fast convert Blu-ray to iPad and other devices that accept H.264 codec. By processing video conversions on NVIDIA's GPU instead of your computer's CPU, Blu-ray ripping time can greatly shorted and more CPU resources can be spared for other applications, making your computer run much smoother. I tested the ripping time when ripping Blu-ray to iPad with and without CUDA enabled, and found the BD ripping speed can be 3-4 times faster when CUDA is utilized. You may download trial of Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper software v3.7 and experience faster speed for ripping Blu-ray to iPad as it shows below:
Step 1: Run Pavtube Blu-ray to iPad Converter, and load BD files to it
Click “BD/DVD ROM” or “BD/DVD Folder” to load Blu-ray movie files into the app. When movie is loaded, check if the CUDA button is activated. By default the software turns CUDA on when an NVIDIA CUDA ready graphics card is installed.
Step 2: Select an iPad compatible format as output format
Click the pull down menu at the opposite side of “Format”, and then tap “iPad” profile. There are formats specially designed for iPad, select “iPad HD Video (*.mp4)” or “iPad Video H.264 (*.mp4)” to take advantage of CUDA acceleration.
Step 3: Click "Convert" button to fast rip Blu-ray/DVD for iPad playback
As long as the ripping work is finished, you can click "Open" button to get the output files. What you need to do next is just syncing the files to your iPad with iTunes. Start your HD movie-watching experience now.
A comparison of BD to iPad ripping speed with and without CUDA implementation
Source Media: Blu-ray Disc Toy Story 3, movie length 1hr and 43mins
Software Tool: Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper v3.7.1.2290 trial version
Output Format: iPad Video (*.mp4) format, default settings
When CUDA Enabled: It costs 43mins to generate iPad optimized MP4 file of 2.95GB
When CUDA Disabled: It costs 148mins to generate iPad optimized MP4 file of 2.97GB
Conclusion: Blu-ray ripping speed is 3.44 times faster with CUDA enabled than that CUDA is disabled.
Learn more information about CUDA acceleration at Blu-ray ripping with CUDA. tutubebe99 - Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:22 pm Post subject:
Backup Blu-ray to Apple with AAC 5.1 sounds faster than ever!
Ever thought of putting your DVD collections to Apple TV? Why not? With digital backups on Apple TV, you will never have to hunt for a movie in hundreds of DVDs and then bother to place it in a DVD player. Instead, you just sit on the bed and select desired movie with a handy remote control. Be sick with the long time ripping process? Oh, in that case you should not miss the Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper v3.7, which allows you to take advantage of NVIDIA’s GPU acceleration, improving the ripping speed to 3-5 times faster.
The secret of ripping Blu-ray to Apple TV 3-4 times faster
By processing video conversions on NVIDIA's GPU instead of your computer's CPU, ripping time is greatly shorted and more CPU resources can be spared for other applications, making your computer run much smoother. CUDA based Pavtube Blu-ray Disc Ripper software helps you rip Blu-ray much faster than ever in the availability of NVIDIA’s CUDA enabled Graphics card. I have tested the CUDA enabled Blu-ray ripping process on a 1GHz Dual Corel PC with Apple TV 1280*720 MP4 video (encoded with H.264/AAC) and it takes 90min only comparing with when CUDA is disabled. Here’s what I do with the Avatar Blu-ray Disc.
Step-by-step guide of ripping Blu-ray to Apple TV with AAC 5.1 audio:
Download a free trial of Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper first. The Blu-ray Ripper and DVDs converts commercial Blu-ray Discs and DVDs to various video and audio formats for Apple TV, iPad, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4, PS3, Wii, Android smartphones, etc.
Step 1. Load BD movie to the Pavtube Blu-Ray Ripper software
Connect an external BD drive to your PC if there is not an internal one. Place in source Blu-ray disc. Install and launch the Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper software, click “BD/DVD ROM” or “BD/DVD Folder” to load Blu-ray movie files into the app. When movie is loaded, make sure the CUDA button is activated.
Step 2. Set H.264 HD MP4 for Apple TV.
Click on “Format” bar to determine the output format. To take advantage of CUDA acceleration and k eep the best quality for Apple TV playback, I select “Apple TV H.264 1280*720 (*.mp4)”. The format creates HD MP4 with AAC 5.1 surround sound.
Step 3. Start ripping Blu-Ray to Apple TV with AAC 5.1 sound at fastest speed.
Click on “Convert”button to start Blu-Ray to Apple TV conversion. The whole process takes 96min and the generated file size is 4.73GB.
Once the ripping task is finished I click “Open” button at the bottom of the main interface to get the output MP4 files for Apple TV. The image quality turned out to be excellent:
I then click the CUDA button to turn the CUDA off, and convert Avatar Blu-ray to Apple TV H.264 1280*720 (*.mp4) format again. This time it takes 455 min to generate a 4.66GB file.
So my advice for guys that wanna backup Blu-ray movies to Apple TV is, have a try with Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper v3.7 and experience the CUDA acceleration by yourself. You’ll love it. For more info about the CUDA acceleration you can check CPU acceleration and CUDA based Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper v3.7.
