Sunday, May 28, 2017

Workflow for Working 4K footage in iMovie 8/9/11

With ever-improving camera technology and storage solutions, the 4K industry has grown steadily since then. Today 4K has become a new standard in the video industry for high-budget feature films, TV dramas. If you got some 4K video from Sony F65, PMW-F55, PMW-F5 or other 4K cameras, you will be eagerly know the 4K video workflow. This article focuses on 4K Blu-ray/MXF/MP4/MOV/Prores video to iMovie workflow on MacOS Sierra.



Actually, the 4K video was restricted to edit in iMovie. When you wanna import some 4K uncompressed videos in a MXF/MP4/MOV wrapper to iMovie for further editing, you will probably got some issues like program crashed, black viewer screen, no audio track... In fact, currently 4K videos still cannot be well supported by iMovie mainly because of the ultra high video resolution and the format compatibility problems. So how to work with 4K video in iMovie? The final solution is toencode 4K to iMovie compatible Apple InterMediate codec and even downscale 4K to 1080p to ensure the best results when using iMovie.

What you need is a 4K video converter application. Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac is the ideal Mac 4K video converter for you, which can take your high quality 4K files and convert them into a supported format like AIC. mov for editing in iMovie any version. Besides iMovie, this software can also export professional encoders like DNxHD for Avid MC, Prores for FCP, MOV/MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere Pro and more. This 4K video converter is also available to customize the output resolutions to any size like 1080p, 2K, 4K as the users want. For Windows users, 4K Video Converter is the alternative choice. Just download it and follow the tutorial below to get the work done.

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Converting 4K video to work in iMovie

Step 1. Load original 4k files

Drag 4k files to the program directly. Or go to the "Add File" menu, choose "Add multi-files" or "Add Folder" to locate the 4k files you want to add. You can add several files to do batch conversion.

 

Step 2. Select the output format

You can choose Editor --> iMovie as the output format. The output format is designed for iMovie 11/iMovie 09/iMovie 08 specially.

Tip 1:

Click "Settings" to enter the parameters setting panel, you can set detailed parameters of audio and video like Video Codec, Bit Rate, Frame Rate, Resolution, and Audio Codec, Bit Rate, Sample Rate, Channels.



Tip 2:

Furthermore, you are provided some useful edit functions cropping, trimming, adding watermark, attaching subtitles for pre-editing your video files so that you can simplify your iMovie editing.

Step 3. Start 4K to iMovie conversion on Mac

Click the "Start" button to start the 4K to AIC conversion on MacOS Sierra.

Step 4. Import 4k into iMovie (11)

After the conversion, click "Open" to locate the result videos and then launch iMovie,choose File > Import > Movies..., to import converted 4K video into  iMovie '11, iMovie 09, iMovie 08 and iMovie HD.

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Friday, May 26, 2017

Tricks for Editing 4K Video in After Effects

With the 4K resolution camera into the hands of consumers, editing 4K video demand has become the mainstream. In fact, 4K movies are limited to edited in After Effects. Only the latest version of Adobe After Effects CC can native support 4K video. Previous versions of After Effects CS6/CS5/CS4 have not been updated to 4K support. In addition, due to format restrictions, we can not perfect editing After Effects in a variety of 4K video files, such as 4K MP4, 4K MOV, 4K MXF, 4K XAVC, 4K Prores, and so on. What if you are having problems editing a 4K clip in After Effects? Read on to find something you need.



To resolve 4K and After Effects issues, the quick and easy workaround is to transcode the 4K videos to After Effects compatible videos and even downscale 4K to 1080p if necessary. The process is surprisingly easy and can be done with the help of Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac . Overall, the program is the best 4K video converter for handling 4K videos. With this program, you can effortlessly transcode 4K video to MOV or MPEG-2, which will create an After Effects (also for Premiere Pro, Premiere Elements) friendly file format keeping the 4K original quality. 

Besides After Effects, this software can also export DNxHD for Avid, Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro, Apple InterMediate Codec for iMovie and more NLE systems for native editing or output H.264 for playing on iPhone, iPad, Android, Android, etc.. Plus, this fastest video converter also enables you to downscale videos resolution without notice the difference by your eyes, along with custom video bitrate, frame rate to get your desired output video size, for uploading your 4k to YouTube, Vimeo etc. If you are the user of Windows computer, simply turn to Dimo Video Converter Ultimate to convert and transfer 4k videos on Win.

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How to convert and import 4K video into After Effects

Step 1. Load source 4K videos

Launch the 4K video converter, and then click "Add File" and load your 4K HD files. This program supports batch conversion, so you can add multiple files into it at a time.



Step 2. Choose the output format

To encode 4K to After Effects, you can choose "Adobe Premiere" from "Editor" or select MOV, WMV or MPEG-2 from "Format > Video" as the output format. All output videos will keep the original quality of 4K video and seamlessly fit After Effects CC, CS6, CS5.5, CS5, CS4 and more.

Tip: Adjust video and audio settings

Click "Settings" button and customize proper video/audio parameters including Video size, bitrate and fame rate and more. If you are using After Effects CS6/CS5/CS4 which does not fully support native 4K files, 1080p would be the best settings. Of course, if you wanna get a 4K workflow in After Effects CC, you can keep the original 4K video resolution.



Step 3. Start converting 4K video to AE

Hit the "Start" button and this 4K file Converter for Mac will convert your 4K video for AE rapidly. After the conversion, you can import the output files to Adobe Effects CC/CS6/CS5/CS4 without any trouble.

In addition, this great Mac 4k video converter also allows you to fast share converted 4K file to from Mac or Win computer to mobile devices wirelessly, via its mature IP address sharing technology (i.e. Dimo Media Server). What's more, you can even convert edited videos export from editors into more popular formats. Congratulations! You have successfully taken the first step to make your own masterpiece.

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Wednesday, May 24, 2017

How to Add and View Tivo Files in Windows Media Player

TiVo has been the most widely used tool to record TV shows, movies or stream videos on TV for enjoy. As a matter of fact, it is quite hard to load Tivo to Windows Media Player for playback since the TiVo has its unique copy protection which forbid you to playback them smoothly. This article discusses an easy way to get TV shows off TiVo and converting them to WMV format videos for playback with Windows Media Player. 



To play TiVo files in Windows Media Player, the easy solution is to convert TiVo shows to WMV, the best format for Windows Media Player. There are some free programs can assist you to remove commercials from Tivo recordings, one of them is the Perl program KMTTG, but you may find the process is too complicated or operate. 

If you want to find a more simple to use video converter application, you can try Dimo Video Converter Ultimate. The program can help you effortlessly remove DRM protection automatically while converting TiVo files into WMV for Windows Media Player with fast encoding speed and zero quality loss. You could get wonderful output files and never worry about out of audio/video sync. Besides, the program's "Trim" function lets you simply remove commercials from TiVo recordings. 

Not only Tivo files, this all-in-one software can rip Blu-ray/DVD to WMP for playback. If you're using a Mac, please turn to the Mac version. Now, download the right program and follow the step-by-step guide to learn how to remove protection/commercials from TiVo Recordings and get them playback on Windows Media Player.

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How to convert TiVo to WMP easily and quickly

Step 1. Install the TiVo converter program and run it. Drag and drop the TiVo files to the software. Or you can also click “Add file” button on the top of the main interface to import video to the app.

Tip: When first loading, this software will ask you to input your Media Access Key. Simply enter your Media Access Key, and click “OK” to confirm.



Step 2. Click "Select Format" bar and select "HD WMV" as target format from "Format > HD Video". Or choose a common used MP4 format for playing on all players and devices.



Tip: 

a. To adjust video and audio parameters like codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, you could click on "Settings" button.



b. The smart TiVo file converter additionally offers some useful edit functions to enhance your video. For example, you can click the Edit button to enter the Video Editor Window and then trim the video. 

From the Trim workspace, you can create a custom clip from a larger scene. To adjust the duration of your clip, move the sliders below the screen to the start and end points you want.

Step 3. Click "Start" button to start transcoding TiVo to WMV for WMP. Once the conversion finished, click the Open button and you can locate the output files effortlessly. And then you can add and play the converted TiVo shows with Windows Meia Player with ease. Hopefully it helps. There you go, that's how you can play TiVo files using Windows Media Player!



Editor’s Notes: If you haven’t got TiVo files ready on your Mac, and have no idea how to transfer TiVo files to Mac, just follow the steps:

1.Connect TiVo to Network
2. Make your Mac is on your network and launch TiVoDecode Manager.
3. Check your TiVo on network.
4. Transfer TiVo files to Mac

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Monday, May 22, 2017

How to Play H.265 Video Files in QuickTime Player

H.265 or High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) is a new video codec technology. The video quality is supposed to be at least as good as H.264 with the advantage of smaller file sizes. To keep in pace, H.265 player is necessary to open and play it. However, the problem is that most devices as well as video player app like QuickTime can't quite handle H.265 yet.  



QuickTime is an extensible multimedia framework powered by Apple Inc.. It only natively supports a few video codecs such as H.264 and MPEG-4, which H.265 video files aren't encoded with. Even if you can add a H.265 video to QuickTime player, it is still an exercise in frustration. That's the main reason why H.265 has been slow to roll out. How to solve the issue? Since QT Player can work H.264 MOV, WP4 videos well, one possible solution is to convert H.265 to H.264 MOV/MP4 video for playback with QuickTime easily with a professional H.265/HEVC decoder.

Here Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac is surely the best Mac H.265 video converter which fully supports input video encoded with H.265 codec and decode H.265 to QuickTime playable H.264 video on Mac(OS Sierra included) without quality loss. Besides, it also supports converting H.265 files to iPad, iTunes, Windows Media Player, TVFCP, Avid Media Composer and more to meet your different needs. For Windows users, please turn to H.265 Video Converter. Download the program to start the H.265 to QuickTime conversion task. 

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Tutorial: Convert H.265 for playback in QuickTime on Mac

Step 1. Load H.265 movies

Run this H.265 to QuickTime converter software and then import your H.265 files onto the interface by convenient drag-and-drop feature. You can add several videos for converting one by one as this video converter supports batch conversion.



Step 2. Set output format

Click on "Select Format" bar to select output format. Here you can choose "Format" > "Video" or "HD Video" > (HD) MP4/MOV for playing H.265 with QuickTime.

Tip: You can also check the "Settings" box , and set video codec, video size, Bitrate, frame rate to get a decent video you want on your QuickTime player.



Step 3. Start converting H.265 videos for QT Player

In the end, you just need to click the "Start" button start the H.265 to QuickTime conversion. When the converting process ends, you can open output folder to check and play the converted H.265 videos in QuickTime with the best quality. 

In addition, as an alternative media player tool on Mac, 8K Player for Mac/Win can be your another H.265 Player for Mac(OS Sierra) and you can also use "Media Server" of Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac to share converted files everywhere.

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Friday, May 19, 2017

How to Convert H.265 4K to Projector for Playing

Nowadays, a couple of cameras like Samsung NX1, NX500 are coming out with H.265 support or some guys are planning to encode some videos manually to HEVC/H265 for saving space but keeping quality... However, there're problems around projector users: Does 4K projector support H.265? How to get 4K H.265/HEVC files to work with 4K projector? Can we play H.265/HEVC files via 4K projector directly? Now read on to get some clues from this page.



H.265/HEVC, as the newest codec has not been accepted by all 4K projector yet. It is necessary for us to transcode H.265 videos for playback on 4K projector with a professional H.265/HEVC decoder at first. Here Dimo Video Converter Ultimate is surely the best 4K Ultra HD Video Converter that can help you convert 4K UHD videos in any formats faultlessly.

It can convert any type videos like DivX, MKV, MPG as well as 4K H.265, 4K XAVC/XAVC S, 4K MP4/MOV/MXF, etc to 4K projector supported format without losing any video quality. Apart from that, its built-in editor can help users to do some basic editing work before conversion, like trimming, cutting, adding special effect/watermark etc. What's more, it also offers the optimal profiles for iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, TV, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and more. For Mac users, you can get Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac. Download the program to start the H.265 to 4K projector conversion task below.

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Convert H.265 to 4K projector for playback

Step 1. Add H.265 videos > Run the H.265 Video Converter program and click "Add file" button to select the H.265 files you want to import. You can also directly drag the video files to the program for conversion.



Step 2. Choose right output format > Click "Select Format" bar and choose "MP4" from “Format > Video” as the target format. It is the most common video format for projectors.

Tip: Adjust the video and audio parameters, including the Bitrate of Video & Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the 'Settings' button on the main interface for getting the best quality.



Step 3. Start conversion > After all necessary settings, click "Start" to start the 4K H.265 to projector video conversion.

When the conversion completes, you can click Open button to get the output videos. Now transfer or mirror the converted H.265/HEVC 4K video files to 4K projector for playing. Just enjoy.

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