As a media server application, Plex enables us to share music, movies on TV, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Android, iOS, and other DLNA-certified devices locally via home network connection, or remotely, as long as you have a Internet connection. To make the whold process of putting DVD into Plex for streaming and sharing to create a wireless home entertainment setup, you'll need to convert DVD to Plex compatible file formats first. For this purpose, this article will show you the way to rip and copy DVD discs for streaming over Plex Media Server for watching on TV, Android, iOS, etc. even without downloading a DVD player.
To rip DVD to Plex media server, many people is used to using HandBrake. However, the tendency becomes changed. On one side, HandBrake does not support copy protected and especially the latest DVDs natively; on the other side, it has more and more issues now such as not encoding fully. To copy all kinds of DVDs to Plex server more smoothly and easily, you are suggested to turn to a professional DVD to Plex ripper for MacBook, iMac, Mac Pro on Mac OS Sierra, OS X El Capitan, Yosemite, etc. - Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac.With it, you can easily convert the commercial DVD movies to Plex compatible video files with high quality and fast speed. It aims to solve this problem by giving us the ability to store our purchased physical DVD, Blu-ray discs or video files to local computer, hard drive then stream over a home network for Plex Media Server and Samsung Galaxy, Surface, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, etc. playback. It's professional in ripping and converting Blu-ray/DVD discs, Blu-ray/DVD ISO image, Blu-ray/DVD copies, SD/HD/4K videos and more.The equivalent Windows version is Dimo Video Converter Ultimate which can rip and convert DVD movies to Plex Media Sever on Windows 10, Windows 7/8.1/XP/Vista. Just get the right version according to your computer's operating system and follow the steps below to copy DVD movies to Plex Media Sever for streaming with ease.Disclaimer: Digiarty Software does not advocate ripping copy-protected DVDs for any commercial purpose and suggests referring to the DVD copyright laws in your countries before doing so.Free Download Dimo Video Converter Ultimate (Win/Mac):
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How to Backup and Rip DVD to Plex Media Sever1. Add DVD moviesInstall and launch DVD Ripper for Plex program, and then click "Add DVD" icon to import your source movies to this program. Set your wanted audio track from the drop-down box of "Audio" tab.
2. Select an output formatClick the "Select Format" option, and choose MP4, SD/HD/4K MKV, etc. from "Format > Video", "Format > HD Video", "Format > 4K Video" as output format. Situation 1. If you want to preserve everything on a DVD, the best output format should be MPEG. MPEG/MPEG2 file converted from a DVD also contains the full information of the original, but the output file will be much smaller than others. One more thing.mpg file is generally friendly with TVs.Situation 2. If you are not overly concerned about file size, and would prefer the best-quality MKV container for output.Choose "Lossless MKV" from "Format > Multi-track". It is the standard of HD video in DVD or 1080p quality, and would preserve any multichannel audio (i.e. 5.1 surround sound). The file size may range from 4GB to 7GB. It would be widely accepted by kinds of media servers like Plex, NAS, Xbox, etc.. The audio codec ned to go to AAC, AC3 and DTS.Situation 3. If you want to seek a good balance between quality and size, and MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14) would always be the answer.MPEG-4 video is the most universal format that is the best choice for playing or streaming movies onto Apple, Android, Microsoft and Sony devices like HDTVs, iPhone, Apple TV, Mac, Samsung smartphone, Xbox, PS3 and PSP. Barely any player and gadget does not support MP4. Besides, it has a better video compression, so it can deliver a good quality outcome in small file size comparatively. >> See How to Rip DVD to MP4Tip: If you like, you can click "Settings" to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish. Keep in mind 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.
3. Start ripping DVD for Plex Media SeverClick the "Start" button under the preview window, and the DVD ripper will start the conversion from DVD movies to MKV or MP4 for Plex Media Sever. After conversion, you can stream DVD movies through Plex Media Server to HDTV or iPad, iPhone, Android, or other DLNA-compliant devices.How to Stream or Store DVD Movies with Plex or Roku Media Server?If you are to use/are using Plex:Step 1. To transfer DVD/DVD movies to Plex, first download, install and launch Plex app.Step 2. Create a Plex account.Step 3. Add library by clicking "Add Section" button and selecting "Movies".
Step 4. Select the DVD rips you want to add and click the Add Folder button.Step 5. Tune into Plex and by use of DLNA-friendly device (like DLNA-receptive set-top box, gaming console, a Chomecast) to stream the movies to different devices. Thus, you can create a digital library for use around my home by my family.Free Download or Purchase Dimo Video Converter Ultimate:
Need the lifetime version to work on 2-4 PCs so that your friends and family can instantly broaden their entertainment options? Please refer to the family license here. 
Kindly Note:The price of Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Windows is divided into 1 Year Subscription, Lifetime/Family/Business License: $43.95/Year; $45.95/lifetime license; $95.95/family license(2-4 PCs); $189.95/business pack(5-8 PCs). Get your needed one at purchase page.Related Software:BDmate (Win/Mac)Lossless backup Blu-ray to MKV with all audio and subtitle tracks; Rip Blu-ray to multi-track MP4; ConvertBlu-ray to almost all popular video/audio formats and devices; Copy Blu-ray to ISO/M2TS; Share digitized Blu-ray wirelessly.DVDmate (Win/Mac)A professional DVD ripping and editing tool with strong ability to remove DVD protection, transcode DVD to any video and audio format, and edit DVD to create personal movie.Videomate (Win/Mac)An all-around video converter software program that enables you to convert various video and audio files to formats that are supported by most multimedia devices.8K Player (Win/Mac)A mixture of free HD/4K video player, music player, Blu-ray/DVD player, video recorder and gif maker. Contact us or leave a message at Facebook if you have any issues.Related Articles:
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The iPad 2017, which appears to replace the iPad Air 2 in Apple's lineup, represents an affordable option for those who don't need the flashier, more expensive but better equipped iPad Pro. The specs of the screen are largely iPad-standard: a resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a pixel density of 264ppi, which gets a spot to play HD, especially UHD 4K videos, but you were just tired of the whole working-day and thought about enjoying them on your comfortable sofa/beds via your new arriving iPad (2017) to have fully relax, try to think what're your picture about? How can weplay Ultra HD 4K videos on iPad (2017)? The following ways can lead you out.
Convert & Compress 4K Movies/Videos for iPad (2017) playbackOnly a video fully compatible with iPad (2017) can be played on this Apple device without hassle. 4K videos are usually encoded with HEVC (H.265) and VP9 codecs, while iPad (2017) only supports playing H.264, MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG videos in formats .m4v, .mp4, .mov and .avi. It means that 4K videos cannot be watched on iPad directly unless converting 4K video to the acceptable formats.On the other hand, 4K video occupies much space. A one minute 4K video at 30 fps approximately requires 375MB. Even you have got the 128GB model, it can only save 6 hours of 4K video. Actually, the available storage is much less than 128GB because of operating system, apps and other data. Therefore, it is advisable to compress 4K videos to 1080P or 720P to save space and keep more favorite movies/videos on iPad (2017).Best 4K to iPad (2017) converterWith the help of Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac, you can easily achieve the goal. With the professional 4K video converter for Mac, you can effortlessly encode 4K MP4, MTS, MOV, MXF, XAVC, AVI, etc. to iPhone/iPod/iPad for smoothly playing and editing in various non-linear editing systems (NLEs), including FCP, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, iMovie, Davinci Resolve and more.Besides, this 4K Video Converter is also available to customize the output resolutions to any size like 1080p, 2K, 4K as users want. More than that, this software can even free download online videos from YouTube, Instagram, Twitter for editing and playing. For Windows users, please turn to Dimo Video Converter Ultimate. Now, download the software on computer and follow the guide below to start conversion.Free Download Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac/Win: Other Download:
Detailed Gudie to convert and transmit 4K to iPad (2017)a. Install and run Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac;b. Run the program and load your 4K UHD videos into this 4K video converter for iPad by clicking "Add File" or directly dragging through your Mac;c. Under "Select Format", choose "Apple Device" >> "iPad". 
Tip: You can click "Settings" to set the video/audio parameter if you like to custom "encoder", "bite", "Resolution" etc.
d. Click "Start" to convert 4K videos to iPad and you could find the converted one saved in your output folder;e. Transfer the converted 4K UHD videos to iPad. Learn how to share converted 4K UHD Videos to iPad (2017) wirelesslya. Install Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac and run the program;b. Keep your MAC and iPad in the same network (LAN);c. Turn to "Media Server" and click "Browse..." to locate the source 4K UHD Videos files;d. Press "Share" and use your device to scan the upcoming QR code or write http://IP:PORT like "http://192.168.1.109:8868/" (without quotation marks) into the address bar of the browser.e. Double click the video link on the browser and view 4K UHD files on iPad (2017) wirelessly.Free Download or Purchase Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac/Win:
Need the lifetime version to work on 2-4 Macs so that your friends and family can instantly broaden their entertainment options? Please refer to the family license here. Kindly Note:The price of Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac is divided into 1 Year Subscription, Lifetime/Family/Business License: $43.95/Year; $45.95/lifetime license; $95.95/family license(2-4 Macs); $189.95/business pack(5-8 Macs). Get your needed one at purchase page.Related Software:BDmate (Mac/Win)Lossless backup Blu-ray to MKV with all audio and subtitle tracks; Rip Blu-ray to multi-track MP4; Convert Blu-ray to almost all popular video/audio formats and devices; Copy Blu-ray to ISO/M2TS; Share digitized Blu-ray wirelessly.DVDmate (Mac/Win)A professional DVD ripping and editing tool with strong ability to remove DVD protection, transcode DVD to any video and audio format, and edit DVD to create personal movie.Contact us or leave a message at Facebook if you have any issues.Related Articles:
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HTC Vive is a virtual reality headset developed by HTC and Valve Corporation, which is committed to create an immersive environment that allow users to walk and look around in the simulated world and get the most vivid VR experience with your games and movies. When you get this amazing VR headset to play your favorite VR videos, you will notice with a pity that HTC Vive does not support MKV videos. Then the best solution is a professional VR video converter to convert MKV to HTC Vive supported formats for convenient playback.
In fact, Handbrake can repackage MKVs using different codecs for HTC Vive playback. It supports encoding of several audio tracks, and the audio quality is also quite favorable. But sometimes the output audio maybe a little bit low and it is uncomfortable when you on trip or in crowding space without sound amplifier built in. Worse still, it only supports converting MKV to MP4 or M4V, not into 3D format. In this case, a Handbrake alternative for Windows users to encode MKV is needed. Here Dimo Video Converter Ultimate is the bee's knees, which can help you easily solve "MKV won't work in HTC Vive" problem. The program can help you quickly finish the conversion from MKV to 3D SBS MP4 video for HTC Vive with customized profile settings in original video quality. Besides side-by-side, this software provides Top bottom/Anaglyph 3D outputs to meet different needs. In addition, if you want to trim/crop videos, select audio track, add text watermark or apply special effects, all these can be easily achieved with this powerful tool. The equivalent Mac version Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac is for Mac OS users. Now download the program and let's learn how to do it.Free Download Dimo Video Converter Ultimate (Win/Mac): Other Download:
Simple Steps to Convert MKV to 3D MP4 for using in HTC ViveStep 1: Load MKV movieLaunch the MKV to HTC Vive converter and click "Add file" button to load your MKV media sources.
Step 2: Choose an output formatThis VR video making tool can convert any video to VR headsets, like HTC VIVE, Samsumg Gear VR or Oculus Riftwithout worrying about audio, video code specifications or labeling. So you can click "Select Format" bar on the interface then navigate to "Device" to choose "HTC Vive" as the output format.Tips: Custom VR video parametersClick "Settings" button to do corresponding settings regarding to video, audio like video codec, file size, video bitrate, frame rate, etc. 
Step 3. Set VR video mode and edit VR videoClick "Edit" and find the "3D" option. Since HTC Vive can accept 3D SBS MP4, you can choose left/right mode which allows users to create a 3D SBS video. For skilled users however you can also make use of the advanced video customization options in the video editor software like adding watermarks/effects to VR videos, crop/trim/rotate VR videos, etc. 
Step 3: Start to convert MKV to HTC ViveHit the "Start" button to convert MKV to Side-by-Side 3D video for playback with HTC Vive. After conversion, you can hit "Open" to find the generated 3D videos. Then, you can transfer the converted video files to HTC Vive with installed VR players for enjoyment.Best VR Video Player for HTC Vive RecommendIf you want to play the converted VR video on HTC Vive, you need to install a VR video player on your computer in advance. There are three kinds of player software available in the current market: Virtual Desktop, Whirlig VR Media Player and Vive Cinema.Virtual Desktop - $14.99This application is designed for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift to help you use your computer in VR. With Virtual Desktop, you are able to browse the web, watch videos, or even play games on a giant virtual screen. However Virtual Desktop can only work with Windows 10.Whirlig VR Media Player - $3.99Whirligig is also an immersive video player. But the operation for this player is complicated and you are required to download and install the decoder. Vive Cinema - FreeVive Cinema is a free VR player developed by HTC VR NEW Technology team and it can be download from Viveport. Vive Cinema supports many types of video playing such as flat, stereo (3D), 360, and 180. And Windows 7/8/10 are supported by this player.Free Download or Purchase Dimo Video Converter Ultimate: Need the lifetime version to work on 2-4 PCs so that your friends and family can instantly broaden their entertainment options? Please refer to the family license here. Kindly Note:The price of Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Windows is divided into 1 Year Subscription, Lifetime/Family/Business License: $43.95/Year; $45.95/lifetime license; $95.95/family license(2-4 PCs); $189.95/business pack(5-8 PCs). Get your needed one at purchase page.Related Software:BDmate (Win/Mac)Lossless backup Blu-ray to MKV with all audio and subtitle tracks; Rip Blu-ray to multi-track MP4; ConvertBlu-ray to almost all popular video/audio formats and devices; Copy Blu-ray to ISO/M2TS; Share digitized Blu-ray wirelessly.DVDmate (Win/Mac)A professional DVD ripping and editing tool with strong ability to remove DVD protection, transcode DVD to any video and audio format, and edit DVD to create personal movie.Videomate (Win/Mac)An all-around video converter software program that enables you to convert various video and audio files to formats that are supported by most multimedia devices.8K Player (Win/Mac)A mixture of free HD/4K video player, music player, Blu-ray/DVD player, video recorder and gif maker. Contact us or leave a message at Facebook if you have any issues.Related Articles:
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As we all know, we can enjoy HD movies on LG TV with its USB port, or wire/wireless Internet access. However, you probably confused why sometimes you tried to watch MKV file through external hard driver to your LG TV always says "sound format is not supported". That's because the unsupported audio codec of LG TV is used your MKV file (i.e. MKV DTS files). For your information, an MKV is only a container. Different MKV files tends to contain different video and audio codecs. In this case, the solution for you is to find a third-party tool to trancode MKV with DTS to MP4 with AC3. Well, read the article below for you to understand how to convert MKV videos to LG TV compatible formats.
To fix LG TV MKV playback issue, Dimo Video Converter Ultimate must be your ideal option whatever you are familiar with the format and codec or not. No need the specific knowledge of transcoding, with this excellent MKV converter, you can re-encode invalid MKV to recognized LG TV video format with just a few clicks, so that you can play them on LG TV and also allow you to stream MKV files with any audio codecs to your LG TV or other portable devices like Samsung tablet, Apple TV, iPad, iPhone, Xbox One, etc. If you are a Mac user and want to convert videos for watching on LG TV, just turn to Dimo Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac. Now download app and follow below guide to learn how to play MKV file on LG TV without hassles.Free Download Dimo Video Converter Ultimate (Win/Mac): Other Download:
Step-by-step to convert MKV for viewing on LG TVStep 1. Start MKV converter and drag the .mkv files to the software interface. Or you can click "Add File" button to import the mkv video. 
Step 2. Under the "Select Format", from the drop-down format list and select "LG TV" from "Device" >"TVS" as the output format. The default setting will work great for your LG TV.
Note: Hit "Settings" to adjust your video file parameters if you need, such as codec, bitrate, resolution etc. Just keep smart fit for best optimization if you are not familiar with these items. Furthermore, you can also click "Edit" to crop the source video so as to get the part you want and get rid of some black bars or even trim the ads part off.Step 3. Convert MKV to a LG TV supported format by clicking the "Start" button at the bottom-right corner of the main window. This Video Converter is highly efficient and it will finish the video conversion in seconds.After the conversion, connect the USB drive with computer and head to the destination folder where the converted files are stored; transfer the files to the USB drive then playback your MKV files on the LG TV. If you dislike USB connection, then you could use the free Media Server in Dimo Videomate to copy the converted MKV file to your LG TV wirelessly, it's rather easy than USB transmition with the advanced technology of IP address sharing developed by Dimo Studio.Free Download or Purchase Dimo Video Converter Ultimate: Need the lifetime version to work on 2-4 PCs so that your friends and family can instantly broaden their entertainment options? Please refer to the family license here. Kindly Note:The price of Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Windows is divided into 1 Year Subscription, Lifetime/Family/Business License: $43.95/Year; $45.95/lifetime license; $95.95/family license(2-4 PCs); $189.95/business pack(5-8 PCs). Get your needed one at purchase page.Related Software:BDmate (Win/Mac)Lossless backup Blu-ray to MKV with all audio and subtitle tracks; Rip Blu-ray to multi-track MP4; ConvertBlu-ray to almost all popular video/audio formats and devices; Copy Blu-ray to ISO/M2TS; Share digitized Blu-ray wirelessly.DVDmate (Win/Mac)A professional DVD ripping and editing tool with strong ability to remove DVD protection, transcode DVD to any video and audio format, and edit DVD to create personal movie.Videomate (Win/Mac)An all-around video converter software program that enables you to convert various video and audio files to formats that are supported by most multimedia devices.8K Player (Win/Mac)A mixture of free HD/4K video player, music player, Blu-ray/DVD player, video recorder and gif maker. Contact us or leave a message at Facebook if you have any issues.Related Articles:
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