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How to convert HD video (AVCHD, MTS, M2TS, MKV) to play on iPad

Friday, June 18th, 2010

AVCHD (Advanced Video Coding High Definition) – is a format for the recording and playback of high definition video, created specifically for high-definition (HD) digital camcorders like Sony, Panasonic, Canon, JVC and Sanyo video camcorders. Generally files with extensions M2TS (after import to computer), MTS(on camcorder)

iPad – is a tablet computer developed by Apple Inc. Announced on January 27, 2010, Only support MP3, AAC, WAV, AIFF audio format and MP4, MOV, H.264 Video files

This is a guide about how to convert AVCHD M2TS MTS to iPad compatible formats so that you can play movie videos from Sony, Panasonic, Canon, JVC , etc HD camcorders on iPad
So if you want to import AVCHD files from your HD camcorders to watch on iPad, you must convert AVCHD M2TS MTS to iPad MP4, and then transfer converted HD Video to iPad with iTunes.

Step 1: Download PCHand Media Converter Pro, install and run it. You can learn more about it by referring to (HD video to iPad Converter ).

Step 2: Click ” Add video” to choose you want to convert to.

Step 3: After adding HD video to PCHand Media Converter Pro, the most important step is to set output parameters. Select the suitable output format from ” profile” and then click the Browse… to choose the path where you want to save your video files.

Step 4:Click “Start” button to convert AVCHD M2TS MTS to iPad.

Step5.Transfer converted HD Video to iPad with iTunes
1. Open iTunes and click “File” to add your MP4 video into iTunes library.
2. Connect iPad with your computer, then iTunes will detect your iPad as a device.
3. Select your iPad on the left panel of iTunes, click “Movies” tab, check the videos you want to sync and click “Apply”, done.

Tip 1.PCHand Media Converter Pro also support iPod, iPad, iPhone, PSP, Zune, mobile phone and other portable device, etc.

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How to free Extract Audio from Video

Friday, June 18th, 2010

When watching a video with a fantastic music, you want to extract the fantastic music. When watching a video with a wonderful dialogue, you want to extract the dialogue. That’s easy to extract audio from video for free with PCHand Media Converter.

Follow the steps below to learn how to free Extract Audio from Video.

Step 1: Run the PCHand and Click “Add Video(s)” to select video file(s) you would like to extract audio.

Step 2: Select the appropriate output format from Common Audio, such as mp3, aac, ac3, etc. It is worth noting that you make sure the output format could support your audio player.

Step 3: Set the output location by clicking the “Browse…” button

Step 4: Click “Start” button to start convert video to audio.

When extraction is over, find the audio in the destination folder and play it with your favorite audio player.

Tip 1.Click “Play” button on the right bottom of the main interface to preview the video. Click “Snapshot” button to take a snapshot when playing the video.

Tip 2. If you only want a part of the whole audio, right-click the source video to trim with “Start Time” / “End Time” to keep the part you need.

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How to sync the latest DVD movies to iPod

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

As we know, iPod support mp4, mov, m4v MP3, AAC, AAC, etc formats. That’s to say, you need to convert your DVD movies to the format supported by iPod. Guide to see how to syncs DVD to iPod with PCHand Media Converter Pro and this guide work for all series of iPod including iPod Touch, iPod Classic, iPod Nano, and iPod Video.

Step 1: Install and run PCHand Media Converter Pro

Step 2: Import the latest DVD movies by clicking the “Add” button directly pop-up “Add DVD” window. You could select “Open DVD Device” or “Open DVD Folder”.

Step 3: Click the “Profile” drop-down list to select the format you prefer for each added file. If you don’t know what formats your device supports, you can select the format according to the device name.

Step 4: Click the Browse… to choose the path where you want to save your video files.

Step 5:After all you finish the above steps, click to begin the conversion

Step 6: Complete video conversion, you can transfer the converted video to iPod.

Step 7: Connect iPod with your computer and open iTunes.

Step 8: Click “File” on iTunes menu and select “Add File to Library”.

Step 9:On Device section of iTunes source list, click “Movies “and then drag the video you want to transfer to the iPod in the library list and drop to iPod Movies. You will see the list of iPod video in iPod Movies list at the same time iTune will sync newly added video to iPod automatically.

Tip 1.The first step, you can set “Setting” and tick “Use “DVD Navigation Mode” to search valid titles.” to rip latest copy protected DVD (99 titles).Choose “Search main title” or “Search all valid title” option, you could search a valid main title or all valid title from many DVD titles when converting DVD.

Tip 2. If you want to customize the output quality, click the “Settings” button to open the Settings panel, where you can set video setting including resolution, video codes, frame rate, bitrate and audio setting including sample rate, audio codes, channels, bitate, etc.

Tip 3. PCHand Media Converter Pro also support iPod, iPad, iPhone, PSP, Zune, mobile phone and other portable device, etc.

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How to Rip DVD to iPad

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Not only DVD player and DVD disk can be used for playing the latest DVD movies but also iPad is possible. Use PCHand Media Converter Pro to rip DVD to iPad for playing the latest DVD movie on your iPad. So you can enjoy your DVD movies on the iPad anytime and anywhere. This tutorial is to show you step-by-step on how to rip DVD to iPad.

Step 1: Download PCHand Media Converter Pro, install and run it. You can learn more about it by referring to (DVD to iPad Converter ).

Step 2: Click ” Add DVD” directly to the pop-up ” Add DVD” window as follow. You could choose “Open DVD Device” or “Open DVD Folder” to import your DVD.

Step 3: In addition you can set “Setting” and tick “Use “DVD Navigation Mode” to search valid titles.” to rip latest copy protected DVD (99 titles).Choose “Search main title” or “Search all valid title” option, you could search a valid main title or all valid title from many DVD titles when converting DVD.

Step 4: After adding DVD to PCHand Media Converter Pro, the most important step is to set output parameters. Select the suitable output format from ” profile” and then click the Browse… to choose the path where you want to save your video files.

Step 5:Click “Strat” button to start the DVD to iPad conversion.

Tip 1.PCHand Media Converter Pro also support iPod, iPad, iPhone, PSP, Zune, mobile phone and other portable device, etc.

Tip 2. The fourth step, you can set more options such as ” subtitle” and ” audio track.” For more details, please refer to How to Rip DVD with Media Converter Pro

Tip 3. When play on the DVD, then click button, you could capture DVD screenshots as png image.

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How to Rip DVD with Media Converter Pro

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

Want to watch DVDs even latest movie DVDs on your iPad/iPod/iPhone? Maybe you would like to convert DVD to any other video formats? PCHand Media Converter Pro enables you to convert DVD to any other popular video formats including mp4, avi, 3gp, flv, m4v, mkv, mpeg-1, mpeg-2, wmv, etc and play in iPod, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, PSP, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Pocket PC, Blackberry, Mobile phones, Zune, Creative Zen, Archos and more portable devices.
Below are the detailed steps about how to convert DVD to video using PCHand Media Converter Pro.

 

Step 1: Download and install PCHand Media Converter Pro

Download PCHand Media Converter Pro. After the download is finished, run the .exe file and follow the installation instructions.

media converter pro screeshot

 

Step 2: Run PCHand Media Converter Pro and select your input DVD file

Click “add dvd” in the converter interface, then select “open DVD device” or “open DVD folder” to import the DVD movies even latest DVDs which you want to convert video flies.

 

 

In addition you can tick “Use ‘DVD Navigation Mode’ to search valid titles”, and then select “Search Main Title”or “Search All Valid Titles”. This is used for ripping lastest copy protected DVDs (99 titles).

 

Step3: Trim DVD

If you only convert to a part of the DVD, you can right-click the video and choose “Start Time” or “End Time” to trim the DVD.

 

Before trimming, you could preview the DVD first to snap the very part you need.

preview dvd

 

Step 4: Set up the conversion parameters

This is the key point to convert DVD to video. Choose the suitable output format for your video. Here you can choose video format according to you need. It supports output video format for iPod, iPad, iPhone, PSP, BlackBerry, etc.

 

If you are still not satisfied with the profile you choose, you can press “Settings” and customize the parameters such as video resolution, video codec, video frame rate, video bitrate, audio bitrate, audio sample rate, audio codes, audio channel etc.

 

Step 5: Set up a proper video output file path

Click the Browse… button next to the Output field and select a location on your HDD for the output video file.

 

Step 6: Convert your DVD files

After you have set up all the conversion parameters, click the “Start” button to start ripping DVD movies to videos format you need. After a while you will get a complete and wonderful video.

convert and rip dvd

 

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How to Convert Video for Free with Free Video Converter

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

 

Do you want to watch your favorite video on your video player, such as iPod, iPhone, etc? This PCHand Media Converter Free can achieve what you want to convert video. It is powerful, easy-to-use, and intuitive yet 100% FREE! PCHand Media Converter Free is most popular free video converter to Convert Video.

 

Here are the detailed steps about how to convert video for free using PCHand Media Converter Free.

 

Step 1: Free download and install Media Converter Free

Download Media Converter Free and install it according to the installation instructions.

 

Step 2: double click the icon and launch the Media Converter Free.

And you could see the interface as below:

 

Step 3: Import your video files

Click “Add Video” in the converter interface to import video file such as avi, mpg, mp4, mpeg, wmv, rm, mov, m4v, rmvb, asf etc.

 

 

Step4: Trim video

If you only convert to a part of the video, you can right-click the video and choose “Start Time” or “End Time” to trim the video.

 

Step 5: Set up the conversion parameters

Free conversion of the key steps is to select video formats which you want to convert.

 

And then press “Settings” and set the parameters such as video resolution, video codec, video frame rate, video bitrate, audio bitrate, audio sample rate, audio codes, audio channel etc.

 

Step 6: Set up a proper video output file path

Click the Browse… button next to the Output field and select a location on your HDD for the output video file.

 

Step 7: Convert your video files

Free convert video final step is to click the “Start” button to start converting videos. With Free Video Converter, you want to convert various videos which you want.

 

Tip1. Batch import and convert videos
Media Converter Free allows you to batch import various videos and batch converts video to any other popular video format such as AVI, WMV, MP4, FLV, MKV,3GP, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MP3, AAC, AC3, M4A
Tip2. This Free Media Convert is also compatible with iPod all series, iPhone and iPhone 3GS.

 

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How to capture streaming videos from internet

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

How to capture streaming videos from internet

Keyword: capture video, record video, record audio, screen recorder

Title: learn how to capture steaming videos and record audio from internet.

Want to capture your favorite movie clips from YouTube? See the funny video from internet to want to record it from internet? Perhaps you want to download and cut it. But many videos do not allow to be downloaded. How to do it? That’s so easy. PCHand Screen Recorder could capture favorite movies, games, any software on your desktop video, any video display on your screen, record audio of what you hear or you speaker.  

Step1: Download and launch PCHand Screen Recorder.

Step2: Choose the appropriate “Full Screen” or “Selected Region” which you want to capture any region.

 

Step3: Click on the “Video” tab to set “Video Settings”. You could choose SWF, AVI, WMV, MP4, or MPG, FLV as output format, and also set the output quality and cursor settings.

 

Step4: If you want to record any audio and keep synchronous with video, you could click on the “Audio” to set “Audio Setting”, and then tick the “Record Audio” to set “Audio Setting”.

Step5: You could choose to save the capturing video as “save manually” or “auto save”. As long as, you click on “Output” to set “Output Setting” and then select “save manually” or “auto save”.”
Step 6: Click on or use the hotkey to start recording. You should keep the video on screen.

Step7: Click on or use the hotkey to stop recording.

 

Tip 1: If you want to record desktop screen with sound and put on YouTube, please visit How to show your products on Youtube

Tip 2: If you want to know how to set audio, please reference: How to Record Audio (Window Vista & 7)  and How to Record Audio (Windows XP)

How to Record Desktop Screen to Video

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

How to record desktop screen to video

Keyword: record video, video recorder, screen recorder, record desktop screen to video

Do you want to record video tutorial, make software demo tutorial or any other task of what you have been doing on the computer of desktop screen? Besides Camera, PCHand Screen Recorder will do that for you. What’s more, the screen desktop of activity has any area of the desktop screen, mouse cursor’s color, size and movement etc. Whatever you are doing on the desktop screen would be recorded to the video.

Step1: Download PCHand Screen Recorder and run it

Before we get started, let’s download pchand screen recorder first. And then install it according to the installation instructions. Finally double click the icon and launch it.

Step2: Select the region for recording

You can select “full screen” or “selected region” to set any area you want to record including setting precise orientation, selecting window, selecting region.

 

Step3: Video parameter setting

Click on the “Video” tab to set “Video Settings”. You could choose SWF, AVI, WMV, MP4, or MPG, FLV as output format, and also set the output quality and cursor settings.

 

Step4: Audio parameter setting

 If you need to add sound from microphone or the others, click on the “Audio” to set “Audio Setting”. It will make you a more vivid video recording.

Step5: Save method

 Click on “Output” to set “Output Setting” and then save it as “save manually” or “auto save”.
Step 6: Let’s Get Started to Record.
 After finishing all the settings, click the start button. Then a blue frame will appear which have recording time and the “pause” button and the “stop” button. If you have finished your recording, stop it, save the file and watch the play back. It’s easy and convenient.

Tip 1: If you want to record desktop screen with sound and put on YouTube, please visit How to show your products on Youtube

Tip 2: If you want to know how to set audio, please reference: How to Record Audio (Window Vista & 7) and

How to Record Audio (Windows XP)

 

 

How to take screen shots of your windows

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Capture the entire screen window is very easy, only press the “PrtScn” (print screen)on the keyboard. However want to take screen shots of a window or an element on the window such as the window frame, scroll bar, open menu, window control button, toolbar, and title? Please follow the below to do, you will take screen shots of your windows which you want the selected window.

Step 1: Download and install PCHand Screen Capture

Step 2: Double click the icon and run PCHand Screen Capture

Step 3: Open any window which you want to capture ,such as

http://www.screen-capture-record.com/

Step 4:Click the “Window” in Capture Profiles

Step 5: Choose any one option which you want to output from the“Output”. For example

Step 6:Press  or press the capture hotkey. And then a red rectangle appears. Move the rectangle to choose a window which you want to capture. Finally click to complete the capture and the screenshot is sent to the selected Output.

Tip 1:The step 4 you can also choose the “ActiveWindow” from the “Input”

Tip 2:If you want to capture screenshot of a scrolling window, you choose “scrolling window” in the third step. More detail see guide how to capture scrolling window.

Tip 3: Want to take a screen shot of an active window, you select “Active Window” from the “Output” or choose “Active Window” in the Capture Profiles in the step 4. Please visit

How to capture screenshot of an active window

Tip 4:if you want to direct output to the word/powerpoint/email ect, you could set suitable “output” options .

How to capture screenshot of an active window

Friday, May 7th, 2010

window to an image with pchand screen capture.

As we all know, capture a screenshot of your desktop screen is very simple just as long as press the PrtScn (print screen) key on your Windows keyboard. Then paste it into the graphic program, you will get a screenshot of the desktop screen. However, the active window if you want to capture a screenshot? These steps show you how to capture screenshot of an active window with PCHand Screen capture.

Here’s how:

  1. Open an active window which you want to capture ,such as pchand screen recorder window
  2. Download and launch PCHand Screen Capture
  3. Choose the “Active Window” in Capture Profiles or select the “ActiveWindow” from the “Input”.for example:
  4. Select any one option which you want to output from the“Output”. For example

 

5.Click  and move the curscor to the active window which you want to capture

 

6.When the cursor is exposed to the active window, you will immediately receive Screenshot of an active window.

 

 

Tip 1:If you want to capture screenshot of a scrolling window, you choose “scrolling window” in the third step. More detail see guide how to capture scrolling window.

Tip 2:if you want to direct output to the word/powerpoint/email ect, you could set suitable “output” options .

Tip 3: Want to edit screenshot of an active window, please visit how to edit captured images