How to Get all DVDs into Plex Media Sever for Streaming

Summary: Have a big DVD collection, how to handle it? Here is a simple guide on how to backup and stream your own DVD collection on Plex Media Server easily by ripping DVD to Plex.







If you like me have 800-900 DVDs and want to put them into some format so you can share them into Plex, just read on this article. I will share the tips and tricks for copying and streaming DVDs to Plex Media Server.

To get DVD collection to Plex, what you need to do is to rip DVD into Plex Media Server friendly format. Brorsoft DVD Ripper is the bee's knees, which can help you finish DVD conversion bypassing DVD copy protection. With it, you can convert DVD to almost all regular video formats like MP4, MOV, MKV, FLV, WMV, AVI, etc. and even extract MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, etc. audio from DVD movies. Best of all, it allows you to copy your DVD to hard drive with original structure or main movie only. If you're using a Mac, please turn to DVD Ripper for Mac, which enables you to convert DVD to Plex Media Server on Mac OS X (Mavericks).

DVD to Plex Media Server
Conversion Steps:

 1. Insert your DVD disc to the drive, then launch the DVD ripping software and click the "Load Disc" button to have the DVD content imported. You can also add VIDEO_TS folder, DVD ISO files are the source files for converting.



2. Click Format bar and choose MP4 from Common Video, which can be recognized by Plex well. MKV is also a good choice; as a container format it takes whatever you give it.



Tip: With the right settings you can retain the quality of the original DVD while also saving space. This is particularly helpful when streaming over your network, depending on your network quality. Simply click Settings bar and you can tweak the settings to your satisfaction and even save it as preset.

3. Finally, hit the "Convert" button at the bottom of the main interface to start the conversion. It will automatically convert DVD/ISO to Plex Media Server compatible video files.

Once the conversion is finished, click "Open" to quickly find the converted movies. Then, Plex will recognize, catalog, play and stream these DVD files at ease.

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iMovie Tips for Editing DVD files-How to import DVD format into iMovie 11/09/08

Q: " I used DV to capture some video, after that i tried to import those video into iMovie and come with error message.

which means iMovie 11/09/08 not support DVD format or something I was missed... please give me a hand!!! "

Okay, following the below pages to check out the best solution for Ripping DVD movies to edit in iMovie highly compatible video file formats with the best quality.

Apple's iMovie is welcomed by all Mac users for home movie making which allows people to edit video clips, add sound and voiceover tracks and share movies in various ways.If you've tried to import DVD to iMovie, you may find that the DVD files grey out. Why? That's because iMovie only supports MPEG-2, AVCHD, DV-Standard, HDV (High Definition Video), QuickTime Movie and MEPG-4 formats, but DVD is not supported. If you also are looking for ways to load DVD to iMovie for further editing, you'd better to convert DVD to iMovie compatible video formats first. And here Brorsoft DVD Ripper for Mac is highly recommended to you.

It is a powerful DVD ripper, converter, editor and player. It offers an optimized iMovie preset for easy access. With it, you can easily rip and convert DVD to Apple Intermediate Codec .MOV, which ensures maximum editing quality and efficiency when working with iMovie. The all-in-one toolkit can also rip DVD disc, convert DVD VIDEO_TS folder, ISO/IFO files to all popular video format like AVI, MKV, VOB, WMV, FLV, etc. for convenient editing and playing on Mac OS X (Mavericks and Mountain Lion included). Besides, this program also supports some video editing functions. With these functions, you can crop the frame size, add watermark, load subtitle, merge several videos into one file, etc. Just follow the guideline below, you can convert and import DVD movies to iMovie easily and successfully.

How to convert DVD to iMovie compatible AIC .mov

1. Load DVD files

Run the DVD to iMovie Converter. Insert your favorite DVD on the DVD-ROM and load your DVD files to the software through DVD disc icon. Alternatively, you can hit "IFO/ISO" to import DVD ISO/IFO files.



2. Select the output format

Click "format" bar, choose iMovie/FCE -- > Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov) as the output format. The output video can be imported to iMovie 11/iMovie 09/iMovie 08 directly.



Tip: 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.

3. Start the DVD to iMovie conversion

After all the settings are done, click the Convert button to start converting your DVD movies to AIC MOV for iMovie.

After the conversion, click "Open" to locate the result videos and then launch iMovie, choose File > Import > Movies..., to import the converted DVD files into iMovie and prepare for editing.

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DVD to MKV Guide- How to rip from DVD to MKV and get each chapter separately

Summary: This full guide tells you how to complete the DVD to MKV lossless conversion with the original quality in a simple way.



I am searching already 5 days to find a tool that can help me to rip a DVD(or some part of a DVD) into MKV and also I don’t want to lose quality. Was trying to do with some DVD rippers(MakeMKV) on the market but the MKV mux is not working there for me also others are stuck in 0.47% or so. In one word I need a DVD ripper can bring me lossless DVD to MKV conversion. Well, luckily enough I’ve found certain DVD ripping software a moment ago that can meet my needs. If you are just planning to convert DVD to MKV, learn the tips below.

Many people complain that the video quality is not as clear as the original DVD after they ripped. In fact, with the right program, you can get all done easily and quickly. Here I highly recommend Brorsoft DVD Ripper to help you batch convert MKV files to MP4 without quality loss.

It’s a professional DVD converter that can convert and rip DVD to MKV videos with subtitles in Windows (Windows 8). What I’d to stress, it really gives me output videos with the same quality as original. More than that, it also can rip DVD, DVD ISO to MP4, MOV, WMV, FLV, etc. The Mac version DVD Ripper for Mac is also to rip DVD movies to MKV on Mac (Mavericks and Mountain Lion included).

How to easily convert DVD to high quality MKV

1. Insert your DVD disc to the drive, then launch the DVD ripping software and click the “Load Disc” button to have the DVD content imported.

Note: If you just want to rip some chapters of your DVD to MKV, check the title of the each chapter for converting. Choose the subtitles and audio track as you like.



2. Select “MKV(Matroska) Video (*.mkv)” as output format from “Common Video” category under the drop-down list of “Format”. If you want to get better HD video quality, just select “MKV HD Video (*.mkv)” from “HD Video” category.



3. Hit Start button to start conversion. During the process, you can view detailed progress info, and preview the progress with real time images. OK. Leave the rest to best DVD to MKV Converter, and everything will be done very quickly.

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Plex Blu-ray Ripper- The Best way to rip videos off Blu-ray for Plex Media Server

Summary: This article offers a brief instruction about how to get Blu-ray movie disc free on Plex Media Server for streaming to Roku, Xbox 360, PS3, Android/iOS devices.



I'm about to the point where I want to rip my Blu-ray Collection to Plex Media Server and am wondering what would be the best way to go about it? In fact, I would say I’m somewhat of a Blu Ray ripping novice. I've never streamed one. I usually use the disk. I've been experimenting with streaming from Plex to Roku and it hasn't been a good experience so far.

Searched widely and I got some tech support for getting Blu-ray movie into Plex Media Server for streaming and playing correctly.

1. Find a good Blu-ray ripping tool
2. Convert Blu-rays to a common video format
3. Backup Blu-ray rips to Plex Media Server

I found Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper which aims to solve this problem by giving us the ability to store our purchased physical Blu-ray and DVD discs or downloaded media to local computer, hard drive then stream over a home network for Plex Media Server and iPad, Samsung Galaxy S3, Roku, Xbox 360, PS3 playback. It's professional in ripping and converting Blu-ray/DVD discs, Blu-ray/DVD ISO image, Blu-ray/DVD copies and more. It will help you backup your Blu-ray disk and save the time looking for them from the cardboard with ease. If you are working on Mac OS X, please get Blu-ray Ripping software for Mac.

Here is the step-by-step guide on ripping, converting Blu-ray to Plex Media Server.

Step 1: Load Blu-ray movies Insert your Blu-ray disc into your BD drive, run the Blu-ray Ripper for Plex and click "BD/DVD disc" icon to load movies.



Tips: Before start converting Blu-ray, you can backup your BD contend first. There are two options for you:
a. Backup Blu-ray with original structures;
b. Copy movie only from Blu-ray discs

Step 2: Choose output format Click the "Format" option, and choose MPEG4, MOV from Common Video profile list. If you want to keep 1080p resolution as source movie, you can choose HD Video > H.264 HD Video(*.mp4) for Plex Media Server.

Note: The output format is preferably in a common format, like MP3 for audio, MPEG-4 for video. The more common format you use, the more devices you can stream to. For example, if you use FLAC instead of MP3 for your music, you can't stream to your Xbox 360. Just keep in mind that not all devices support all formats of media.

Step 3: Start Blu-ray to Plex ripping Click the convert button under the preview window, and the Blu-ray ripper will start the conversion from Blu-ray DVD movies to MP4/MOV for Plex Media Server.

After conversion, you can stream Blu-ray movies through Plex Media Server to HDTV, PS3, iPad or other DLNA-compliant devices. Enjoy.

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How about the MP4 and Adobe Premiere Pro compatibility?

Summary: Failed to import MP4 files to Adobe Premiere Pro for smooth editing? Fortunately, there is an easy way to fix the issue. Let's find it out here.

In this article, you will learn the best way to import and edit .MP4 files in Adobe Premiere Pro without rendering on Mac. Just follow it.



Generally, we would like to use video editing programs like Adobe Premiere Pro to edit MP4 videos, including YouTube MP4 videos, iTunes MP4 videos, Sony XDCAM EX MP4 Camcorder videos, etc. in order to get better videos or more wonderful video files. Well, Adobe Premiere Pro might not work with some MP4 files sometimes due to the codec issue or other reasons. In this case, to smoothly edit MP4 in Premiere Pro, the easy workaround is to convert MP4 to MPEG-2 which is the best codecs with best results when working with Adobe Premiere Pro. For this purpose, this article will guide through how to rewrap and transcode 1080p/720p .mp4 to .mpg in details.

The quick and effective workaround I’ve worked out is to use the easy-to-use yet professional app Brorosft Video Converter for Mac which can be used as a Mac MP4 to Premiere Pro Converter under OS X Leopard (10.5), Snow Leopard (10.6), Lion (10.7), Mountain Lion (10.8), Mavericks (10.9). With it, you can effortlessly transcode 720p/1080p MP4 files to MPEG-2 video for Adobe Premiere Pro CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6, and it works well and converts flawlessly. Meanwhile, the Mac Video Conversion tool can create files compatible with various non-linear editing systems like Avid, FCE, FCP, iMovie, and Adobe Premiere Elements, etc. For encoding MP4 to Premiere Pro friendly video on Windows, try Video Converter. Below is how.

How to convert and import MP4 into Adobe Premiere Pro on Mac?

1: Load MP4 files to the Program

You can directly drag and drop the MP4 files to the software, or click "Add" or "Add From Folder" to locate the MP4 files into the MP4 converter for Mac.



Tip: Check the "Merge into one" box, you can join several MP4 clips together.

2: Choose output profile

Select “Format” pull down list to select Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as the best video format for Premiere Pro.



Tips: You can click “settings” button in the main interface to customize the output video’s parameters, such as resolution, frame rate, etc.



3: Start MP4 to Adobe Premiere Pro conversion

Click the big "Convert" button at the bottom right corner, this Mac video converter will start to convert MP4 to .MPG for Premiere Pro! Once the conversion completes, you are free to use MP4 files in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4/CS5/CS6/CC7!

Additional Tips:
1. Before the conversion, you can edit the MP4 videos. By clicking “Edit” button, you can trim, crop the video, or add watermark and adjust effect to the videos which you will convert.

2. If you want to edit .mp4 in iMovie, you just need to choose the “iMovie and Final Cut Express -> Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)” in the second step. For converting MP4 to Final Cut Pro, you need to choose "Format > Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as the best codec.

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H.264 Video in Adobe Premiere-Editing H.264 in Premiere Pro CS4/CS5/CS6

Summary: The Adobe Premiere Pro won't import H.264 files smoothly. The easy workaround is to transcode H.264 to a more "edit" friendly codec for Premiere Pro. Here is how.

I've had huge problems with h.264 and Adobe Premiere Pro. I shoot with a canon T2i at 24fps and its native video is on h.264 codec. I used to edit by importing the native H.264 footage into Premier Pro (CS6), but found trouble when it was really slow and didn't flow smoothly. Searching from Google and got some recommended solutions for using H.264 files in Adobe Premiere Pro. Below is the test of these ways.

Solution 1: Try MPEG Streamclip to encode h.264 to quicktime

I read some threads about encoding h.264 into .mov(I don't use a Mac so ProRes is not an option) so I heard of the program MPEG Streamclip 5 Squared to convert my videos and export them as a Quicktime. However, when I import the videos with this new codec and try to edit it, it still lags and it's annoying to edit.

Solution 2: Try Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac to convert H.264 to MPEG-2

The program is an easy-to-use yet professional H.264 encoder for Mac. It's able to convert H.264 files from Canon EOS 70D, Canon 5D Mark III, GoPro Hero, Nikon DSLR to Adobe Premiere Pro more compatible MPEG2 video. With it, you may also encode H.264 to Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Elements, FCE, iMovie, Avid and more NLE programs highly compatible formats for editing. If meet the H.264 codec issues with Premiere Pro on Windows PC, please get Brorsoft Video Converter to solve the problem.

Premiere Pro and H.264 Workflow- Converting h.264 files to edit in Premiere Pro

1. Launch the H.264 to Premiere Pro Converter, you can click "Add Video" button (or "Add from folder") to load source files. Convert supports batch conversion, so you are allowed to add multiple files to convert at a time.

2. Select " Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > MPEG-2 (*.mpg)" as output format for Premiere Pro.



3. 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.

4. Click the convert button to start transcoding H.264 footage for Adobe Premiere Pro with the best H.264 Encoder.

After the process completes, click "Open" button to find the generated videos, and then you can transfer the converted H.264 recordings to Adobe Premiere Pro CS4/CS5/CS6/CC7 easily and quickly.

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A workaround to edit MPEG video in iMovie with best workflow-Import MPEG to iMovie

Summary: The easy workaround to get iMovie work with unsupported MPEG files is to convert MPEG to Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC) MOV which ensures the best result when using in iMovie 08/09/11.



MPEG, as the most popular video format, is widely used. The MPEG files are compressed to allow users to download the files more quickly without sacrificing much of the picture quality in the video itself. However, the users met the problem while importing MPEG videos to iMovie for further editing.

Q1: I have several video files from a Sony camera that I have placed on an external hard drive. The files are .mpg. How do I import these files into iMovie?

Q2: I just upgraded to Mavericks because of this advice (and it was about time), but I don't see any of these Services options when I right click. I have a mpg on my Desktop that is playable through Quicktime, etc., but won't go into iTunes, iMovie, or iPhoto...

According to the Apple official website, iMovie doesn’t support MPEG format. In other words, you are unable to locate your MPG files into iMovie directly. You need to find another way to perform the task. As we all know, the most compatible video codec for iMovie is AIC, then transocoding MPEG(MPG) files to AIC with a third party program is an easy way to edit MPG videos in iMovie.

To fulfill your task, you can just get Brorsoft’s Video Converter for Mac, a powerful video converter, editor and player. It offers an optimized preset Apple Intermediate Codec .mov for iMovie for easy access. Besides transcoding MPG to iMovie supported videos with optimized settings while keeping the video quality, the all-in-one and easy-to-use toolkit can convert all other popular video formats like MP4, AVI, MXF, Canon/Nikon DLSR MOV, WMV, MKV, FLV, M2TS, VOB, etc. to iMovie natively supported video formats on Mac OS X (Mavericks and Mountain Lion included) with fast encoding speed. See how below about converting MPG files to iMovie format.

How to Convert MPEG to iMovie supported AIC MOV files

Step 1: Load MPG video files to the MPG to iMovie Converter program by clicking “Add” button, or drag the MPEG videos to the software directly.



Step 2: Click “format” bar to select “iMovie and Final Cut Express–> Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC)(*.mov)” as the output format for Mac iMovie.



Tip: Before conversion, you can click the “Settings” icon to customize the video/audio settings for iMovie. If you want to get a smaller ones, please decrease the video size from 1920*1080 to 1440*1080 or 1280*720.



Step 3: Click the Convert icon under the preview window, and the program will start transcode MPG to AIC MOV for iMovie 08/09/11.

When the conversion is finished, you can click "Open" button to get the generated QuickTime AIC .mov files effortlessly. Afterwards, you can launch iMovie, and then choose File > Import > Movies to import converted MPG clips into iMovie for further editing.



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