Android Video Converter-Stream Amazon WMV movies to Galaxy Tab 2

[suki7799]

Android Video Converter-Stream Amazon WMV movies to Galaxy Tab 2

"I can't play (.wmv) video fills on my Galaxy Tab 2 10.1. All my videos transferred fine but when I try to play some movies (in .wmv format) an error message appears saying 'Sorry, this video cannot be played'. Why this happen? I thought .wmv is a supported format, isn't it?"

Why should my Galaxy Tab not play .wmv videos? This is a frequently asked question in galaxy tab forums. It's a puzzle to many new GT users, because WMV is mentioned as a supported format if you check Galaxy Tab specifications-
Galaxy Tab supported format: 3gp, mp4, avi, wmv, flv, mkv

In fact Galaxy Tab plays most .wmv movies, but not all of them. Some people say that the error message is caused by high resolution, but per my test Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 handles 1920x1080 HD .wmv files just fine. The real matter is codec. WMV is just a container format in which media contents could be compressed using wmv1, wmv2, wmv3 codecs. However only the wmv3(vc1) is a supported codec to Galaxy Tab-
Galaxy Tab supported codec: MPEG4, H.263, Sorenson H.263, H.264, VC-1, DivX/Xvid

If your WMV file is encoded with earlier WMV2/WMV1 codec instead of VC-1, the WMV is not playable by Galaxy Tab. To play such kind of WMV movie on Galaxy Tab, you need to transcode wmv1/wmv2 to vc-1 (or h.264/divx/mpeg4) before transferring files to the slab.

Related Tool:
* MediaInfo (a free tool for you to check file information including codec)
* Android Video Converter (an format converter for Android devices including Samsung Galaxy Tab

How to:
Convert MKV, MTS, AVI, WMV videos on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Update: I also noticed that Galaxy Tab gives the same error message when playing purchased movies (.wmv and .m4v). After doing some research I found that this is because movies purchased from online stores are restricted by DRM, a kind of copy-protection method that limits the use of WMV videos on licensed devices to protect distributed movies from illegal use. Unfortunately Samsung Galaxy Tab has not been granted to play DRM-protected media. This means even if you have portable versions for movie purchases (Amazon Instant video, Blu-ray/DVD digital copy), they can not be played by Galaxy Tab.

Good news is that there're DRM-removal tools - Pavtube ChewTune, that let you hack DRM and turn protected wmv video into fair use media.

Refer to Convert Digital Copy to Android tablet for a quick solution.

Tip:

1. If you want to know more on Galaxy Tab 2, click Pavtube Galaxy Tab 2 Column - Enjoy movies on Galaxy Tab 2 / Galaxy Tab.

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[mardy20]

Have you ever come across the situation that the movies and TV Shows downloaded from iTunes Store cannot be played on your Android smartphone or tablet? In fact, the movies and TV Shows purchased/rented from iTunes Store are under DRM protection which limits users to enjoy them on non-apple devices.

iTunes M4V Converter for Mac can help you to get rid of the DRM protection from iTunes videos and convert M4V to MP4, 3GP, FLV and more as you like. This video tutorial covers:
1. Remove DRM and convert iTunes M4V videos to MP4.
2. Copy the converted videos to Android Nexus 7 for playback.

Watch Video Demo:

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iTunes M4V Converter for Mac

* Get rid of iTunes DRM protection legally from iTunes purchased/rented movies and TV Shows
* Support multiple output formats such as WMV, MPG, MP4, AVI, 3GP, SWF, MOV, MP3, WAV, AAC, WMA
* Enjoy iTunes videos anywhere on your PSP, Android tables, smartphones, portable multimedia players and more
* Customize settings for best viewing experience, Adjust profile settings like video size, aspect ratio and others

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[vivian78]

Google Nexus 4 Video Converter- Convert any 1080p/720p video for Nexus 4

Follow this simple tutorial to learn how to convert and play MKV, AVI, WMV, VOB, TiVo, MPG etc. video files on Google Nexus 4 without format limitations.



The Google Nexus 4 packs in a ferocious 1.5GHz quad-core processor, a whopping 2GB of RAM and the latest Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. It comes with a lovely 4.7'' display, with 320 pixels per inch. With those features mentioned, you will have great video experience for watching videos on Google Nexus 4. However, if you have a glance on the main spec of Google Nexus 4, it's easy to find that Android handset's video format is limited as other tablets. Thus, if you wanna watch more 1080p/720p movies on your Google Nexus 4, first you need to convert the videos like AVI, WMV, MKV, TiVo, VOB, MPG etc. to Nexus 4 compatible video formats like the H.264 encoded MP4 and then transfer them to your device for playback.

In order to successfully play MKV/AVI/VOB/TiVo/MPG and more video files on Google Nexus 4, you can just get Pavtube Video Converter for Nexus 4, an ideal tool to convert almost any video to Google Nexus 4 highly compatible video files. Supporting multithreading and batch conversion, this program works perfectly on converting standard video formats and HD video formats to all regular video formats like MP4, MOV, MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, MPG, ASF, etc. with smart video editing features. The audio/video synchronization is very good, the size of the subtitles too. The time it takes to convert in this software is almost half that in other. The equivalent Mac version is Pavtube Video Converter Mac. Just download the right version and follow the below guide.

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How to Convert MKV/AVI/WMV/MPG/TiVo/VOB to Google Nexus 4 supported video files

Note: The quick start guide below uses Video Converter Windows screenshots. The way to encode video files to Nexus 4 on Mac is almost the same. Just make sure you get the right version according to your computer operating system.

1. Install and Launch the best Nexus 4 Video Converter, click "Add Video" or "Add From Folder" icon to import source Video files. Batch conversion is supported so that you can add multiple files to convert at a time.



2. Click "Format" bar, you can easily find the optimized videos for the Nexus 4 under "Android > Google Nexus 7 H.264 Video (*.mp4)" (Download a patch here to get the Nexus 4 preset]). The preset is specially designed for Nexus 7, but can could fit on the Nexus 4 perfectly. If you like, you can also click the "Settings" button to change the video resolution, encoder, frame rate, etc.



Tip: The supported resolution of Nexus 4 goes up to 1080p, though video playback and most apps never break out of 720p. For watching videos on Nexus 4, 720p with 1500~2000kbps is just all right. I found bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss, and vice versa.

3. After everything done, simply press the big "Convert" button to start the MKV/AVI/WMV/TiVo/VOB/MPG to MP4 video conversion for Nexus 4. After that, you can transfer the result videos to Nexus 4 via USB cable. Enjoy!

Additonal Tips:

1. If your movie isn't already in one of the supported formats or it's still on a DVD or a Blu-ray, you can get the Video Converter Ultimate (or the iMedia Converter Mac)which can help you rip Blu-ray/DVD, and convert various formats of 720p/1080p HD videos in MKV, AVI, TiVo, VOB, MPG, MTS, etc. to your Google Nexus 4, Nexus 10, Nexus 7 and other Android os tablets/phones for smoothly playing.

2. If you have any problem when enjoying videos on Google Nexus 10/7/4, just check out Google Nexus Column to learn more.

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Sync iTunes with Google Nexus 10

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