7/19/2012

How to Convert MPEG Files to WMV Format and Stream to Xbox 360?


When it comes to MPEG video, we usually take it as MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 rather than MPEG-4 which often comes with AVI or MP4 extension. MPEG files are difficult to stream from Windows Media Center to devices like Xbox 360. WMV is the best video file format for Windows Media Player and can be easily streamed from computer to Xbox 360.
The following steps are about how to convert MPEG to WMV whether you have an Xbox 360 or not. If you merely need WMV file for any reason, the conversion steps below will work. To convert MPEG to WMV, we need a MPEG to WMV video converter.
Steps on how to convert MPEG to WMV on Windows
Step 1. Import MPEG file by clicking “Add File(s)” button.
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Step 2. Go to “Common Video” and choose WMV as output format.
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Step 3. Click “Output – > Browse” to set the destination to save the converted video files. And also you can customize files by clicking “Edit” and “Setting” before converting MPEG to WMV.
set-output-folder-to-save-wmv-video
Step 4. Click “Start” to begin the MPEG to WMV conversion process.
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It will take a while to finish the conversion process. After it finishes, you can transfer to video to Xbox 360 or just play it in WMP flawlessly.

7/16/2012

Burn Photos or Videos to a CD or DVD Using VideoFlick


Related Contents:

  • Burn videos or photos to a CD
  • Burn photos to DVD
  • Create a web photo album

Part 1: Burn videos or photos to a CD

With VideoFlick, any computer user can copy or burn pictures and videos to a writeable CD disc. The following instructions explain how to burn photos or videos to a CD using VideoFlick.
Step 1 Insert a writable CD into your computer’s CD recorder.
Step 2 Import your photos or videos by clicking “Import Picture/Video” and choosing the photo or video folder. Select the photos or videos you want to merge.
Step 3 Click “Burn to CD” button to turn to “Merge” box. Here we take “burn video to CD” as an example.
Step 4 Personalize your CD by setting: Disc Label, Target Drive, Drive Speed
Step 5 Click “Start”, few minutes later, the photo or video to CD burning progress will be finished.
how to burn photos to cd disc

Part 2: Burn photos to DVD

Besides burning photos to CD disc, you can also burn or copy your loved photos to DVD disc. Let’s see how it works:
Step 1 Import your photos by clicking “Import Picture/Video” and choosing your photo folder. Select the photos you plan to burn to the DVD.
Step 2 Insert a blank DVD into your DVD-burning drive.
Step 3 Click “DVD” button to turn to the “Slideshow DVD” window.
Step 4 Set the output path and click “Start” button.
how to copy photos to a blank DVD

Part 3: Create a web photo album

VideoFlick makes everything so simple to create a web photo album of all the photos in a directory.  Follow the steps to learn how to create your web photo album:
Step 1 Import your photos by clicking “Import Picture/Video” and choosing your photo folder. Select the photos you want to create web album.
Step 2 Click “Album” button to appear “HTML Album” window.
Step 3 Custom your web album: set destination path, sitefolder, banner title.
Step 4 Click “Start” to create your own photo web album instantly.
create a web photo album

7/11/2012

Free Tips to Defeat DVD Region Code


Just imagine you buy a DVD from another country while on tourism, or order it online. But when you put the disc in your DVD player, there is just a message telling you “wrong region”. You would feel very upset, right?
There is really a region code to prevent you from playing DVDs acquired from other countries. Say, if you live in US or Canada, you friend just returned from Europe with the latest movie. Or you live in London, got a disc from US. You put it into the DVD player, got the chill message. That would be the most expensive Frisbee you’ve got.
A few companies issued region-free discs that will play anywhere in the world. But studios don’t because they want to control the date when DVDs will be released in different regions to stop people picking up bargains.  But it is legal to buy whatever discs you want from anywhere under the sun.
However, there is a thing we can do that is to defeat region codes. How? Use a region code free DVD player.

HARDWARE REGION CODE FREE DVD PLAYER

region code free dvd playerYou will find there are a lot of region code free DVD players on sale in electronic shops or online stores, and some of them are astoundingly cheap and do a great job. They are able to play PAL from Europe and NTSC discs from North America.
If you are willing to purchase an upconverting player for superior picture effects, you have to pay more for a higher level one. LG, Toshiba, Philips are offering different class region code free DVD players for different demands.

SOFTWARE REGION CODE FREE DVD PLAYER

region code free dvd player softwareThere is also region free DVD player software to play any disc on a computer. Just download a setup file and install it in your computer, you will watch any DVD movie as you like. You may think Region Code is not a big problem, but if you travel a lot, you will see many must-have DVDs at quite low prices, then you will realize what Region Code means to you.