It does not matter weather you have cut-the-cable entirely, are a part-time streamer, or hide in the back-bedroom during the holidays to get your Hulu fix, everyone wants to watch hot contents during the holidays! For me and my family, the second installment in The Hunger Games film series, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is a holiday must. So let's start with watching The Hunger Games (2) Blu-ray through Apple TV (4) on HDTV using a simple workflow.
"We were going on skiing holiday and my wife wanted to watch the movie "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" whilst we are away. I had a bluray only copy (no digital or DVD) so was looking for a way to digitize Blu-ray for playback on HDTV though Apple TV. Any suggestion?"
Most people's first thought upon playing The Hunger Games Blu-ray on Apple TV 4/3/2/1 is to stream/AirPlay/mirror Blu-ray to Apple TV 4 from PC or Mac, which however has some limits and will be explained later. Some say use VLC media player, which should works but I have never tried it myself.
In fact, to play The Hunger Games Blu-ray on Apple TV, you should keep a few things in mind: As the newly released commercial Blu-ray disc, The Hunger Games 2 Blu-ray discs are protected with region codes and layers of digital rights management, including AACS, and BD+, etc. A common Blu-ray player or drive can't read Blu-ray information.
However, ATV does not include a drive for playing The Hunger Games Blu-ray. Apple TV supports MOV, MP4, and M4V in H.264 or MPEG-4 codec. As your Blu-ray isn't supported by Apple TV, the ultimate solution sseems to be to rip The Hunger Games Blu-ray to Apple TV (4), to some extent. At this point, we recommend Dimo Video Converter Ultimate, the best Blu-ray ripper for home and office use.
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The equivalent Mac version is Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac. Now, Just download, install and launch this great Blu-ray Ripper and then follow the tutorial to play The Hunger Games Blu-ray movie on Apple TV 4/3/2/1.
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How to convert and stream The Hunger Games Blu-ray to Apple TV
NOTE: Anywhere from 30 to 60 GB of hard disk space is needed depending on what you're ripping. Blu-Rays are big, and we're going to rip the whole thing to our drive first, so depending on the movie you're ripping and the quality you want in your final movie file, you'll need a good amount of space.
1. Insert your The Hunger Games Blu-ray Blu-ray disc to the Blu-ray Disc drive, then launch The Hunger Games Blu-ray Blu-ray Ripper and click the "Add Blu-ray" button to have the blu-ray content imported.
Tip: Before start ripping Blu-ray to Apple TV videos, you can backup Blu-ray movies first in a lossless way or clone Blu-ray to ISO.
2. Click "Select Format" bar and choose any of the Apple TV, AppleTV2, AppleTV3, AppleTV4 from "Device > Apple" as the output file format. If you want to add Blu-ray to Apple TV for playing on Samsung TV, LG TV, Sony TV, Panasonic TV, etc., you can also directly select a format from decent device preset under "TVS". (Check TV supported format first)
3. Click the "Settings" icon, and you can adjust codec, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel in the interface according to your needs and optimize the output file quality.
Note: By choosing this format, you will get two sound tracks in the result MP4 video, one is stereo, and the other is AC3 encoded Dolby Digital 5.1 pass-through by setting channels to 6. When your Apple TV is connected to audio receiver, the 5.1 surround sound will work. When ATV is connected to your HDTV only, the stereo track will work.
Since ATV 4 supports Dolby Digital 7.1 while Apple TV 3 supports 5.1, you can also rip Blu-ray to multi-track MP4 for ATV 4. Or if you want to compress The Hunger Games Blu-ray to a video more suitable for watching, you can down scale the video size and video bitrae.
4. Press the big "Start" button at the bottom of the main interface to convert Blu-ray to MP4 for Apple TV. You've made it. This professional Blu-ray to Apple TV Converter really never lets you down during the work.
After the conversion, get the outputs to add to your iTunes library or sync to Apple TV for playback at ease. Just enjoy. For mac users, here are ways for streaming to ATV on Mac:
1. AirPlay Blu-ray to Apple TV 4
Step 1. Open iTunes and add the ripped Blu-ray video to iTunes by File -> Add file to library
Step 2. Connect your Mac and Apple TV to the same Wi-Fi.
Step 3. Click AirPlay icon (besides volume slider) and select Apple TV to enable the Blu-ray to Apple TV streaming.
Step 4. And then you can watch The Hunger Games Blu-ray on Apple TV 4/3/2/1.
Note: Blu-ray video to Apple TV 4 AirPlay requires iTunes 10.1 and superior, OS X Mountain Lion and later. Despite the fact it has HDMI 1.4 UHD video output on the back, Apple TV 4 does not allow 4K video streaming or AirPlay. For AirPlay 4K Blu-ray video to Apple TV 4 on both Mac and Windows, rip or compress them at first.
Mirror Blu-ray to Apple TV 4
Step 1. Play Blu-ray on Mac using an external Blu-ray drive (if needed) and 3rd-party Blu-ray player.
* Blu-rays played back with default Apple players cannot be mirrored
Step 2. Open "Settings" on Apple TV to turn on AirPlay. Connect Mac and Apple TV to the same Wi-Fi.
Step 3. Check "AirPlay Display" settings in system preference on Mac. Make sure it is enabled.
Step 4. Click AirPlay button and select Apple TV.
Step 5. Tap the AirPlay button again and choose "Mirror Built-in Display". Then you will be able to watch The Hunger Games Blu-ray Blu-ray videos on Apple TV/4.
AirPlay and Mirror of course are impressive video streaming technologies for downloaded and locally stored movie files. But is Mirror the best way for playing Blu-ray on Apple TV 4? Well, it depends. It may take you a while to realize that most Blu-rays cannot be played on Apple TV 4 via mirroring, due to copyright issues, making Blu-ray rip to Apple TV a necessary step.
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If you have experienced the amazing time in 3D movie world, you will never forget the sharp visual impact and the splendid display effect 3D video brings to you. Loyal 3D movie fan like you may eager to watch 3D movies at home with computers, or even enjoy 3D movies using VLC Player. It's not difficult for us to complete this task. Here I will show you how to play 3D movies with VLC without any hardware upgrade in 2 ways. 
Part I: How to Play and Watch 3D Movies with VLC When it comes to play 3D movies with VLC, you have to download 3D SBS (Side-By-Side) movies AND make some changes in your VLC media player. Step 1. Launch VLC media player on computer and before starting you must make sure that you have Side by Side 3D movies. Once you are ready, click on Tools > Click on Effects and Filters. 
Step 2. Now one dialogue box will open and click on Video Effects Tab. 
Step 3. Click on Advanced tab now. 
Step 4 Then you will see an option with name Anaglyph 3D. Check this option and click on Close button, it will enable 3D effects on your VLC media player. 
But the only disadvantage of watching 3d movies on PC using VLC media player is, it only supports with Red and Cyan 3D viewing options. Part II. How to Convert 3D Video to VLC Player for playback Since not all 3D video formats are easy to deal with, to make full use of your 3D files including 3D MTS, 3D MKV, 3D YIFY, 3D YouTube FLV, etc. with VLC on your Windows and Mac computer, you need to find a powerful, professional and easy to use 3D video converter application to help you transcode and add 3D videos to VLC player. For converting 3D to VLC Player, Dimo Video Converter Ultimate can help you a lot. This software not only support outputting Red/Cyan, Anaglyph 3D video format so you can enjoy 3D effect on VLC or a standard 3D TV, but also it supports Side-by-Side 3D and Top and Bottom 3D for watching on Gear VR, PS VR, Oculus Rift, 3D players, 3D projectors, etc.. It can convert videos in many format 3D including 3D MP4, 3D MKV, 3D WMV, 3D AVI, and more. For mac users, please turn to Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac. Free Download Dimo Video Converter Ultimate (Win/Mac): Other Download:
Convert 3D to VLC to Guarantee Smooth 3D Movie Playback 1. Add 3D Videos After you have run this 3D Video Converter, load 3D video files to the software for 3D movie conversion via three ways: Click on "Add File" icon on the main interface. Head to "Add File" menu and choose "Add multi-files" or "Add Folder". Drag and drop files from local computer directly. You can also have a preview of the raw 3D videos by double clicking and take screenshots form the videos by clicking "Edit". 
2. Set output format Make the suitable choice for your original 3D movies to VLC compatible video format, like "Select Format > Format > MP4". 3. Do 3D Settings The 3D modes including: Red/Blue, Left-Right(Side by Side), Top-Bottome based on the 3D glasses/VR headsets you are going to take. 
4. 3D Video Editing. (Skip it if unnecessary) Before you convert 3D video, video trimming, cropping, effecting, watermarking, creating 3D are allowed under "Edit" icon. Go to "Settings" to set video and audio specific parameters if necessary. 5. Start to convert 3D video to VLC supported format Return to the main interface, and start to activate the 2D/3D to 3D conversion process. The program will automatically make 3D video for VLC Player. You enjoy the converted videos on your own with 3D players or upload to 3D video online websites like YouTube 3D channel for sharing with 3D fans. With this 3D Video Converter you can get all the 3D movie enjoyments realized. Have fun!!! Part 3. 3D Video Player Freeware for Windows and Mac Aside from VLC and Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac and Windows there are so many other 3D video player also available for Windows and Mac. We are going to share top 3 3D video player software with you. No. 1 8K Player - Easiest to Use 3D Video Player This best 3D video player is ranked by many users as it is the easiest to use program. Just as simple as playing 2D videos, no need to enable further settings to play 3D movies on Windows/Mac. Among all the free 3D video players, 8K Player can be said to be the uprising newbie in this field. It is a HD media player that delivers spectacular 3D experience combined with a slick performance. With Dimo Video Converter Ultimate, you are able to download and save 3D videos in 1080p, 720p MP4 from Netflix, YouTube, Vimeo, etc. Free Download or Purchase 8K Player (Blu-ray Power): No. 2 Bino Player - Efficient 3D Video Player Bino is a quite professional 3D video player that plays stereoscopic 3D videos with a wide range of video format. It is free and efficient, and can work on both Mac and Windows. But it is experiencing current unstable development. Support for stereos 3D video, including a range of high on-the-fly input and output format. And support multi-monitor video, eg: powerwalls, virtual reality installations and other multi-projector setups. Although this is an open source software, it's easy to jammed and the 3D Bino video player has only the 32 bit version for window. The type of 3D video is Left/Right, Top/Bottom, and Anaglygh. When you open 3D movies, please adjust the input 3d mode according to the 3d movies. If your glasses is Red/cyan, so you should choose the output format as the same. No. 3 KMPlayer KMPlayer has a cool interface window and works for 3D videos in side-by-side or top and bottom format. With 3D KMP Mobile app, you can enjoy the 3D contents without downloading. Check that install KMPlayer in your mobile. And switch to "KMP connection option" in the right bar of the program on your computer. It helps simplified the process of playing downloaded 3d movies from PC on your mobile. Notice: There is a bit of adware in the installation process. 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 atpurchase 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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Not as Oculus Rift or HTC Vive on a high-end PC, PlayStation VR is more affordable device (as its price selling only at $399 along with 50+ games at launch) to experience the virtual reality world in your own home, it's said to open up the so-called future of video games to its widest possible audience. However, apart from VR games, PSVR's cinematic mode also provide the amazing video enjoyment. So the urgent things for us all turn into this question — "Is it possible to watch3D movies like 3D Blu-ray via PSVR"? If you want to get the hand-on workflow, though, we'll go ahead and break down the guidance of how to effortlessly play 3D Blu-ray on PSVR for your reference here. 
Like most VR headsets such as Samsung Gear, PSVR isn't independent designed to play games and watch movies, it has to connect to Sony own PlayStation 4. So if you want to enjoy your 3D Blu-ray movies with this Sony virtual reality headset, you must make that via a PS4 and its build-in native VR player — PS4's media player which has become better due to the update released to the console on Oct.14, 2016. But if you are not satisfied with the video contents in media player and don't like to spend money to access more movies, then you could use a professional VR video converter such as Dimo Video Converter Ultimate to convert 3D Blu-ray to SBS 3D to PSVR supported file first, and then watch them with your Sony PlayStation VR via a PSVR HDMI cable plugged on your PC. You could get more details by the below explanation. Preparation: 1. The high-recommended 3D Blu-ray to PSVR converter which is able to rip 2D/3D Blu-ray, DVD as well as 2D/3D videos in fast speed and excellent output quality for playback on specific display 3D devices, I.e. Homido VR, Oculus Rift CV1, 3D projector, Google Cardboard. Plus, this video converter entitles users to freely customize the output videos by changing video/audio parameters, trimming, cropping, adding video effect freely. If you're a Mac user, you can turn to Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac(OS Sierra compatible), which has the same function as the Windows version. 2. Go to PlayStation Store to install the media player (most player is default installation). Note: PS4 users should bear in mind that content in media player must be in the following formats are the only ones supported: MKV, AVI, MP4, MPEG2 PS, MPEG2 TS, and AVCHD for videos; JPEG, BMP, and PNG for images; and lossless res FLAC for audio including other file formats (MP3, AAC). Free Download Dimo Video Converter Ultimate (Win/Mac): Other Download:
How to rip 3D Blu-ray for watching on PSVR headset? Step 1. Import 3D Blu-ray Click "Add Blu-ray" button to this PSVR Blu-ray ripper. 
Step 2. Select output format for PSVR To watch 3D Blu-ray mvoies on PSVR, it's better to choose MP4 as output format by this path: "Select Format" >"Video" > "MP4". Step 3. Set 3D mode Click "Edit" and turn to "3D", choose "Left-right", and click "OK" to confirm. By the way, Dimo Video Converter Ultimate additionally supplies some useful edit functions for you to enhance video with 3D effects to get a better visual entertainment. Note: Although there is a profile created by Dimo Video Converter Ultimate, you are able to change some parameters of resolution, compression, audio, etc. It's important to keep in mind that most VR resolution for each eye is not FullHD but half the QHD screen. So you can free change your target video size, bitrate and frame rate in "Settings". If you want to get best video quality, pls switch them to "original". 3D movies should be encoded "full side-by-side" with a 1:1 pixel aspect ratio. Content mastered at 1920×1080 compressed side-by-side 3D should be resampled to 1920×540 resolution full side-by-side resolution. We also recommend using a higher bit rate than a typical web stream at that resolution, as the pixels in your video will be magnified on the phone's screen. The optimal bit rate is content dependent, and many videos can get by with less, but 5 Mb/s should give good quality. 
Step 4. Start to convert 3D Blu-ray to PSVR Click "Start" and let the Blu-ray ripper for PSVR accomplish the rest automatically. Now, click "Open" to head to the output destination folder and copy the converted SBS 3D MP4 to your PlayStation VR for watching from "VR Mode" at Media Player's Options men. Start your theatric 3D experience at home! BTW, you can also upload these created 3D or VR Videos to your YouTube 3D page for sharing. See how to connect and import converted 3D videos to PSVR for playing: The PlayStation VR connects to your PS4 via a special converter box. You plug the headset's HDMI and USB cables into the box, then the box into your PS4. A secondary HDMI port on the box lets you send the image to your TV, so you can wear the headset and still play your friend who doesn't have a headset of her own. Now start importing your 3D SBS MP4 video to PS VR. * Plug the PSVR HDMI cable directly to your PC(Mac), not the breakout box. * In the HDMI OUT port of the PSVR breakout box, You have to plug a HDMI cable to a TV that is turned on. Could be bypassed by connecting something like Headless Ghost, (this will trick the PSVR breakout box into thinking a display is connected to it.) * After that, you should see your PC screen on the PSVR headset, not in cinema mode but your entire screen covering the whole PSVR display, then you can use VLC or something to display a SBS 3D movie Any question regarding with 3D Blu-ray conversion for PSVR, please feel free to contact us or leave a message atFacebook. 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. Related Articles:
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