Summary: I have an Apple TV and I want to join my XviD and Divx video into Apple TV 4- the new generation for playback but there seems to be some problem with it. Which is the best way?
Cause the Xvid/Divx becomes more and more popular due to its ability to compress lengthy video segments into small sizes while maintaining relatively high visual quality. Have tried directly syncing the Xvid/Divx to Apple TV, but failed? No worry, this article is written just to resolve the Xvid/Divx on Apple TV 3 issues.
If you have searched the Apple TV official website, we will find that the biggest limitation of Apple TV is the lack of codec support (like Xvid, DivX, etc.) and not even having the ability to do basic surround sound like Dolby Digital 5.1. These issues were resolved almost immediately after the Apple TV was released, although the hacks were somewhat less than practical. Something as simple as getting your Apple TV to, say, sync and recognize your Xvid movies as playable was no simple feat.
Apple TV is a hot media device for us watching movies. However, just like other Apple devices it can only supports MP4, MOV, M4V videos. As you see, the XviD/Divx AVI isn’t in the supported format list. If you wanna view XviD/Divx files on your Apple TV, the best solution is to encode/re-encode XviD/Divx to Apple TV supported video format first.
First of all, download and launch Pavtube Video Converter for Mac(read the review) which would do XviD/Divx AVI to ATV conversion which only a few clicks. Compared with others, we have found the Pavtube Video Converter has the strong ability of transcoding the Xvid or Divx files well. This program offers quite effective solution for you to convert almost all the videos Xvid, DivX as well as MKV, MOV, MTS, TiVo, VOB, etc. It also allows you to adjust the video, audio parameter to get a decent output video that you want. Barely several steps are enough. Just download it and follow the steps below to sync Xvid/Divx files to Apple TV for playing smoothly. The equivalent Windows version is Pavtube Video Converter.
Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.com/video-converter-mac/
- Amazon Store Download: http://www.amazon.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Mac-Download/dp/B00QIBK0TQ
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-76179460.html
Following is the guide about how to XviD/Divx file formats to M4V for Apple TV:
Here choose Mac version as example, Windows version has the same ability as Mac version. Please choose the right version for you.
Step 1: Download and Install Video Converter. Select your movie. Click “Add Video” to import your source materials in XviD/Divx format. Batch conversion is supported so that you can add multiple files.
Step 2: Choose the output format. Click on Format > Apple TV. From the drop down menu, select the proper output format.
a. For Apple TV 3 users, Apple TV 3 Dolby Digital Pass-through (*.m4v) is recommended.
b. For Apple TV 2 users, please select the Apple TV 2 Dolby Digital Pass-through (*.m4v).
c. For Apple TV users, Apple TV H.264 1280×720(*.m4v) will be better to keep the videos in HD.
Step 3: Click the “Settings” icon and you will go into a new interface named “Profile Settings”. You can adjust codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel in the interface to optimize the output file quality.
Find no 5.1 Surround Sound from Apple TV, here is the solution. Actually, Apple TV cannot support AC3 5.1 audio track. While, we usually have the demand to get the full AC3 5.1 surround sound to let Apple TV pass-through Dolby Digital to A/V receiver to take advantage of our surround sound system. This Apple TV Video Converter provides pre-set Apple TV profiles. The particular profiles are H.264 video files with AC3 5.1 pass through and AAC stereo. Both AC3 and AAC audio are retained so that you can either let Apple TV pass-through Dolby Digital to A/V receiver to take advantage of your surround sound system, or have Apple TV decodes AAC and exports stereo audio
Step 4: After above settings, you can start the XviD/Divx to Apple TV conversion. Once the process completes, locate the files and transfer and copy the converted .m4v videos to Apple TV. As you see, now you can effortlessly watch XviD/Divx videos on Apple TV with the best quality. Besides mkv, you can also rip Blu-ray/DVD or convert MKV and MTSto play on Apple TV.
Read More:
Cause the Xvid/Divx becomes more and more popular due to its ability to compress lengthy video segments into small sizes while maintaining relatively high visual quality. Have tried directly syncing the Xvid/Divx to Apple TV, but failed? No worry, this article is written just to resolve the Xvid/Divx on Apple TV 3 issues.
If you have searched the Apple TV official website, we will find that the biggest limitation of Apple TV is the lack of codec support (like Xvid, DivX, etc.) and not even having the ability to do basic surround sound like Dolby Digital 5.1. These issues were resolved almost immediately after the Apple TV was released, although the hacks were somewhat less than practical. Something as simple as getting your Apple TV to, say, sync and recognize your Xvid movies as playable was no simple feat.
Apple TV is a hot media device for us watching movies. However, just like other Apple devices it can only supports MP4, MOV, M4V videos. As you see, the XviD/Divx AVI isn’t in the supported format list. If you wanna view XviD/Divx files on your Apple TV, the best solution is to encode/re-encode XviD/Divx to Apple TV supported video format first.
First of all, download and launch Pavtube Video Converter for Mac(read the review) which would do XviD/Divx AVI to ATV conversion which only a few clicks. Compared with others, we have found the Pavtube Video Converter has the strong ability of transcoding the Xvid or Divx files well. This program offers quite effective solution for you to convert almost all the videos Xvid, DivX as well as MKV, MOV, MTS, TiVo, VOB, etc. It also allows you to adjust the video, audio parameter to get a decent output video that you want. Barely several steps are enough. Just download it and follow the steps below to sync Xvid/Divx files to Apple TV for playing smoothly. The equivalent Windows version is Pavtube Video Converter.
Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.com/video-converter-mac/
- Amazon Store Download: http://www.amazon.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Mac-Download/dp/B00QIBK0TQ
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-76179460.html
Following is the guide about how to XviD/Divx file formats to M4V for Apple TV:
Here choose Mac version as example, Windows version has the same ability as Mac version. Please choose the right version for you.
Step 1: Download and Install Video Converter. Select your movie. Click “Add Video” to import your source materials in XviD/Divx format. Batch conversion is supported so that you can add multiple files.
Step 2: Choose the output format. Click on Format > Apple TV. From the drop down menu, select the proper output format.
a. For Apple TV 3 users, Apple TV 3 Dolby Digital Pass-through (*.m4v) is recommended.
b. For Apple TV 2 users, please select the Apple TV 2 Dolby Digital Pass-through (*.m4v).
c. For Apple TV users, Apple TV H.264 1280×720(*.m4v) will be better to keep the videos in HD.
Step 3: Click the “Settings” icon and you will go into a new interface named “Profile Settings”. You can adjust codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel in the interface to optimize the output file quality.
Find no 5.1 Surround Sound from Apple TV, here is the solution. Actually, Apple TV cannot support AC3 5.1 audio track. While, we usually have the demand to get the full AC3 5.1 surround sound to let Apple TV pass-through Dolby Digital to A/V receiver to take advantage of our surround sound system. This Apple TV Video Converter provides pre-set Apple TV profiles. The particular profiles are H.264 video files with AC3 5.1 pass through and AAC stereo. Both AC3 and AAC audio are retained so that you can either let Apple TV pass-through Dolby Digital to A/V receiver to take advantage of your surround sound system, or have Apple TV decodes AAC and exports stereo audio
Step 4: After above settings, you can start the XviD/Divx to Apple TV conversion. Once the process completes, locate the files and transfer and copy the converted .m4v videos to Apple TV. As you see, now you can effortlessly watch XviD/Divx videos on Apple TV with the best quality. Besides mkv, you can also rip Blu-ray/DVD or convert MKV and MTSto play on Apple TV.
Read More:
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