How to burn DVD from video in various video file formats

Question 1: “I need something to join MP4 files from my video camera and put them on a DVD so it will play in a US player?”

Question 2: “What is the best video burner? Actually I have FLV, MKV and MP4 files and I want to burn a DVD. So what is the best one? Cause I don’t want to lose my audio video quality.”

Question 3: “Questions about burning DVDs?

Here is my situation: I have a Windows 7 laptop with a DVD RW drive. I have a youtube downloader software which downloaded a television series for me as MP4s. Now I am trying to burn those files to a dvd (DVD + R) so that I can view them on my television by using the free version of Nero 11 (before anyone asks, I cannot use Windows DVD maker). I've never burned a dvd before so my questions might be stupid:

1. Is it normal for a 4.38 GB disc to only be able to hold about 100 minutes worth of videos? Nero is telling me that I can only have 5 files on my disc, but this seems kind of low to me...

2. Is it possible to compress video files and still be able to burn them to a dvd and be able to watch it on my tv? If so, how might I go about it?

If you'd like to tell me how to compress files in general, I'm all eyes.”

The answers to the above questions could all be Yes, only with the help of a Video to DVD Burner, a DVD burning program which could easily convert videos to DVD discs or folders to help you burn DVD from videos in various video file formats like FLV, MKV, MP4, MPEG, AVI, WMV, WebM, etc. and watch videos on DVD players freely.

The bellow guide shows a step-by-step tutorial on how to burn video to DVD:

1. Download the video to DVD burner program. (If you are using a Mac OS computer, then you need a Mac Video to DVD Burner.)

2. Install this video to DVD converter and start it to add source video files to this program.

3. If you want to customize your source video files and add 3D effect for output DVD files, click the Edit and 3D button on the menu bar respectively. (Optional operation)

4. Click the “Burn to DVD” button on the bottom right to set DVD menu and templates. Various menu and templates are provided for you to choose from. You can also customize the menu and templates you choose.

5. After setting disc menu and templates, click “Next” button to do more settings about DVD creation, including: volume label, output file type, output directory, output TV standard settings (different countries are in different TV standards, the following picture shows you the TV standards in different regions), aspect ratio, size, disc type, bit rate, etc.

6. Click the “start” button to start to burn video to DVD with this video to DVD creator.

Notes for Question 3:

Your 4.38 GB disc could hold a 100 minutes worth of videos, but the video quality would be very low. You could compress video files and still make it able to burn to DVD discs. If you want to compress your video files, choose the DVD-5 (4.7GB) in Disc Type and set Bit Rate low enough to adjust the size of output DVD files in Step 5.

When the video to DVD burning progress finishes, you can stream the converted DVD files to your TV or DVD players to watch videos on DVD players or TV freely.

Extended John Carter movie trailer revealed – John Carter battling White Apes

The upcoming 2012 action film featuring John Carter, the heroic protagonist of Edgar Rice Burroughs' 11-volume Barsoom series, John Carter will be theatrical debut in two weeks away, setting on March 9th in United States. This film is the first live-action featured film directed by the two-time Academy Award winning director Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo and Wall-E). Right before the official theatrical release, Disney promoted another official movie trailer for movie fans to make a sneak preview of John Carter. Click the following movie trailer to have a sneak preview on the live-action film:

The preview clip includes a suspenseful, action-packed scene set in a gladiatorial arena on Barsoom (Mars), where Civil War veteran John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) has found himself stranded, but empowered by the lesser gravity of the Red Planet. It's not all fighting "white apes" and leaping through the air for Kitsch, though, as revealed in the new "John and Dejah" featurette, which briefly examines the love affair between John Carter and the Martian Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins), a "match made in the cosmos," according to Stanton.

Share a highly recommended tool for you to download some online movies or music videos you like from online video sharing sites, like YouTube, Myspace, etc. the online Free Video Downloader. As well, if you want to upload your own videos to online video sharing sites for sharing, you can use a Video Uploader, which could free convert videos between various file formats and then enable you to freely upload videos to online video sharing sites for sharing. 

4.7 inch high definition screen quad-core HTC One X official images leaked

Along with the approaching date of the release, more information about the HTC quad-core flagship HTC One X had been unveiled. After the detailed specs leaked online, the first press shot of this HTC One X has been leaked exclusively. If you are not quite familiar with this quad-core HTC One X, maybe you would be familiar with the HTC Edge late last year, or the pre-launch name change to HTC Endeavor, as this smartphone has seemingly undergone some restyling. And finally, HTC named this flagship member of the One family, which apparently adopts a slightly sleeker look overall while also dropping one of the capacitive buttons. The following shows some specs of HTC One X:

No physical keyboard: From the leaked press shot, this HTC One X shows little difference with other previous HTC smartphones. This ultra-slim smartphone is only 8.8 mm thicker, featuring no physical keyboard for full screen touch control operation. The smartphone only includes volume button and power button, no other physical buttons, just like Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

4.7 inch S-LCD screen with 1280x720 HD screen resolution: The super large 4.7 inch touchscreen with the 2rd generation of S-LCD screen material supports 720P (1280x720 pixels resolution) playback, which produces amazing experience for you to watch HD movies on HTC One X, such as to watch 720P DVD movies on HTC One X.

1.5GHz quad-core processor: This HTC One X configures NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor, which is five times as the currently Tegra 2 processor. This new processor adds the support of ARM MPE media engines processing and NEON media and signal processing ability. It not only improves the video compatibility, but also the ability to decrypt 1080P full HD movies.

HTC Sense 4.0: The HTC One X features a built-in 8MP camera with BSI sensor, f2.2 aperture and dual LED flashlights. It supports auto focus and records 1080P full HD videos.

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich: The HTC One X is going to adopt the latest version of the Android platform, Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).

Other specs of HTC One X include: 1GB RAM, 32GB ROM, 50GB cloud storage, SoundHound music recognition and Beats audio techniques, HSPA network connectivity with up to 21Mbps download rate and 5.76 Mbps upload rate, 1.3MP front camera with video chatting function, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, Micro-SIM and 1800mA battery. And according to the reports, HTC might mostly probably release this HTC One X at MWC2012 and shipment available in April.

Update: The shipment date of HTC One X has been confirmed to be in April. The full specs of HTC One X is showed in the bellow picture:

iPad trademark lawsuit between Apple and Proview begins in China

Mentioning Apple, people would always think about its amazing products and service like iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc. Recently, the upcoming iPad 3 has become a hot topic for its excellent hardware improvement, like the amazing full HD 2048 by 1536 Retina screen display, which produces better visual effect for you to watch full HD movies on iPad 3. But iPad 3 is not the only thing that has got many eyes currently. The iPad trademark lawsuit between Apple and Proview also becomes a hot focus around the world. On Thursday, the iPad trademark lawsuit between Apple and Proview started to trial in Shanghai.

Shenzhen Proview Technology claims ownership over the iPad name but Apple says it bought the rights to the name in China and other countries in 2009. Apple says Proview failed to transfer the rights in mainland China as agreed.

The Shanghai Pudong New Area People's Court rejected a request by Shenzhen Proview Technology to stop Apple from selling iPads in the city. The court said it could not support Proview's application because no ruling has been made on whether Apple has violated Proview's exclusive right to use the iPad trademark. A lawsuit over the right to use the trademark in China is still under the second instance trial at Guangzhou people's higher court, which is scheduled to hold a hearing on Wednesday.

In Shanghai's Apple flagship store, shop assistants said some customers have come to ask about the lawsuits, but they have not seen any changes on the sales of the iPad products these days。

"We sell as many iPads as usual and I don't think the lawsuits have impacted the sales of the products," said a shop assistant who spoke on condition of anonymity.

How to convert MKV to PS3/PSP, MKV to Zune, MKV to Xbox 360

“i can see the folder and file and can as well play it but the problem is there is no AUDIO. any way can i play it without converting? (takes a while to convert a high res movie), any help?” The PS3/PSP, Zune and Xbox 360 produces excellent gaming experience for game fans, as well as video playback. To play HD MKV videos on PS3/PSP, Zune or Xbox360 also becomes one of the major functions of these devices. However, just like the question above, people may meet different problems via playing MKV on PS3/PSP, Zune, Xbox 360, due to the different video and audio codec.

To play MKV on PS3 with audio, you need to make sure the video and audio codec of your MKV files are suitable to your PS3. Thus, you have to use a MKV video converter which could help you convert MKV videos to PS3/PSP videos with ability to change output video and audio codec.

Here I would like to share you an MKV Video converter which owns the ability to convert MKV to PS3/PSP, Zune or Xbox360 videos and enables you to freely reset output video and audio codec as well. Mac users could adopt MKV video converter for Mac.

The following guide shows you how to convert MKV to PS3/PSP, Zune or Xbox360:

1. Go to the MKV video converter page and free download this MKV video converter.  

2. Install and kick off this HD MKV video converter. Then import source MKV files. After importing source MKV files, you can choose subtitles and audio tracks from source MKV files to output.

3. Choose output profile for your PS3/PSP, Zune or Xbox360 in Profile panel, like MP4. This program provides specific groups for your PS3/PSP, Zune or Xbox360, thus you can directly choose from specific group, like bellow:

Here, to make your output files more suitable for your PS3/PSP, Zune or Xbox360, click the “settings” button next to the Profile frame to specify output video and audio parameters, including: video codec, audio codec, video size, bit rate, frame rate, etc. Choose video and audio codec compatible with your PS3/PSP, Zune or Xbox360.

4. Return to the main interface and click the convert button to start to convert MKV to PS3/PSP, Zune or Xbox360 videos.

After the conversion, you can easily stream MKV files to your PS3/PSP, Zune or Xbox360 players to freely play and watch MKV videos on PS3/PSP, Zune or Xbox360.

How to convert MKV to FLV, MKV to AVI, MKV to MP4 and MKV to YouTube with subtitles

"Hello.. I uploaded a .mkv video on youtube which has the subtitles inside. But the subtitles didn't work at all when i watched my uploaded video.. I also tried to convert the video in avi, mpeg etc, but the same thing happened.. Does anybody know what I must to to upload the .mkv video with subtitles included? Thanks in advance.." A question from Yahoo.Answer.

Generally, we will download movies and videos from movie websites and get files ending with *.mkv. And very usually, we may like to upload these MKV movie files to our own web sites, online social network sites or online video sharing sites like YouTube for sharing. Here comes the problem that we couldn’t upload MKV files to YouTube alike online video sharing sites, and also, the subtitles in the source MKV files might get lost when we upload MKV files to YouTube. In such case, you may need to use a MKV video converter which could help you easily convert MKV to FLV, MKV to AVI, MKV to MP4 for YouTube and other online video sharing sites with subtitles retained.

Today I would like to share a comprehensive MKV Video Converter which could easily help you convert MKV to FLV, MP4, AVI, MPEG, etc. for sharing MKV videos on YouTube or other use. Aside the ability to convert MKV to MP4, FLV, AVI, etc., this MKV video converter also features the ability to allow you convert the source MKV with subtitles or add external subtitles to output videos with subtitles you like.

Check the following steps for detailed how-to:

1. Download this MKV to FLV converter first. Go to the program page and free download this program. (If you are using a Mac OS computer, you need to use a Mac version of this program. Get MKV Video Converter for Mac to get the Mac version. )

2. Install and start the program and click the Add Video icon to load source MKV files. (Directly drag and drop media files to the program or click on "Add" icon to import target files on Mac MKV to FLV Converter)

3. Choose subtitles and audio tracks from your source MKV files on the bottom of the left processing list of this program. If your source MKV files include no subtitles, you can try to add subtitles from external subtitle files. 

* Of course, you can also use this program to remove the source subtitles, just by choosing "None"

4. Choose output profile. Click the Profile panel to choose output profile, like FLV, MP4, AVI, etc. as you like to convert MKV files to.

5. Convert MKV to AVI,FLV, MP4, etc. by hitting the convert button.

With these simple steps, you can easily convert MKV to AVI, FLV, MP4 with subtitles for YouTube uploading or other purposes. After conversion, you only need to upload the converted MKV files to your websites or YouTube for sharing.

One thing you need to know is that this video converter could convert videos between all popular video file formats, like AVI to MP4, MP4 to FLV, MP4 to MKV, 3GP to MKV, MPEG to AVI, MP4 to WebM, WebM to AVI, etc. for different devices and ends.

Apple iPad 3 or iPad 2S prices leaked: $70 higher than iPad 2

The long anticipated iPad 3 will mostly be released on March 7^th. With the release date and specs of iPad 3 probably confirmed, which people especially Apple iPad fans focus now goes to the prices of iPad 3. Yesterday, I came across a question on Yahoo.Answer on the price of the next generation of Apple iPad, the most probably iPad 3, or named as iPad 2s. The original question is like this: When will it be released and will the iPad 2 price go down?? By how much??

It is my pleasure to provide some price information about the iPad 3 for all Apple iPad fans who care about the price and are considering waiting for and buying an iPad 3. It has been known to all that the next iPad, named either iPad 3 or iPad 2S, will still include three versions with different volume, respectively 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. Due to the improvement of hard ware of iPad 3, like the higher screen resolution (2048*1536), rumored A6 processor, etc. all of which seem to make iPad 3 a HD player for you to watch HD movies on iPad 3 freely, the prices of iPad 3 will be a little bit expensive than that of iPad 2. The price rumors of iPad 3 go that: the WiFi-only iPad 3 will be $80 higher than that of iPad 2, respectively $579 for 16GB version, $679 for 32GB version and $779 for 64GB version, while the iPad 3 with WiFi+3G will be priced $70 higher than that of iPad 2, respectively priced $699, $799 and $899 for each version. These prices are just rumored online. And as there are rumors that there would be 4G LTE iPad 3, it still needs confirmation from Apple officially.

For the price reduction of iPad 2 after iPad 3 comes out, there are just rumors and guess work, no official news from Apple. The first-generation iPad got a $100 price cut until units ran out when the iPad 2 was released, but that was when there was basically no competition for the Apple tablets. As for the price cut of iPad 2, it is mostly supposed the iPad 2 will be priced lower to $299 or even lower. Of course, these are just my guess from the comparison of iPad 2 and the first iPad.

I would like to provide more information about iPad 3 and other latest devices here. So stay tuned.

Samsung Galaxy S lll confirmed to release on March 15th with quad-core processor on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

There had been news and reports that Samsung would hold an independent launch event to introduce its new flagship Galaxy S lll, and it has been proved to be true from the report which unveils the invitation envelope from Samsung for a March 15^th event. The invitation shows that Samsung is going to hold a new product release conference on March 15^th in Amsterdam, where the company's 2012 product line-up will be revealed. And the Samsung flagship Galaxy S lll would mostly become the conference dominant.

As to the specs, it would provide quite excellent and smooth user experience either in communicating, messaging, surfing internet or to watch HD movies on Samsung Galaxy S lll smartphone, like to watch Blu-ray on Galaxy S lll. This Samsung flagship smartphone produces unbelievable amazing digital experience for users.

It is said to be the first quad-core processor smartphone among Samsung smartphones. We fully expect to see the first quad-core smartphones announced at this month’s MWC. But whether it will be Samsung’s rumored 2GHz Exynos processor that’s on board when it arrives or some other brand quad-core processor is still not specified. What is sure is that the quad-core processor would absolutely produce smoother program processing while enjoying digital entertainment with this Galaxy S lll.

Galaxy S lll would be going to feature the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. There’s no way that Samsung would release its flagship phone without the flagship Android operation system. Moreover, the screen display of Samsung Galaxy S lll couldn’t be smaller than its predecessor, the Galaxy S ll, which features 4.3inch large screen display. Therefore the Samsung Galaxy S lll could at least configure a 4.3 inch large screen display. The specs from GSMArena marked the Samsung Galaxy S lll configure 4.6 inch Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen with 720 x 1280 pixels screen resolution.

All these have made it an awesome handset for users to watch HD videos on Galaxy S lll.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet to be released in MWC 2012

Samsung has apparently confirmed a 10.1-inch tablet version of its Galaxy Note pen-enabled smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, with an S-Pen developer event to be held at MWC 2012 (2012 Conference and Exhibition at Mobile World Congress), which will begin Monday, 27 February and will conclude Thursday, 1 March 2012.

A Samsung Galaxy Commercial video which is now no longer available officially but still visible in Google’s cache also proves the possibility of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet. The advert “will show a Galaxy Note 10.1 used for education, financial planning, and art” while the actor would play the role of a “teen student” that “uses his Galaxy Note 10.1 to record, take pictures, edit” and more.

It is not surprised that Samsung is going to extend S-Pen functionality beyond the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note. An S-PenSDK already released allows developers to create their own apps which use the more accurate input option, and Samsung has been releasing software tailored to the stylus through its own on-device app store.

As to the specs of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet, there have been quite few reports and features leaked. We don’t expect the new device to have phone capabilities and will basically be Samsung’s first 10” Android tablet with full stylus “S-Pen” capabilities. We are also hopeful this will come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich but cannot confirm that at this time. Praying it will not run on Gingerbread.

PS: The news that the Samsung GalaxyS lll would not make a show on MWC 2012 has been confirmed. About the detailed release date of Samsung Galaxy S lll, there have been rumors which indicate that Samsung would be going to release the successor of Galaxy S ll before the second half of this year, which may mean pre-June, just head-to-head with the long expected iPhone5.

How to convert MKV to iPad 3/convert MKV to MP4

The iPad 3 has been confirmed to release on March 7^th, with a truly amazing 9.7 inch large screen display with full HD 2048×1536 screen resolution – much higher than the Blu-ray HD standard, which absolutely produces unbelievable excellent experience for you to watch HD Blu-raymovies on iPad 3, not even to say watch HD videos on iPad 3. With such excellent media player device, you must want to watch MKV movies on iPad 3 to experience the super full HD movie playback on iPad 3. That would be an amazing thing. Long for that, right?

Hey, but hold on. You need to know that the iPad 3 doesn’t recognize your MKV movies and couldn’t play MKV movies directly, as rumors said, tested by the first and second generation of iPad. Thus, if you want to play and watch MKV movies on iPad 3, you have to convert MKV to iPad 3 friendly videos, like MP4. That’s to say, you need to convert MKV to MP4 for iPad 3 before you can watch MKV movies on iPad 3. Yes, this is what I’m going to write and share with you.

You would need to use a MKV to iPad 3 converter to help you convert MKV to MP4 videos for iPad 3. Follow the bellow steps to get to know how to convert MKV to iPad 3 videos:

Preparation: download MKV to iPad 3 converter

For Win: http://www.blu-ray-software.net/download/videoconverter_setup.exe

For Mac: http://www.leawo.com/download/mac/macvideoconverter_intel_setup.php

Detailed step-by-step guide:

1. Install this MKV to iPad 3 Converter.

2. Import source MKV files to this MKV to iPad 3 converting program by click Add Video button on the menu bar.

3. Choose iPad 3 friendly file format MP4 as output profile in Profile panel.

4. If you like, you can edit source MKV files by clicking Edit button on menu bar. (Click how to edit MKV files for details.)

5. Hit the convert button to start to convert MKV to iPad 3 MP4 videos.

6. After converting MKV to MP4 for iPad 3, you can sync the converted MP4 files to your iPad 3 via iTunes.

Now, you have converted MKV to MP4 for iPad 3 and transformed MP4 videos to your iPad 3 through iTunes, you could freely play and watch MKV movies on iPad 3 as you like. Enjoy the excellent full HD movie experience on your iPad 3 now. 

iPad 3 confirmed to release on March 7th with full HD movie playback and 4G LTE connectivity support

With long anticipation, the Apple iPad 3 has been finally confirmed to release on March 7^th. Soon after the release date confirmed, the Wall Street journal claimed that the upcoming iPad 3 will support 4 G LTE network connectivity on both Verizon and AT&T. Sources said the two carriers will sell 4 G network technology supported iPad 3 and provide 4G network connectivity service for the next generation of iPad, which would arouse a new wave of investment boom in mobile connectivity. If the network doesn’t support 4G LTE, then the iPad 3 would automatically work on the 3G network connectivity.

 Features the iPad 3 might include (guess work based on the full HD screen display):

1. Full HD movies playback: The 2048*1536 screen resolution has far surpassed the Blu-ray 1920*1028 resolution. Thus, from the screen resolution, it is quite enough to watch Blu-ray movies on iPad 3 for full HD movie playback.

2. High quality of reading experience close to printing papers: Aside the excellent performance to watch HD videos/movies on iPad 3, another app which ultra shows the high definition screen display of iPad 3 is eBook reading. The previous two generations of iPad have some difficulties in eBook reading with 132pixels/inch screen resolution to show 300pixels/inch information based on ePud format, which makes it hard to open pictures and magazines. While the iPad 3 with 264 pixels/inch screen resolution and PDF format supported fulfills these and improve eBook reading experience greatly.

3. Image and video shooting: Viewing pictures on iPad has always been wonderful, while the iPad 3’s high resolution screen display makes it better. With the screen resolution improved greatly, it is reasonable the iPad 3 camera would also be optimized, maybe up to 2.8 to 3 megapixels and 1080P video shooting available.

4. Full HD games: The gaming part in iPad 3 might be a flaw. The full HD screen display provides even better gaming experience for most games currently available on App Store. If Apple could bring some HD games, that would be really exciting things for all game fans.

5. Memory capacity – double or four times: With the full upgrade of HD movies and video playback, 300dpi PDF eBook, improved camera resolution, etc. the memory capacity is for sure to be extended at least double, in 32G to 128G.

Top 5 Valentine’s Day Flash games to play with your better half

The 2012 Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Have you made your plan on how to make a special Valentine’s Day with your loved one? Today, I would like to share some Love flash video games with you, for both singles and couples. In this special day, if you don’t want to make your wallet dried up, why not take a try of these love flash games with your better half. In the flash video games, there never lacks love stories, just like the Super Mario Bros. What’s more, you can record your flash game videos and convert flash game videos to video in various formats for different handset players, or you could even burn your flash game videos to DVD and make these flash game videos as a memory and witness of your love. In the future, it would be extraordinary romantic when you and your better half watch these videos together. Well, check the bellow content to get to know the five flash video games for Valentine’s Day:

Together

Together is the winner of the 8th Casual Gameplay Design Competition. Mission of the game is to collect 6 hearts, together! Move your cursor to where you want to fly. The closer your cursor is to the edges of the gameplay area, the faster you will fly. A beast is always chasing you and will eat you if it gets close enough. Spin in smooth tight circles, to push it away. The Together Game was developed by OneMrBean. 

One and One Story

One on one is a story between a couple that have been separated by the unknown. Your task is to help them both reach each other again. To do this you will need to solve complicated puzzles. Move bricks into the wright areas to climb or to fall on top. If you fall from a steep height you will start from the beginning. The puzzles become much harder as you progress through the game. Good luck.

Love’s Cadence

Love's Cadence is a platform game in that you use the [WASD] or [arrow] keys to move, yet it also plays like a point-and-click adventure as you use your mouse to trigger several interactive spots to engage with a sparse population of secondary characters or alter the objects in Cadence's path. What you do at these spots develops the story and also determines how or whether you progress. There's two potential outcomes based on your choices: a grim ending or a more positive one. Since it's possible to reach the final room without discovering every area, be sure to explore all possibilities using [R] to reset and reconsider your choices.

Don’t Look Back

Don't Look Back is a retro styled platform game playable through Adobe Flash and designed by Terry Cavanagh. The game is a modern interpretation of the Orpheus and Eurydice Greek legend.

The game is a combination of two ideas; Cavanagh wished to create a "silly shooter" where the player's actions were "redeemed" after being shown from a different perspective, he also wished to create a game where the gameplay acted as a metaphor of the player's actions.

Five Minutes to Kill Yourself – Wedding Day section

This is a weird flash video game better for singles that may be hurt by love or hate love for some unhappy things happened before. Players are going to play as a bridegroom who doesn’t believe in love anymore and wants to stop the wedding through death. There are five minutes for bridegroom to find the marked place in the church to stimulate the self-inflicted story. If failed, the bridegroom has to continue the wedding and get married. 

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Apple confirmed to release iPad 3 in the first week of March with “truly amazing” screen

Just yesterday, I have written a post on the upcoming iPad 3 and Apple’s March event, namely iPad 3 back housing picture leaked and rumored February iPad 3 event delayed to March, which suggests that the long anticipated next generation of iPad might be released in early March. If that is just my speculation towards iPad 3, now, this post would be the formal one on the iPad 3 release. According to AllThingsD, which had received unnamed source, Apple's so-called "iPad 3" will debut at a special event to be held the first week in March. That means the next-generation tablet will be shown off in the next three to four weeks.

The AllThingsD author John Paczkowski said the device will be largely the same as rumors have suggested, with a high-resolution Retina Display in the range of 2,048-by-1,536 pixels along with a "much faster" processor and improved graphics processing. It looks like that Apple is going to make iPad 3 a top-notch media player for users to enjoy better video experience by watching HD videos on iPad 3.

Last year, the iPad 2 was unveiled at a media event at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on Wednesday, March 2. That has provided some credibility for the March iPad 3 release issue. The month of March kicks off on a Thursday in three weeks. The rumored date comes as a flurry of pictures claim to show components for Apple's third-generation iPad, including one that purports to be a high-resolution Retina Display manufactured by Sharp for the anticipated tablet's 9.7-inch touchscreen. Separately, a pair of reports claim to show both the outside and inside of the device's back panel, suggesting it will include space internally for a larger battery.

Apple to release iOS 5.1 on March 9th

We have heard that Apple might be releasing iOS 5.1 alongside the upcoming iPad 3 or iPad 2S or iPad 2 HD or whatever the company is going to be calling the new iPad, and now we have a specific evidence which may set the release date of iOS 5.1 on March 9th, and even the next iPad. Apple just published eleven new profiles for various iPhone-operators on Wednesday, February 8th. These files are compatible with iOS 5.1 and are set for release on March 9. This might have just given the game away that iOS 5.1 will be rolled out then.

These profiles are apparently intended for operators in Japan, France, Greece, Finland, and Sweden to make sure network connectivity is active once the update is downloaded. Generally speaking, such product release is simultaneously worldwide promoted. So you may wait for a March 9^th update on your iPhone. This new iOS will apply to the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod Touch 3G/4G, iPad, and iPad 2.

The iPhone 4S, the latest Apple iPhone, which configures the iOS 5 and was released simultaneously with iOS 5 last October, proves to be not only a wonderful communication product, but also an excellent multimedia player for users to watch HD videos on iPhone 4S. And along with the update of iOS 5.1, the first semi-major update since iOS 5, it would be for certain that iPhone 4S would produce even better digital experience for users.

Rumored and speculated features included in iOS 5.1:

* Siri

* Interact with Apps

* Turn Bluetooth and WiFi on and off

* Capture a video or photo

* 3G toggle in order to turn off faster data speeds to conserve battery life

* Said to include new Photostream options and the ability to use iTunes Match over 3G.

From the profiles for the iOS update, we may guess that the next iPad might also be on the way to out. There have been too many guess work on the March iPad 3 release, and these profiles seem to support that.

iPad 3 back housing picture leaked and rumored February iPad 3 event delayed to March

An iPad 3 back housing picture leaked online recently from RepairLabs blog which indicates they have industry insiders in China has confirmed some changes of iPad 3. The leaked back housing of iPad 3 is pictured here, juxtaposed with the current iPad 2 back housing. Based on their analysis, the next generation of iPad would somewhat meet people’s speculations massively. The following things they found changed for the iPad 3:

A. Among the details offered by the metal housing is a new, smaller shape for the internal logic board. This would mean that the current A5 processor-based logic board would be ditched, presumably for a new design based on an A6 processor.

B. More battery. The battery problem has bothered Apple for its iPad and iPhone and most large screen display devices manufacturers. It is speculated that iPad 3 would adopt extended battery power. This picture seems to support that. The width of where the logic board sits on the iPad 2 appears much larger than that of the iPad 3. The smaller size of the logic board opens up more room that Apple may use for an extended battery.

C. The camera is different. It is hard to make a judgment just by looking at the casing, but what we can expect is a different camera on the iPad 3 than what we had on the 2. As the rumors going on,

D. LCD will be different than what we have had before. Whether or not it will be the super screen we have seen reported will have to wait. But the different mounting does mean that the LCD has been redesigned at the very least.

Meanwhile, the rumored February iPad 3 event has been delayed to March according to a Japanese Apple blog report , when the currently iPad 2 was released last year and also the time rumored to release the iPad 3. This is very similar to the March iPad 3 release. This Apple blog named Mactokara said that the "special event" it heard about from an "Asian supplier and a source from the United States" would bring the official unveiling of the iPad 3 is actually taking place next month. Considering the release date of iPad 2, this seems to be much credible.

In fact, when the iPad 3 will be released is not the top important. The top concern towards iPad 3 is about the specs of iPad 3. What iPad 3 would bring to us matters greater, among which the screen display of iPad 3 has been a hot topic. The above leaked picture of iPad 3 back casing hints the possibility of the rumored quad-core A6 processor in iPad 3. What’s more, the rumored iPad 3 would feature with a Retina Display with up to 2048×1536 screen resolution, fourfold the resolution of the first two iPads. Together, the iPad 3 would produce even better video experience for users to watch HD videos on iPad 3. And from the leaked back casing picture and rumors, the iPad 3 would be thinner than the currently ipads, which makes it more convenient and lighter for carrying.

Anyway, these are just our speculations towards the next iPad. We will believe it when we see it. So, keep patient for the official release of iPad 3. I would like to share more news about iPad 3 with you, so, stay tuned for more.

Convert Olympus Micro Four-Thirds video to iMovie for editing

Olympus's new Micro Four-Thirds camera is based on a wish list from photographers in Japan. Olympus took the wraps off its latest Micro Four-Thirds camera today--its eighth compact interchangeable-lens camera overall, the 16-megapixel Olympus OM-D E-M5 is the inaugural entry in the company's new OM-D line. The camera has been completely redesigned from the inside out, with a dust- and splashproof magnesium-alloy body that's slightly bigger than anything Olympus has released in its Pen line. Keep in mind that "splashproof" does not equal "waterproof"; the OM-D E-M5 can handle rain and spray, but it isn't designed to be submerged underwater. Aesthetically, it's modeled after the Olympus OM-4 SLR from the mid-1980s, a 35mm film camera. Olympus OM-D E-M5The OM-D E-M5 has a 1.4-million-dot eye-level viewfinder with a 120-fps refresh rate above its Micro Four-Thirds lens mount. Olympus claims that the camera offers improved noise correction throughout its ISO range, which caps out at 25,600. For more detailed information about this new Olympus camera, please click Olympus OM-D E-M5: A Mirrorless Camera Built to Compete With DSLRs.

It is unavoidable that we would like to make some editing work to what we have photographed with the Olympus Micro Four-Thirds OM-D E-M5 camera or other cameras within some video editing programs, just like iMovie, Windows Live Movie Maker, or Video Editor. But when trying to import videos and photos you captured with your Olympus Micro Four-Thirds OM-D E-M5 camera, you may find that the content in your camera could not be imported due to the incompatibility of video file formats. Follow the bellow instructions and you would be able to import all videos and images to your iMovie or other video editing programs for editing.

Things you need: Video to iMovie Converter

You can free download iMovie Video Converter here

(For Win: http://www.leawo.com/download/videoconverter/videoconverter_setup.exe

For Mac: http://www.leawo.com/download/mac/macvideoconverter_intel_setup.php )

Steps:

1. Download and install this Video to iMovie Converter.

2. Import source videos from your camera memory card to this iMovie Video Converter.

3. Choose iMovie friendly file formats in Profile.

4. Convert video to iMovie.

After you have converted Olympus's Micro Four-Thirds video to iMovie, then the only thing you need to do is import the converted video files to your iMovie and then you can start editing work freely at your will.

Note: This video converter program could help you convert video between almost all video file formats for different devices. Want to know the detailed guide with this video converter, please click how to convert videos.

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Free download Valentine's Day wallpapers for PC, iPod, iPad, mobile phones

Next Tuesday, February 14, 2012, is the annual great festival for lovers, the Valentine’s Day. Wow, it is really exciting time for all lovers and couples, because maybe it would be the last Valentine’s Day, if the rumors to be true that 2012 would be the end of the world. LOL…. Well, on this special Valentine’s Day, what have you prepared for your better half to articulate your love and to celebrate the spirit of love? Flower and chocolate? These are must-have things for Valentine’s Day celebration. Besides these traditional ways to celebrate, what else can you use to celebrate? An iPhone 4S for your lady? Wow, that would be a quite big surprise and gift. Prefer gifts you DIY to articulate your love and make it more significant? You may need to try to use Some Useful Tools Help You DIY Your Own Special Audio-visual Valentine’s Day Gifts for Your Sweetheart for the Valentine’s Day celebration. While another idea for you to surprise your better half is to make a DVD disc which records some significant things you two have done in the time past with a Video to DVD creator. You can make a truehearted confession in the disc. Umm, wait, I’m not telling ideas on how to gift your better half in this special day, but to share with you some wonderful wallpapers of Valentine’s Day themed. So, start to share now.

The following wallpapers could be applied on your PC and iPad, based on 1024x768 screen resolution:

 

The following wallpapers are based on 320*480, for your iPod and mobile phones:

  

You can also free download Free Valentine PowerPoint Templates. If you want to make your website more festivous with flash animations, you can visit Valentine’s Day Flash animations for your website festivity.

Useful guides

How to create Valentine's Day DVD with DVD Creator