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Monday, December 7, 2015

Can't Play Tivo Recordings on Apple TV 4 through Plex? Solved!



Tivo and Plex are both great inventions. Tivo helps us recording favorite TV shows for collecting or watching later and Plex becomes an amazing helper which enables you to watch videos stored in Mac using iPhone or iPad remotely on couch. How about combining the two awesome tools? What are you gonna do if you want to play Tivo Recordings on Apple TV 4 through Plex? Can we achieve the combination?

The answer of this brilliant idea is YES, we can. From the Apple TV Official document, we know that Apple TV 4 does not support Tivo format. So, what we need to do is transcoding Tivo recordings to the M4V format which Apple TV 4 and Plex able to support for playback through Plex. If with a professional third-party App, the transcoding Tivo to M4V process will be much easier. 

Here I recommend Pavtube Video Converter for Mac App to assist you transcode Tivo recordings for playing on Apple TV 4 through Plex. It is a wonderful video converter that can help you convert TiVo recordings to M4V format encoded with H.264 with high quality and fast encoding speed. In addition, you are allowed to edit the videos by trimming, adjusting video effects, etc. to get the favorite part and effects. Moreover, this Tivo to Apple TV converter can also enable Apple TV 4 to play other more HD Videos, such as MKV, AVI, VOB, WMV, MTS, EVO, VRO, F4V videos, etc.).

If you want to learn more video converters, please review Top 5 Best Video Converters for Mac.

    

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

How to Play Tivo Recordings on Apple TV 4 through Plex

Step 1. Enter TiVo Media Access Key.

First things first, transfer TiVo recordings to Mac with TiVo Desktop Software.

Then run this TiVo Converter and click “Option” button to switch to “Options” window. Click on “Tivo” tab and enter the Media Access Key, then press the "OK" button.



Step 2. Add Tivo files.

The quick way to adding Tivo recordings is dragging and dropping them to this program directly, or you can click "Add Video" or "Add from folder" button on the top menu to browse and choose your Tivo files



Step 3. Choose the preset output profile. 

This Tivo to Apple TV converter has the preset output profile for Apple TV 4, just click on the format bar and follow "Apple TV" > "Apple TV 3 1080P Dolby Digital Pass-through(*.m4v)" as the proper format.



Step 4. Start converting files. 

Click on the big red "Convert" button in the main UI to start converting files to
You can find your videos by clicking "Open" button. 

Step 5. Play converted Tivo Recordings

Now you can play Tivo Recordings on Apple TV 4 through Plex. Apple TV and iOS App Store apps are universal, so if you've already downloaded the app for iOS, it can be found in the Purchases section of the tvOS App Store. Enjoy!




Related Software:
Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac: If you love shooting footage with professional camcorders, and want to play them on Apple TV 4 through Plex, you can try our another software – Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac. This program can help you finish the camcorder videos to Apple TV conversion quickly.

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Monday, November 30, 2015

Can't play Movies on Apple TV 4 through Plex? Solved!

The problem we could meet

Plex is a great App enables you to enjoy movies more conveniently than traditional ways. However, in some cases, you cannot play few videos through Plex on Apple TV 4. The referenced content below is an example from Reddit.

"Hello, I am new to Plex and I've started to figure out how everything works. When I access files from my NAS, MP4-files play nicely on the Apple TV. However, it seems that it cannot play my MKV-files. It loads them up just fine with meta-info and all, but when I hit "Play", it just loads for a while before returning to the main screen for the movie. What am I missing here? The files play just fine in the browser on my MacBook. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance."

The reason we figure out

I did a search for you. Let’s have a look at what video formats Apple TV supports.



MKV is just a container. MKV videos usually have DTS multi channel audio. Even if the video stream is H.264 (in the supported formats list above), the 5.1 audio isn't supported (DTS and AC3/Dolby Digital) need to be licensed. Thus, I’m not surprised that you failed to play MKV files on Apple TV 4 through Plex. 

The solution we find out

In order to play MKV movies on Apple TV 4 through Plex successfully, we suggest you to transcode MKV to the M4V format which is the most compatible format for Apple TV 4 and Plex. According to my experience, I recommend a professional Apple TV converter for you - Pavtube Apple TV Video Converter for Mac. This program is able to assist you to transcode MKV files to M4V quickly. You can play MKV movies on Apple TV 4 through Plex after several hits in this Apple TV converter. In the mean time, I find that it supports to transcode more formats which are not compatible with Apple TV 4 like Tivo to M4V. Then I try to drag and drop several MKV files into this converter to check if it supports batch importing and converting, the answer is YES, and this feature saved much time for me. I believe there are many more functions waiting for you to find.

If you want to know more about this software, please review Top 5 Best Video Converter for Mac.

Related Links:
- Pavtube official help documents: http://www.multipelife.com/video-converter-mac/how-to-use-video-converter-mac
- Amazon Store Download: http://www.amazon.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Mac-Download/dp/B00QIBK0TQ

Steps I follow to convert MKV movies to M4V

Step 1. Click "Add Video" or "Add from folder" button to browse and choose your MKV files. As I mentioned above, you also can drag and drop MKV files into this converter.



Step 2. To output the suitable M4V format for Apple TV 4, just go to "Format" drop-down bar, select Apple TV 4 playable format from "Apple TV" > "Apple TV 3 1080p Dolby Digital Pass-through(*.m4v)".



Step 3. After all settings are done, hit the big "Convert" button in the main UI, then  the MKV to M4V conversion will start soon. At last, you can see your converted MKV files by clicking "Open" button. 

Now you are able to play MKV movies on Apple TV 4 through Plex with no problem. Enjoy!

Related Software:
If you have need of watch MXF files on Apple TV 4 through Plex, you can try our another software –Pavtube MXF Converter for Mac. This program can help you finish the MXF format conversion in a short time.

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