On September 9, 2015, Apple have release their fourth-gen Apple TV. It looks taller and thicker and more technology.With the new Apple TV and tvOS, a redesigned interface, and the Siri Remote, there’s never been a better time to be a TV. When you got new Apple TV 4, what would you do first? Aha..,open the box first. Seriously, I would enjoy my favorite Blu-ray collections on it first! However, you should know some more information below first.
Apple TV 4 Supported Video/Audio File Formats/Codecs
4th Apple TV supports the following video and audio file formats and codecs. Before playing a Blu-ray on Apple TV 4, you'd better make sure that its format is included in the following Apple TV compatible file formats list. If not, a Blu-ray ripper that can convert Blu-rays to Apple TV 4 playable formats is a necessity.
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Apple TV 4 supported video formats:
•H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High or Main Profile level 4.0 or lower, Baseline profile level 3.0 or lower with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
•MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
•Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
As you can see, Apple TV 4 supported video file formats are very limited, Blu-ray disc or even the decrypted Blu-ray rips can’t be supported by Apple TV 4. Of course, most of you are not about to pay iTunes’ ridiculous prices to watch movies and TV shows that you already own on your Blu-ray. Instead, you’ll just rip those Blu-ray discs to an Apple TV 4 friendly format. The best solution is to rip and convert Blu-ray to iTunes compatible format, then sync to Apple TV 4 for playback without any limit. Below is how to.
Here I found a very useful Blu-ray ripper for you,Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac, it can help you convert Blu-ray to iTunes compatible format then sync to ATV 4 for full HD playback without any limitation and there is no quality loss when compared to playing the discs themselves. The sound can be kept with the original 7.1 channels surround sound. For ripping Blu-ray to iTunes for ATV 4 on Windows, please turn to Pavtube ByteCopy for Windows.
Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/bytecopy-mac/
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-ByteCopy/3000-7970_4-76177783.html
Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/bytecopy/
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-ByteCopy/3000-7970_4-76158512.html
How to Backup Blu-ray to Apple TV 4 with 7.1 channels on Mac
Step 1. Load Blu-ray source.
First of all, insert your Blu-ray to Blu-ray drive and keep connected with your Mac. Now it’s time to open the best Blu-ray to Apple TV 4 Converter for Mac and click “Load files” icon to load Blu-ray source.
Step 2. Choose output format for Apple TV 4.
In the dropdown list of Format menu, you can find several Apple TV options for output. This Blu-ray to Apple 4 Converter has a number of presets for Apple TV, Apple TV 2, Apple TV 3 and Apple TV 4, to export a Apple TV 3 1080p video with ac3 5.1 pass-through for AV receiver decoding, “Apple TV 3 Dolby Digital Pass-through (*.m4v)” preset is highly recommended.
Tip: If you want to add the Blu-ray movie to iTunes for play on iPhone, iPad, iPod, you can also directly select iPhone, iPad, or iPod as the output format to get videos with optimized settings for your Devices.
Step 3. Convert Blu-ray to Apple TV 4.
Click “Convert” button to rip Blu-ray to iTunes recognized video for playing on Apple TV 4 generation with Dolby Digital7.1 surround sound pass-through. Afterwards, transfer the Blu-ray to iTunes and import to Apple TV 4 for watching with ease. There you have it! Now it is time to enjoy your favorite Blu-ray movies with Apple TV 4.
There you have it! Enjoy your Blu-ray Movies on Apple TV 4 in full HD on Mac. Have a good time!
Apple TV 4 Supported Video/Audio File Formats/Codecs
4th Apple TV supports the following video and audio file formats and codecs. Before playing a Blu-ray on Apple TV 4, you'd better make sure that its format is included in the following Apple TV compatible file formats list. If not, a Blu-ray ripper that can convert Blu-rays to Apple TV 4 playable formats is a necessity.
Hot Search: DVD on Apple TV 4 | Blu-ray Movies Apple TV 4 | 4K Videos to Apple TV 4/3/2/1 on Mac
Apple TV 4 supported video formats:
•H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High or Main Profile level 4.0 or lower, Baseline profile level 3.0 or lower with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
•MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
•Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
As you can see, Apple TV 4 supported video file formats are very limited, Blu-ray disc or even the decrypted Blu-ray rips can’t be supported by Apple TV 4. Of course, most of you are not about to pay iTunes’ ridiculous prices to watch movies and TV shows that you already own on your Blu-ray. Instead, you’ll just rip those Blu-ray discs to an Apple TV 4 friendly format. The best solution is to rip and convert Blu-ray to iTunes compatible format, then sync to Apple TV 4 for playback without any limit. Below is how to.
Here I found a very useful Blu-ray ripper for you,Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac, it can help you convert Blu-ray to iTunes compatible format then sync to ATV 4 for full HD playback without any limitation and there is no quality loss when compared to playing the discs themselves. The sound can be kept with the original 7.1 channels surround sound. For ripping Blu-ray to iTunes for ATV 4 on Windows, please turn to Pavtube ByteCopy for Windows.
Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/bytecopy-mac/
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-ByteCopy/3000-7970_4-76177783.html
Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/bytecopy/
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-ByteCopy/3000-7970_4-76158512.html
How to Backup Blu-ray to Apple TV 4 with 7.1 channels on Mac
Step 1. Load Blu-ray source.
First of all, insert your Blu-ray to Blu-ray drive and keep connected with your Mac. Now it’s time to open the best Blu-ray to Apple TV 4 Converter for Mac and click “Load files” icon to load Blu-ray source.
Step 2. Choose output format for Apple TV 4.
In the dropdown list of Format menu, you can find several Apple TV options for output. This Blu-ray to Apple 4 Converter has a number of presets for Apple TV, Apple TV 2, Apple TV 3 and Apple TV 4, to export a Apple TV 3 1080p video with ac3 5.1 pass-through for AV receiver decoding, “Apple TV 3 Dolby Digital Pass-through (*.m4v)” preset is highly recommended.
Tip: If you want to add the Blu-ray movie to iTunes for play on iPhone, iPad, iPod, you can also directly select iPhone, iPad, or iPod as the output format to get videos with optimized settings for your Devices.
Step 3. Convert Blu-ray to Apple TV 4.
Click “Convert” button to rip Blu-ray to iTunes recognized video for playing on Apple TV 4 generation with Dolby Digital7.1 surround sound pass-through. Afterwards, transfer the Blu-ray to iTunes and import to Apple TV 4 for watching with ease. There you have it! Now it is time to enjoy your favorite Blu-ray movies with Apple TV 4.
There you have it! Enjoy your Blu-ray Movies on Apple TV 4 in full HD on Mac. Have a good time!
