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How to Encode Media Files In Mac OS X Lion?

macfunia — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:26:21 +0000

One of the many understated features in Mac OS X Lion is the ability to natively encode video files directly in OS X Lion’s Finder – without any additional downloads or add-ons. The Encode Media action makes the encoding of video content an easy process, all you need to do is simply encode the file in question to a series five different options and settings which include 480p, 720p, 1080p, Audio Only and Apple Pro Res. Read the full article.

Free download YouTube videos on Mac OS X Lion

macfunia — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:49:46 +0000

Since Apple released OS X Lion to the general public, it’s already gotten more than 7,000 five-star ratings in the App Store. In contrast to this positive response, a handful of Mac users have reported problems upgrading their system to Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, One growing thread at the official Apple Support Communities relates to an issue on watching or downloading YouTube videos on safari 5.1. So if you are a YouTube fan and would love to download some of the videos to your computer so that you may watch them again, without the need to visit the site again, then here are some tips for you to free download YouTube videos on Mac OS X Lion.

How to Play FLV videos on Mac OS X Lion

macfunia — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:36:59 +0000

FLV (Flash Video) is a container file format originally developed by Macromedia and two different video file formats are widely known as Flash Video: FLV and F4V. With its smaller file size to store large- size videos, till now, FLV format has quickly established itself as the format of choice for embedded video on the web, However, FLV is not natively supported by Mac apps like QuickTime, iMovie etc. nor Apple devices like iPhone, iPad. So if you want to play FLV (Flash Video) files on Mac OS X Lion, you then need to use a player that can handle FLV files. Read more.

How to Play AVI or WMV on Mac OS X Lion

macfunia — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:13:08 +0000

Last week, Apple released its new version of Mac OS X “Lion”, and as per usual, many Mac users, who upgraded their Mac to OS X Lion 10.7, have figured out that QuickTime cannot recognize their AVI or WMV videos which used to be played smoothly in QuickTime. If you want to play WMV or AVI videos on Mac OS X Lion you can convert the WMV or AVI videos to QuickTime MOV on Mac OS X Lion with iFunia Video Converter for Mac. Which can help you convert your WMV or AVI files to QuickTime format or any other popular file formats like MP4, WMV, MOV, FLV etc. Read the full tutorials here

Burn The Mac App Store Version of OS X Lion to a DVD

macfunia — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 10:20:53 +0000

We’re liking the looks of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, but it’s a little annoying that you can only get it through the Mac App Store and it is too large to download, so how to crate Mac OS X Lion Bootable DVD? In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to burn an image of OS X Lion on a DVD and install it seamlessly just like Snow Leopard on all of your Macs.

Here’s what you will need:

Access to the Mac App Store with a working Apple ID to buy OS X Lion.
A Mac with a DVD burner.
An empty writeable DVD disc.
Once you have all the things listed above, you’re all set to begin!

Step 1: Purchase and download a legit copy of OS X Lion from the Mac App Store.

Step 2: Once you are done with downloading OS X Lion, hunt down the Lion installer, right-click on it and then click on “Show Package Contents”.

Step 3: Now head over to the “Contents” folder, navigate inside “Shared Support”, and over there you’re going to find a dmg file labeled “InstallESD.dmg”.

Step 4: Copy the “InstallESD.dmg” file to your desktop for your convenience.

Step 5: At this point you’re all set to burn Lion on an empty DVD. Fire up “Disk Utility” and click on the “Burn” option, it should be in the top menu, in case you’re unable to find it.

Step 6: “Disk Utility” will now ask you what you want to burn, simply direct it to the “InstallESD.dmg” file which you placed on your desktop in step 4.

Step 7: Toss in a blank writeable DVD inside your Mac’s DVD burner and let it burn.

Step 8: That’s it, you’re all set now with your very own OS X Lion disk which is ready to be installed on all of your authorized Macs in your crib.

How to Rip DVD on Mac OS X Lion?

macfunia — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 09:01:25 +0000

Apple’s newest iteration of their desktop operating system is coming in July, but we’ve been playing around with the developer preview to see some of the new features coming to Mac OS X. It turns out, however, that there’s a pretty easy way to Rip DVD to all sorts of video and audio formats on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. This process requires a couple of things: first, that you’ve got a copy of OS X Lion, and second, you need to Download and Launch iFunia DVD Ripper for Mac . If you are, this should be pretty easy. Just follow the steps below.

Question of the day: How to Remove DRM from iTunes M4V Videos?

macfunia — Thu, 26 May 2011 14:00:05 +0000

“I just downloaded some music videos from iTunes and to my dismay, they’re in the DRM-Protected .m4v format. How do I go about ripping these videos to .avi? What programs are available and how do I use them?”The movies or TV show rented from iTunes is DRM protected M4V files you can only watch these m4v files on your Apple devices. In order to crack DRM protections, you need a professional iTunes DRM removal tool to help you. The following is to show you simple ways of converting iTunes rental M4V videos to other devices, such as iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Zune, Windows Phone 7, Galaxy Tab, etc.

Step by Step: Removing DRM protection from iTunes Rental videos
Step 1. Download and Install iFunia Video Converter Pro.
Step 2. Add M4V Movie to the DRM removal.
Step 3. Select Output Folder and Output Format Settings.

Click “Convert to…” dropdown list, you can choose formats you desire by locating mouse on the right portion.

Click “Save to”, you are allowed to set the output folder as your own favorite.

Step 4. Click “Start” to Start Conversion.

To remove DRM from purchased TV shows from iTunes on Windows OS, iFunia Video Converter for Windows is recommended.

How to watch The Royal Wedding live on your iPhone, iPad

macfunia — Sat, 07 May 2011 09:55:01 +0000

The Royal Wedding between Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place on Friday April 29 at Westminster Abbey, London, England. The event will have huge interest around the world. The problem is, what are you going to do if you want to see it all, but can’t get in front of a television? Well as long as you have your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch and a reliable data connection; that’s all you’re going to need. There are a couple of options, read on and we will tell you all you need to know to enjoy the big day!

The Royal Wedding Live Stream
The Royal Wedding Live Stream is going to be your first port of call as this is the only official way to watch. This stream will be available internationally and is a YouTube hosted live stream. The coverage will start 10am UK time and will last for four hours, all live. It will cover the ceremony at Westminster Abbey, the procession to Buckingham Palace, and the newlyweds’ appearance on the palace balcony for an expected first public kiss. William’s press office will also provide a live blog providing commentary and historical information as well as additional footage.

Download the Royal Wedding YouTube video?
For people who want to download the Royal Wedding YouTube video and take the downloaded YouTube video on the go or view it with iTunes, there is one more step that must be taken to accomplish this. To convert the downloaded YouTube video you can download iFunia YouTube converter for Mac to download and convert YouTube video on Mac for iPod, iPhone, QuickTime, MKV, MP3 etc. See the detailed tutorial here.

How to connect iPad to iPhone personal hotspot

macfunia — Wed, 04 May 2011 09:39:41 +0000

Apple’s options for moving files between your iPhone and iPad may not offer the company’s usual easy and intuitive flair, are you curious how to connect your iPad, new iPad 2, or even an iPod touch to iPhone personal hotspot? Thanks to iOS 4.3 (or iOS 4.2.6 on the Verizon iPhone) if you have a tethering plan you can save $130 on an iPad 3G, get an iPad Wi-Fi, and jump on the internet pretty much anywhere you want.

iOS 4..2.6 and iOS 4.3 lets iPhone 4 act as a Wi-Fi personal hotspot. In other words, it turns it into a tiny internet access point and mobile router. You can connect up to 3 devices to an AT&T/GSM iPhone and 5 devices to a Verizon iPhone — including the iPad. Here’s how:
1.Turn on Wi-Fi personal hotspot on your iPhone 4
2.On your iPad or iPad 2, launch Settings
3.Tap Wi-Fi in the sidebar
4.Tap iPhone 4 under Choose a Network…
5.Enter the Wi-Fi Password shown on your iPhone 4

A small, distinctive interlink icon will show up instead of the usual Wi-Fi icon at the top left of the menu bar and you’ll know you’re connected. Just keep an eye on your iPhone 4 battery life and, if you have a data cap, your Tethered Data usage!

Also see our article on how to Transfer video from iPhone to Mac, If you want to rip DVD or convert video to your Mac, you may download free trial version of Video Converter for Mac or DVD ripper for Mac.

Install Mac OS 10.7 Lion on a unsupported Mac system

macfunia — Sun, 01 May 2011 09:31:21 +0000

The minimum requirements for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion is a Core2Duo processor. These system requirements are being checked when you start the installation, if the requirements are not met then the install will be aborted. If you own another Mac that is capable of running Mac OS X 10.7 you can install this on a USB hard drive. And using the following trick it is possible to use your USB Hard Disk to install Mac OS X on a system that has unsupported hardware.

Run the installation on a Mac that meets the minimum system requirements. After installation, remove the property list: PlatformSupport.plist which can be found in the following folder.

Root ▸ System ▸ Library ▸ Coreservices

Now connect the external USB HDD to your Mac that isn’t supported and run in with the Alt ⌥ key pressed. Select the USB Hard Disk and Mac OS X 10.7 will start without any problems.

So if you own an old Mac and want to test Mac OS X Lion without using your current system, this might be the way to do it. This will probably not work in the final version, which will probably have multiple built-in checks.

You can visit our howtos column for more Mac tips and tutorials. We’ve also written an article on Top 10 Best Mac Video Encoding Apps that’ll give you a bit of inspiration when you are looking to download and convert some videos to your Mac.