Can’t import Canon XL2 video to FCP, Premiere Pro, Avid MC- Solution

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I don’t know if anyone else is still having this issue. I have an old Canon XL2 Mini DV camcorder, and it was easily able to import the miniDV footage into iMovie. However, when I turn to Final Cut Pro 6, it does not recognize there is a camera attached via FireWire (4-pin to 6-pin). I also tried to download the Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer trial version, but none can read and ingest the Canon XL2 videos.

At first I thought it was the cable, or the camera, but it will connect to a Dell laptop via the 4-pin to 4-pin FireWire cable. Whereas, problems occurred again. The .AVI clips imported from my Canon XL2 can’t be viewed and edited within FCP/Premiere Pro/Avid MC. What is the problem? Any suggestions? Canon’s website says the camera is compatible and there are no drivers to download.

After further searching online, more one than one guys suggest to convert Canon XL2 .avi to a more editable format for Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro or Avid Media Composer with a third-party software like Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac. It is the best video converter that can help users to transcode Canon XL2 AVI to MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere Pro, ProRes for Final Cut Pro X or FCP 6/7, DNxHD for Avid Media Composer, Apple InterMediate Codec for iMovie with least quality. Download the software and follow the guide to convert and edit Canon XL2 clips on Mac OS X.

How to Convert and Import Canon XL2 AVI to Avid, FCP and Premiere

1. Install and launch the Canon XL2 Video Converter Mac. Click Add button to load the DV-AVI footage for converting.

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2. Click on the “Format” bar and choose a best editable format.

a. Select Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) as the output format for Final Cut Pro.

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b. To convert Canon XL2 MiniDV files to Avid Media Composer, choose Avid Media Composer -> Avid DNxHD (*.mov) as the target format.

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c. Choose Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas –> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as output format for editing Canon XL2 videos in Adobe with natively supported video codec.

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3. You also can click “Settings” to set video frame rate, video size and Video Bitrate as you want.

4. As soon as all things are finished, please click “Convert” button to start the MiniDV Mac conversion.

Once the conversion process shows 100%, you can easily import the converted files to Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer with smooth workflow.

How can I add and play MKV videos in iTunes 11

Q1. ”I have many video files in MKV format, but I don’t know how I can add these files to iTunes and sync to my iPod, iPhone later.”

Q2. “I have imported my DVD collection into my hard drive. Currently the format is MKV and cannot be imported into iTunes. Any fast solution?”

When you try to load MKV to iTunes library, or even want to add them to work on your iDevices like iPhone or iPad, you may have met some troubles like above quoted. Are you looking for a simple solution to importing mkv files into iTunes with smooth playback? Here is how to.

In fact, MKV is unaccepted by iTunes. Since iTunes only accepts MOV, MP4, and M4V formats, you will need to convert .mkv to iTunes supported format and then transfer to iPad and other iOS devices. Brorsoft Video Converter is just such a video converter you need, which comes with super high conversion speed and keep the output files in good quality simultaneously. If you running a Mac computer and looking for a solution for converting MKV to iTunes on Mac, please try  Video Converter for Mac. Now follow the step-by-step guide for you.

Tutorial: Converting MKV to iTunes format

1. Install and run this best MKV to iTunes Converter. Click Add button to load multiple files to the program. You can also drag videos to the converter directly.

2. Click Format bar and choose any of the MP4, M4V and MOV from “Common Video” as the output file format. If you want to add .mkv to iTunes for playing on iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, etc., you can also directly select a format from decent device preset like iPad.

3. Finally click the Convert button to begin encoding MKV to iTunes friendly format.

After encoding process has finished successfully, go into the destination directory and drop the converted files into iTunes or use the “Add to Library” option on the “File” menu. Once all this is done, sync your iOS device with iTunes and your videos will be ready to play, enjoy them!

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Convert Sony a5100 XAVC S to ProRes for Final Cut Pro 7

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The newly released Sony a5100 has won lots of attractions from videographers. The camcorder has an extremely efficient recording codec XAVC S, allowing for bit rates of 50Mbps. It also has the ability to simultaneously record 720p video while recording at higher resolutions. While, there are a few issues when it comes to viewing, loading and editing Sony Alpha a5100 XAVC S files in non-linear editing software like Final Cut Pro. Now some tips and tricks for Sony a5100 to Final Cut Pro 7 best workflow are listed below.

As far as I know the latest high definition XAVC/XAVC S video format introduced by Sony is still not supported well by Final Cut Pro 7. To edit Sony a5100 XAVC S footage in FCP 7 smoothly, a suggestion is to use Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac to transcode XAVC S to Apple ProRes, which is the most editable format supported by Final Cut Pro program.

Overall, it is the best XAVC S video converter for Mac users. It offers optimized presets ProRes 422, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes LT, ProRes 4444, ensuring maximum editing quality and efficiency when working with Final Cut Pro 7 or FCP X. So you can fast transcode XAVC S files from Sony a5100 to FPC 7 with ease. Now just download it and follow the steps below to finish the Sony XAVC S to ProRes conversion on Mac(Mavericks included).

How to Convert Sony Alpha a5100 XAVC S to ProRes for editing in FCP 7

1. Install the program on Mac and run it. Drag the XAVC S files to the software. Or you can also click “Add” button on the top of the main interface to import video to the program. It supports batch conversion and joining multiple video clips into one file.

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2. Click the “Format” bar and select Final Cut Pro> Apple PreRes 422(*.mov) as output format. This format is specially designed for FCP, so that you can edit your original XAVC S video in Final Cut Pro perfectly.

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3. Click the “Convert” icon under the preview window, and the Mac XAVC S converter will start transcode xavc s from Sony a5100 to Prores MOV for FCP 7 on Mac.

After the conversion, click “Open” to locate the result videos and then launch Final Cut Pro, choose File > Import > Files…, and browse to where you save the converted XAVC S clips to. Choose the videos that you’d like to add. Now you can start fun away with editing Sony a5100 XAVC S footage in Final Cut Pro 7 without problems.

Additional Tips:

1. This XAVC S to FCP Converter can also help you to encode XAVC/XAVC S video to iMovie, Adobe Premiere Pro, FCE, Avid Media Composer, etc. You just need to choose a proper video format like “iMovie and Final Cut Express -> Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)” in the second step. For Avid Media Composer, choose “Avid Media Composer > Avid DNxHD(*.mov)” as output; For Adobe Premiere Pro, choose Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as output.

2. Brorsfot Video Converter for Mac not only can handle XAVC S files from Sony a5100 but also MP4 and AVCHD videos. If you meet the Sony a5100 MTS/MP4 to FCP, iMovie, Avid, etc importing, editing issues on Mac OS X, it can be helpful to you as well. Just transocde Sony a5100 footage to a NLE native supported video format.

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How to edit Panasonic GH4 4K MOV/MP4 in Sony Vegas Platinum 13

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I use Sony Vegas Platinum 13 and want to play with one of the new Panasonic GH4 4K files in it. I ordered the GH4 so I want to work on the workflow to see it work. Searching online, I got some tech support for editing Panasonic GH4 4K in Sony Vegas Platinum 13. If you are also seeking for the simplest way to import 4K videos to Sony Vegas Movie Studio from Panasonic GH4, you can read on to get more info.

As you see, the headline feature of the Panasonic GH4 is that it can shoot 4K video in .MP4, .MOV format, capturing either Quad HD (3840 x 2160) at up to 29.97p or ‘Cinema 4K’ (4096 x 2160) at up to 24p. But the problem is it’s not easy to work Panasonic GH4 4K MP4/MOV in Sony Vegas Platinum 13. Working with 4K files can be taxing on your computer, especially if you don’t have the most powerful machine to edit on. From our tests it looks like Sony Vegas Movie Studio has to create a lower resolution proxy file to display in the NLE while you edit. It would be a complex and time-consuming process. An alternative way is to convert Panasonic GH4 4K video to Sony Vegas Platinum 13 compatible videos and then import directly.

Brorsoft Video Converter would be the best solution for you. This video converter perfectly works as the 4K to Sony Vegas Converter that helps you convert XAVC, XAVC S or any 4K files to MPEG-2, which is the best format for Vegas to edit with ease. No expensive add-ons or plug-ins are required. With it, you may also transcode 4K video to Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, Windows Movie Maker, Pinnacle Studio and more NLE programs highly compatible formats for editing.

Converting Panasonic DMC-GH4 4K footage to Vegas Platinum 13

1. Launch the 4K file converter and click add button to import Panasonic 4k clips to the program for converting.

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2. Click on the Format box to get the dropdown menu. Select Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > MPEG-2 (*.mpg) as output format.

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Tip: Adjust video and audio parameters, including the Bitrate of Video and Audio, the Codec of Video and Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., in the Profile Settings to get 4K files converted for working with Sony Vegas Platinum 13 smoothly. You’d better adjust original 4K video to HD quality.

3. Hit the convert button to start transcoding Panasonic GH4 4K MOV/MP4 to Sony Vegas Platinum 13. After the conversion, click Open to get the output videos. Then, import or just drag and drop the converted 4K files to the timeline for easy editing.

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Edit MOV videos from Nikon D810 in Sony Vegas Pro

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It’s a truth Nikon DSLR cameras are great for us to take photos and record MOV footages when we are travelling. Have you got a Nikon D810 for recording vivid videos when spending holidays? If so, you may have the need to edit Nikon MOV footage in Sony Vegas Pro or other Non-Linear Editing programs before sharing with others. However, the problem is: the Nikon 1080p H.264 footage is not easy to be edited in Sony Vegas Pro- it takes long time to render, and you can not work Nikon D810 MOV in Vegas Pro smoothly.

Sony Vegas Pro supports importing a wide variety of file formats(including MOV files) although, apparently video, audio problems still exist while importing and editing. To make Nikon D810 MOV video files to work well with Sony Vegas Pro, Brorsoft Video Converter is highly recommended to transcode Nikon MOV to Sony Vegas Pro native format – MPG.

No matter what version of the NLE apps you are applying, and what Windows system you are working on, this video converter will assist you to import Nikon, Canon, JVC, Panasonic camcorders files to Sony Vegas Pro as well as Adobe Premiere Pro, Pinnacle Studio, Windows Movie Maker, etc for editing smoothly. Follow its step-by-step instruction below to learn how to transcode Nikon D810 MOV to MPEG-2 for Sony Vegas.

Convert Nikon D810 MOV footages into Sony Vegas Pro 10/11/12/13

Step 1: After launching the Nikon MOV Converter, click the Add button to load your footage to it from your Nikon D810. If necessary, you can click the button “Merge into one” to join several videos to one file.

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Step 2: Click the format bar or the pull down menu of “Format” to select output format. To get Nikon D810 MOV into Vegas Pro, the best format is “Adobe Premiere> MPEG-2 (*.mpg)”.

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Step 3: To get a perfect video for editing in Vegas Pro, you’d better press the Settings icon to adjust output parameters, including the Bitrate of Video and Audio, the Codec of Video and Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc.

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Step 4: Click Convert button to start to convert Nikon D810 MOV to MPEG-2 for Sony Vegas Pro.

Once the conversion completes, simply click “Open” button to get the converted videos. And now you can bring the Nikon D810 1080p MOV footage into Vegas Pro 9/10/11/12/13 to create your own masterpieces.

Additional Tip:

This versatile MOV to Sony Vegas Pro Converter enables you to encode Nikon D810 files to Vegas Pro as well as Windows Movie Maker, Pinnacle Studio, Adobe Premiere Pro on Windows. If you want to convert Nikon D810 to iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, etc on Mac OS X(Mavericks), please turn to Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac.

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Tips Importing Nikon MOV files from D4s to Premiere Pro(CS6)

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The Nikon D4s started shipping worldwide on last weekend. Compared to GoPro, I like the Nikon D4s better, relatively big and fun. Well, I’m eager to know the Nikon D4s and Adobe Premiere Pro compatibility as I’ve met the GoPro to Premiere Pro importing issues(solved it later although). So, which begs the question- can Premiere Pro edit H.264 MOV files from the Nikon D4s camera?

Well, a bit frustrating. From the online searching I got know Nikon MOV highly compressed H.264/MPEG-4 files are still not well supported by Premiere Pro including the latest CS6, CC7, as you may encounter many audio and video problems. And Premiere Pro can’t handle raw MOV videos encode in H.264, so there is no doubt that it will take more time on rendering while ingesting the files. So, how to import Nikon MOV footage into Premiere Pro for editing smoothly?

The best way is to convert Nikon D4s footage to Premiere Pro compatible format, like MPEG-2, MOV (AVC), which is the best format for Premiere Pro editing on Mac. Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac (a professional Mac MOV to Premiere Pro Converter tool) is the best choice for you. It can generates best editing format/codec for filmmakers and video enthusiasts to use in different NLE apps, such as Adobe Premiere Pro CS4/CS5/CS6, Adobe After Effects, iMovie, Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro 6/7/X, and more. For Windows user, get the Video Converter. Download and follow the step-by-step tutorial below.

How to Convert Nikon D4s .MOV for Premiere Pro

Step 1. Load H.264 .mov footage to Nikon MOV Converter

Transfer h.264 encoded .mov files from Nikon D4s camera to computer via USB cable. Run Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac as the best Mac MOV converter, and click the “Add” button to load .mov videos.

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Step 2. Set MPG as output format for editing

Hit the “Format” bar and select Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > MPEG-2 (*.mpg) as output format on the drop-down menu.

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Tip – Profile Settings:

In case the default settings do not fit your requirement, you can click “Settings” button and enter “Profile Settings” panel to adjust video size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channels.

Step 3. Click “Convert” button to start conversion

After these steps above, click Convert button to start converting Nikon D4s 1080p MOV to MEPG-2(.mpg) for Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 on Mac OS X(Mavericks, Mountain Lion included) with best quality, and then you can edit Nikon D4s recordings in Premiere Pro CS6 on Mac as you want with no codec problems.

Additional Tip:

This professional Nikon MOV Converter for Mac can help you convert MOV videos from Nikon D4s, D4, D5100, D3200, D800, D7100, D7000, 1 V2, etc to Adobe Premiere Pro, iMovie, FCE, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro with the optimal presets MPEG-2, Apple InterMediate, DNxHD, Apple ProRes. Just choose a proper format according to your needs.

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Make MKV files work in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5/CS6/CC

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We’d admit Adobe Premiere Pro is a wonderful tool to help you turn your home videos into professional eye-catching movies. And it normally can recognize a few file formats like MPEG, WMV, MOV, but Adobe Premiere now does not support MKV import. Thus, you will certainly stumble if you try to import MKV files to Premiere Pro for easy editing. If you stick with Adobe and want to edit MKV in Premiere Pro, there is a smart solution: converting MKV files to Adobe Premiere Pro compatible format.

To convert and open MKV to Premiere Pro seamlessly and effortlessly, Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is what you need. It’s the optimal MKV converter for you, which can help you decode the MKV files when converting into a different, and ideally more edit friendly, compression format like MPEG-2. So you can edit MKV footage with Adobe Premiere Pro smoothly. Besides MKV, this video convert program can also help to convert between any popular video and audio formats as you need. Plus, with the built-in video editing feature of the program, you can trim, crop, add watermark and more to your video files.

Note: This program is cross-platform, and below guide takes Mac screenshots. If you’re running a Windows, please get the Video Converter. The way to transcode MKV for Premiere Pro on Windows(8) is almost the same. Just make sure you get the right version according to your computer’s operating system.

How to import MKV files into Premiere Pro CS5/CS6/CC

1. Add MKV movies

Run the MKV to Premiere Pro Coverer; click the Add button to load .mkv files to the program from your computer. You can also directly drag the video files into the program.

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2. Select the output format

Hit the Format bar to choose output format from the dropdown list. For After Effects editing, Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > MPEG-2 (*.mpg) is one of the best compatible video formats for you to choose.

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Tip: Click the “Settings” button and customize proper video/ audio parameters if necessary.

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3. Start to convert MKV to Adobe Premiere Pro

Simply click the Convert button to start encoding MKV video to Premiere Pro friendly video formats. Within several minutes, you can find the converted file on your computer by clicking the “Open” button. And then you can import the converted files to Premiere Pro CS4/CS5/CS6/CC for editing via its “Import” option.

Additional Tips:

The versatile MKV to Premiere Pro Converter is not only designed for converting MKV files for Adobe Premiere. It is also professional in making MKV, AVI, MTS, MXF, MPG, etc files editable in Adobe After Effects, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, iMovie, etc to meet your different needs.

Hopefully the instructions below can help you out of troubles.

My Samsung TV won’t play some MKV files- Solution

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My Samsung TV won’t play certain MKV files, it’s maybe 1/20 MKV files. I’ve tried some ways but it still won’t play…

Get some tech support from online, I got know that some video formats will use different settings and encodings for audio, it seems that my Samsung TV will only take a specific type of .mkv, your best bet is to format the other videos into the exact same way as the video can work or hook up a laptop/computer to your TV and play your videos through that.

Got some detailed info of my MKV files, and found DTS encoded MKVs are usually what won’t play well on my Samsung TV. And from Samsung TV official website we know that Samsung TV best video format is H.264 codec MP4 format. To playing MKV files on Samsung TV, we’d better convert .mkv to the best compatible format for Samsung TV, so that you can avoid video playback issues. I’ve tried the solution; it really works. Here I will share a quick solution with you. Follow me.

How to convert and play MKV on Samsung Smart TV:

1. Download Brorsoft video converter, the software is a video transcoding tool, equipped with a codec pack that contains various codecs, including both mkv(.*dts support) and mp4. The software is able to convert MKV, AVI, MTS, WMV, MOV, MPG… any popular video files to a decent format you need. Plus, it offers kinds of preset profiles for media players including iPad, iPhone, Nexus 7, Nexus 10, Nook HD, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Galaxy s4, etc to meet your different needs. If you are Mac users, please turn to Video Converter for Mac.

2. Start MKV to Samsung TV converter and drag .mkv files to the software interface to import the file. It support batch conversion.

Tip: If you wanna join MKV files into one, please check out the “Merge into one file” box.

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3. Set output video format as H.264 MP4 under Format > Common Video. In general, mp4 is a well-accepted file format for its ability to save memory storage and keep up the video quality.

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Tip: Before start the MKV conversion for Samsung Smart TV, you can click the Settings icon and adjust the video bitrate, codec, frame rate, audio sample rate, etc parameters. You can also click Edit to crop the source video so as to get the part you want and get rid of some black bars or even trim the ads part off.

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4. Hit the Convert button; this video converter will start to convert .mkv to mp4 for playing on Samsung TV immediately.

After the conversion is over, head to the destination folder where the converted files are stored, and then you can play (1080p) MKV files on Samsung TV smoothly. Enjoy.

Video player apps for Amazon Kindle Fire HDX for smooth movie playback

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Got my new Kindle Fire HDX for one month or more. I like the interface of Fire OS, and the HDX is really brilliant. The only issue I’m facing is what’s the best video player for Fire HDX playing 720p/1080p files? I’ve heard the stock player doesn’t play all file formats. What do you use?

As far as I know, the stock video player on the Kindle Fire HDX supports the MP4, 3GP, VP8 (.webm)video formats. Many file formats are not supported by stock Android player, like playing .mov, .mkv, .mts, .avi(xvid, divx), .wmv files. It seems to be a codec issue. However, third party enhanced video player apps resolve the problem. With a bunch of available options, what is the best video player everyone has found for the Kindle Fire HDX? Below are the apps I’ve found.

Best Video player apps for Kindle Fire HDX

MX Player

MX Player is the best reviewed video player app for Android (on Google PLay), easy to use and functions perfectly. Hardware acceleration (H/W decoder) and multi-core decoding are provided for more fluent playing. Other features include pinch-to-zoom, kids lock and subtitle scroll. Subtitle support is another advantage of MX Player. Supported subtitle formats include DVD, DVB, SSA/ASS, SubStation Alpha, SAMI, SubRip, MicroDVD, SubViewer2.0, MPL2, PowerDivX, TMPlayer, etc.

BSPlayer

Similar to MX Player, BSPlayer also supports hardware acceleration. Apart from that, this app makes it possible to playback videos in pop-up window (background), play external & embedded subtitles, fetch subtitles auto, lock screen (kid lock).

VPlayer Video Player

VPlayer Video Player is a rarely versatile video player app supporting HW/SW codecs, subtitles in multi formats (similar to), various transports and many old AVI playback. Users can definitely use this app to playback 1080p videos on the Kindle Fire HDX (7″ and 8.9″) or Nexus 7 2013. Kindle Fire HD owners are able to play 720p videos on their tablets. After the 7-day free try, you may have to purchase an unlocker app to unlock the app, however.

Choose one that you prefer. Nevertheless, if you have installed a video player app, still met the video playback issues on Kindle Fire HDX. You can go through the video playback tips for Fire HDX tablet I share here. If you still can’t play MKV, AVI, MOV, MPG, MTS, TiVo, VOB on Kindle Fire HDX well, you can consider getting a video converter app to reformat your kinds of video files to Kindle Fire HDX most compatible format H.264 MP4. I’ve never faced any playback problem after video conversion. Brorsoft Video Converter is the one app I’m using. You can download the trial version to have a test.

Brief instruction on how to convert AVI/MOV/MPEG/MTS/TiVo/VOB on Kindle Fire HDX:

1. Download and install the best Kindle Fire HDX Video Converter and run it to import your movie files.

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2. Click the “Format” drop down list and choose Android >> Amazon Kindle Fire HD H.264(*.mp4) as target format for your Fire HDX 8.9/7.0 tablet with the best video/audio settings.

3. Tap the Convert button to start converting videos to Amazon Kindle Fire HDX(7.0/8.9) best video format MP4.

When the conversion ends, you will be able to import and play videos on Kindle Fire HD with the stock video player instead of the third-party video player apps and don’t worry about video playback issues any longer.

Video player apps for Google Nexus 7- Get video playback tips for Nexus 7

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I’ve been the 3+ month owner of Nexus 7. High using experience on the gadget. The only problem I have is what’s the best movie player for playing 720p/1080p files? I’ve heard the stock player doesn’t play all file formats. What do you use?

The stock video player on the Nexus 7 supports the H.263, H.264 AVC, MPEG-4 and VP8 video codecs. Many file formats are not supported by stock Android player, like playing iPhone .mov, .mkv, .mts, .avi, .wmv files. It seems to be a codec issue. However, third party enhanced video player apps from Google app store resolve the problem. With a bunch of available options, what is the best video player everyone has found for the Nexus 7? Below are the apps I’ve found.

Best Video player apps for Nexus 7

MX Player

One of the best video player. It supports multi-core core processing, so HD movies play without any lag. Easy to forward/rewind and zoom in/out. With new update, it is good but has few issues. Some h/w mode formats are not allowed to fast forward.

BSPlayer

It is compatible with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean MR1 and supports for almost all media files and samba share stream. Playing 720p videos without skipping but no Rock chip support.

VPlayer 3.x

Supported file formats include 720p MKV, AVI, MOV, FLV, TS, M4V and 3GP, even 1080p. You are able to play streamed videos like YouTube, Facebook and Dropbox.

Choose one you prefer. Nevertheless, if you have installed a video player app, still met the video playback issues on Nexus 7. You can go through the video playback tips for Nexus 7 I share here. If you still can’t play MKV, AVI, MOV, MPG, MTS on Nexus 7 well, you can consider getting a video converter app to reformat your kinds of video files to Nexus 7 most compatible format H.264 MP4. I’ve never faced any playback problem after video conversion. Brorsoft Video Converter is the one app I’m using. You can download the trial version to have a test. Brief instruction on how to convert MKV/AVI/MPG/MOV/MTS to Nexus 7 MP4:

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1. Download and install the best Nexus 7 Video Converter and run it to import your movie files.

2. Press the Format bar and select “Android > Google Nexus 7 H.264 Video(*.mp4)” as the export with the best video/audio settings for Nexus 7.

3. Tap the Convert button to start converting videos to Nexus 7 best video format MP4.

When the conversion ends, you will be able to import and play videos on Nexus 7 with the stock video player instead of the third-party video player apps and don’t worry about video playback issues any longer.