[MacAppPromoCodesGiveaway] iFunia MKV Converter - Apple MAC App Promo Codes to Giveaway

Apple MAC app promo codes to giveaway for the Utilities app iFunia MKV Converter courtesy of iFunia Corporation, register if you haven’t already done so or log in to enter this giveaway and we will randomly select 20 people and email an app promo code to you.

This app costs $6.99 but will be made free to 20 randomly selected Mac users.

If you also leave a comment below saying why you should have this app, create a link back to this post from other sites on the internet and send us an Email( business@ifunia.com ) you will be given added priority to receive an app promo code. This Giveaway ends on the 6th March 2011, Good Luck!

iFunia MKV Converter for Mac is a stable and simple-to-use Mac MKV video converter helps you convert MKV to most popular video/audio formats, such as converting MKV to AVI, MKV to PS3, MKV to iPad, MKV to VOB, MKV to WMV, MKV to MP4, MKV to FLV, MKV to MP3 and more. You can also convert other video files to MKV format.

Other features include customizable format settings, and trimming and cropping tools. You can also run batch conversions, and add subtitles or company logos to clips.

Key Features:
* Easier to use, follow 3 easy steps to perfect video conversion.
* Convert MKV to AVI, MP4 and other regular video formats
* Convert MKV to all popular HD video formats
* Convert MKV for iPad, iPod touch, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and Apple TV.
* Convert MKV for PS3, PSP, Xbox360, BlackBerry, Zune, Android phones, etc.
* Trim, crop and custom watermark on your video.
* Save time with fast and batch conversion.



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Developer/Publisher: iFunia Corporation
Price of Application: $6.99
BUY: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ifunia-mkv-converter/id413623443?mt=12&ls=1
App Support: support@ifunia.com
Website: http://www.ifunia.com/
App Release Date: 06/02/2011
Languages: English
Platform: iPhone
Hardware/Software Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5 or later

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* Top 3 Paid Utilities Apps in USA, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Australia, Canada, Russia, and 50+ other countries.

* 5 star rated app on Mac App Store by users.

Recently a cool app is released on the Mac App Store which allows you to covert videos in all formats. Isn’t it great news? This application is known as iFunia Video Converter Pro. Now for thanks to all users, the price for iFunia Video Converter Pro is $4.99 only, a Special SALE - $30 Off for Limited Time Only in Mac App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ifunia-video-converter-pro/id411611417?mt=12

Key features

* Easiest to use, follow 3 steps to finish the conversion

* Supports the latest video formats and latest portable devices.

* Supports HD video conversion(including AVCHD MTS, M2TS, H.264/AVC, HD MOV, AVI, etc).

* Supports batch conversion.

* Supports simple video editings.

* Supports converting MTS/MOD/TOD and more HD/SD video to be imported to iMovie, Final Cut Pro for further editing.

Supported Input Video Formats

- AVI, MPG(MPEG), WMV, MP4, MOV, VOB, ASF, RM, RMVB, 3GP, 3G2, FLV

- MKV, MOD, TOD, TS, DV, H.261, H.264, M4V, DAT

- AVCHD Video (*.mts, *.m2ts), H.264/MPEG4 AVC Video(*.m2ts;*.mts), Quick Time HD Video (*.mov), WMV HD Video (*.xwmv), Audio-Video Interleaved HD Video (*.avi), MPEG2 HD Video (*.mpg; *.mpeg), MPEG4 HD Video(*.mp4), MPEG-2 TS HD Video (*.ts), HD FLV Video(*.flv)

Supported Output Formats

- AVI, DivX(.avi), XviD(.avi)

- MPG, WMV, MP4, H.264/MPEG-4, MOV, ASF, RM, 3GP, 3G2, FLV, VOB

- MKV, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC (*.mp4), MPEG2 HD Video (*.mpg), Quick Time HD Video (*.mov), WMV HD Video (*.wmv), Audio-Video Interleaved HD Video (*.avi), ASF HD Video(*.avi)

- iTunes MP4, M4V, MP3, MOV, AIFF, M4A

- iPod supported video, iPhone supported video, iPad supported video,PSP&PS3 supported video, AppleTV supported video, xBox 360 supported video, Mobile Phone supported video, PMP supported video, etc.

Reviews

"The iFunia Video Converter Pro for Mac is accessible, has an Apple-like interface, easy to use and very fast in video processing."
"In my tests, the program did very well in the conversion of multiple file formats for different outputs. Specifically tested the output to iPhone MPEG-4 and the result could not be better." - Rafael Fischmann, Editor-in-Chief, MacMagazine

"iFunia's Video Converter for Mac is an application that converts your video into a wide variety of formats, including AVI, WMV, AVCHD, MKV, FLV, H.264/AVC, MP4, MOV, 3GP and DV. It is straightforward to use and the results are very good to excellent." - John Virat, Digital Media Net

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Common video Codecs

A video codec is software that enables video compression and or decompression for digital video. The compression usually employs lossy data compression. Historically, video was stored as an analog signal on magnetic tape. Around the time when the compact disc entered the market as a digital-format replacement for analog audio, it became feasible to also begin storing and using video in digital form and a variety of such technologies began to emerge.

Most video files have at least two different types: the container, and the codec.
* A container format is a computer file format that can contain various types of data, compressed in a manner of standardized codecs. The container describes the structure of the file: where the various pieces are stored, how they are interleaved, and which codecs are used by which pieces. It may also specify an audio codec as well as video.
* Codec, short for compressor/decompressor, allows you to store the digital music, photos, and movies in the form of compact, manageable files, which can then be opened or decompressed to deliver the original contents. The common video codecs include DivX, XviD, 3ivx, MPEG(MPEG-1,2,3,4), ReadVideo.

A video can be thought of as being made up of numerous snapshots, called frames. Frame rate is the number of still pictures per unit of time of video, and most often expressed in frames per second (fps). Motion pictures shot on film do so at 24 FPS. Both video and audio file resolution is measured in kilobytes per second (kbps) — that is, how many thousands of bytes it takes to store one second of sound or videos. This figure is known as the bitrate. A higher bitrate allows better video quality.

Detail information of common video codecs:
MPEG ("Moving Pictures Expert Group"): three video formats, MPEG 1, 2, and 4.
MPEG-1: Old, supported by everything (at least up to 352x240), reasonably efficient. A good format for the web.
MPEG-2: A souped-up version of MPEG-1, with better compression. 720x480. Used in HDTV, DVD, and SVCD.
MPEG-4: A family of codecs, some of which are open, others Microsoft proprietary.
MPEG spinoffs: mp3 (for music) and VideoCD.

MJPEG ("Motion JPEG"): A codec consisting of a stream of JPEG images. Common in video from digital cameras, and a reasonable format for editing videos, but it doesn't compress well, so it's not good for web distribution.

DV ("Digital Video"): Usually used for video grabbed via firewire off a video camera. Fixed at 720x480 @ 29.97FPS, or 720x576 @ 25 FPS. Not very highly compressed.

WMV ("Windows Media Video"): A collection of Microsoft proprietary video codecs. Since version 7, it has used a special version of MPEG4.

RM ("Real Media"): a closed codec developed by Real Networks for streaming video and audio. Maybe also a container?

DivX: in early versions, essentially an ASF (incomplete early MPEG-4) codec inside an AVI container; DivX 4 and later are a more full MPEG-4 codec.. No resolution limit. Requires more horsepower to play than mpeg1, but less than mpeg2. Hard to find mac and windows players.

Sorenson 3: Apple's proprietary codec, commonly used for distributing movie trailers (inside a quicktime container).

Quicktime 6: Apple's implementation of an MPEG4 codec.

RP9: a very efficient streaming proprietary codec from Real (not MPEG4).

WMV9: a proprietary, non-MPEG4 codec from Microsoft.

The reason why we should convert videos to an H.264 format

With VLC Media Player, you can now play just about any filetype, from AVIs to WMVs. So you know all those home movies you took with your video camera, or video you’ve downloaded from sources other than the iTunes Store? No need to convert them any more, just dump them into VLC.

Playback is fairly smooth and devoid of stutters, with looks comparable to videos in the YouTube app. It does have trouble with high definition video files with resolutions of 720p and above. For that, you’ll still have to convert to an H.264 format. I found color reproduction to be sub par, and there is a noticeable level of artifacting. But that is to be expected, because these alternative codecs do not have support for hardware accelerated playback like H.264 does. This means that playback of the video is handled entirely by the processor, instead of having hardware level access to the device’s graphics capabilities.

Videophiles will most likely stick to converting videos and playing them natively.

P.S.: Video converters from iFunia in Mac App Store:
ifunia video converter pro
ifunia mkv converter
ifunia mod converter

The tablet ecosystem

Here’s a summary of the tablet ecosystem right now:

Third-party supproting for Apple ecosystem:
ifunia, aneesoft, enolsoft.

3 ways to free download YouTube with Safari on Mac

Have you ever watched a video on YouTube or another online site that you wanted to grab and save? And I bet you wanted it in a popular format like say, AVI or MP4 right? For Mac users its simple and easy to free download YouTube videos with Safari.

The following are the best and easiest ways to free download the YouTube videos from Safari browser in Mac.
Method 1. Free Download YouTube videos via Safari Activity window

This is one of the easiest ways to download the YouTube video from Safari browser. Just open Safari, and then browse to the YouTube video which you want to download. You can use either keystrokes Command-Option-A or paths Safari: Window - Activity. Look at activity from YouTube.com and then search for the biggest file size which is obviously the video file. Safari will open its Downloads Window and start downloading the file you double-clicked on as "videoplayback.flv".

Tips: The downloaded YouTube video is available only in .flv mode, and not any other. So if you want to have it optimized for your iPhone or iPod, you would need a YouTube video converter for that.

Method 2. Free Download YouTube videos via Safari Extension

With the release of the new Safari browser version 5.0, the availability of extensions and its installation is possible now. To spot and download YouTube video with Safari extension on Mac, Go to the Preferences in the Safari browser, and then open the "Advanced" section. There you would see an option of "Show Develop Menu in Menu Bar" at the bottom. Mark that option.

After that, you would see a Develop section in the top menu, in which you need to select the option of "Enable Extensions" which will help you enable the usage of extensions in the browser. Download the extension which named "Dropdown" from the list, then reopen your safari, after the video page opens in YouTube. You can get easy options for downloading videos from YouTube in Safari browser.

Method 3. Free Download YouTube videos via Safari bookmarklets

There is a safari bookmarklet which you can place in your toolbar, to just click and start the download of the video, when the video is being loaded. It will lead you to a link of mp4 version download. Drag this below bookmarklet link to your toolbar - Get YouTube video.


Whenever you want to download any YouTube video, simply click on the above bookmarklet when you are on the YouTube page for the video you want to download. The video gets automatically downloaded as a high resolution MP4 video on to your PC. If you found using Safari to download YouTube is not stable enough, then iFunia Free YouTube Downloader for Mac is a totally FREE yet all-in-one YouTube video downloader for Mac OS.

Convert the YouTube videos to other video format on Mac

For Mac users who want to 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 enjoy YouTube video on iDevice easily this holiday

YouTube is a wonderful place you can find a good amount of interesting videos in various topics. And to enjoy your favorite ones on your iDevice(iPad, iPhone 4, and iPod...) to reduce boredom on bus or train etc., you can download them off with free video downloader for Mac. Or, if you have stored them on your Mac, the only thing you need do is making sure your YouTube files are accepted by iDevice.

And if your YouTube files are unplayable on iDevice, this guide will show you how to download video content from numerous sites (YouTube, etc.) and convert videos to iPad on Mac with iFunia YouTube Converter for Mac. It is pretty simple once you get the hang of it!

Step 1: Free download and install iFunia YouTube Converter for Mac

iFunia YouTube Converter provides a perfect solution to convert YouTube videos to iPad as it capable of converting YouTube videos to iPad supported formats like .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats. Now HD videos from YouTube are available for download with iFunia YouTube Converter.

Step 2: Go to YouTube.com and find videos you want to convert

Launch the YouTube Video Converter on your Mac after installation click the button "Add URL" to copy the URL of the YouTube video, you may add as many YouTube video URLs as you want for downloading to your computer.

Step 3: Convert YouTube Video to iDevice supported format

In order to import YouTube video into iDevice, you need to convert YouTube video to iDevice compatible format. Click the "Gear" button at the right side and change the output format you like from the "Convert to" drop-down menu list. Select the best video format for each video file and specify a directory to save the YouTube video files. After all settings has done hit the "Convert" button to start YouTube video to the video you wanted conversion.

Free download iFunia Free YouTube Downloader for Mac

Tips and Tutorials:

* How to Free Download YouTube HD Video on Mac

* How to Put YouTube Videos on PSP

* How to Upload and Edit YouTube videos

* How to Download and Converter YouTube 4K Videos

* How to Convert YouTube Videos to iMovie

* Use the Best YouTube Video Converter for Mac

* Prepare Your AVCHD Video for YouTube?

* Download and Embed YouTube video to Keynote on Mac

* The Best YouTube Video Format for Uploading