Apple Finishing Up Work on an Ultra-Thin 15" Notebook

Apple is working on a 15" ultra-thin Mac notebook, MacRumors has learned. We aren't certain if it will be called a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, but we do know that it is already in late testing stages at Apple.

Apple's notebook lineup has received a significant revamp over the past two years, and the introduction of the MacBook Air seems to have finally edged out the low-end MacBook design. While originally priced as a premium product, the Air seems to have found a more mainstream market as its starting price dropped to only $999.

MacBook Air

Many now expect that Apple's design choices in the Air will eventually make their way to the MacBook Pro product, with the use of integrated SSD and lack of optical drive being the most notable changes allowing for such a thin design. While we don't know for a fact, we expect that any future "ultra thin" laptop from Apple will also dispense with a built-in optical drive. As evidenced by its recent release of the optical drive-less Mac mini, Apple has no problem leaving physical media behind.

The ultra-thin market is also about to get much more competitive this fall as Intel's partners begin launching their Ultrabook notebooks.

The timing of an ultra-thin 15" Apple notebook remains a mystery to us as Apple just revamped the MacBook Air with new 11" and 13" models. Meanwhile the MacBook Pro line was refreshed in February, likely pushing the next release out to at least very late in the year.

All of us who have got iPad are looking for best and easy converter programs with the enjoyment of iPad miracle. In this way it will become more convenient to enjoy music, movie video and ebook, etc.. I found several programs that are really easy to use.
No. 1 iPad Converter Suite
iPad Converter Suite is the first choice for all because it can rip DVD, convert video to iPad and transfer files from iPad to computer. Only program can do almost all things.

No. 2 Free iPad Video Converter
iPad Video Converter is a wonderful simple and easy iPad video converter. It can convert almost all video formats to iPad which lets you enjoy watching any video on your iPad anywhere and anytime.

No. 3 DVD to iPad Converter
DVD to iPad Converter is mainly to rip DVD for iPad to MPEG, MP4, AVI, WMV, RM, DivX etc..
In addition, these programs above are good video editor. They can trim, crop and add watermark to video. All are so easy to meet your requirement.

How to convert MTS/M2TS video?

MTS or M2TS format is the equivalent of h.264 or MPEG-4 AVC. It is a fairly new High Definition codec that provides greater compression than the regular MP4 and others. Those two High Definition format always be used on HD Camcorder, such as Sony, Canon or Panasonic.

As they are HD video, most of our video editor such as windows movie maker can not edit it directly. And also you can not upload it to youtube.com and share with your friends.

So you need to convert them into normal video format, such as wmv, mp4, avi and so on.

Here I know a really powerful MTS Converter and
M2TS Converter
And the process of operation is really easy and fast.

Part 1: How to convert MTS video
Step 1: Load Video
Click “Add File” to load the video that you want.



Step 2: Choose Your Output Profile and Settings
From “Profile” drop-down list you can choose your output profile according to your need.
For example, if you have a iPod and you want to convert video for it, you need to choose “iPod” from the profile list and then it also provides the second chance to specify your iPod generation.
You can also click “setting”adjust the settings of your output video, such as “video/audio encoder”, “Video/audio Bitrate”, “Channels”, “Resolution” and so on..

Step 3: Conversion
After you have done all the steps above you can click “Start” button to start your conversion.

Part 2: How to convert M2TS video
Part 3: How to convert M2TS video

Step 1: Add File
Load your M2TS video.

Step 2: Choose Profile and Settings
Select your output profile according your need and adjust the settings of your output video if you like.
(the default setting works well)

Step 3: Start Conversion
Click “Start” to begin your conversion.

Here I also recommend you a really nice HD Converter, which can convert HD TS, HD MTS, HD M2TS, HD MPEG, HD WMV, HD MPG, HD MP4, QuickTime HD MOV, HD H.264, HD RM video, etc

How to Put DVD/Video on your iPod, Transfer iPod Songs, Make Your Own iPhone Ringtone for Windows/Mac

If you ask people do you have a iPod, most of them will answer "yes!", strongut if you ask can you put DVD and video you download from internet to your iPod, most of them will say "No, I can't, strongut i really want it." also they do not know how to transfer iPod songs and videos to computer and from computer to iPod, even from iPod to iPod. How to make iPhone ringtone is also what they don't know strongut really want.
here I will share you this useful guide to show you How to do that with iPod DVD Video Software.

Part 1: How to put DVD movies on your iPod.
Here you just need to use Aiseesoft DVD to iPod Converter.



Step 1: Import DVD
Place the DVD into your DVD drive and click the “Load DVD” strongutton to load DVD.


Step 2: Video settings

Select the output video format you need from the “Profile” drop-down list.
Click “Settings” strongutton to set your video and audio parameters.


Step 3: Start Conversion

Click “Start” strongutton to start your conversion and it will stronge finished in a short while.

Note: It also has some strong editing function: trim, crop and effect DVD, merge your selected chapters into one file, capture your favorite pictures.

Part 2: How to put videos on your iPod.
Here you just need to click Aiseesoft iPod Movie Converter



Step 1: Add files
Click “Add File” to add your video files.

Step 2: Set output video format
Click “Profile” strongutton from the drop-down list to select the output video format mp4, m4a, mp3, aac exactly for your player. You can click the “Settings” strongutton to set parameters of your output video such as Frame Rate, strongitrate to get the strongest video quality as you want.

Step 3: Click the “Start” strongutton to start the conversion.

Part 3: How to transfer songs and videos from iPod to your computer, from computer to iPod and from iPod to iPod.

Click iPod Transfer.

Click “Computer to iPod” strongutton, it will allow you to transfer songs and videos from your computer to iPod easily.

Click “iPod to Computer” strongutton, it will allow you to strongackup your songs and videos from iPod to your computer.

Click “iPod to iPod” strongutton, it will allow you to transfer songs and videos from one iPod to another iPod dirrectly.

Part 4: How to make iPhone ringtones for free

Download Aiseesoft iPhone Ringtone Maker



Step 1: Click “strongrowse” on the right side of "Input File" to import the file that you want to make ringtone from it.


Step 2: Play it and listen the music to find the segment that you want to use it as ringtone. Then drag and click the start & end slider to set your wanted segment, or type the start & end time in the corresponding text strongox directly to get the exact segment. You also can pre-listen the converted audio strongefore generate.


Step 3: Click “strongrowse” on the right side of "Local Output Folder" to choose the output destination.


Step 4: Check "Export to iPhone" option, the converted ringtone will stronge load to your iPhone directly.


Step 5: After all the settings are finished, click “Generate” to strongegin making your own iPhone ringtone.

If you are Mac user:
i recommend you Mac iPod DVD Video software

Function 1: Put DVD Movies on your iPod on Mac
Function 2: Put videos/movies you download on your iPod on Mac
Function 3: Transfer songs and vdieos from iPod to Mac and from Mac to your iPod
Function 4: Make your own iPhone ringtone from your music and videos on Mac
Function 5: it allows you to do many video editing works, such as "Trim", "Crop", "Merge" and so on.

Full Guide: How to Convert DVD to MP4, AVI, 3GP, iPod ......

DVD is the first choice for many people when they want to watch movies at home. It has high quality picture, different subtitles and audio tracks and most important, some of the DVD movies are more enjoyable than than the cinema one.
However, when we travel, when the disc is broken, when we want to backup the DVD movies, when we want to share the movies with friends, when we want to make usage of the movie, what should we do?
Convert DVD to video video formats you need.

This guide aims to show you how to convert DVD to different video format both for windows/mac users.

Part 1: How to Convert DVD on Windows with DVD Ripper



Step 1: Load DVD
Put your DVD to your DVD Drive and click “Load DVD” button to add your DVD
Step 2: Choose Profile
Choose your output video profile from a drop-down list.
Step 3: Start Conversion

Part 2: How to Convert DVD on Mac with DVD Ripper for Mac



Step 1: Load DVD
Click the “Load DVD” button, find the DVD folder of the movie you want to add from your DVD-ROM, and Click “Open”.
Step 2: Choose output profile and settings
Selecting output format is really easy, you can chose your output format according to your devices players and the default setting works great.
For a veteran of digital player, you could customize your own settings by clicking “Settings” button to chose your own video resolution, frame rate, bit rate, encoder, etc.
Step 3: Start Conversion

If you want to convert both DVD and videos, here is a really powerful DVD Converter Suite . It can help you to convert DVD and videos easily. It can also help you to backup the iPod music and videos to your computer.

How to rip Blu-ray movie to Windows Phone 7

If you have recently bought a new smartphone running the Windows Phone 7 OS and want to watch the Blu-ray movies on your phone, Aiseesoft Blu-ray Ripper is your requisite software on your computer. This Blu-ray to Windows Phone 7 Ripper can convert commercial Blu-ray disc into Windows Phone 7 compatible MP4/AVI/WMV videos and M4A/MP3/WMA audio. With this Blu-ray to WP 7 Converter, you are able to put Blu-ray collections to Windows Phone for playback.

Now you could download a trial version of Blu-ray to Windows Phone 7 Ripper and follow the guide to try to rip Blu-ray movie to Windows Phone 7 supported video files.

Step 1: Load Blu-ray disc

After running this Blu-ray Ripper application, you can click the "Load Blu-ray" button to input your Blu-ray movie files.

Note: besides of Blu-ray, this Blu-ray to Windows Phone 7 Ripper can also convert DVD and video files to Windows Phone 7 compatible formats.

Click the drop-down list of "Audio Track" and "Subtitle", then all the audio track and subtitle info in the Blu-ray will be shown clearly. And you can select your needed audio track and language.

Step 2: Edit output video effect

To help users get customized output video files, this Blu-ray to Windows Phone 7 Ripper also provides users with powerful video editing functions. For instance, users can trim any Blu-ray segment and convert it to Windows Phone 7, crop video frame, watermark video, adjust video brightness/saturation/contrast/hue/volume, and so on.

Step 3: Choose output formats

This Blu-ray to Windows Phone 7 Ripper provides users with many popular output formats. To watch Blu-ray movies on Windows Phone, you need to select the AVI, MP4, or WMV as the output format.

For instance, if you want to choose MP4 as the output format, just click on the drop-down list of "Profile" and then follow "General Video"> "MPEG-4 Video (*.mp4)".

Step 4: Start ripping Blu-ray to Windows Phone 7

After finishing all these steps above, you can click the "Convert" button to rip Blu-ray to Windows Phone 7 compatible file format. Once the conversion task is completed, you can click "Open Folder" button to get the output file and transfer it to your Windows Phone. Then you can watch the movie on the road.

How to Put Your Blu Ray DVD to Your iPod/iPhone?

Blu-ray movies are replacing the standard DVD movies for its sharper, brighter, and more detailed. You will feel you are watching movies in theater except the size of your and you are in your home. Blu-ray is so nice that many people will think of putting them on their iPod or iPhone. It is possible that if you have a nice Blu Ray Ripper and maybe an
iPod Transfer and
iPhone Transfer


Part 1: How to Rip Blu Ray DVD movies to iPod iPhone video format?

Before you run this blu-ray ripper you need to install any dvd
Here is a free download link:
http://static.slysoft.com/SetupAnyDVD.exe

Step 1: Load your BD

Load your BD disc in to your blu-ray driver.


Step 2: Output Profile

Choose your output profile from the drop-down list according to your need. You choose output

format as the generatoin of your iPod and iPhone.
You can also set the specific settings of your output video, such as ''resolution'“video

bitrate” “encoder” and so on.

After you have done all the tings above, you need to click the start button to convert your blu-ray disc.

Tips:

You can also do many video editing works about your output video.

1. Effect:
You can adjust the “Brightness”, “Contrast”, “Saturation” of your output video and also you can select to use
the “deinterlacing” function which make your video more enjoyable.
2. Trim
To pick up any part of your BD movie to converter, you can use “Trim” function.
3. Crop
You can choose any play area to convert by using the Crop function.
4. Watermark
You can add your own watermark on the output video, the watermark can be words and also picture. You can choose the font of your words and other really enjoyable function

Part 2: How to Put Your Movies on Your iPod iPhone?

Step 1: Run iPod Transfer and Plug your iPod or iPhone to your computer

This powerful iPod Transfer can recognize your iPod or iPhone automatically and show the info of your iPod or iPhone on the interface.

Step 2: Choose the movie

Click the "Computer to iPod/iPhone" button and you are allowed to choose file and folder.

You just need to find your converted movie on your computer and click ok. Your movie will be delivered to your iPod or iPhone directly.

How to Rip DVD, Convert Video, Backup iPod info,Make iPhone Ringtone, Copy DVD on Mac

Two years ago, I had my first Mac. Today I get my new MacBook Pro. So I am totally a Mac fan now. I enjoy my Mac very much. I always watch movies on my Mac and sometimes rip my DVD movies on it and convert video to another format. Also I make my own iPhone ringtone on it. And recently, I copy my DVDs on it as well. Now I will share my experience with you.

My article includes 5 part:
Part 1. How to rip DVD to video format on Mac
Part 2. How to convert video on Mac
Part 3. How to transfer info between iPod and Mac
Part 4. How to make iPhone ringtone on Mac
Part 5. How to copy DVD on Mac

Before we get start, I want to introduce you a really powerful tool:
Aiseesoft DVD Software Toolkit for Mac. It can do what I said above easily.

Part 1. How to rip DVD on Mac
Just click DVD Ripper for Mac on the main interface.

Step 1. Load you DVD.
Click the “Load DVD” button(a), find the DVD folder of the movie you want to add from your DVD-ROM, and Click “Open”.

Tick the check boxes(b) before the titles and chapters that you want to rip.

Step 2. Chose output profile and settings.
Selecting output format is really easy, you can chose your output format according to your devices players and the default setting works great.

Tips: Sample rate (Hz) = any value up to 48000 (higher value = better sound quality = bigger file)
Bitrate (kbps) = any value up to 160 (higher value = better sound quality = bigger file)
After setting your own output and settings you can click “Start” button to start your conversion. (The time of the conversion depends on your DVD and the settings you chose.)

Part 2. How to convert video on Mac
Click Video Converter for Mac on the interface.



Step 1. Load video
Easily click “Add File” to load your video that you want to convert.

Step 2. Choose output profile and settings
At the bottom of the interface there are a drop-download list named “profile”. You can choose your output format here.

You can also adjust the settings of your output video, such as Resolution, Bit rate and so on.
After you finish the 2 steps, you can just click “Start” button to start your conversion.

Part 3. How to transfer info iPod and Mac
Use iPod Manager for Mac

Step 1. Plug your iPod to your Mac
Aiseesoft iPod Manager for Mac can find it automatically.

Step 2.
a. if you want to transfer music and videos from iPod to Mac
Pick up what you want to backup
Just click Music and all of your music on your iPod will be listed, so you can pick up which songs you want to transfer. (Click “Video”/“Picture”, if you want to backup your videos and image.)

Click “iPod to Mac” and find where to put your iPod info on your Mac and click “Open”

b. if you want to put music and videos from Mac to iPod.
1. Click “Music”
2. Click “Mac to iPod” and pick up the songs on your Mac you want to put on your iPod and click “Open”
(If you want to put video/image, just click “Video”/“Picture” and other operation is the same as putting songs)

Part 4. How to make iPhone ringtone on Mac

Click iPhone Ringtone Maker for Mac on the main interface.

Step 1: Click “Browse” on the right side of "Input File" to import the file that you want to make ringtone from it.

Step 2: Play it and listen the music to find the segment that you want to use it as ringtone. Then drag and click the start & end slider to set your wanted segment, or type the start & end time in the corresponding text box directly to get the exact segment. You also can pre-listen the converted audio before generate.

Step 3: Click “Browse” on the right side of "Local Output Folder" to choose the output destination.

Step 4: Check "Export to iPhone" option, the converted ringtone will be load to your iPhone directly.
[b]Step 5[/b]: After all the settings are finished, click “Generate” to begin making your own iPhone ringtone.

Key function
● Convert any video to iPhone ringtone M4R
● Create iPhone ringtone from any audio files
● Get any clips from video and audio
● Edit Added iPhone ringtones

Part 5. How to copy DVD on Mac
You need to use DVD Copy for Mac.



Step 1. Load Your Source
This excellent DVD copy for Mac allows you to load DVD folder and DVD image ISO.

Step 2. Choose Output Info
1. “Full Disc” or “Main Movie”
This DVD copy for Mac enables you to copy the full disc and also the main movie according to your need.

2. “Audio”, “Subtitle” and “Volume” name
You can choose your output audio from the “Audio” drop-down list, such as “all audio”/ “None”/ or some audio the DVD provide.

Subtitle is always an important thing, you can choose your output subtitle in “Subtitle” drop-down list.

You can also name your output volume's name

Step 3. Choose Your Target
You can copy your DVD to another DVD disc, DVD folder or DVD image ISO.

Tips:
1. You can also choose to copy the menus or not.
2. All the info you choose will be dispalyed on the “Info Box”.