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December 31st, 2013 by Admin

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How to Convert YouTube Video to Play on iPhone

December 27th, 2013 by Admin

YouTube has become a favored choice for many iPhone users to enjoy videos online. Have you downloaded lots of YouTube videos and want to watch them on your iPhone while on the move? However, the videos you’ve downloaded from YouTube are not in a supported format for your iPhone. This guide will show you how to convert YouTube video into iPhone supported format using Video Converter Assist, so you take your favorite clips with you wherever your iPhone goes.

How to Convert YouTube Video to Play on iPhone?

Launch the Video Converter Assist program. Click the Add File button to add your YouTube video files into the program. This program supports batch conversion and allows you to convert multiple video files at one time.

Choose the Device mode and then select iPhone option. If you want to play the videos on your iPad, then choose iPad option.

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By default the program will use the recommended video settings for the conversion. But if you want to customize the video resolution, frame rate or bitrate, click on Advanced Settings button.

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Click the Convert Now! button to begin your conversion. After the video conversion is complete, you can go to the output folder to get the encoded videos which come in the H.264 MP4 format that Apple devices require. Now you can import the converted videos into iTunes to play on your iPhone or just store in iTunes library.

How to Import MTS Files to Adobe Premiere Pro for Editing

December 10th, 2013 by Admin

Can’t import .mts files from my Sony camera to Premiere Pro CS5 and I keep getting the error “The file has an unsupported compression type”. How can I open .mts files in Premiere CS?

If you try to import these MTS files to Adobe Premier Pro, you may run into incompatibility issue. This is because that your MTS files contain come codecs or the resolution is not recognizable by Adobe Premiere. So what to do? The easiest and quickest solution is using a video converter to turn it into a compatible format for Adobe Premier Pro.

To do this work, I strongly recommend Video Converter Assist, which renders native codecs ensuring the best results when using Adobe Premiere.

How to Convert MTS to Adobe Premiere Pro?

  1. Run the Video Converter Assist program and click the “Add File” button to import the MTS videos to be converted. The converter supports converting multiple files at a time.
  2. Select the “Video” mode, and then click “Format” drop-down bar to select a proper video format such as MPEG-1/2 Video Files (*.mpg), AVI or MOV. The best method to avoid any problems and save time is to convert MTS footage into a Premiere Pro most compatible format like MPEG-2.
  3. Click on “Convert Now!” button on bottom of the main windows and the conversion from MTS to Adobe Premiere Pro will begin immediately. When all conversions finished, you can run Premiere Pro and load the converted files to it. Then you would be able to edit MTS files in Adobe Premiere Pro with no obstacle.

How to Convert MTS / M2TS Video to MP4 Format with HD-Quality

December 6th, 2013 by Admin

M2TS and MTS are video formats for high-definition digital camera recorders or Advanced Video Codec High Definition (AVCHD). When get the AVCHD (.mts or .m2ts) video clips from your Sony, Panasonic AVCHD camcorders, you probably want to watch your MTS/M2TS videos on MP4 players like iPod or iPhone.

However, Most portable players can’t read this format directly. You can’t play it freely on your device unless you convert the video from MTS to a friendly format (such as MP4) first on your computer. In this article we’ll provide you with an easy way to convert MTS / M2TS video to MP4 format while keeping HD Quality.

How to Convert MTS / M2TS Video to MP4 Format with HD-Quality?

  1. Download and install Video Converter Assist on your computer, and double click its icon to launch it. It’s fully compatible with Windows 8/7/Vista/XP.
  2. Click on the “Add File” button to import your .mts or .m2ts videos files into the program. Video Converter Assist supports the conversion of batch files from MTS / M2TS to MP4 format. This means that you are allowed to import and convert numerous multimedia files one time for faster conversion.

  3. Select the “Video” mode and then choose the “MPEG-4 Files (*.mp4)” format. Click on the “Advanced Settings” button, you can simply choose the optimized presets or customize the output settings such as frame size, video codec, bitrate according to your needs. When it is done, click OK.

  4. Click on “Convert Now!” button to get started the MTS / M2TS to MP4 conversion. Once the conversion finished, click on “Open Folder” button to get the converted MP4 video files and transfer them to your iPod, iPhone, iPad, PSP, etc. Enjoy it!

How to Reset Forgotten SA Password without Stopping SQL Server Instance

November 18th, 2013 by Admin

Forgot your SA password or get locked out of SQL Server? How to connect to SQL Server database in case the ‘BUILTIN\Administrators’ group is removed from SYSADMIN server role? One of my previous articles covers how to recover sa password through single user mode, but that approach requires of restarting your SQL Server instance and causing some downtime. Sometimes this would be unacceptable. In this article we’ll provide you with another way to reset forgotten SA password in SQL Server 2012/2008/2005 without any downtime.

How to Reset Forgotten SA Password without Stopping SQL Server Instance?

  1. To get started, we need to run the SQL Server Management Studio as the system account. This can be done easily with the PsExec program. Download PsExec from Sysinternals website. Extract the PsExec.exe program and save it to a folder on your computer such as C:\.
  2. Open an elevated Command Prompt and run the following command:
    C:\PsExec.exe -s -i "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\Ssms.exe"
    Note: Your actual path of SQL Server Management Studio may be different from the one above.
  3. It will start SQL Server Management Studio as the system account. You’ll see that the username is shown as “NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM”. Simply choose the “Windows Authentication” mode and click on the Connect button.

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  4. Once you connect, in the Object Explorer view, click the plus sign next to Security, and then the plus sign next to Logins. Once expanded, right-click on the SA user, and choose Properties. You can then change the forgotten SA password with a new one.

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It is quite common to get locked out of a SQL Server instance, or simply forgot the SA password. With this approach you can reset forgotten SQL Server password easily! Quickly regain access to your SQL Server database without even any downtime.

Forgot Windows 8 Password and No Reset Disk?

November 6th, 2013 by Admin

Many Windows users are familiar with password reset disk that could be used to reset a forgotten Windows password. But most of people tend to ignore the importance of creating a password reset disk in advance before losing their passwords. What to do if you forgot Windows 8 password and don’t have a password reset disk?

Fortunately, there is a rescue CD called PCUnlocker which can help you reset lost password of both local administrator and Microsoft account in Windows 8. Basically PCUnlocker is a bootable ISO image that you have to write it on a CD or USB flash drive, which contains a WinPE operating system and a password recovery tool that allow you to have access to the Windows SAM file.

Here are step-by-step instructions on how to reset forgotten Windows 8 password without a reset disk:

  1. First, you need to use another computer to download the zipped ISO image of PCUnlocker. Extract the downloaded file locally and then burn the resulting .iso file to a CD-ROM (or USB flash drive) using ISO2Disc program.

  2. Insert the PCUnlocker Live CD into your locked Windows 8 computer and boot from it. You may have to change the computer’s boot order in the BIOS in order to boot from the CD.
  3. If you boot from the CD successfully, the computer will load the contents of the CD drive, and finally start the PCUnlocker program. This program automatically detects your Windows installation and displays all Windows local accounts which are stored in the SAM registry hive.

  4. Choose a local account and click on “Reset Password” button. The program will reset your forgotten password instantly. If you’re using a Microsoft account with your Windows 8 system, please choose the local account which is linked to your Microsoft account and then reset the password.
  5. Restart your computer and remove the PCUnlocker Live CD. You can then log back into Windows 8 successfully.

PCUnlocker is a professional Windows password recovery tools for both technicians and computer beginners. Comparing to password reset disk, it’s much more powerful and every technicians should have it into their toolkit. Just with a PCUnlocker Live CD, you can reset forgotten Windows 8/7/Vista/XP password on any computer.

How to Recover SA Password on Microsoft SQL Server

October 24th, 2013 by Admin

If you ever lost SA password, you may have thought your only option is to reinstall SQL Server and re-attach all of the user databases. However, SQL server provides a much better disaster recovery method which preserves objects and data in the master database. Simply start SQL Server in single user mode and you can recover SA password easily with the OSQL command. Here are the detailed steps:

Part 1: Start SQL Server in Single User Mode

  1. Open SQL Server Configuration Manager.
  2. Find the SQL Server instance you need to recover the SA password.
  3. Stop the SQL Server instance.
  4. Right-click on the instance and select Properties.
  5. Click on the Advanced tab, and add -m; to the beginning of Startup parameter.
  6. Click OK and start the instance.

Part 2: Recover SQL Server SA Password

  1. Open an elevated command prompt and enter the command:
    osql -S myServer\instanceName -E
    Replace myServer\instanceName with the name of the computer and the instance of SQL Server that you want to connect to.
  2. At the next prompts, enter the following commands:
    1> alter login sa enable
    2> go
    1> sp_password NULL,'new_password','sa'
    2> go
    1> quit
  3. Stop the SQL Server instance.
  4. Remove the -m option from the Start parameters field, and then start the SQL Server service.

At this point you should be able to login to SQL Server using the SA user account and the new password you gave it. Besides recovering SA password with OSQL, you can also reset / change your forgotten SA password using the third-party software such as SQL Server Password Changer.

KeyFinder Plus: Recover License Keys of Installed Software

October 22nd, 2013 by Admin

Lost your license key and can’t find it on a CD case, a manual or an old email somewhere? For those situations when you have to reinstall software on your computer and you don’t have the license keys or serial numbers, KeyFinder Plus is your savior. This small application will find the license, serial and product keys for all the software you had installed on your system prior to reinstalling it.

Simply run the KeyFinder Plus program on your computer, it automatically detects and decrypts the license / serial keys of all the popular softwares from your system, including Windows 8/7/Vista/XP, Office 2013/2010/2007/2003, Adobe CS2 – CS6, SQL Server 2012/2008/2005/2000.

One more thing which makes this small utility more useful is that you can retrieve the license keys from external Windows installations or any external Windows directory as well. Along with Windows you can also locate license keys from external software registry hive as well as remote computers.

Overall KeyFinder Plus is a nice tool that helps you to recover lost license key from any running system. After recovering your lost license keys, print them out or save them to disc and you’ll always have your keys to hand, should disaster strike – much more convenient.

How to Find Your Lost Adobe Acrobat Serial Number

October 16th, 2013 by Admin

Need to transfer Adobe Acrobat to a new computer but lost your serial number? How do you find Adobe Acrobat Pro serial number before formatting your hard drive? If you somehow lost your serial number, there may be a way to find it as long as Adobe Acrobat is still installed.

Product Key Finder is a utility for retrieving lost serial numbers from Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe Acrobat X, Adobe Acrobat XI. In just a few simple steps, you can find the serial number for your copy of Adobe Acrobat on your computer.

How to Find Your Lost Adobe Acrobat Serial Number?

  1. Download and install the Product Key Finder program on your computer.
  2. Start the program, and then click the Start Recovery button, it will bring up a drop-down menu that provides three recovery mode: From current system, From non-booting system and From remote computer.Recover Product Key from Local Computer
  3. Select the From current system mode from the drop-down menu. This program will scan both your Windows registry and Adobe folders on your computer, quickly locate Adobe Acrobat serial numbers, along with product keys of Windows, Office and other applications.
  4. Now click the Save To File button. It allows you to save your Adobe Acrobat serial numbers into a text file for safe keeping.

Obtaining the serial number from an installed Adobe Acrobat is legal. But if you’ve formatting your hard drive or done a fresh Windows installation, you’ll lose your serial number forever. In that situation, you need to purchase a new copy of Adobe Acrobat.