Getting iPad to loop or repeat a video

Has something changed on the ipad as the code will not make my .mov file loop. Any help would be great as i am really stuck as to where to go next.

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CWG's Video Loop Presenter works well. The paid versions (Video Loop, etc.) are messy and video does not look crisp. For displays (especially where you have cases that will block/cover the home button), vloop is the only way to go.

CWG's Video Loop Presenter no longer works under iOS 5.0 - the selected movie will play twice, then freeze, every time.

I've been trying everything I can think of to get this functionality back, but no luck - any suggestions are welcome. The problem is entirely repeatable with a variety of different movies, complete Restores, different iPods (I've got 4 of them I had been using in exhibitions to loop artist media, but no longer useful for this...)

Also, it doesn't appear possible any longer to downgrade the iOS of an iPod touch once it's been upgraded to 5 - I've tried the various Terminal /etc/hosts approaches suggested here and there, but even with the correct ipsw for the device, iTunes will no longer allow downgrades - part of the restore process involves connection with Apple servers to "allow" installation - which is NOT allowed. It seems it doesn't matter what I, the owner of the device, want to legitimately do with it, the manufacturer maintains a rigid control over what I'm "allowed" to do... and that's probably somewhere in the fine print of that Agreement - it doesn't matter what I want to do, I've purchased the privilege of doing just what I'm told...

you can perhaps tell that this is a 'vexing; issue for me, after three straight days of trying to solve it....

There is an app you can get for free from the App store for your iPad called CWG's Video Loop Presenter. It's a bit cludgy but does work. We've being using it for a Customer Shuttle at our dealership (as a digital signage device).

Doas anyone know of a VLC like player where you can que upand loop a playlist of video clips? There was something called LoopeyLoopey but it hasn't been upgraded and never worked for me.

Just downloaded LoopyLoopy and it works perfectly on iPad2.

1. Go to App store and download LoopyLoopy - it's free

2. Connect iPad to computer and open iTunes

3. Select you r iPad in iTunes, and click on the "Apps" tab

4. At the bottom you'll see a "File Sharing" section. Select "LOOPY"

5. Click the "Add..." button at the bottom of the LOOPY Documents Window and add your movie

6. Click the Sync button in the lower right corner

7. Open Loopy on your iPad and tap the menu button (lower right) and select your movie to loop

8. Fart, burp then have a beer while movie is looping.

Cheers.

I came on here looking for a way to loop video, tried one of the other apps with no success, LoopyLoopy worked perfectly! It's been over 2 years since your original post, but thankfully the post is still on here . . THANKS!!

I was looking for a way to loop a video for a wedding reception. I found the following most helpful:

LoopyLoopy is as good as advertised: Link to App Store

Most importantly, I found the cutest Ipad stand that worked perfectly. It is white so it matched perfectly and it looked so clean and elegant. It wasn't expenseive either. It's called the Sharkk White Stand and I now use it in the kitchen to hold my Ipad when I cook.

I hope if anyone was looking for the same thing as I me that you found this helpful! 🙂

If using Mark E's suggestion (i.e. just using the iPad's built-in slideshow feature, without needing to download any apps) don't forget that you need a second photo in the album for the loop/repeat function to work (a screenshot of the movie start/end would be just fine). 🙂

From Mark E's original post:-

1) Import movie into iPhoto on your computer.

2) Put the movie into its own album in iPhoto.

3) Sync photos with iPad. Make sure new album is selected, and the "Include videos" box is checked.

4) On iPad, go to Settings, Photos. Select Repeat option for Slideshow to ON.

5) Go to Photos, select the new album, and hit the Slideshow button.

As long as the album you create at step 2 has another photo in it, everything should work fine...😎

Message was edited by: The_Dazzler

Hi

At the last minute I found a nice way to do this. Use Keynote!

we created a new keynote document, looped it on an imac, then uploaded to googledrive. That's how we transferred the file to the ipad.

make a new document

import video

go to inspector click on video, go to little Quicktime icon,

select LOOP

press play in keynote.

If you do not know keynote, you will have to play with it for a while as the controls are kind of hidden...

Sorry if my instructions suck but I do not have time right now..it works.

The answer to looping video on an iPad for kiosk display is a moving target because of the many versions of hardware, software and third party apps. After digging - a lot - here's what I found for the iPad 128Gb, iOS 7. Similar for iPod Touch 4G. November 2013. (I'm using Windows at the moment but the Mac I use is not much different in this.) See if it works for you.

Make your video iPad compatible. (There are lots of options. I use a conversion program like Handbrake.) (.MP4?)

Open iTunes on your PC, drag the video file into the iPad Movies folder in iTunes. When it is loaded, iTunes will call it a Home Video. So, if you don't see under Movies on your iPad, click the Home Video tab.

Right-Click On the filename.

Get Info.

Options.

Change the Media Kind to Music Video so that the Music will recognize it for a play list.

(Don't panic! The video will vanish from Movies AND Home Videos but will show up in Music on the desktop or under the Music Videos tab on the iPad.)

Create a Music Video Playlist.

Loop it. Play it.
Attach it to a big screen.

Message was edited by: randsmyth

I just learned that this is the method to get a video to loop on an iPod touch too. I used my ipad2 to play a video loop using an app called Loopy (which is free and works great) I was showing on an Epson projector for 5 hours today. I was concerned that my battery might die, so looked for loopy for my ipod as a backup. No such thing. I did, however run across instructions from Apple for how to loop a video on an itouch, which are just what randsmyth wrote above. Haven't tried it yet, but I'll bet that will work. I did want to let everyone know that I've used Loopy successfully on the ipad. Free app, easy to use. After 5 continuous hours of playing a 20 minute video what had been a fully charged ipad 2 battery was at 53%.

did you notice that on a Mac there is a stutter in Safari at the end of the loop, and that it tries to run divx plug in for .mov files in Chrome and Firefox and flashes the divx logo between loops? works wonderfully for looping on the iPhone. the only web solution I've found to this problem. THANKS!!!!

Another solution that is quick - You can upload the video as private on youtube, put it in its own playlist and continuous play from the Youtube app. This also allows you to send it to a roku, apple tv, or other shared device. Only dependency is wifi.

Just found a program that does this. Looks like Loopyloopy which everyone was using is gone. I've been using one called Loopideo. In its description they even talk about using it for trade shows.

Hope this helps!

Hello Guys,

WHat I am going to tell worked for me, you guys can try and check as well

1. Play a video in picture in picture mode.

2. Lock the iPad (the video will pause)

3. Press the home button, do not unlock yet

4. Play the video while you are the lock screen.

5. Now your video should loop by itself.

Try it with a small video file first.

Thanks and have fun guys

Muhammad