iPad 2 iMovie

Zwiller5... thanks for your instructions, it worked for my iPad 2 iOS4.3 32gb wifi, I can now convert then able to sync to iPad for iMovie to see it in video. Great job !

for anyone looking to do this on a Mac, use MPEG Streamclip which is free and follow Zwiller5's criteria. It works perfectly.

iTunes (on the computer) works fine for converting these files. No need for other apps. Aft you sync back to the computer, select the movie in iTunes then right click, convert for iPad.
And as David noted, it's much easier to work with the movie on the computer (iMovie) rather than copy it to the iPad, coopy it to the computer, convert it, copy it back to the iPad then edit in iMovie.
And if you really want ot use iMovie on the ipad, rather than copying the movie to your iPad first, just copy it from yoru camera/SD card directly to the computer first, convert then sync to the iPad.

I have posted a blog about getting movies into Camera Roll on iPad 2 to edit using iMovie app. You might read through it and possibly it might offer a solution.

http://grannyjoans.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-get-previous-video-into-camera.ht ml

I tested using iPhone 3GS movie clip. See bottom section of blog for my test.

Hope this helps.
Joan

I don't understand why you have to email videos to yourself.

A) Videos created on the IPad 2 will import into iMovie on the iPad.
B) Videos import into the iPad 2 by way of the Camera Connection Kit (MPEG-4) will import into iMovie on the iPad. For example, my Flip Mino HD videos will import into the iPad 2 using the CCK and will import into iMovie for editing.
C. If you have to go through the whole process in sending videos to your desktop computer to either convert them or send them to the iPad you might as well edit them on the desktop top computer.

David,

The original poster asked how to get his movies from his iPhone 4 to the camera roll on his iPad 2 without using a camera connection. I answered that in my blog. You can email to video from the iPhone 4 to yourself and retrieve the email on your iPad 2 and save video to camera roll on iPad 2 without syncing to a computer or using a camera connection.

@jst

I haven't gone through all this thread, but if you're still stuck try the photosync app - it allows you to wirelessly copy movies (as well as pictures) taken on your iPhone 4 to your camera roll on your iPad. It also works from Mac to iPad or iPhone too. Once copied you can load and edit into iMovie on your iPad.

Hope this helps.
VP.

Use the PhotoTransfer app (App Store) to connect the iPhone to the iPad for transferring videos/photos between the two. Or use the DropBox app, free in the App Store. Or just spring for the CCK...

I have the same problem: I can't import my own video files into Imovie, either if the format is good and Ipad can read it.

It seems that apple block the possibility on Imovie to add it own files...

If I had the info earlier I won't bye Imovie.

I feel the same way as many of these posts.
--I didn't get ipad2 to just make movies.
--Am very disapointed in imovie.
I have really enjoyed making movies on my iphone (from internal camera), and MacBook Pro (from video camera & still cameras). I wanted something in the middle of these two things, but it seems like the ipad2 is strictly a large iphone, in terms of iMovie.

For shot clips the Flip Ultra HD works. But anything longer than a short clip of a minute or so causes the iPad to give a warning saying it takes too much power to run the device.

It’s finally here: the OFFICIAL Vimeo iPhone app!" http://vimeo.com/blog:398 FREE now in App Store. I just downloaded and am testing. Looks pretty good and may rival iMovie. Might be of interest to those who want to edit on their iPad 2.

It’s finally here: the OFFICIAL Vimeo iPhone app

But it's not optimized for iPad nor is there a separate iPad version (though they say they are working on it).

Chris CA wrote:

It’s finally here: the OFFICIAL Vimeo iPhone app

But it's not optimized for iPad nor is there a separate iPad version (though they say they are working on it).

I just downloaded the Vimeo app... Love it! Uploading a video is amazing faster than uploading to YouTube. Video quality is also slot better than YouTube.

It also has a simple video editor.

Still checking it out... So far a 10 in my book.

I think I have a solution for you guys. I have three cameras other than the iPhone 4: Canon 7D, Panasonic TZ7 and the sports camera TS2. All shoot in HD - the Canon in 1080p.

I used the PhotoSync app to transfer videos from iPhone to the iPad. All clips showed up in iMovie. Transferred some clips from my computer from the three cameras using PhotoSync - none showed up in I movie.

Then I used XMedia Recode and recoded all clips using the Apple TV HD preset, and adjusted sound to 44.1. Transferred these recoded clips. All showed up in iMovie.

So I guess the conclusion is - any camera will do, as long as the clip is in the correct format.

Hope this can help.

Sincerely,

Oystein Sæbø

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I think I have a solution for you guys

The solution to put them onto the computer, re-encode then copy back to the iPad has already been given but defeats the purpose of viewing them directly on the iPad while out and about.