Q: What are the Handbrake settings to import to iBooks Author?

Maybe it is the iPad3 causing the problem. I'm supposed to get on today actually so I'll test. I've also uploaded my package but I doubt it will be any help. The only thing I changed was to add the width/height parameters to the video tag.

http://www.banchee.tv/aminta/Semplice.wdgt.zip

This is yet more confirmation that Apple needs to get this fixed. We shouldn't have to jump through so many hoops to get this to work. Have you tried Hype like the OP suggested? I've never used it so I can't offer any help for that but I would be interested to know what you come up with.

For our project we simply abandoned the HTML widget and are using the Media Widget. We would prefer to use HTML so that we could add other elements of our lesson around the video but we've managed to create a product that we're happy with despite not being able to use the HTML widget for displaying videos. We do use it though for our own custom multiple-choice test and other pieces of our lessons that only include audio (m4a) and png files.

I'll let you know what I find when I get the iPad3 up and running today.

Hi cmath, many thanks for your strong help!

Unfortunately, still it doesn't work on my iPad 3:

Maybe it's worth to make a try with the High@4.1 profile supported by the new iPad?

I use Hype for my projects, but to wich solution do you refer saying "like OP"?

Thanks!

iBooks Author will  not allow this HTML widget to be included in a project because it contains a video (Ugl.mp4)

with the .mp4 suffix instead of the required .m4v suffix.  The media widget will also reject it.  Best to re-encode it in QuickTime X Player or Compressor. 

Not Frank, Html widget accept Mp4 container only, Media Widget M4v only, as from Apple offical documentaion: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5065?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

Yes, I  see what you mean.  It says:

You can also include audio and video in HTML widgets.

• For video, you should use an .mp4 file extension.
• For audio, use files with an .m4a file extension.
• You cannot use media that has .m4v or .m4p file extensions.
  Note: Video and audio media in HTML Dashboard files are not DRM protected.

However, this may not be completely accurate because I have created widgets containing Handbrake-encoded  .mp4 that were rejected and widgets containing QuickTime X Player-encoded .m4v that were accepted. 

Interestingly, the same video files that IBA rejects will almost always play just fine in  iBooks if they are embedded in an *.epub file.  Ditto for Videos.app.

Frank - I think your experience illustrates the fact that IBA's HTML widget implementation is not very reliable. Documentation doesn't match what's 'sometimes' possible. There are conflicting messages from various users such as yourself that say they've been able to get m4v's to work in an HTML widget and others still that have a way to make the documented mp4 format to work. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a definitive explanation on how to get video to work in an HTML widget consistently across the different versions of iPads as the documentation isn't much help.

Thanks for your input. Anything you can offer is greatly appreciated.

Aminta - I just tried your widget on my new iPad3 and it worked just fine - as did the one I posted on for you to download. I think I might be out of ideas on this as to why it's not working on your iPad. Keep me posted if you would please. Good luck!

Hi cmath, this is absolutely foolish! Please, can you repost a Html widget with video surely working on iPad3? I've tried to insert the last one in a brand new iBook but no luck! This is incredible!

I can re-post it if you like but the one I posted earlier works for - I inlcuded a screen capture of it running your video on my ipad. The second one you sent me also works on both my iPad2 and iPad3. I'm not really sure what to tell you at this point. I wish I could be more help. Sorry.

Hi cmath, you can give me a big help if you post a blank iBa with loaded only a HTML widget working to make the acid test!

Many thanks,

Aminta

http://www.banchee.tv/aminta/semplice-iba-ms.zip

This worked just fine for me and is using the same wdgt that I sent earlier. If it doesn't work for you please let me know. I'm anxious to hear. The mystery is making me crazy!

<This Link is a direct download>

Hi cmath: IT WORKS!! :-)

It's incredible, if you had used the same widgt I sent you, I can not understand this behaviour! I'll make other test to understand but, first of all, THANKS for your great help!

Great! I'll tell you -- the only thing I changed about your widget other than making the video Main @ 3.1 profile was this:

1) Set the HTML, PLIST, and other files to not have hidden extension. For example, when I recevied your original widget the main html page was 'Maschera' with a hidden ext. I simply made the ext visible so that when I look in the package I see Maschera.html

2) Added the width and height parameters to the video tag. I saw that you had them set in a style tage that was commented out and it didn't seem to be doing anything.

Keep me posted!

Hi cmath!

I verified all it and the only difference is in the Book!!!

When I insert the Widget in a new book created with my Iba 1.1 (190) it doesnt' work, when I insert the same widget in the Iba you created, it does work!

What versione do you have of Iba?

Thanks!

Davide

Hello Aminta and Cmath,

I was finally able to get this to work as well!

Here is what I did to get it to work, and I still do not understand why it worked but it did.

I downloaded the .iba that cmath posted.

I changed the extension from .iba to .zip and extracted it.

Then I went into the file, found the widget and copied it over to my desktop

I opened a new book and placed that same widget into it, and it went in without any warnings or problems and worked fine.

after that I was able to add all of my .mp4 video widgets without any problem. ( I used the same process cmath described of exporting from quicktime, and then using subler to make sure the baseline was set properly)

I have no Idea why that worked but I am really happy it did.