Can i transfer mpeg video from PC to iPad?

Yes, you import it directly to the player via the file sharing. You can't just copy it because it can't play natively on the iPad. If you want to do that you will need to convert with something like handbrake as suggested.

Unfortunately, because of the app "sandboxing", you can't just make a video available to all the other video players. (Actually, not even the videos available in the stock Videos app are available to most third-party apps.) There is Open In / file receiving capabilities in some of these players, but it only allows for sending / receiving relatively small (smaller than 200Mbytes) files and is slow and pretty unreliable.

There're a lot of different MPEG types. You can only synch a subset of them (MPEG4 / H.264 strictly in a mov / m4v / mp4 container - nothing else, no MKV etc.) via iTunes. M-JPEG files (created mostly by cameras) can only be imported via the CCK (and can't be synched). MPEG1 / 2 files can't be synched at all.

For WMV playback, you'll want to read http://www.iphonelife.com/blog/87/playing-back-wmv-videos-%E2%80%93-complete-rou ndup - it explains everything.

Unfortunately, OPlayer - which has been also recommended in this thread - is pretty bad when it comes to WMV3 playback. If you're into WMV, get another player (GoodPlayer / AVPlayerHD / ProPlayer, depending on the content.)

If you need to alter file formats, Handbrake is very good, as is Mpegstreamclip. If you have a pc, then Format Factory is also very good.

Sometimes that's the trick, to get your file into a format that your player can handle. And all three of these are free programs that I have personal knowledge of.

Unfortunately, that's not the way to go in this particular case. The OP stated the following: "A 20 minute medium resolution mpeg2 video takes more than 1 hour o my PC to convert to mp4. Thus i cannot use Handbrake for the purpose. "

In this case, using a third-party app with MPEG2 support is the right solution. Of the bunch, I recommend one of the following:

- It's Playing (it has tons of goodies like runtime DSP's; some screenshots of them: http://www.iphonelife.com/blog/87/new-star-born-great-multimedia-player-its-play ing-has-been-fixed )

- GoodPlayer (excellent player, it's only at playing back Full HD videos that it has problems with, compared to, say, AVPlayerHD / ProPlayer)

- AVPlayerHD / ProPlayer (the two share almost the same set of video decoders)

well , I think you can use my way . I think it is the most easiest way . Well I think . First, you need to convert the video to mp4 format . That is the format the iPad can play . Well I use free make video to convert the video . Then , open the itunes ( you have connect the iPad with the computer ) it will sync by itself the video into the itunes . But, make sure you have enough space to sync . Then , after you sync the video , it will appear at your movies . Go to your iPad button at the upper right itunes and choose movie . Just sync and the movie is in your iPad . But , if you still insists want to use the mpeg video , that , I can't help you . Sorry 😀

Hi Amershiraz,

I have downloaded the app called playerxtreme. It works perfectly and you got to follow the same steps as Oplayer. You can simply watch your movies, there are a few things that aren't necessary to use, but to make it 'more perfect' you can upgrade the app and use the features. The app works really good, hope this helps you.

Greetings.

Try flex:player

http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/flex-player/id451024857?mt=8

Goodplayer

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/goodplayer-movie-player-downloader/id416756729?mt =8

I don't know what to tell you. I do the file, add to library, connect to it, then open the device and check 'sync movies' choose the movies and sync.

They are mpeg 2 files.

They will not natively play on an iPad.

You are better off converting them since they will take up a lot of space(I assume they are hi def).

Google handbrake.

I would suggest using handbrake

http://handbrake.fr/

Avplayerhd.

Forgot something,

you can also watch this video (tutorial for playerxtreme)

http://youtu.be/Zf7ItnvFtn8