I understand that you need MP4 or quicktime format to play movies on the iPad
Let's say I convert one of my DVD's to either of these formats, how do I upload to the iPad?
Erm... is it just as simple as connecting the cable and my PC or Mac and just copying files accross??
Thanks
Omar
iPhone 3GS, iOS 5
No, you can't simply copy them onto to the iPad, youwill need to add them to your itunes library and synch them. You will also need to be aware of the supported video formats supported: http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/
No, you can't simply copy them onto to the iPad, youwill need to add them to your itunes library and synch them. You will also need to be aware of the supported video formats supported: http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/
thanks for the reply james - saved me a lot of wasted time trying 🙂
copy them to itunes and then synching??
so if i hvae a file the size of 800mb, i upload to itunes and then have to wait to download on my ipad??
that *****
why put such a big obstacle in the way?
i assume it's a simple process of putting onto a memory card or just copying files accross for android tablets?
this one has to go one my list of 'not likes' list for my ipad 😟
I have no idea what the process is for an Android device, nor do I care.
Synching has ALWAYS been the method of moving content onto an iOS device, or downloading via the itunes store or app store. It is a basic characteristic of iOS and one of the reason it will not get the kinds of malware that are endemic to an Android device
>> nor do I care
no, i think u should care
if the rest of the world can do something in 2 minutes (copying 800mb file) and it takes you a few hours to convert a files, 60 minutes to upload and then 15 minutes to download, then i think you should care 🙂
ok, so if you're not interested in copying movies to watch on the ipad - yes, you don't need to care
>> ... malware that are endemic to an Android device
yes, absolutely. that's why we all love apple
but, a movie file is a movie file. you can't get anything bad from just playing a movie file
You don't have to import into iTunes. Just go to iTunes preferences menu, select the Advanced tab, then deselect 'Copy files to iTunes Media folder whe adding to library'. You can then copy to iPad. Job done!
Well said omar.m, nothing like having some d**head with his head up his a** respond when all you want is some help....
Here's a step by step guide with pictures using the latest version of itunes: http://ipadnerds.com/adding-videos-ipad/
Get Dropbox
Install VLC from App Store (on your ipad). VLC is a famous movie player, but it is exceptionally cool on the ipad because it will play from Dropbox AND you can drag and drop movie files directly into VLC with its built in upload server.
To use The vlc app wifi server function. Turn it on from the menu inside the VLc app. It gives you an address on your wifi network (so this only works when your computer and ipad are on the same network). The address will look something like http://198.168.1.1
On your PC, Mac or Linux box, open a web browser at that address. You'll see the vlc upload screen. Drag your video file onto the screen. It will then do a wifi transfer to your ipad. This is a fast and free way to solve the problem.
I use VLC Streamer app for ipad.
it's free ;-)
just stream from any computer in the network (corresponding app (free) on computer needs to be installed).
With paid ipad VLC Streamer ( € 2.- ) version you can copy files to your ipad over the network.
Works fine.
Thanks Tim! This is much easier than the convert to MK4 then sync with iTunes approach. FYI all I needed was the VLC app (not the Remote or Stremer apps) and used the WiFi Upload feature as Tim described to get a .AVI onto the iPad in 10 seconds. Just converting the file to MK4 takes several minutes, glad I dont have to do that anymore!
As we know, put music, videos, movies to apple devices, you must need the help of iTunes. If you want to import your DVD movies to the iPad, the only way is convert these DVDs to the supported format of iTunes.
I think ive read every post on this subject and I'm still stumped. I have a hard drive with movies on it. I connect it to ipad and go to itunes. I can only get iTunes Store. I follow that thread including abusive answers. I click on movies my only options are store or edit. There is no way I can add to library. There is no option in iTunes Store to add to library. Ok so I reboot ipad. No joy. So I reset Ipad. Now I find out more it seems you need a PC to do this - strange. So I connect to PC to see if I can sync. Thru itunes. Great as soon as I open itunes on PC all my photos from ipad immediately download to PC. No option to get it to go the other way. Probably spent 6 hrs on this and have totally given up. I know I'm a dummy I've tried everything possible. I've clicked explored every option in itunes there is nowhere else I can go.
It's really not that hard, but it's far from a intuitive process. There are surely a multitude of solutions, but in summary there are two methods (given that you have already have converted your files to an iPad playable format) is as follows:
The Manual method
Done.
The Library method
If you'd rather let iTunes handle your metadata and sync process, use this method:
PS: If your film contains chapters, you need to select the film, open the inspector [⌘+i] and change the media type to Film. It defaults to Home Movie, I think.
Done.
I realize this has probably been "solved" at this point, but quite frankly the simplest way to do it is to avoid wires altogether. Load the movie into any one of the various cloud services from the device on which it resides. I find google drive to be the simplest solution, but any one that allows saving for offline use will suffice. Once it's in the cloud, download on any & all devices on which you'd like to have it available. In google drive you can check "make available for offline use" & it will be there regardless of internet connectivity. The solution is device & OS agnostic.
How do I import movies onto my iPad?
