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What movie formats can play on my iPad?

What formats are playable on my iPad (or MacBook Air, or Mac Pro)? Is it mp4 or m4v? I am going to convert several of my DVD disks for my Mac Devices.


Thanks!

iPad (3rd gen) Wi-Fi, iOS 6.0.1

Posted on Aug 19, 2013 3:11 PM

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Posted on Aug 19, 2013 3:19 PM

http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/


Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG‑4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format



In addition, if these are standard commercial DVDs, they are DRM protected and will not play on any of those devices.

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Aug 19, 2013 3:19 PM in response to maryfromgreenvale

http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/


Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG‑4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format



In addition, if these are standard commercial DVDs, they are DRM protected and will not play on any of those devices.

What movie formats can play on my iPad?

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