MiataMike1

Q: My ipad VIDEOS app doesn't show the movie Names with IOS 7

I just upgraded to IOS 7.  The Apple VIDEOS app no longer displays the file name for videos that don't have album art.  I have to tap on each video screen shot (which is typically meaningless) to bring up the info/play screen to see the movie's "Name".  Under IOS 6.1.4 (and prior versions) the VIDEOS app displayed the .mp4 file name underneath all videos without album art.

 

Is there an option to set to get the "Name" displayed on the VIDEOS main screen, or get a LIST view rather than an icon view, using IOS 7? (I have not found one)

 

Since most of my movies do not have album art this makes the VIDEOS app virtually useless.

iPad mini Wi-Fi, iOS 7

Posted on Sep 19, 2013 12:28 AM

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Q: My ipad VIDEOS app doesn't show the movie Names with IOS 7

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  • by MiataMike1,

    MiataMike1 MiataMike1 Oct 7, 2013 8:53 PM in response to MiataMike1
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    Oct 7, 2013 8:53 PM in response to MiataMike1

    Adding a "List View" to the VIDEOS app would be outstanding , but after all these years I don't hold out much hope for that feature.  However, adding back the code to provide the "name as a caption" for videos without artwork would be a simple and very effective fix.

  • by plgreenfield,

    plgreenfield plgreenfield Oct 9, 2013 2:31 AM in response to MiataMike1
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    Oct 9, 2013 2:31 AM in response to MiataMike1

    If you simply uncheck all your videos, then sync your iPad. Then re check them, and sync again your problems will be solved.

  • by iChas,

    iChas iChas Oct 9, 2013 9:55 AM in response to Vancouver22
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    Oct 9, 2013 9:55 AM in response to Vancouver22

    I would like to know how you identify movies without the title. The artwork does not contain a title, it shows the first frame of the movie on my iPad. And again, why do Home Movies and Music Videos show titles, but not regular movies? I have over 1500 movies and none of them display titles on my iPhone or my iPad! This is becoming a pattern with Apple. Since Jobs passed away, they seem to be in a race with MicroSoft for mediocre performance, but at a much higher price.

  • by Commando Cody,

    Commando Cody Commando Cody Oct 9, 2013 1:58 PM in response to iChas
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    Oct 9, 2013 1:58 PM in response to iChas

    iChas,

     

    There are 3 ways to get artwork for your movies, and the artwork always has the title on it. 

    1.  If you download from iTunes the artwork is included.

    2.  Go online.  Google "DVD Covers".  Many sites will come up from which you can either download (or copy) artwork.  Once you have the image, right click to "Copy".  Then (in iTunes) go to the "Movies" page (or Unwatched, or Home Videos), find the box for the movie in question, right click, and click on "Get Info".  Go to "Artwork", right click in the box, and paste the image in.  Then click "O.K.

    3.  If you happen to be transferring the movie from a DVD, you can (assuming you have a scanner), scan the DVD cover, bring up the image and then copy/paste it in the "Artwork" page as described in #2.

     

    The issue that everyone is annoyed about is the fact that with the new iOS7, the title which used to appear below the artwork is no longer there, even though it exists on the "Get Info" page.

  • by Commando Cody,

    Commando Cody Commando Cody Oct 9, 2013 2:00 PM in response to plgreenfield
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    Oct 9, 2013 2:00 PM in response to plgreenfield

    plgreenfield,

     

    Thanks for your good intentions, but it doesn't work... the title is still missing.  This fix will have to come from Apple.

  • by iChas,

    iChas iChas Oct 10, 2013 11:09 AM in response to sullyinia
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    Oct 10, 2013 11:09 AM in response to sullyinia

    I reclassified my movies as "Home Videos" and they now show up with titles on my iPad under the heading "Home Videos". Very time consuming as it must be done individually with each movie in your iTunes library. What a mess!

  • by Commando Cody,

    Commando Cody Commando Cody Oct 10, 2013 1:12 PM in response to iChas
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    Oct 10, 2013 1:12 PM in response to iChas

    iChas,

     

    You don't have to change each movie individually!  Highlight the ones you want to change to "Home Movie", right click, and select "Get Info".  You'll get a box asking if you're sure you want to change multiple items.  Click "Yes", make your change, and click O.K.  Just be aware, you can only change files of the same type at one time.  In other words, if you've downloaded a movie with iTunes extras, (and have modified the extras so they are transferrable to iPad) their status of the "extras" must be changed separately from the film itself.   

  • by iChas,

    iChas iChas Oct 10, 2013 3:46 PM in response to MiataMike1
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    Oct 10, 2013 3:46 PM in response to MiataMike1

    Commando Cody,

     

    I did as you suggested the first time but when I clicked on the movie there was nothing there, so I did them individualy. Time consuming, but it worked. Thanks for your thoughtfulness and suggestions.

     

    Ciao, Chas

  • by Furthercom,

    Furthercom Furthercom Oct 10, 2013 8:07 PM in response to MiataMike1
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    Oct 10, 2013 8:07 PM in response to MiataMike1

    Agreed. I'm a video professional. Clients send me files to view all the time. The videos all start in black. So now I have a hundred black boxes with no file names to see what each file is. This is insane. The ios 7 graphics are terrible. I can't believe we have sunk this low. The original green type on a black CRT screen was easier to read than this.

     

    And yes a list view should also be an option. Come on Apple! You really need to fix this quick.

  • by smcuvs,

    smcuvs smcuvs Oct 10, 2013 9:57 PM in response to Commando Cody
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    Oct 10, 2013 9:57 PM in response to Commando Cody

    I urge everyone having this problem to follow Commando Cody's instructions.  I just got done converting 52 DVD rips that had no titles in the video section of my ipad, to 52 home videos (complete with titles AND date of installation) in less than five minutes.  As long as I have thumbnails with titles, I don't care if they are in the video or home video section.  Apple, you really blew it.  There was no reason to change the previous video format.  Thank you Forum.....I knew you come come through.

  • by BillFinkNC,

    BillFinkNC BillFinkNC Oct 11, 2013 4:05 PM in response to MiataMike1
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    Oct 11, 2013 4:05 PM in response to MiataMike1

    "Purchased" movies are indeed inside iTunes.

     

     

    Look at the bottom of the screen. (Abeit they could've made it a little more obvious - like color, but none-the-less, it's there.)

     

    (Don't take that wrong, it took me awhile to find, it too.

     

    Bill

  • by David Shanahan,

    David Shanahan David Shanahan Oct 11, 2013 4:36 PM in response to MiataMike1
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    Oct 11, 2013 4:36 PM in response to MiataMike1

    I wish they'd do the same for TV Shows! I've got many  home recorded and side-loaded TV Shows in iTunes that I  home share to my iPad for viewing and it's always driven me insane that you couldn't get the titles listed beneath the frames even though the meta-data is all there in iTunes.

     

    Why I used to moan doesn't it display titles for Movies but not TV Shows? Why is there no list view available for anything? At least now Movies works the same as TV Shows always has!   I couldn't believe it when I saw what they'd done to the Videos app in iOS 7, they actually made it worse!  I wouldn't have believed that was possible.

     

    Maybe now people will kick up enough of a stink to force Apple to finally fix this appallingly designed app. I just hope they fix it for  Movies and TV Shows, not just one of them.

  • by BillFinkNC,

    BillFinkNC BillFinkNC Oct 12, 2013 12:39 PM in response to David Shanahan
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    Oct 12, 2013 12:39 PM in response to David Shanahan

    I'm using iOS7, smack-dab in the middle of the screen - inside/under the "Video" app, it's GOT TV shows.

     

    Forgive me, I hope I'm not missing something here, forgive my ignorance if I am.

     

    Just trying to help.

  • by paolo17,

    paolo17 paolo17 Oct 13, 2013 8:26 AM in response to MiataMike1
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    Oct 13, 2013 8:26 AM in response to MiataMike1

    We use iPads to view camera rushes, without any titles this is a complete show stopper!

    How do we downgrade to Ios 6

  • by i&Pt,

    i&Pt i&Pt Oct 13, 2013 8:31 AM in response to BillFinkNC
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    Oct 13, 2013 8:31 AM in response to BillFinkNC

    I solve my problem by adding an Artwork on each video.
    A picture (jpg) of 667 pixels by 1000 pixels do the work great for you iPad and also AppleTV.
    You can alway make a screen capture that say it all and apply it to your video.
    To add the Artwork, just choose the movie in iTune and get the «info» (cmd-i)

    and go to the Artwork tab.

     

    Hope this help other.

     

    P.S. Beware : When I upgraded my iPad to iOS7,
    iTunes turned off my home sharing on my computer.

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