Q: How to put your own videos on ipad2

One way. You can use a USB flash drive & the camera connection kit.

Plug the USB flash drive (works the same with an SD card) into your computer & create a new folder titled DCIM. Then put your movie/photo files into the folder. The files must have a filename with exactly 8 characters long (no spaces) plus the file extension (i.e., my-movie.mov; DSCN0164.jpg).

Now plug the flash drive into the iPad using the camera connection kit. Open the Photos app, the movie/photo files should appear & you can import. (You can not export using the camera connection kit.)

Using The iPad Camera Connection Kit

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4101http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4101

iPad: Using iPad Camera Connector with unsupported USB devices

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4106http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4106

Secrets of the iPad Camera Connection Kit

http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57401068-285/secrets-of-the-ipad-camera-conn ection-kit/http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57401068-285/secrets-of-the-ipad-camera-conn ection-kit/

iOS and iPod: Syncing photos using iTunes

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4236

 Cheers, Tom

Hey TMM,

I found your solution and thought I'd try it but when I plug an 8gb flashdrive (with a DCIM folder containing a file with 8 characters and a .jpeg extension on it) into the usb connection kit my ipad (2nd generation) gives me this message...

Cannot Use Device

USB 2.0 FD:  the connected device requires too much power

Have you been able to use this method?  If so, what I am doing incorrectly?

thanks,

Coyomita