How to copy downloaded movies into my iPad

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How to copy downloaded movies into my iPad

Hello All,

How can we copy a downloaded movie from my Mac Book to iPad?

I have a movie downloaded in my Mac Book pro laptop. Now i connect my iPad Pro to my Mac Book.

I tried to drag that movie into my iTunes movies library. - It doesn't get copied. - This is problem-1.

I tried to go to the menu bar and movies->convert->ipad or iphone compatible, options, but they were grayed out. -This is problem-2.

Hence i don't see any option or a mean to copy our custom videos just like music into our iphone or iPad.

So Apple restricts to go get movies copied into ipad from the laptops and only allows to download the movies that you purchase from itunes Store?

Please help me to resolve this problem.

Posted on May 23, 2017 12:20 PM

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Answer 1

May 23, 2017 9:15 PM in response to Johnathan Burger

So this is what i came to know.

I can only upload .mp4 file type videos.

So, for me to convert this, i need to follow this step and thus i am able to copy the video into my iPad.

So to convert an MKV file to MP4:

Run "VLC media player".
From main menu select "Media" > "Convert / Save...".
On "File" tab, click "Add..." button.
Choose you MKV file. ...
Click "Convert/Save" button.
Select Profile: "Video - H.264 + MP3 (MP4)".
Click on the icon button that has hint: "Edit selected profile".

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Answer 2

King_Penguin

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May 23, 2017 12:35 PM in response to girikrishnakumar

So Apple restricts to go get movies copied into ipad from the laptops and only allows to download the movies that you purchase from itunes Store?

No, I have a number of non-iTunes films and videos that are in a compatible in my Mac's iTunes library, and I can copy them to my iPad. Are your videos in a format that's compatible with iTunes ?

movies->convert->ipad or iphone compatible

The File > Convert menu option is for converting selected videos that are in your iTunes library into an iPad / iPhone compatible format, it's not for converting videos that it doesn't know about.

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Answer 3

May 23, 2017 12:36 PM in response to girikrishnakumar

Where did the movie come from?

If you bought it from a website, it will have DRM on it preventing you from putting it on your iPad.

I have converted a lot of DVDs and put them on my iOS devices without any issues.

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Answer 4

May 23, 2017 1:23 PM in response to Rysz

what are the format that iTunes supports?

does a .mp3, .mkv, .mp4 video clips can be copied into my iTunes Library / iTunes Movies for me to sync from here to my iPad?

This is what i am trying to do, but can't.

Help me here how this can be done?

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Answer 5

May 23, 2017 4:46 PM in response to girikrishnakumar

H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 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, 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

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Answer 6

Rysz

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May 23, 2017 12:35 PM in response to girikrishnakumar

When you drag a movie into iTunes, it assumes it's your personal video and adds it to Home Videos, not Movies. Look for it there, assuming it's in a format that iTunes supports.

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Answer 7

May 23, 2017 1:20 PM in response to King_Penguin

So, how can i add a movie to the Library?

Is there any file extension restrictions?

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