iPad Has anyone gotten video to work?

Mirrorlike · 04-03-2010, 11:19 PM

I've tried avi & .mov, etc nothing works. It says the ipad can't play them, but they work on safari (at least .mov does) ...

pilotbob · 04-03-2010, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Mirrorlike

I've tried avi & .mov, etc nothing works. It says the ipad can't play them, but they work on safari (at least .mov does) ...

You could probably use Handbrake (free) to transcode your video files to the Apple iPod format then drop them into iTunes. I expect the iPad supports the same format the iPod Touch does.

BOb

Mirrorlike · 04-03-2010, 11:26 PM

*sigh* k i guess I need to drop back into windows.

pilotbob · 04-03-2010, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Mirrorlike

*sigh* k i guess I need to drop back into windows.

Um, there is a Handbrake for Mac. Or are you a Linux wonk?

BOb

avaloncourt · 04-03-2010, 11:28 PM

The iPhone, Touch and iPad use native video of H.264 (m4v)/Quicktime. They will not play files in mov or avi files without a 3rd party app. Those are Windows typical formats. You need to convert.

Mirrorlike · 04-03-2010, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Um, there is a Handbrake for Mac. Or are you a Linux wonk?

BOb

yeh, linux. Apple devices can't even play common formats & I'm the wonk

pilotbob · 04-03-2010, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Mirrorlike

yeh, linux. Apple devices can't even play common formats & I'm the wonk

I think it's the Zune you want... I'm pretty sure it plays those formats...

BTW: The handbrake transcoder has a native Linux version also.

BOb

Mirrorlike · 04-03-2010, 11:49 PM

Then i'd have to worry about how to load it & getting gtkpod to work... one step at a time, lol.

jimmypatrick · 04-04-2010, 02:48 AM

All the handbrake presets transcode video to iPad fine. I used the appletv preset and the video looks great. Handbrakers are working on iPad presets now!

Mirrorlike · 04-04-2010, 03:50 AM

Yup handbrake works great already

HarryT · 04-04-2010, 04:12 AM

I've standardized on MPEG4/H.264 for a couple of years now. The iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad play it, and it's the standard encoding used by pretty much all video cameras which record direct to a memory card. The latest version of Windows Media Player, as used in Windows 7 plays it natively, too, so you don't even need Quicktime.

Crowl · 04-04-2010, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by avaloncourt

The iPhone, Touch and iPad use native video of H.264 (m4v)/Quicktime. They will not play files in mov or avi files without a 3rd party app. Those are Windows typical formats. You need to convert.

I thought mov was quicktime and thus apple rather than being a windows format.

HarryT · 04-04-2010, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Crowl

I thought mov was quicktime and thus apple rather than being a windows format.

It is, but it's not only the file format that matters, but the CODEC too. The iPod Touch (and presumably the iPad too) will play both MOV and MP4 files, but only those that have been encoded using the appropriate CODEC (H.264, or something else which temporarily escapes me).

Crowl · 04-04-2010, 10:38 AM

Ah, its the container rather than a filetype thing like with avi.

SomeThingWickd · 04-04-2010, 02:19 PM

Been watching several films and instructional videos on it since I got mine at noon yesterday....

I had a HUGE collection for the iPhone, so syncing with the iPad was flawless...

Am FLOORED, it REALLY makes watching a music video, film or such a PLEASURE...

(Don't get me wrong, loved I could commute on a train with the iPhone and watch them..but, the size difference is HUGE, as well as the additional bells and whistles...not to mention I LOVED reading my books on it...)

04-03-2010, 11:19 PM	#1
Mirrorlike Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 280 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: iPad	Has anyone gotten video to work? I've tried avi & .mov, etc nothing works. It says the ipad can't play them, but they work on safari (at least .mov does) ...

04-03-2010, 11:26 PM	#3
Mirrorlike Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 280 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: iPad	sigh k i guess I need to drop back into windows.

04-03-2010, 11:28 PM	#5
avaloncourt Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 951 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 1 & 2	The iPhone, Touch and iPad use native video of H.264 (m4v)/Quicktime. They will not play files in mov or avi files without a 3rd party app. Those are Windows typical formats. You need to convert.

04-03-2010, 11:49 PM	#8
Mirrorlike Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 280 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: iPad	Then i'd have to worry about how to load it & getting gtkpod to work... one step at a time, lol.

04-04-2010, 02:48 AM	#9
jimmypatrick Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cupertino, CA Device: Kindle 2, iPad	All the handbrake presets transcode video to iPad fine. I used the appletv preset and the video looks great. Handbrakers are working on iPad presets now!

04-04-2010, 03:50 AM	#10
Mirrorlike Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 280 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: iPad	Yup handbrake works great already

04-04-2010, 04:12 AM	#11
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I've standardized on MPEG4/H.264 for a couple of years now. The iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad play it, and it's the standard encoding used by pretty much all video cameras which record direct to a memory card. The latest version of Windows Media Player, as used in Windows 7 plays it natively, too, so you don't even need Quicktime.

04-04-2010, 10:38 AM	#14
Crowl Wizard Posts: 1,340 Karma: 1160346 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Southport, GB Device: Kindle Voyage, PW Signature edition	Ah, its the container rather than a filetype thing like with avi.

04-04-2010, 02:19 PM	#15
SomeThingWickd First to go, last to know Posts: 10 Karma: 44 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California, Leuven, St. Petersburg - Russia Device: Sony 505, iPhone w/Stanza, and NOW a 16GB Apple iPad WiFi	Been watching several films and instructional videos on it since I got mine at noon yesterday.... I had a HUGE collection for the iPhone, so syncing with the iPad was flawless... Am FLOORED, it REALLY makes watching a music video, film or such a PLEASURE... (Don't get me wrong, loved I could commute on a train with the iPhone and watch them..but, the size difference is HUGE, as well as the additional bells and whistles...not to mention I LOVED reading my books on it...)

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