How to transfer movies to iPad ??
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Can anyone tell me the best way to get movies downloaded on my iPad for use when no Internet (downloads etc ) for hols
I have a separate hard drive with films on etc do they do any connectors to connect my hardrive directly to the iPad and will it read that its connected ??
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Thanks in advance
Can anyone tell me the best way to get movies downloaded on my iPad for use when no Internet (downloads etc ) for hols
I have a separate hard drive with films on etc do they do any connectors to connect my hardrive directly to the iPad and will it read that its connected ??
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Thanks in advance
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(*unless newer versions of ios play divx movies as standard...)
You can use iTunes to copy the movie files onto the iPad ( you go into applications and add the file to the applications documents )
Or it also has wifi transfer. You go into the wifi transfer mode in AVPlayerHD which gives you a local web address. You can then just browse to that local web address from your PC with the movies on it and follow the instructions on how to basically upload the movie wirelessly to the iPad
I have VLC Player installed on my iPad (from back when it was available) and copying files from a PC to the iPad so VLC Player could play them wasn't the most intuitive operation.
You had to hook the iPad up to a PC, open up iTunes and then select VLC then right-click and click "add files" or summat, and then select the movies so they'd be transferred across to the iPad.
It was a while back though so I can't recall properly.
If somebody knows the exact procedure it might help the OP.
Downside is it only stays on your iPad for 30 days then only 7 days once you've viewed it. Also programmes originally shown with subtitles don't get the subs downloaded too with the respective film(s) which is a pity unless, of course, they're built into the films like Montalbano, Borgen, etc.
Just a heads up: I tried Freemake today, and the current version downloaded from their site is riddled with malware. Best avoided.
AVPlayerHD only requires a computer to be on to transfer the videos to the iPad, not to play them. It's not a server, and not streaming, and it plays locally stored videos.
You transfer videos to the iPad from your computer, using iTunes or FTP, and then play them on the iPad whenever and wherever you want, without the computer having to be turned on.
An example of a video app that *does* require a computer to stay on as a server to stream the videos would be AirPlayer.