How to Convert AVI to iPad Format on Mac OS X (Lion included)
You might be very happy that you finally got the new iPad 2. And many AVI files, shot by iPhone, shared by friends who own Windows computers or downloaded from the Internet come in handy. However, if you've tried to, you must have figured out that these AVI files are not compatible with iPad.
Disappointed? No, never, man. As you know, there is always a way to fix the currently situation. Though Apple does not preset AVI as the video format supported by Apple iPad, it allows iPad to support other video format, like MP4. All you need to know is how to convert AVI to iPad compatible formats. This article is specially written down to tell you how to do that.
First of all, you need to choose a video converter to do the job. Make sure that the app should be compatible with your Mac OS X system (Mac OS X Lion included). What's more, it is better to have presets for iPad, so you do not have to worry about the video settings. Here the iPad Video Converter for Mac is strongly recommended. That's the app which helps me a lot in converting videos to iPad. Here are the steps to operate it.
Convert and import AVI videos to iPad in 3 simple steps
Add AVI to iPad Converter for Mac
As you see, there is a big shiny "Add Files" button on the main interface. You can click the button to import AVI files. Or just drag and drop AVI files to the AVI to iPad Video Converter for Mac
Select iPad preset from the output format list
Though there are many iPad friendly formats provided here, I suggest you choose the preset "iPad Video (.mp4)". This AVI to iPad Converter Mac has optimized the video settings, like video resolution, bit rate and frame rate for iPad. The output videos could fit on the iPad screen perfectly.
Note: If some of your videos are small segments, you can check "Merge into one file" on the main interface to combine these videos, so the output target videos could in large file size. Then you can watch these videos on iPad without any pauses. The AVI to iPad Mac converter additionally provides some useful edit functions like trim, crop and add effects to improve your video fun.
Start to convert AVI to iPad on Mac OS X Lion
Hit the "Convert" button to get the conversion done. Bingo! That's it! See, it is so easy to get the video conversion accomplished. After the video conversion, you can launch iTunes, import the target video to iPad for freely enjoyment.
This professional iPad Video Converter for Mac is specially design for Apple iPad, aiming to offer iPad users an exquisite experience of viewing HD videos on their iPad's widescreen. Many users have spoken highly of this app. Hope it could help you more in movie watching.
iPad video parameter
- H.264 video: up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 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 per channel, 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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