Play AVI on iPad

How to Play AVI on iPad

Officially, AVI files are playable on iPad, but actually it's only some less-commonly-used types.  This is a huge roadblock, as AVI is one pretty much the go-to standard-definition format for video content on the internet. In this article you'll find out:  How to play AVI on iPad; what types of AVI files are compatible with iPad; and even how to play incompatible AVIs on iPad. Here we go:

Compatible AVI files with iPad: 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.

So if you have other types of AVI files, read on:

One Easy Solution to Play AVI on iPad, iPad 2

If you've already tried and failed to play movies in AVI on iPad or iPad 2, no matter if the files are downloaded from the Internet or shared by your friends, you are highly recommended a conversion to convert AVI to iPad-friendly formats like MP4, MOV or M4V on your Mac (Lion included).

Some of the most important things to remember when converting AVI to iPad Mac are video quality and conversion speed. The problem is how to preserve the original quality of the video when you have some HD AVI movies during your AVI to iPad Mac conversion as quickly and easily as possible. One tool that meets this challenge is iSkysoft iPad Video Converter for Mac, which lets you convert AVI to iPad on Mac OS X with zero quality loss. This Mac app is specially designed for iPad users to deal with the format incompatible problems so it provides optimized preset for iPad, which means you are only required to click your mouse once or twice to convert.  See how easy it is below:

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1. Add AVI files to iPad Video Converter for Mac. You can click the "Add Files" button to find the videos on your Mac and add them to the app. This iPad Video Converter supports batch conversion, so you can add several files at one time. It saves your time and energy.
2. Select iPad preset from format list. In the format column, choose iPad Video (*.mp4). This app has optimized the video settings for iPad, so you needn't to set the format, video resolution and more by yourself.
3. Hit on "Convert" to start AVI to iPad conversion on Mac OS X (Lion included). After everything is ready, you can press the "Convert" button, leaving this app do the rest for you.

Beside converting AVI to iPad, this little cute iPad Video Converter enables you to edit your videos briefly. You can trim the a large video file into several segments to get rid of the unwanted part. More, you can crop the video frame size, making it fit on your iPad more perfectly. If you are not satisfied with your video effect, you can switch to another type of video effect, say, Old Film or Gray. Detailed info: User Guide of iPad Video Converter for Mac.

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