How to Convert Files from YouTube to iPad on Mac OS X

April 22, 2013 3:25 PM / Posted by Ivan Cook to iPhone/iPod/iPad
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Download some funny videos from YouTube and want to put them on your new iPad, iPad 3G (iPad 2, new iPad included)? If so, you then might get some problems due to some format thing: YouTube video files commonly are in FLV format which is the most-used delivery format online especially on YouTube.com, while this format, FLV is not compatible with iPad. (iPad supported formats list followed down the bottom of the article.) And it's a hassle to get all the way to the end only to discover that your video file won't play on your iPad. In this case, you then have to convert YouTube to iPad format on your Mac. This article is a step by step guide showing you how to convert YouTube to iPad Mac as easily as possible.

During the YouTube to iPad conversion, the professional iPad Video Converter for Mac used here supplies you ultrafast conversion speed as well as loss-less quality which helps a lot. In addition, it provides an optimized preset for your new iPad so you don't need to worry about the settings for your iPad.

Convert YouTube Videos to iPad Format with iSkysoft YouTube to iPad Converter Mac

Universal iPad video parameters

• H.264 video: up to 720p, 30 fps,AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .mov, .m4v, and .mp4 formats.
• MPEG-4 video: up to 2.5 Mbps, 640x480 pixels, 30 fps, AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .mov, .mp4, and .m4v formats.
• Motion JPEG (M-JPEG): up to 35 Mbps, 1280x720, 30 fps, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi format.

Video parameters for the Latest iPad

• H.264 video: up to 1080p, 30fps, AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .mov, .m4v, and .mp4 formats.
• MPEG-4 video: up to 2.5 Mbps, 640x480 pixels, 30 fps, AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .mov, .mp4, and .m4v formats.
• Motion JPEG: up to 35 Mbps, 1280x720 pixels, 30 fps, audio in ULAW, PCM stereo audio in .avi format.