Michal Marek Not only iPads, but also larger iPhones can serve as perfect tools for watching movies or series. But when you want to upload a video to your iOS device, you will find that it is not a completely simple and intuitive operation. So we bring you a simple guide on how to do it. You can choose from two very different procedures.
Using an iOS application (e.g. VLC)
Application Videa, which both iPhones and iPads are equipped with, suffers from one fundamental shortcoming. It only supports a handful of formats, and those that aren't used by many people. You can only upload videos in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov formats to the system player.
Fortunately, there are a number of players in the App Store that can handle more common formats such as .avi and .mkv. The prototype of the format all-rounder is the well-known VLC on most platforms, and it's no different on the iPhone either. After long battles with Apple's rules, the VLC application was firmly established in the App Store some time ago, and if you want to watch movies on an iPad or iPhone, with you can't go wrong with free VLC.
Once you've installed VLC, just launch iTunes on your computer and connect your iOS device to it. Subsequently, it is necessary to select the Applications item in the left panel of iTunes on the connected device and after scrolling down, click on VLC.
A classic window for uploading files will appear, where you can drag and drop a movie in almost any format (including .avi and .mkv) or select it from the file menu. If you have a separate file with subtitles for the movie, the app can handle it too, so upload that as well. Just make sure it has the same name as the video file.
Of course, VLC is not the only application that can work with various file formats. The app is also excellent Avplayer, which can handle, for example, the timing of subtitles. But you will pay less than 3 euros for it. There is also another alternative OPlayer. However, you will pay two euros more for that one.
With the help of computer video conversion software
In addition to special iOS applications that deal with traditional formats, it is of course also possible to go the other way, i.e. not adapting the video player, but the video player. On both Mac and Windows PC, you can easily download software to convert video to the format that your system application supports Videa order.
Of course, there are more converters, but we can recommend you, for example, an advanced tool MacX Video Converter Pro. It converts videos reliably and also offers some additional functions, such as the ability to download videos from YouTube and other similar servers or record the screen of your own computer. This week, you can also download the mentioned converter completely free of charge as part of a special event for Jablíčkář readers (the normal price of the software is not exactly favorable 50 dollars).
If you choose this method, download MacX Video Converter Pro using our link, install it and run it. Subsequently, you just need to move the video you want to convert to the application window, select the location of the resulting video, click the Run button and confirm the format choice. After that, you just have to wait for the conversion process to take place.
Now all that's left is to upload the movie to your iPad or iPhone, for which iTunes will once again be used. First, the movies need to be uploaded to the library with the command File » Add to Library (shortcut CMD+O). For the selected iPhone or iPad, check the option in the Movies section Sync movies and select all that you want to upload to the device. Click the button to complete the action Use in the lower right corner of the window.
Conversions are not needed for about 2 years. I recommend the Infuse app. You can then upload anything directly to it via Wi-Fi and run it without any problems. It can also play movies from a disc on the network... easy to download from it to the iPad, for example.
I started only recently, but I can't help but agree that Infuse is not free, but it is the best thing you can buy
Hello, is it possible to link the infusion to the data in the remote Time Capsule please?
Vlc is great, but it doesn't handle the AC3 soundtrack.
That's right, VLC is free, but you can't hear the video, I recommend AVPlayer.
Try nPlayer. Jesice paid, but supports all used codecs.
AcePlayer for me. Plays everything locally and from NAS.
I've been using Infuse for several years now and it's flawless. Can AC3, automatically download subtitles, NAS, x options to download video to the device. I just have no reservations :)
Now it is also in the version for aTV4.
I use nPlayer. Files can be uploaded via wifi, everything can be played and I like the UI. Otherwise, thanks for the tip on Infuse, I didn't know that.
jj nPlayer is the best.. As you write.. and it knows SMB
I highly recommend the Waltr app. It's not free, but saving virtually any video directly to Videos on an iOS device is a matter of one click (or one drag-and-drop). No need for iTunes, no syncing, etc.
I once used the VLC application mentioned in the article. It is good, but then there was a problem with the sound. Some codecs are not supported. Sometimes crashes and almost no update of the application.
I have been using nPlayer for about 8 months and I am extremely satisfied. Yes, it is paid, but it does everything needed and also supports all codecs. Plus, streaming movies/series from my Synology NAS works beautifully with automatic subtitle connection.
Freemake Video Converter, Freemake Video Downloader, Freemake audio converter, small and powerful.