Pulling my hair out trying to get some movies onto my Ipad
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Is anyone any good with these things?
I am trying (and failing, obviously) To figure how to get a video file from my PC to my Ipad..should be easy, shouldn't it?
If i simply connect my Ipad to the PC, the Ipad asks me if i would like to allow the PC to access the photos and video's within its memory banks. And when i say 'yes please, it allows me to drag and drop stuff from the Ipad to the PC..But NOT the other way round..
So, i looked for instructions on the net and was told that Itunes was the way forward so i reluctantly installed it on my PC and created a few folders to point it at so it didn't mess with my music and video files in some weird appley fashion.
I plug the Ipad in and Itunes recognises it and i can synch it (not sure why i would want to do that ). I have directed Itunes towards a copy of my music folder and it seems happy with adding all my music to its library.
So i did the same with video files only, i just copied one file (an Mp4 ) that is reportedly compatible. But i cant see how i get it to move to the Ipad.
Advice on the internet says i should just be able to drag and drop files into itunes. (i cant)
Further advice on the internet says i should activate 'file sharing' within Itunes. That option does not exist in any of the menu's that i can see.
Back to google. Google says try an app called 'Player Extreme' on the ipad which will enable any ipad to be able to import movies from any Itunes enabled PC. I was then requested to set up 'Apple share or apple home sharing or some s
t so i gave itunes my Apple id and it sent a code to my ipad which i gave to the PC..I can now see 'dell PC' listed as a thing on 'Player extreme' on my ipad but if i try and access it, i get an error message telling me to make sure both machines are connected to the same network (They are, but i shouldn't be using the wifi network..the two devices are connected via lighting cable..
I was told to simply click on my device (The Ipad) within Itunes on the PC and select 'apps' and then player extreme from the list . The 'Apps' option is no where to be seen.
I mean..FFS. Why on earth did apple decide that it would be a bad idea to be able to easily use your expensive Ipad to watch your movies on? It seems what it really wants me to do is log into the itunes store and buy stuff to watch, but even then it seems like you have to stream it and not just save it to your video folder.
I just want to be able to join the crowd on the airplane and be able to whip out my pad and stare at it for the duration of the flight...
Is there an easy way that i am just not finding??
I am trying (and failing, obviously) To figure how to get a video file from my PC to my Ipad..should be easy, shouldn't it?
If i simply connect my Ipad to the PC, the Ipad asks me if i would like to allow the PC to access the photos and video's within its memory banks. And when i say 'yes please, it allows me to drag and drop stuff from the Ipad to the PC..But NOT the other way round..
So, i looked for instructions on the net and was told that Itunes was the way forward so i reluctantly installed it on my PC and created a few folders to point it at so it didn't mess with my music and video files in some weird appley fashion.
I plug the Ipad in and Itunes recognises it and i can synch it (not sure why i would want to do that ). I have directed Itunes towards a copy of my music folder and it seems happy with adding all my music to its library.
So i did the same with video files only, i just copied one file (an Mp4 ) that is reportedly compatible. But i cant see how i get it to move to the Ipad.
Advice on the internet says i should just be able to drag and drop files into itunes. (i cant)
Further advice on the internet says i should activate 'file sharing' within Itunes. That option does not exist in any of the menu's that i can see.
Back to google. Google says try an app called 'Player Extreme' on the ipad which will enable any ipad to be able to import movies from any Itunes enabled PC. I was then requested to set up 'Apple share or apple home sharing or some s
t so i gave itunes my Apple id and it sent a code to my ipad which i gave to the PC..I can now see 'dell PC' listed as a thing on 'Player extreme' on my ipad but if i try and access it, i get an error message telling me to make sure both machines are connected to the same network (They are, but i shouldn't be using the wifi network..the two devices are connected via lighting cable.. I was told to simply click on my device (The Ipad) within Itunes on the PC and select 'apps' and then player extreme from the list . The 'Apps' option is no where to be seen.
I mean..FFS. Why on earth did apple decide that it would be a bad idea to be able to easily use your expensive Ipad to watch your movies on? It seems what it really wants me to do is log into the itunes store and buy stuff to watch, but even then it seems like you have to stream it and not just save it to your video folder.
I just want to be able to join the crowd on the airplane and be able to whip out my pad and stare at it for the duration of the flight...
Is there an easy way that i am just not finding??
lonny said:
VLC - video lan client is a good app for this sort of stuff
+1 https://www.google.co.uk/search?ei=2y2VXLu2CbPYxgP...
audi321 said:
lonny said:
VLC - video lan client is a good app for this sort of stuff
+1 https://www.google.co.uk/search?ei=2y2VXLu2CbPYxgP...
Use it all the time. Couldn’t be easier
audi321 said:
lonny said:
VLC - video lan client is a good app for this sort of stuff
+1 https://www.google.co.uk/search?ei=2y2VXLu2CbPYxgP...
Use it all the time. Couldn’t be easier
audi321 said:
lonny said:
VLC - video lan client is a good app for this sort of stuff
+1 https://www.google.co.uk/search?ei=2y2VXLu2CbPYxgP...
Now i have that method i will check out VLC if that is suppose to be better but problem solved. Thank you all Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff