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"I just downloaded several funny video to my computer and I wanted to watch them on my iPad. But then I realized FLV is not supported by iPad, how can I fix that?"
Actually, there are several methods that could help you watch FLV on iPad. And firstly, in order to watch FLV on iPad, you could try converting FLV to iPad compatible format. Also you can look for an iPad FLV player to play FLV on iPad without the need of converting FLV to iPad compatible format. In this guide you can find instructions for how to play FLV on iPad with iPad FLV player and video converters to convert FLV to iPad compatible format.
Part 1: IPad Compatible Formats
As we all know, the built-in media player of Mac OS and all other Apple devices don't support playing FLV. iPad is the most popular portable devices marketed by Apple. And most of time, iPad users would prefer iPad to watch movies or videos on the Subway or anywhere else since it is more convenient than a laptop PC and more viewable than the mobile phone. Surely, iPad officially supports the video format of H.264 and MPEG-4, the stereo format with the file extension of .mov, .m4v and .mp4. In order to play FLV videos on iPad smoothly, you'd better convert FLV to iPad compatible format, like MOV or MP4, with a FLV to iPad Converter.
Part 2: Convert FLV to iPad Compatible Format to Play FLV on iPad
Talking about FLV to iPad converter, Leawo Video Converter will be strongly recommended. It is a powerful video converter capable of converting video and audio files between all popular formats, such as MOV, MP4, FLV, AVI, MP3,WMA and so on. This powerful video converter is also be used for converting videos from video sharing sites online to common formats like Youtube to AIFF. Moreover, the FLV video can be converted to iPad compatible format without any quality loss at high speed. The simple operation and user-friendly interface make it easy to use for any one even a total newbie.
You can download the program and install it on your PC and then get to know how to convert FLV to iPad compatible format by checking out the instructions below:
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To know how to convert FLV to iPad compatible format, please check out the instructions below：
Step 1: Launch the program and Import FLV video to the program
Open Leawo Video Converter, you can see other modules included in the software. Open Video Converter section. Click Add file button on the toolbar to import source FLV file to the converter or directly drag n' drop FLV files to the converting list.
Step 2: Choose MOV as the output format
Click the second button from the right side on the sidebar, which is next to the green Convert button. there would be a drop-down menu followed, click Change button in the middle to get into the Profile panel where you can set the default output format. To make sure that it's 100% compatible with iPad, you can choose MOV as the output format.
Step 3: Edit the Parameters for output file
On the aforesaid drop-down menu, click Edit to enter Profile Settings panel. You can adjust detailed video and audio parameters of the output format here.
Step 4: Start Converting FLV to MOV
Go back to the interface when you are done adjusting the parameters. Click the green Convert button to call out a sidebar from the right side of the file list. Set the default output directory for the output file and click on the Convert button at the bottom of the sidebar to start to convert FLV to iPad compatible format.
Except for Leawo Video Converter mentioned here, there are also many other similar video converters that are capable of converting FLV to iPad compatible format. In order to make a reference, you may get to know some of them, such as Wondershare Video Converter, Any Video Converter, Aimersoft Video Converter, AnyMP4 Video Converter and so on. After you convert FLV to iPad compatible format, you can transfer the converted video to iPad simply with iTunes or other tools like iTransfer.
1. How to play FLV format on iPad with iTunes
Since you have converted FLV to MOV files which can be directly played on iPad, you could play the file with iTunes. iTunes is one of the most common way to shop for the music, movies, and TV shows you like and organize and enjoy such files you already have. Moreover, it allows you to sync the videos on your PC to your iPad as well. And here is the way on how to transfer movies to iPad with iTunes.
Step1. Attach your iPad to your computer. Connect iPad to your computer with the USB cable, and then iTunes should launch automatically. Choose the iPad icon at the top of the left panel to open it.
Step2. Select Movies from the list of options on the left pane of iTunes. Put a check in the box next to Sync Movies and copy the converted videos from iTunes to your iPad. Here you can select the videos manually, or else it is available for you to use the Automatically include option to select all at once.
Step3. Click the Apply button in iTunes. And the selected video will be synced to your iPad.
2. How to transfer FLV format to iPad with iTransfer
If iTunes is too confusing or time-consuming, you would attempt to sync your iPad with high-efficiency third-party software to transfer FLV to iPad. Leawo iTransfer would be greatly helpful. It is a powerful program capable of the backup and transfer.
Step1. Launch iTransfer and Connect iPad to Computer. When you have connected your iPad to your computer, the detailed information of the iPad will be listed. The library and playlist of the iPad will be shown in the left panel.
Step 2. Add video files from computer. Click File > Add > Add File/Add Folder at the upper right menu to browse and select the converted video and add them. Or you can double-click Movies to pop up the options to add video to the program.
Step3. Start to transfer videos to iPad. After the video files are added to the program, the transfer process begins. And a dialogue of the transfer process will be popped up to show the progress bar of the transfer. Notice that you would not disconnect the iPad while transferring.
After a while, the transfer process will be finished and you will get the video play on your iPad right away. This would be the best and most efficient way to transfer FLV to your iPad without any data loss or quality loss. Surely, if you would not prefer converting FLV to MOV or other iPad compatible format, you could try FLV player on iPad to get FLV played for enjoyment.
Part 3: FLV Player for iPad that Can Play FLV on iPad
1. Movie Player
Movie Player is a video player that supports all iOS devices and iOS 7 or later. And it supports a lot of video format like AVI,WMV,MKV and, of course, FLV.
2. VLC Media Player
VLC is a famous open source cross-plarform video player and it's got an iOS version. Although it's for mobile, it's still a powerful video player. It supports basically all formats of video and audio and it's completely free.
3. GPlayer
GPlayer is another excellent iPad FLV player with great compatibility and support to all the popular video formats out there including FLV.
Here list three popular FLV player that can play FLV videos on iPad. Now you can check out the following content to find out how to play FLV on iPad with such iPad FLV player. It is so easy to do this with the guide below, taking VLC for example.
Steps of using iTunes to Transfer MTS to iPad
- Step 1: Connect your iPad to your computer and run iTunes if it doesn't fire up automatically.
- Step 2: Click on the icon of your iPad and click Apps under your device.
- Step 3: On the App page where you can see the mirror of your ipad, scroll down to the bottom, you should see the installed VLC player.
- Step 4: Click on the VLC player and drag the FLV files to the frame on the right of the app list and the FLV files will be copied to your iPad inside VLC player.
- Step 5: After the copy is finished, open VLC on your iPad and you should see the FLV files in it.
After you add the FLV video to the VLC, you could smoothly play it on your iPad as you like. And it will take some time and please be patient.
Part 4: Compare the Solutions to make a better choice
Eventually, you must have known the detailed solutions to how to play FLV on iPad now. Either the Video Converter or FLV players are applicable for you to get FLV video files played on your iPad after you transfer FLV to iPad. Which solution would be better? You can make a comparison between them and choose the one you think more suitable for your actual situation.
Obviously, FLV player is a little bit simpler than the Video Converter since there is no format conversion. However, Leawo Video Converter can convert FLV to MOV so that the video can be completely compatible with iPad. And then there will be no incompatibility problem or data loss at all. What's more, you will never worry about playing any video on your iPad since it can convert almost all the video formats to iPad compatible format without any data loss or quality loss. Besides, the video converter is also capable of combining songs and merging videos together. It is also applicable to edit videos for instagram on iPad for better sharing and enjoyment.
All in all, the two solutions have their own merits and advantages, you can choose one or get both to prepare for different use.
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