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UknowsI
Joined: 16 Apr 2009
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 Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:39 pm Post subject: What is the best way to transfer video to iPhones? |
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| As simple as the title said. The software I have used so far has been pretty mediocre, so it has to be something better out there which I have not been able to find. |
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Italy37612
Joined: 25 Jan 2010
Location: Somewhere
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| Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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I used Red Kawa iPod Video Converter for my iPod touch www.redkawa.com.
It is free and easy to use but bit slow to convert. Converting torrents to Ipod video format all the time was the main reason I got an Android phone instead of an iPhone. No converting, just drag and drop. Gave the iPod Touch to my wife. |
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Binch Lover
Joined: 25 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:48 am Post subject: |
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| I've found the easiest way is to download the VLC app for iPhone. If you have this app, you don't need to convert anything. When you connect your iPhone and open iTunes, click on the App section of your iPhone. If you scroll down, you can just drag and drop video files into the VLC player section. Much easier than conversion although quality is not as good. |
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canada42
Joined: 12 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 5:58 am Post subject: |
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| Binch Lover wrote: |
| I've found the easiest way is to download the VLC app for iPhone. If you have this app, you don't need to convert anything. When you connect your iPhone and open iTunes, click on the App section of your iPhone. If you scroll down, you can just drag and drop video files into the VLC player section. Much easier than conversion although quality is not as good. |
VLC app is no longer available. Additionally while it is convenient, it chews through battery power. You'll get much better battery life with converted videos played on the iPhone's media player. |
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tegu
Joined: 10 May 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:18 am Post subject: |
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| who doesn't jailbreak? it is still avail via jailbreak ! |
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crescent
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: yes.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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| canada42 wrote: |
| Binch Lover wrote: |
| I've found the easiest way is to download the VLC app for iPhone. If you have this app, you don't need to convert anything. When you connect your iPhone and open iTunes, click on the App section of your iPhone. If you scroll down, you can just drag and drop video files into the VLC player section. Much easier than conversion although quality is not as good. |
VLC app is no longer available. Additionally while it is convenient, it chews through battery power. You'll get much better battery life with converted videos played on the iPhone's media player. |
It is available on Installous, and here:
http://getipa.info/index.php?content3=suche&q=vlc
Handbrake is a decent converter. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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| tegu wrote: |
| who doesn't jailbreak? it is still avail via jailbreak ! |
Still waiting for the untethered jailbreak tool for people with IOS 4.2.1 and Windows PC's. |
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crescent
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: yes.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
| tegu wrote: |
| who doesn't jailbreak? it is still avail via jailbreak ! |
Still waiting for the untethered jailbreak tool for people with IOS 4.2.1 and Windows PC's. |
Greenpoison? |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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Xilisoft video converter ultimate 6, is what I have. Can be otherwise acquired. Just drag in the file, choose what you want to be outputted (there is a pull down menu for various formats)
and hit convert.
Pretty simple, fast, quality is good. |
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UknowsI
Joined: 16 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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| crossmr wrote: |
Xilisoft video converter ultimate 6, is what I have. Can be otherwise acquired. Just drag in the file, choose what you want to be outputted (there is a pull down menu for various formats)
and hit convert.
Pretty simple, fast, quality is good. |
Not overly impressed so far. A bit inconvenient to install. Somewhat fishy feeling (if you try to uninstall the trail it automatically opens a site to explain how you can get a free version of the program through commercials as a last resort to make you use it). The default output format for iPhone4 is 1280x720 which is makes little sense since the phone is using 960x640, the other iPhone4 option is 640x480. After acquiring the full version the program crashed within 10 minutes of using it when I was trying to queue up new videos while it was converting other ones.
| Italy37612 wrote: |
It is free and easy to use but bit slow to convert. Converting torrents to Ipod video format all the time was the main reason I got an Android phone instead of an iPhone. No converting, just drag and drop. Gave the iPod Touch to my wife. |
So far this has been my biggest issue with the iPhone 4. Converting is bad enough, but all this hassle with 3rd party software to do something that should be integrated natively is a real turn off. |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Not overly impressed so far. A bit inconvenient to install. Somewhat fishy feeling (if you try to uninstall the trail it automatically opens a site to explain how you can get a free version of the program through commercials as a last resort to make you use it). The default output format for iPhone4 is 1280x720 which is makes little sense since the phone is using 960x640, the other iPhone4 option is 640x480. After acquiring the full version the program crashed within 10 minutes of using it when I was trying to queue up new videos while it was converting other ones. |
Never had any crashes or problems, I installed it awhile ago and it seemed to be standard for cracked software.
Sorry you're having trouble, but I've been using it for about a year or so hassle free. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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Air Video allows me to watch all my video over 3G or Wifi because it converts on the Fly.
Also, you can make it convert files normally. |
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sadguy
Joined: 13 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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i bought the AVplayer app from the itunes store. works just like vlc player app but as someone said before, vlcplayer is no longer available.
just load the movie of any format into your AVplayer folder and it should play. it costs money, maybe like 3 bucks, but well worth it if u watch movies |
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MattAwesome
Joined: 30 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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| i use freestudio. it does all kinds of converting to get into ipod format. then just drop into itunes. or, if you save into your library folder it does it for you. |
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UknowsI
Joined: 16 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:08 am Post subject: |
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| sadguy wrote: |
i bought the AVplayer app from the itunes store. works just like vlc player app but as someone said before, vlcplayer is no longer available.
just load the movie of any format into your AVplayer folder and it should play. it costs money, maybe like 3 bucks, but well worth it if u watch movies |
This program was very convenient. I've still to see how much battery it consumes, but hopefully it wont be too bad. The wifi-transfer didn't work, but that was probably because of router/forwarding problems. |
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