Encoding for the iPad

I have a video that is 900x350 that was created in Keynote and exported as an H264, put it into a website and it looks and works great on everything except an iPhone/iPad.
So I tried using the iPad setting in Compressor to encode but it resizes it and it looks bad.
Is there a way to encode this "odd sized video" in Compressor so that it doesn't scale it, looks good and plays on the iPad?

Compressor's iPad preset is going to make it an HD frame size. You need to make the Keynote at least HD frame size to start with. It's being blown up to a larger size, which always pixelates and degrades image quality. Try making the Keynote 1920x1080 (I use 1080x720, DVCPRO-HD export), then export it from Keynote as either ProRes 422 or as DVCPRO-HD, either will work. Take that to Compressor and encode for iPad preset. Don't create an H.264, then try to make an iPad version from that. You're double compressing, and getting bad generation loss.

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What are the proper settings to encode for the iPad using compressor?

I'd like to use 1080p the specs say it is capable of.
I can get it working using hand brake but I don't see why I can't do it with compressor.

The official specs for the iPad 2 do not include the 1080p video format so your not going to find a 1080p preset in Apple's Compressor that is marked for use with any iOS device. Apple states the following in the iPad 2 specs:
"Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format"
However, the iPad 2 CAN mirror or scale up to a 1080p TV output and that's all they mean when they say:
"Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p with Apple Digital AV Adapter or Apple VGA Adapter (cables sold separately)"
In any case, all of the A4/A5-based iOS devices can (unofficially) decode 1080p video but for quality results you do need the iPad 2 (the iPhone 4, 4th generation iPod touch, and the original iPad can decode some 1080p sources but you may see dropped frames or stuttering on those "lesser" devices).
As for creating 1080p content you can use whatever tools you want (just select 1920x1080 as the dimensions, use an H.264 codec, and restrict the bitrate to something between 4 to 10Mbps -- you may need to experiment with the latter to find the best results). However, you MIGHT need a third-party app to actually transfer and play that content on your iPad since iTunes MAY not allow you to directly sync that file to your iPad (because it exceeds the "official" spec).

Portable amplifier for the ipad?

Hi all
I only had my ipad for couple of days and liked it so far. However, I'm disappointed with the sound quality of the ipad, the sound does not feel as alive and natural as my old itouch and the sound of different instruments seems be squished together. I also get white noise when turn the volume up to full.
I know the problems is due to ipad as the music is encoded in apple lossless format using the original CDs and I'm also using Sennheiser IE8 headphone with many hundreds of hrs of burn in.
There is also quite a difference when using the same headphones to play the same format of songs on my macbook. So I can only conclude that the DAC chip in the ipad is not as good quality as it should have been for the price.
Anyway, can anyone please recommend to me a portable amplifier for the ipad. My budget is about £200, and if possible I'd like to be able to use it with my macbook as well.
Also I would like to try it out before buying, so can anybody suggest any audio shops with a good selections of portable amps in London that can be easily reached using the tube.
Thanks guys

Hi, just an update on the ipad sound quality to clear the air for any partial buyers reading this thread.
I now had my new gears for 3 days and have used them to test the ipad music quality extensively over the weekend.
1st up is my new portable Nuforce Icon mobile (DAC/amp) and 1 year old Sennheiser IE8 connected to the ipad using line out cable.
The Nuforce Icon mobile is retailed at $99, and for that price I’ve no higher praise as it almost make the music life like to listen, there is also no more annoying white noise in the background when turning up the volume either.
The amp does make music sound a bit bass heavy, but I think that’s the fault of the IE8 and not the amp, as the IE8 is bass heavy to begin with.
I also used it with the macbook through a USB port, again the mini makes a noticeable difference with sound quality using IE8 to play apple lossless music.
If you already have a decent pair of aftermarket headphone or if you spend lots of time listen to music on your laptop. Than I’d highly recommend the Nuforce icon mini as it’s a great piece of equipment to improve the music quality without burning a big hole in your pocket.
If you are interested, there are many reviews of the Nuforce Icon mini on the head-fi.org site, much better than any I can write.
I also did some blind tests between apple lossless and ACC 320kbps encoding on the ipad using my new Sennheiser HD800 and Graham Slee Solo SRG II headphone amp.
Even with both the headphone and amp not yet burned in, I can hear no difference between the 2 encodings using ipad onboard DAC and line out cable.
So I replace the lossless music on the ipad with the AAC 320kps version and gained 2/3 of hard drive space.
I’ve to say the DAC in the ipad is quite good, as there are not much details lost when compared to my Creative Lab soundcard in my PC.
So I was wrong to assume the ipad DAC was causing the poor sound quality. I think there is a problem with my 3.5mm headphone jack. I’ve connected both my headphones and amps to it, and there is always some white background noise at different volume setting.

Which SIM card does the iPad mini take? Does it have to be specific type of SIM for the iPad mini?

Which SIM card does the iPad mini take? Does it have to be specific type of SIM for the iPad mini?

Welcome to the Support Communities. The answer to your question is available in Apple's website — see the Input/Output section here:
http://www.apple.com/ipad-mini/specs/

I am using Numbers app for the ipad and it has been working absolutely fine but now, when I want to email a spreadsheet as a PDF via the 'share and print' option, the file now doesn't appear as an attachment to the recipient. Any ideas please?

I am using Numbers app for the ipad and it has been working absolutely fine but now, when I want to email a spreadsheet as a PDF via the 'share and print' option, the file now doesn't appear as an attachment to the recipient. Any ideas please?

Hi mafiose15,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
Restoring your iPod to factory settings is the best way to try and get it back to working order. You can use the instructions below to restore it:
How to restore iPod
Verify that you have an active Internet connection, because you may need to download new versions of the iTunes and iPod Software.
Download and install the latest version of iTunes if necessary.
Open iTunes. Connect your iPod to your computer using the USB or FireWire cable that came with your iPod.
After a few moments, your iPod will appear in the Source panel in iTunes.
Select your iPod in the Source panel. You will see information about your iPod appear in the Summary tab of the main iTunes window.
Click Restore.
If you are using a Mac, you will be asked to enter an administrator’s name and password.
A progress bar will appear on the computer screen, indicating that stage one of the restore process has begun. When this stage is done, iTunes will present one of two messages with instructions specific to the iPod model you are restoring.
Disconnect iPod and connect it to iPod Power Adapter (typically applies to older iPod models).
Leave iPod connected to computer to complete restore (typically applies newer iPod models).
During stage two of the restore process, the iPod displays an Apple logo as well as a progress bar at the bottom of the display. It is critical that the iPod remain connected to the computer or iPod power adapter during this stage.
Note: The progress bar may be difficult to see, because the backlight on the iPod display may be off.
After stage two of the restore process is complete, the iTunes Setup Assistant window will appear. It will ask you to name your iPod and choose your syncing preferences, as it did when you connected your iPod for the first time.
You can find the instructions in this article:
Restoring iPod to factory settings
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1339
All the best,
Jeremy

Is it possible to have two USB drives for the IPad? I want to bring RAW photo files from my camera, through the IPad and back to an external hard drive. One of my cameras does not use an SD card. How can I do this?

Is it possible to have two USB drives for the IPad? I want to bring RAW files from my camera through the IPad and out to an external hard drive. One of my cameras has an SD card but the other one doesn't have a card that would fit in any of the camera devices I've seen on line. Realted to this, I bought the IPad camera accessory. Can I put the SD card in the device and also hook the external hard drive to the USB port of the accessory and download from the camera to the hard drive? Can I put Lightroom or the Nikon photo editing software on the IPad? Right now I carry a PC laptop and external hard drives with me on wildernes trips. Internet and WiFi are not available. Because I shoot so many photos and they're in RAW I need to download from the camera to the external drive because I run out of memory on the PC (and it has much more memory than the IPad). I have Nikon NX software and lightroom on my PC. I'd love to be able to reduce the weight I carry by using the IPad to edit my photos each night while on trips. Is this possible and how would I do it? I'd appreciate any guidance.

No, the camera connection kit only supports the copying of photos and videos to the Photos app, it doesn't support copying content off the iPad. For your second camera instead of the SD reader part of the kit, does the iPad to camera cable not work with it for direct transfer to the iPad ?
For Lightroom and Nikon software again no - you can only install apps that are available in the iTunes app store on your computer and the App Store app on the iPad, 'normal' PC and Mac (OS X) software are not compatible with the iPad (iOS). There are some apps that perform fairly basic editing functions that are available in the store, but nothing as sophisticated as, for example, Lightroom.

How can I manage several ID on my computer, one for my iPhone and another one for the iPad of the family?

Hi everybody
Just have bought an ipad2 and i would like to manage several IDs on my computer (i.e keep my iPhone ID and create another one for the ipad to manage apps for my iPhone (4) and the apps for the iPad).
How can I resetup the iPad to create that new ID on itunes?
Thanks for your help
Jp

If you have separate iTunes accounts for the two devices then you'll need to buy 2 copies of any app that you want on both device - you can't copy or move apps from one account to another (they are tied to the account that bought/downloaded them). If you want to reset the iPad then logout of the account on it (Settings > Store and tap the id on the right-hand side) and then Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content And Settings will reset it back to factory defaults.
You may want to consider one of three options mentioned on this page http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495

I have ad Apple ID on my iPad , when I use the apple on my iPhone for the first time, I put in my Apple ID for the iPad, didn't work. Need to create a new one. Why? How can I just use my iPad ID on my iPhone?

I have ad Apple ID on my iPad , when I use the apple on my iPhone for the first time, I put in my Apple ID for the iPad, didn't work. Need to create a new one. Why? How can I just use my iPad ID on my iPhone?

Hi kamfong,
Went to Settings where?
If you want to use your exisiting Apple ID on your iPad, you need to:
1. Go to Settings>iTunes & App Store and sign out the new ID, and then sign on the old one
2. Go to Settings>iCloud, scroll to the bottom and delete the iCloud account, and the sign back onto iCloud using the old ID
You still have not indindated why you are saying that using your old ID originally "didn't work". What do you mean by that? Did you get some sort of error when you tried to sign on with your exisiting Apple ID?
Cheers,
GB

Is there an app for the ipad that will allow you to access your mac.

Is there an app for the ipad that will allow you to access your mac via wifi or cell network.

Yep, two of the most popular apps are "LogMeIn Ignition" and "iTeleport." Check them out, they'll both set you back by about 30$ though.

I have an iPad 2 and want to use video mirroring. I bought a VGA adapter for the iPad, iPhone and iPod so that I could plug the iPad into any monitor, TV, projecter, etc without it being an HD device. I plug it in and it appears the monitor has no communi

I have an iPad 2 that I want to use with video mirroring to give lectures with. I bought a VGA Adapter for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod as I want to be able to connect with any TV, monitor or projector for lectures, not just an HD device.. After plugging in my iPad to the VGA adapter and then to the video device, it appears that there is no connection with the iPad. Anybody have any thoughts?
Thanks, Steve

This article outlines how to use the Apple AV adapter or VGA Adapter to connect your iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad, or iPod touch (4th generation) to an external TV, projector, or display. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4108
This explains how to set up AirPlay Mirroring, and how to troubleshoot AirPlay Mirroring issues that may occur between your iPhone, iPad and Apple TV (2nd generation). http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4085

I need to reprogram the delete and enter key to the left side of a external keyboard for the ipad mini. don't need the caps/lock or ctrl key and due to an injury my daughter can only use her left hand to type. She is using a text to speech app to verbaliz

I need to reprogram the delete and enter key to the left side of a external keyboard for the ipad mini. I don't need the caps/lock or ctrl key. Due to a brain injury my daughter can only use her left hand to type. She also uses a text to speech app to verbalize all of her needs since her speech isn't intelligible any longer either. And her vision was significantly affected also, so the keyboard has to be mounted about 6 inches from her face. So to reach across the keyboard with her left hand to the right side delete and enter button is physically difficult and causes typing errors, which cause people to not understand what shes trying to say.
The best keyboard so far is the Zagg folio mini. I just had to make stickers to enlarge the letters on the key buttons.
Does anyone know how I can reprogram these two keys? Or where I can buy a wireless mini keyboard for Ipad made for lefthanders with these two functions on the left side. I have searched for days and days. It's sooooo important to me that she be able to contribute her voice again. Imagine if you got in a car accident and couldn't speak clearly any longer, but understood everything still. Thanks for any help and suggestions you all take the time to share with me. I really appreciate the kindness of strangers to help me help my daughter.
Sami's mom

Sami\'s mom wrote:
I need to reprogram the delete and enter key to the left side of a external keyboard for the ipad mini.
You cannot.

HT4623 I have an ipad3, iPhone3gs and iPhone5, my problem is my apple ID works all 3 devices but I need a second ID for the iPhone 5. How do I delete my ID and set up a new one for the iPhone5 but keeping my own apple ID for the iPad and iPhone 3GS

I have an ipad3, iPhone3gs and iPhone5, my problem is my apple ID works all 3 devices but I need a second ID for the iPhone 5. How do I delete my ID and set up a new one for the iPhone5 but keeping my own apple ID for the iPad and iPhone 3GS.

http://support.apple.com/kb/he37

I forgot my passcode for the ipad and i can't connect to iTunes because it keeps giving me error message that i have to unlcok the ipad first... any advice on how to restore the ipad or unlock it?

i forgot my passcode for the ipad and i can't connect to iTunes because it keeps giving me error message that i have to unlcok the ipad first... any advice on how to restore the ipad or unlock it?

You have to restore the device within iTunes. You want to use the same computer that you always sync with so that you can restore your app data and settings. You can restore with any other computer, but you will lose everything on the iPad.
This will tell you how to restore
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
You will probably need to use recovery mode
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4097

I have iMovie for the iPad and I want to be able to add subtitles to certain parts of the movie, is there a way to do this?

So, I'm making a stop motion for youtube, and the movement is way to fast for me to try and talk for it, so, I need to be able to add subtitles down at the bottom of the screen. Can I do this on iMovie for the iPad?

First, get an app called MPEG Streamclip, which is free. You can find it by googling MPEG Streamclip Squared 5.
Open MPEG Streamclip.
In iMovie, select the clip you need. Then, right-click/Reveal in Finder.
Drag this clip into MPEG Streamclip
In MPEG Streamclip, move the playhead to the frame you want.
In MPEG Streamclip, click FILE/EXPORT FRAME.
Choose JPEG, TIFF, or PNG and give it a name.
Also, for how to add a pointer, try Karsten Schluter's website for a good post on how to do this.

I buy for mac app but not for the iPad, so how do I reinstall a program that has already purchased? I need help because I bought the imovie'11 but when he opened it only brought 8 movie trailer templates instead of the 15 it says on the program. How do I

I buy for mac app but not for the iPad, so how do I reinstall a program that has already purchased? I need help because I bought the imovie'11 but when he opened it only brought 8 movie trailer templates instead of the 15 it says on the program. How do I solve this problem? Once paid for a program incomplete. I also liked that the AppStore itself had a button to reinstall programs already bought, because it is very hard to understand how to do this in the store, only option is to install and hide purchase, and how do I reinstall, attention'm talking about reinstalling a computer mac, not an ipad or iphone.
Thank you.

Prodesigntools.com , go ahead and download the software from there and use your serial number to serialize it.

Encoding for the iPad

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