How to view videos stored in home imac on iPod or iPad over wifi

hello;
Using the web server on the iMac there is a easy way
to view stored videos on the iPod or iPad. When I say 'easy'
I consider it easy, you may not find it 'easy'.
The most low tech way is to create a symbolic link from the video file
to the /Library/WebServer/Documents/ directory.
example:
open a terminal window.
create a symbolic link from the video file on the iMac to the /Library/WebServer/Documents/
sudo ln -s <iTunes Library Directory>/TV Shows/<TV Show Name>/<TV Season>/<TV Episode> video-link-01
To view the video on either an iPod, iPad, or another computer in Safari
you would enter the following:
http://<computer-name.local>/video-link-01
The video will be shown by QuickTime plugin in Safari...
I have written a perl script which I use to create the necessary html files
to view all the TV Shows that I have stored on my iMac. You could also
create these using a text editor like vim or textedit.
The index.html lists the TV Shows in alphabetical order.
For each TV Show there is a corresponding html file which list the seasons.
For each TV Show Season there is a corresponding html file which lists the episodes.
Below is a short example.
sudo cd /Library/WebServer/Documents
sudo ln -s /Users/me/Music/iTunes/iTunes\ Music/TV\ Shows ./TV\ Shows
the index.html file contains:
<begin quote>
<html version="2.0">
<head>
<title>iTunes TV Shows - 05 May 2010</title>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<a href="./Doctor-Who.html">Doctor Who</a>
<br><br>
</center>
</body>
</html>
<end quote>
The Doctor-Who.html file contains:
<begin quote>
<html version="2.0">
<head>
<title>iTunes TV Shows - Doctor Who - 05 May 2010</title>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<a href="Doctor-Who-Season-1.html">Doctor Who - Season 1</a>
<br><br>
<a href="Doctor-Who-Season-2.html">Doctor Who - Season 2</a>
<br><br>
<a href="Doctor-Who-Season-3.html">Doctor Who - Season 3</a>
<br><br>
<a href="Doctor-Who-Season-4.html">Doctor Who - Season 4</a>
<br><br>
</center>
</body>
</html>
<end quote>
The Doctor-Who-Season-4.html file contains:
<being quote>
<html version="2.0">
<head>
<title>iTunes TV Shows - Doctor Who - Season 4 - 05 May 2010</title>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<a href="TV Shows/Doctor Who/Season 4/1-01 Voyaged of the Damned.m4v">1-01 Voyaged of the Damned.m4v</a>
<br><br>
<a href="TV Shows/Doctor Who/Season 4/2-02 Partners in Crime.m4v">2-02 Partners in Crime.m4v</a>
<br><br>
<a href="TV Shows/Doctor Who/Season 4/2-03 The Fires of Pompeii.m4v">2-03 The Fires of Pompeii.m4v</a>
<br><br>
<a href="TV Shows/Doctor Who/Season 4/2-04 Planet of the OOD.m4v">2-04 Planet of the OOD.m4v</a>
<br><br>
<a href="TV Shows/Doctor Who/Season 4/3-05 The Sontarian Stratagem.m4v">3-05 The Sontarian Stratagem.m4v</a>
<br><br>
<a href="TV Shows/Doctor Who/Season 4/3-06 The Poisin Sky.m4v">3-06 The Poisin Sky.m4v</a>
<br><br>
<a href="TV Shows/Doctor Who/Season 4/3-07 The Doctors Daughter.m4v">3-07 The Doctors Daughter.m4v</a>
<br><br>
<a href="TV Shows/Doctor Who/Season 4/3-08 The Unicorn and the Wasp.m4v">3-08 The Unicorn and the Wasp.m4v</a>
<br><br>
<a href="TV Shows/Doctor Who/Season 4/4-09 Silence in the Library.m4v">4-09 Silence in the Library.m4v</a>
<br><br>
<a href="TV Shows/Doctor Who/Season 4/4-10 Forest of the Dead.m4v">4-10 Forest of the Dead.m4v</a>
<br><br>
<a href="TV Shows/Doctor Who/Season 4/4-11 Midnight.m4v">4-11 Midnight.m4v</a>
<br><br>
<a href="TV Shows/Doctor Who/Season 4/5-12 Turn Left.m4v">5-12 Turn Left.m4v</a>
<br><br>
<a href="TV Shows/Doctor Who/Season 4/5-13 The Stolen Earth.m4v">5-13 The Stolen Earth.m4v</a>
<br><br>
<a href="TV Shows/Doctor Who/Season 4/5-14 Journeys End.m4v">5-14 Journeys End.m4v</a>
<br><br>
</center>
</body>
</html>
<end quote>
The same may be done for movies and music.
I am working on coming up with a way to play an entire musical album and playlist.
Right now it is single songs only which tends to limit its usefulness.
For videos it does work extremely well. Even though I have a 64GB iPad, a 64GB iPod touch, a 32GB iPod touch, a 32GB iPod touch( 1st generation), and an 16GB iPod nano I do not have to sync a video to them in order to be able to view the video.
I am able to sit in my favorite Caribou Coffee Shop and watch the latest TV shows I have purchased on iTunes
over the wifi network.
Suggestions are to use the Standard Definition file and not the High Definition file.
I personally cannot tell the difference between the Standard Definition file and the High Definition file
on the iPods or the iPad.
I hope that helps you to enjoy your iPods, iPhones, and iPads.
terry ><>

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