Ipad vs h.264

How is it possible that the ipad doesn't support h.264 video? That is like Adobe not supporting Flash. Is there any way around this to player h.264 files on ipads?

From here...
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

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Here are the results I got:
Using the runtimeDPIProvider property on the TabViewApplication tag (works for any of the three project types) I created a class that extends RuntimeDPIProvider. To detect which iPad I was on, I used the following code:
override public function get runtimeDPI():Number
     var os:String = Capabilities.os;
     if(os.indexOf("iPad") != -1)
          if(Capabilities.screenResolutionX > 2000 || Capabilities.screenResolutionY > 2000)
               return DPIClassification.DPI_320;
          } else {
               return DPIClassification.DPI_160;
     } else {
          return Capabilities.screenDPI;
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It depends what video codec the .mov files use. The video formats/codecs supported by the iPad are:
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These are the required specs.
http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/
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Hmmm???
I'll tell you where from i got the idea, check here, it is clearly stated that the iPad plays: "H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames" and "Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels"
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Stumbled onto information from another forum. MAYBE this is the problem, but what are solution options? What I did confirm is that ALL of the podcasts and iUniversity files that will not sync are MPEG 4 files. Let me know your thoughts.
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H.264 export without audio creates files that are not recognized in Quicktime or VLC

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Thanks Jeff, I did get that far ;-)
I'm sorry, probably my question wasn't very clear. Of course I can find some technical info about the iPad...
And of course some of the presets in Media Encoder provide basic starting points for encoding.
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No matter what settings that I use for rendering or what resolution that I have tried so far, I can create a movie that plays on the computer and in ITunes but when I try to bring it into the IPad, it wont do it. It gives me the error message that the movie is unplayable on an IPad.
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H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 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, 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
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http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/
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My iTunes (every version since the iPad 3G came out) will not transfer HD podcasts to my iPad. It reports that "Some of the videos in your iTunes Library, including.... were not copied to the iPad... because they cannot be playe" (yes, it drops the "d" at the end of that)... HD movies play fine. And, if i directly download the HD podcasts to the iPad, they WILL play just fine. Why won't iTunes transfer them if it CAN play them (theoretically and by direct download to the iPad) I'd rather control it all through iTunes than have to individually download HD podcasts to the iPad. Is this a bug?

Here's the reason why...
iTunes on the desktop is very strict about the video you can sync to the iPad. If the video falls outside the guidelines (*see below) for videos on the ipad, iTunes won't transfer the video.
I just downloaded a full HD podcast video from iTunes to my iPad and desktop computer. Both of these videos play just fine. When I synced the iPad to my desktop computer iTunes would not transfer the video to the iPad. The video is 1920x1080, this outside the guideline for iTunes to transfer the video to the iPad.
The iPad is capable of playing a 1080p videos. When i need to send a 1080p to my ipad I use the GoodReader app to do so. It is iTunes (on the desktop) that is placing these restrictions on the videos that can be transfer to the iPad.
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http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html
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Copied from this link regarding compatible video formats.
http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/
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, 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.

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iTunes U lecture video link
https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/image-processing-reconstruction/id547294162 ?mt=10
I have this problem that cannot be fixed, no matter what I tried.
For most of the videos downloaded from iTunes U, I can sync from iTunes in Windows 7 to iPad Air fine. However, the videos from the link above can only be synced for the 2nd lecture while the rest have the error "were not copied to the iPad ... because they cannot be played on this iPad".
So, I tried to convert first using iTunes, make iPad version. That didn't work.
I downloaded Handbrake and used the preset "iPad" and "Universal", and that also didn't work. (at this point, I tried to encode using Handbrake with different presets for at least 4 hours).
It keeps saying "... because they cannot be played on this iPad".
So I tried to do the last thing on my mind, download the video lectures directly through my iPad. It worked, it kept the all the files (except the 2nd lecture which is "Processing" indefinitely, ironically).
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Stumbled onto information from another forum. MAYBE this is the problem, but what are solution options? What I did confirm is that ALL of the podcasts and iUniversity files that will not sync are MPEG 4 files. Let me know your thoughts.
Taken from another conversation to someone having a similar issue:
I just downloaded a full HD podcast video from iTunes to my iPad and desktop computer. Both of these videos play just fine. When I synced the iPad to my desktop computer iTunes would not transfer the video to the iPad. The video is 1920x1080, this outside the guideline for iTunes to transfer the video to the iPad.
The iPad is capable of playing a 1080p videos. When i need to send a 1080p to my ipad I use the GoodReader app to do so. It is iTunes (on the desktop) that is placing these restrictions on the videos that can be transfer to the iPad.
If you want to you can voice your opinion to Apple:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html
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IPad 4 Video Converter?

I got a Blu-ray movie on my computer. I got an iPad 4. I wanna put that movie on my iPad in a 1080p format. Is there a trustable and safe converter out there that I can use? I want it to be able to keep the 1080p format, not convert it to 720p or something lower. Thanks for your help!

Video formats supported by iPad 4:
- H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.1 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.
first try converting your video files to Apple format. you can do this with iPad Video Converter(file>export). Then you can move all your files to itunes for new ipad 4 or iphone 5. For iTunes or QT, you should select an iTunes-friendly output format, such as MOV, MP4 or M4V.

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