Question by Ruudi: How to import camcorder video to ipad to edit in reeldirector?
I have reeldirector app for my ipad and my camcorder records AVCHD on SD card, i have ipad camera connection kit (SD slot & USB) and when on holiday i would like to edit or store footage on ipad, if not possible what do i need to convert AVCHD footage to the format for reeldirector on ipad if using my iMac (preferably free)
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Answer by L.k Lucy
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I hope this may help you.
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Try handbrake, free. But, I am not sure should the latest version of handbrake works with AVCHD videos.
Here is the one I am using. Works great on my macbook, though costs a little money.
http://www.dvd-to-iphone4.com/ipad-video-converter-mac.html
Oh, convert your AVCHD videos to either MP4, or M4V for your iPad. And here is a guide to convert AVCHD to iPad.
http://www.dvd-to-iphone4.com/resources/avchd-to-ipad-mac-os.html
According to iPad specs, the following video formats are supported:
H.264 video up to 720p in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
MPEG-4 video up to 640 by 480 pixels in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 1280 by 720 pixels in .avi and .mov file formats
so you can use iorgsoft video converter for mac to convert camcorder AVCHD(M2TS,MTS) to M4V,MP4 or MOV to import into reeldirector for edit.
iMacsoft DVD to iPad Suite for Mac, can offer a perfect solution for converting DVD and all popular video files to iPad video MPEG-4, MP4 and audio MP3, AAC and M4A for perfect playback on iPad, even on iPod, iPhone and Apple TV.
hope help you.
iPad , is Apple new tablet computer that released on January 27, 2010. It’s realy cool to experience the web, email, photos and video with Wi-Fi iPad or Wi-Fi +3G iPad. However, iPad supported media formats are limited, such as MP4, MOV, H.264 Video files and MP3, AAC, WAV, AIFF audio. You can see the SPECS as follow:
1.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;
2.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;
3.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.
So if you want to import AVCHD to iPad and edit in reeldirector, you firstly need to convert AVCHD to H.264, mp4, etc.
Maybe a professional AVCHD Video Converter can help you
You can click here to know more function about AVCHD Converter: http://hdconverterformac.com/mac-avchd-video-converter.html
About how to convert AVCHD Converter you can see here: http://hdconverterformac.com/article-avchd-video/convert-avchd-mts-m2ts-to-ipad-mac.html
you just need to get a ipad video converter for mac help you convert avchd video to iPad compatible formats MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, MP3, AAC, AIFF and WAV format, if you want a try, free download here:
http://www.ipadconverter-mac.com/
hope it is useful
HI, you get a iPad and want to add video files to your ipad and watch movies with your lovely iPad, right? I recommend you an iPad Video Converter to convert all sorts of video files..
The perfect iPad Video Converter can help you convert just about any video (even high-definition [HD] video) or audio format into iPad supported video formats(.mp4, h.264, mpeg-4), as well as extract audio from videos and convert them into iPad audio formats(MP3, AAC, M4A). Also the professional video to ipad converter can help you convert video to the video format supported by all the apple product as iPod, iPhone, Apple TV.
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here is the instruction:
Step 1: Install and run this powerful iPad Video Converter.
Step 2: click the “Add File” button to load your video.
Step 3: Select iPad video formats from “Profile” drop-download list
Step 4: Set the special settings such as “trim”,”effect”,etc to cater to your need and click “Convert” to start your conversion.
Just now hurry up to have a try and I hope it can be helpful to you, and you can enjoy your favorite movies with your iPad asap.