(But try a couple different apps first).įirst time posting an answer here. You may be stuck downconverting to something more like 720p. The older generation devices also sometimes have trouble because of their slower hardware.
Some apps appear to have problems playing high definition video.
HOW TO COPY DVD TO COMPUTER TO PLAY ON IPAD INSTALL
Make sure you have libimobiledevice-utils and ifuse installed sudo apt-get install libimobiledevice-utils ifuseĪnd then run idevicepair unpair & idevicepair pairĪnd then disconnect and reconnect your device. If your device is not automatically paired and mounted: However, some apps may be more proactive in scanning for new files. Note: I've generally found that if I load new video files onto the device while the app is open, I have to close and re-open the app for it to register the new files. When you next open your chosen video player, all of your movies should be visible and available for playback (assuming the video player supports your codecs, if it doesn't, another one probably does). Now all you have to do is copy your video files into this folder. double click on it) and then open the Documents folder within. It will look like an application with an icon but it is actually a folder for that app and its files (the user accessible ones at least). Navigate to 'Documents on My iPad' (again, your name will vary) and find the application you just installed. See troubleshooting below if this does not happen. I believe this functionality goes as far back as 11.04 but at least back to 11.10.
HOW TO COPY DVD TO COMPUTER TO PLAY ON IPAD MP4
(Searching for video player returns many irrelevant results, I recommend searching for avi player or mp4 player or whatever your desired format is). Yes, you can easily copy movies to an iPad (or other iOS device) in Ubuntu without using iTunes or Wifi or Dropbox or any of the other terrible solutions out there.įirst, simply choose one of the many video player apps available from within the App Store.