Convert flv video to something iPad friendly?

[franmatt80]

Sorry if I missed a current topic on this- couldn't find one when I searched...

I recently wanted to show a work video as part of a presentation on my iPad. My office was shut the night I needed to prepare so couldn't get the source file, so I went to our company website and grabbed it off the site following some instructions I found on here (loading the movie then using Activity Viewer to identify the file and saving it onto my MacBook Pro desktop). It was an flv file, and I saved it as a QuickTime movie. Played fine on the macbook pro.

I then went to sync it to my iPad via iTunes but it wouldn't sync, saying the movie type wasn't supported. Is this because it was originally a flash file and therefore needs converting in some other way? Or is it a different rookie mistake I'm making??!

I'd like to know how to get flash video files onto the iPad- how to convert them properly. Any hints?

Thanks for your help.

Francesca

 

[oj6665]

Try iSquint

 

[ZBoater]

I did the same thing with a similar tool, but ended up using Handbrake to convert it to a M4V file using the Apple TV preset. That worked for me.

 

[franmatt80]

Of course! Handbrake- thanks!

 

[avaloncourt]

If you had converted to MPEG4 did you happen to right-click the item in iTunes and tell it to convert for iPad? That may resolve your problem. You said it wouldn't let you sync so it must be within iTunes itself. If iTunes let you import it then it thinks its an acceptable format. The "convert" command should make it usable. Just keep in mind that the original FLV file may be rather low resolution and not look so great on the iPad.

 

[gusapple]

I also love Mpeg Streamclip because you can get more advanced options.

http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html

 

[franmatt80]

So many helpful replies- thanks everyone!

 

[robinfish]

Many apps can do it. You should search the free apps by google.

 

[reckless2k2]

WinFF is the easiest to use for that and it's free.