What Is the Optimum Video Format for the iPad?

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Apple's iPad devices support three different video formats.

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Apple's iPad tabled device is a portable media center that lets you listen to music, view pictures and watch movies while on the go. The iPad supports three video formats, each of which is fairly comparable to the others. There are slight advantages to the different formats, however, meaning that the optimum video format for the iPad depends largely on your needs.

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The iPad supports the H.264 video compression format. This format allows for full 1080p high-definition video at 30 frames per second and High Profile 4.1 160 Kbps AAC-LC audio or 48kHz stereo audio. This format produces the the best video quality and sound quality, but it is also the largest of the three supported formats.

MPEG-4

The iPad also supports the MPEG-4 video compression format. This format allows for 480p standard-definition video at 30 frames per second and Simple Profile 160Kbps AAC-LC audio or 48kHz stereo audio. This profile gives priority to the videos frame-rate, sacrificing image quality in the process if necessary. This format produces files that are smaller than the H.264 and Motion JPEG formats, making it desirable when storage space is low.

Motion JPEG

The third iPad-supported video compression format is the Motion JPEG format. This format allows for 720p high-definition video at 30 frames per second and PCM stereo audio. This profile gives priority to image resolution, sacrificing frame-rate in the process if necessary. This format produces files that are smaller than H.264 files but larger than MPEG-4 files, making it desirable when you want to save space without sacrificing much image quality.

Conversion Software

A number of applications can convert your video files into the optimum format for your needs. IPad Video converter can convert a number of video formats into H.264 or MPEG-4 format, VIdeora can convert videos into H.264 or MPEG-4 format, and Power Video Converter can convert videos into H.264, MPEG-4 or Motion JPEG format.

ReferencesApple: iPad Technical SpecificationsOnSSI: MJPEG Vs. MPEG4ResourcesIPad Video Converter: HomeVideora: iPad ConverterPower Video Converter: HomePhoto Credit Ian Gavan/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty ImagesRead Next:

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