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How to Convert DVD to iPad for Free?

MP3 Players and portable video players Discuss, How to convert DVD to iPad for free at Consumer Electronic products forum; The large, high-resolution screen makes iPad perfect for watching any kind of video: from HD movies and TV shows to podcasts and music videos. This guide shows the way for converting DVD to iPad for free using two ways.

Tip: What type of TV shows and videos can be played on iPad?

* Support for 1024 by 768 pixels with Dock Connector to VGA Adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable
* 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

Best solution: Use DVD to iPad Converter

1. Download DVD to iPad conversion software for free and install it to your computer.
2. click "DVD" tab and import the DVD. After all settings you can click "Start" bottom to begin DVD conversion.
3. Connect your Apple iPad to PC and sync the converted DVD with iTunes to iPad .

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Now, you can watch DVD on iPad anywhere and anytime.

Freeware: Use DVD decrypter + Free iPad video converter

1. Download the DVD decrypter and free iPad video converter, install it to your computer and run it.
2. Place the DVD you want to rip your video from into your DVD drive.
3. Go to the Mode menu and select IFO I mode. This will give you access to two new tabs; Input & Stream Processing.

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4. Go to the Tools menu, select Settings, go to the IFO tab, then under Options, change File Splitting to None and press OK.
5. Go to the main screen and click the Stream Processing tab. Enable it and only select the first video listed. Note that home encoded movies do not support subtitles of any kind and that your file can only have one type of audio.
6. Start ripping.
7. Download free iPad video converter and launch. Press 'Convert' button, and click 'Video File' link.
8. The iPad Converter freeware has two ways of converting videos, Normal Mode and Power Mode. The former can only be used online, while the latter can be used both online and offline. Let's take Power Mode for example.
9. Click the "Select File" button to choose the video you want to convert. If you want to change the location of where your converted video will be located, click the "Browse" button.
10. If you want to change the title of your converted video, edit the "Title" text box. If you want to access another device's profiles, change the "Device" combo box. Select the encoding settings you want by picking an existing or custom profile. To start your conversion, click the "Start Converting" button.

The free solution need convert twice (DVD to VOB, and VOB to iPad). First of all, you have to rip DVD into one big file with free DVD rippers such as DVD Decrypter, then convert the ripped file to iPad playable files. There is no doubt that this will waste more time than the straight DVD to iPad conversion mode.

If you are a super iPad fan, iPad Converter Suite is definitely your best choice. This software pack integrates three useful software, including DVD to iPad Converter, iPad Video Converter, and iPad Transfer. With this wonderful iPad Software, you can rip any DVD files (DVD-Video, DVD folder and DVD IFO file) to iPad. Also you can convert all popular videos/audios to iPad formats. While the iPad Transfer realizes files transfer from PC to iPad, from iPad to PC and from iPad to iPad.

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