iFunia iPad Media Converter for Mac V 3.9.0

iPad Media Converter User Guide & FAQ

Do you need help with how to use iFunia iPad Media Converter? On this page we will give you a walkthrough of how to convert video and DVDs to iPad using iPad Media Converter for Mac. At the bottom you will find some frequently asked questions. If you cannot find the answer to your question on this page, feel free to contact us. 

Part One: How to Convert Video and DVDs to iPad on Mac?

Grab a iPad video & DVD ripping software. You can Google DVD Decrypter or Handbrake, they are free but can't rip copyright DVDs and they only support limit number of videos. Fortunately, there are some all-in-one video&DVD to iPad ripping solutions available. iFunia iPad Media Converter is the better option. No technical knowledge or skills are needed to transfer your movies to iPad. The simple instructions below will guide you through the easy step of the way.

1. Download and install iPad Media Converter for Mac. Simply drag and drop DVD or video files to the program. Or go to "File" menu, choose "Add DVD" or "Add Files" and navigate to the files you want to add. This software supports to convert video in a batch.
2. Choose the right preset for your iPad device in the "Output Format" drop-down menu.
3. Hit "Start" to convert video&DVD movies to iPad supported video format.
4. Connect iPad to computer, iTunes will detect them as a device. Select iPad device on the left panel of iTunes, drag and drop the converted MP4 video file into it. That’s done. Enjoy.

Part Two: How to Edit the Video&DVD Files to Improve the Quality.

Easily trim a clip by dragging the slider below the screen to set the start time and the finish time. Or and you can crop the frame size, append effects, add picture/text watermark, or choose deinterlace to avoid mosaic in interlaced videos.

Trim: Trim your favorite part from the video to convert for you iPad.
Crop: Customize the frame size (16:9, 4:3, Keep Original, etc) and cut off black margins.
Effect: Set the brightness, contrast, saturation of the video and apply different movie styles.
Watermark: Add image or textual watermark to videos.

Deinterlace: Deinterlacing an interlaced video to the progressive one to avoid mosaic.

Part Three: Other frequently asked questions

Q: Can iPad Media Converter convert HD video AVCHD M2TS and MKV to iPad?
A. iPad Media Converter allows you to convert HD videos, camcorder videos, regular videos as well as popular audio formats to iPad compatible video/audio formats.

Q. Does iPad Media Converter support WebM format?
A. Yes. iPad Media Converter continuously updates to support the new video formats. Google TV is a new experience made for television that combines the TV. We have optimized our video converter to support converting WebM to iPad supported video and audio formats.

Q: Does iPad Media Converter support ripping encrypted or copy protected DVD?
A: Most DVD titles are encrypted, which prevents you from either copying them to your hard drive, or if you manage to do so, being able to play the resulting files. iPad Media Converter overcomes this problem with built-in decryption algorithms.

Q. How to extract background music from video file?
A. iPad Media Converter can convert audio files from one format to another directly without any temporary files; it supports almost all familiar audio formats. Also you can extract the background music by selecting the iPad audio formats from the "output format" drop down list.

Q: How to remove or choose the subtitle of the output file?
A: Regular DVD movies usually have several subtitles such as English, French, German, etc. You can select the subtitle and audio track for your DVD or videos as you like. You can also selecting audio in the same way.

Q: Can I Merge the output videos into one file?

A: Before converting, you can merge the DVDs or video files as one by click on the DVD or video titles you'd like to merge to 1 single file, then click 'Merge' button and uncheck the former separate files if you just need the single merged video file.

Q: Does it support converting interlaced videos?
A. All AVCHD camcorders except for AVCHD Lite models use recording 1080 Interlaced Video. When watching interlaced video on AVCHD video player (since they don't have built-in De-interlacing engine like flat-panel televisions), You just need to check the Deinterlace option button on the edit window. See the following deinterlaced result picture.

Q. How to take a picture from video file?
A. You can preview the each video and capture pictures in the Preview window. The five buttons from left to right are: Play button, Pause button, Stop button, Snapshot button, and Snapshot open button. To preview the whole movie, just click the Play button. If you want to take some images from the movie for future use, just click button Snapshot to take a snapshot. Hit the Snapshot open button to get the images from the folder you set from your Mac.

Q. How to select the correct video and audio settings for iPad?

Each output profile is connected with a set of parameters which are found by clicking "Settings" button. Available parameters are Video Codec, Bit Rate, Video Resolution, Frame Rate, Aspect Ratio, Sample Rate, etc. You can perfect the quality of the output video and audio by setting a higher bit rate and resolution, but the output file will be bigger. You can set a low bit rate to compress the video or audio. Actually the default profile given is configured with good quality output.