Playing .avi on iPad?

[DougY]

what is the best and easiest program to put on the iPad that would enable me to play .avi movies on my iPad?

 

[Dr McKay]

VLC Player for iPad is coming out soon, that's your best bet probably. I cant wait. My File converter throws a fit trying to convert certain formats.

 

[Edge100]

what is the best and easiest program to put on the iPad that would enable me to play .avi movies on my iPad?

If you can dig up a copy of VisualHub (which has been discontinued), that's your best best for now.

 

[sapporobaby]

what is the best and easiest program to put on the iPad that would enable me to play .avi movies on my iPad?

Dude, there is a search function that you can use to ask and receive answers to this question that has been asked a million times.

 

[DougY]

Dude, there is a search function that you can use to ask and receive answers to this question that has been asked a million times.

OK "Dude", I already know that, was looking for more updated info, "Dude".

 

[sapporobaby]

OK "Dude", I already know that, was looking for more updated info, "Dude".

Have you been update?

 

[richarhn18]

A good compromise would be to use something like AviVideo which can convert "avi" video files.

 

[Ciclismo]

Can one Handbrake an .avi? Then you could just add it to iTunes - no need for an extra app.

 

[SnowLeopard2008]

Handbrake, convert the file, add it to iTunes and sync.

Air Video, stream the file to iPad from computer, must have client software on computer.

 

[felt.]

Oplayer HD and cineXplayer allow you to import avi files and play them, with vga output supported as well, none of this streaming or re-encoding nonsense required.

 

[SnowLeopard2008]

Oplayer HD and cineXplayer allow you to import avi files and play them, with vga output supported as well, none of this streaming or re-encoding nonsense required.

Never heard of oplayer, thanks! 🙂 Btw, if you have a lot of media but not that much space, streaming is a good option. Especially since streaming is easier to manage than syncing it through.

 

[billy3785]

oops wrong thread

 

[ohaithar]

what is the best and easiest program to put on the iPad that would enable me to play .avi movies on my iPad?

Get a converter, and convert it to MP4.


Oh how I wish iDevices supported .avi

 

[sapporobaby]

My understanding the reason Apple does not support .avi on iDevices is the amount of processor power required to decode the video and play it back. Causes more battery drain than say H.264 or similar codecs.

 

[dacreativeguy]

Handbrake, convert the file, add it to iTunes and sync.

Air Video, stream the file to iPad from computer, must have client software on computer.

The current version of Handbrake no longer supports AVI. You'll have to use an older version.

The easiest way is to get AirVideo. You can either transcode the AVI on the fly or convert it for use later. It'll even put the converted file into iTunes for you. Worth the 2 or 3 bucks.

 

[VideoBeagle]

I did an extensive review of several apps here:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1012979/

 

[abta1]

An free alternative to AirVideo would be Zumocast.

 

[d123]

Oh how I wish iDevices supported .avi

They can.


Cinexplayer works fine on my iPad, supports .avi files without any converting required.

 

[Zcott]

True, but the native video playing apps don't support .avi.