Seriously, i bought an apple ipad pro and i just want to move a video from my PC (windows) to my ipad. why is it such a headache? why can't it just be a simple file list like android. this is the worst thing about owning apple shit.
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F*** itunes
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I agree. I wanted to put a custom ringtone I composed, and holy shit.. It was damn near impossible. I gave up after converting files to some .ip4im4#411 or whatever file for the 3-4th time.
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M4V so I'm having to change them all to MP4s. i'd be done if it was any other device by now
Go get a 3rd party app man. Don't use the stock apps.
Install VLC and do exactly that?
Like, drag and drop is literally what you do.
Alternatively, download a video player like VLC or Infuse and just transfer whatever format you want to view.
Do you have OneDrive or other Cloud storage? I typically go through there to watch videos without a need for a conversion. Think .m4v should be compatible with its app player.
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I just wanted to put videos on my ipad so I could watch something while I was working on my model kit. Now I'll have to waste most of the night putting the shows on my ipad.........
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How? because it won't even recognize the file in itunes to be put onto the device
EDIT: Found it.
As others have pointed out, install VLC. Or alternatively, install Plex on your desktop and buy the license for it on your iPad and stream your videos/music.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201301
I recommend getting nPlayer. It's a paid app but I found it to be a lot more reliable than VLC.
Once you have it installed plug your iPad and launch iTunes. Go to File Sharing, select nPlayer and drag your files there. It'll play almost every format so you don't have to worry about converting.
This workflow works for most apps on iOS.
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Already had VLC, didn't know i could send to that directly. So that's good. Doesn't stop this from being more convoluted than it should be.
EDIT: Thanks for all the help.
EDIT: Thanks for all the help.
I just stream everything because I've come to hate itunes... if i need to get something onto another device i just forward it on messenger. Yes I'm a noob but I still don't wanna itunes.
I hate itunes too. Ways to avoid it
1) download icloud for windows - put the file in the upload folder and it'll sync to icloud where you can access it on your ipad
2) put the file on dropbox/onedrive/google drive and use something like 'documents' by readle to access the file and pass it on to a 3rd party app that has more flexible format support like VLC or infuse.
3) set up a plex server and put the file in there - if it isn't a movie or TV show you can set up a 'home movies' or similar folder
1) download icloud for windows - put the file in the upload folder and it'll sync to icloud where you can access it on your ipad
2) put the file on dropbox/onedrive/google drive and use something like 'documents' by readle to access the file and pass it on to a 3rd party app that has more flexible format support like VLC or infuse.
3) set up a plex server and put the file in there - if it isn't a movie or TV show you can set up a 'home movies' or similar folder
I got so confused when I bought an iPhone coming from android and couldn't just drag and drop music files and such. Have pretty much stopped listening to music because of itunes and Apple shit.
(Will still buy a macbook though)
(Will still buy a macbook though)
Infuse plus OneDrive or some other cloud service is the way to go. iTunes is such garbage.
It would be nice to have better access to the iPad's file system but that's all part of the APPLE EXPERIENCE I guess.
It would be nice to have better access to the iPad's file system but that's all part of the APPLE EXPERIENCE I guess.
You can do that with the built-in file browser in iOS 11, just access it on whatever cloud service you use and then open in whatever app associates with that file.
Off topic but have to ask, are you using Infuse with Google Drive? I can't seem to get it to load my Gdrive videos at all, it just keeps loading and loading but nothing happens :(
Same question to you too. Not sure why it's doing that.
I barely use Infuse at all myself, I have a Plex server that I use.
cool - wasn't sure as the file stuff was a little immature last time I looked.
I haven't had itunes installed on my computer for over 5 years. icloud for windows is useful for me to import iphone photos into lightroom, and to export my DSLR photos from lightroom back to the iphone. Use plex for video content
User Warned: Platform wars. History of similar behaviour.
Guide to electronic happiness.
Step 1) Never buy anything from Apple EVER for ANY reason.
Step 2) There is no step 2.
Your are welcome.
Step 1) Never buy anything from Apple EVER for ANY reason.
Step 2) There is no step 2.
Your are welcome.
But I hear Cupertino from the Golden State makes great products
I pay for OneDrive so I haven't really used Infuse with anything else.
Streaming directly from OneDrive was unreliable for me in the past so I usually download my videos before playing (swipe left on video, last icon). Have you tried that?
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Just get Infuse Pro. Then you can use iTunes to just copy the file over pretty easily.
https://support.firecore.com/hc/en-us/articles/215091047-iTunes-File-Sharing
Doing it via wifi is even easier if you're not tethered to the computer at the time.
Yeah I haven't used iTunes for managing my personal videos in years. The only time is when I buy movies on the iTunes store, then it's pretty seamless for streaming to multiple devices, etc. But my own videos? Nah, get VLC or GoodPlayer. If you want to stream from your computer or a network drive, buying a full license for Infuse has been a game changer. Got a 8tb HDD with all my content plugged into my router and I can stream anything on it to my iPad with Infuse. You can even transfer them to your iPad through the app. It's great stuff.
You heard right.
This case is clearly lack of user knowledge. Not shitting on OP here, but iTunes is not at fault. For most people, it need never even be touched for most things. You have so many options to load files. Cloud storage, flash drives, air drop, Walter, network transfer...
Seriously, no need to hate the all-around best media and library management tool on the planet.
I believe Infuse added Plex support a few weeks ago, so you can just use the Infuse client and connect it to your PMS. Might be handy, I believe Infuse has pretty solid codec support so it might negate some transcoding.
Yeah it sucks. Plex makes my iPad 10 times more useful, though. I would kill for an android tablet with the general quality and power of an iPad. It would make such a killer emulation machine with an 8bitdo controller paired.
haven't used iTunes in ages.
i just use Dropbox, iCloud drive or OneDrive to sync shit, or AirDrop.
Without AirDrop (so, on Windows...) and without shamelessly abusing my unlimited bandwidth to upload gigs of data to the cloud and then back onto another device within the same apartment - i can see how this would still be a huge hassle.
i just use Dropbox, iCloud drive or OneDrive to sync shit, or AirDrop.
Without AirDrop (so, on Windows...) and without shamelessly abusing my unlimited bandwidth to upload gigs of data to the cloud and then back onto another device within the same apartment - i can see how this would still be a huge hassle.
Yeah, I guess it's a PITA if you are using a Windows machine and have slow/limited internet or aren't dedicated enough to media consumption to set up a local library (for Plex / Infuse). I can't recall the last time I used iTunes for video management though. Most recently I used it to add some unknown artists music which wasn't on Apple Music and it flawlessly integrated into the whole experience across Apple TV/iPhone/iPad so I can't complain.
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That's a fucking lie because you can't just take a file and put it into another folder on the iPad.
You have every option but the one people like.
Download VLC app for your Apple device.
Option 1 using iTunes - Connect your iPad to PC, go the your phone tab or whatever in iTunes, select apps on the left, scroll down past all those pictures of your screen, see VLC at the bottom, add anything you want, easy.
Option 2 - Open VLC on your iPad. Settings, set Sharing via WiFi on, Type that 192.168 whatever it ends into your PC browser, transfer over the files you want.
Also, https://www.resetera.com/threads/thank-you-windows-store-itunes-now-available.39133/
Option 1 using iTunes - Connect your iPad to PC, go the your phone tab or whatever in iTunes, select apps on the left, scroll down past all those pictures of your screen, see VLC at the bottom, add anything you want, easy.
Option 2 - Open VLC on your iPad. Settings, set Sharing via WiFi on, Type that 192.168 whatever it ends into your PC browser, transfer over the files you want.
Also, https://www.resetera.com/threads/thank-you-windows-store-itunes-now-available.39133/
You can add to a folder locally 2 ways. One is through the file management section in the in app inbox director within iTunes. That is one option. The other is to use your preferred file system on iOS and connect to it via a cable or access it through a browser. A browser is faster than your included lightning cable in most cases as well. This is another way to put a file in a folder.
People confuse no root access with lack of support for file management. It is infuriating. There are so many ways to do shit on iOS now, so many options.
Its fucking unbelievable. An albatross. Its like someone would serve a big pile of shit at a restaurant as an appetizer and the whole world accepts and eats that shit before every meal.
I end up using dropbox more to transfer shit just so I don't go through it.
I end up using dropbox more to transfer shit just so I don't go through it.
Lol
The Zune's library/media management tool was lightyears ahead of current day iTunes.
iTunes is pure garbage
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Didn't do metadata editing as good as iTunes but I still miss it. I loved Zune.