In this article, we will introduce how to play AVI on iPad/iPad 2 on Windows. Before we move on to how to convert avi to ipad on Windows, we need to know what kind of video can be played on iPad.

- H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 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;

- Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format.

Generally speaking, iPad/iPad 2 supports M4V, MP4, MOV and some kind of AVI file format. So, to play unsupported AVI file on iPad/iPad 2, we are required to convert AVI to MP4 for iPad to make it compatible with iPad. The software we need is best ipad video converter.

Step 1: Download iPad video converter for free
A trial version is available, if you would like to experiment with the program before buying the full version.

Step 2: Add AVI files you want to convert
Click the " Open file" button add you want to convert avi files from you computer. If you don't convert you added files, you can click " Remove" button to delete it.

Step 3: Output video settings
Select the format of the video you would like to create from the " Profile" menu, click the dropdown list, which is located on the right side of the window. You can choose iPad MPEG-4 Movie(.mp4) as output format by iPad supported.

Step 4: Select output destination
Click on the right side of output " ..." set the output path and destination. The are two options, one is " Select Output Folder", another is " Open Output Folder", it's apply on you needed.

Step 5: Start to convert avi to iPad
AVI to iPad allows users to start to convert AVI to iPad by clicking " Convert", you will get the converted files a few seconds later. You can see the conversion of AVI to iPad information. The preview picture will show you on the bottom of window.

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