So, he'd need to get dropbox, and then I'd share a dropbox folder with him and the iPad app would see my shared folder?
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Jon B. - Nov 28, 2012 5:13:46 pm PST #21581 of 25501
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le nubian - Nov 28, 2012 5:17:32 pm PST #21582 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
that's right.
you know, you probably could also use box.net if you'd prefer, but you get the idea. if you invite him to the folder and he accepts your invitation, he should be able to see it no problem.
Gudanov - Nov 28, 2012 5:21:18 pm PST #21583 of 25501
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I use Handbrake for conversion, it's pretty easy.
Jon B. - Nov 28, 2012 5:26:27 pm PST #21584 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Yeah, I have Handbrake and am converting the files now. I'll see if my friend can handle the other stuff. Thanks for the tips!
le nubian - Nov 28, 2012 5:29:27 pm PST #21585 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Gud,
I like handbrake, but avidemux is MUCH faster if you know the files are mp4 in an avi wrapper. It is like a 5 min conversion.
Here are the full instructions from my evernote: [link]
Jon B. - Nov 28, 2012 5:44:12 pm PST #21586 of 25501
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Does avidemux have presets for things like iPads? I like the idiot-proofiness of Handbrake for stuff like that.
Jon B. - Nov 28, 2012 5:49:40 pm PST #21587 of 25501
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Wait -- If I'm converting the files to an iPad friendly format, why does he need GoodPlayer? Can't the native app handle the files? Or is it that the native app can't grab and play them from Dropbox? It's probably not worth it for him to drop $2.99 for GoodPlayer.
le nubian - Nov 28, 2012 7:19:06 pm PST #21588 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
okay, let me upload an .mp4 and see if the native app handles it. It has been difficult for the native app to handle files. That's why I recommend Good Player which can handle various video files better than the native.
theoretically, good player can handle avi, but I have found in practice it doesn't work that well.
give me 5-10 minutes.
le nubian - Nov 28, 2012 10:15:00 pm PST #21589 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
sorry, 5-10 minutes have long gone!
Okay, on my ipad in the dropbox app, I can view mp4 movies. I chose a 25 minute one and it played right in dropbox. There was no option to view it in the standard app or in any other app.
I don't know if longer movies will play as easily.
Jon B. - Nov 29, 2012 1:48:15 am PST #21590 of 25501
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Thanks, le nubian. We'll try that first.