How to Convert DVD to iPad

The iPad is a great new device and Apple have yet again outdone themselves. By now, you are probably wondering how to convert DVD video to view on your iPad? Well this quick guide will show you exactly how to achieve that.

For starters, you need to convert the DVD to a format that works with the iPad, which is MP4 (mpeg 4) or H.264 video. Don’t stress out about the technical specs, because the software will do pretty much all of the hard work.

In order to perform the conversion and get it onto your iPad, you will need a DVD to iPad converter and iTunes. I will assume that you already have iTunes installed, because you are using an iPad already. The first part of the process is performing the conversion, after this we need to get the file into iTunes, so that it can be transferred to your iPad for later viewing.

It’s time to start the DVD to iPad conversion process.

1. Download and install the DVD to iPad converter from the link above. Note: there are other good converters, but the Cucusoft is about the best.
2. Insert the DVD you want converted (you can also convert almost any video type with this converter)
3. Open the DVD via Dvd to iPad converter, and choose open DVD, or you can manually select a vob file yourself
4. Choose the title you wisth to convert, the largest file size and duration will be the movie
5. Set any optional preferences, we recommend defaults for starters
6. Click convert

The conversion process is extremely simple, and it doesn’t take long to get video onto your iPad. Depending on computer specs and the size of the video, it could take a little time to finish.

Now to get the converted video file onto your iPad using iTunes.

1. Fire up iTunes
2. Make sure to have “Manually manage music and videos” unchecked
3. Click the File menu, select “Add File to Library”
4. Choose the file you just converted
5. Under “Movies”, you will be able to right click on the file and select “Get info”, now you can select the “Video Kind”. This should put it in the related playlist.
6. From the File menu, select “Sync iPad”
7. The video should now be available on your iPad

You can now watch your favorite video, anytime from your iPad. You can find out more about DVD to iPad converters here, as well as other conversion techniques.