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[tadd5181]

In 2006, I created a movie using Creator 8.  It is on a DVD.  I can play the movie on my iMac (OS 10.6.8).  (It neither registers nor plays on my Windows PC.)    I cannot determine the format of the movie.  

I want to transfer it to my iPad2.  Can someone help me with the process, including format of the movie, how I get it into my iPad?  What iMac programs or apps are necessary to accomplish this.

Thanks for any help

[beiker]

Hi. Try to check if it's in MP4 format. If not, try converting it. Hope this helps.

[sknis]

tadd5181, on 06 February 2012 - 09:05 AM, said:

In 2006, I created a movie using Creator 8.  It is on a DVD.  I can play the movie on my iMac (OS 10.6.8).  (It neither registers nor plays on my Windows PC.)    I cannot determine the format of the movie.  

I want to transfer it to my iPad2.  Can someone help me with the process, including format of the movie, how I get it into my iPad?  What iMac programs or apps are necessary to accomplish this.

Thanks for any help

Does it play on a standard DVD player?

Put the DVD into your optical drive and use Windows Explorer to see what is on the disc.  Post a screen shot here.  Follow these directions.

[tadd5181]

Yes the DVD plays on a DVD player.  I now was able to get the type of files on the DVD.  

They are:
4 VTS.V0B files
1 VIDEO_TS.IFO file
2 VTS.IFO files
1 VIDEO_TS.BUP file
2 VTS>BUP FILES

Now what?

Thanks for any help.

[myguggi]

tadd5181, on 06 February 2012 - 02:22 PM, said:

Yes the DVD plays on a DVD player.  I now was able to get the type of files on the DVD.  

They are:
4 VTS.V0B files
1 VIDEO_TS.IFO file
2 VTS.IFO files
1 VIDEO_TS.BUP file
2 VTS>BUP FILES

Now what?

Thanks for any help.

That seems to be a standard video DVD which you should be able to play on your PC with any media player such as Windows media Player or VLC.

What Roxio software do you have? The current version of Roxio Creator 2012 will convert the video for the iPad2

[tadd5181]

I guess I am not getting my question through.   My problem is NOT about playing the DVD I have...I can play it on the PC and on a DVD player.  What I want, however, is to transfer the DVD movie to my iPad 2.

Apparently there is a program called AV Player HD which handles some movie files, but that app's own description does not include the files with the extensions I have listed above.  It may handle it but the app's description does not list them.  

So again, how do I get the movie DVD  onto my iPad 2...what programs are used, from where are they obtained, on to that (iPad, iMac, etc.) are they loaded, and do they handle the files with extensions I have listed above?

Someone has suggested Roxio 2012 as a source of help, but surely there must be a simpler way to load the movie onto the iPad 2 ... or is there?

Any help is appreciated.

[myguggi]

tadd5181, on 06 February 2012 - 04:36 PM, said:

I guess I am not getting my question through.   My problem is NOT about playing the DVD I have...I can play it on the PC and on a DVD player.  What I want, however, is to transfer the DVD movie to my iPad 2.

Apparently there is a program called AV Player HD which handles some movie files, but that app's own description does not include the files with the extensions I have listed above.  It may handle it but the app's description does not list them.  

So again, how do I get the movie DVD  onto my iPad 2...what programs are used, from where are they obtained, on to that (iPad, iMac, etc.) are they loaded, and do they handle the files with extensions I have listed above?

Someone has suggested Roxio 2012 as a source of help, but surely there must be a simpler way to load the movie onto the iPad 2 ... or is there?

Any help is appreciated.

From your first post: "It neither registers nor plays on my Windows PC."  

Why don't you ask your question on the "iPad2 forums"? As I posted above, C2012 will convert to iPad2.
Have you done a google search for "DVD movie to iPads2"?  You should get > 140,000,000 results!

The extensions you mentioned (ifo, bup and vob) are standard for all video DVDs.

Edited by myguggi, 06 February 2012 - 04:54 PM.

[sknis]

VOB files are mpg2 file with the extension changed to be recognized and run on a DVD.

Copy the disc to your computer and simply change the extension to mpg2.  All video editing programs will take them.   Make sure that you set Windows to not hide common extensions when you do so or you would end up with "Name.mpg.vob"

[REDWAGON]

As a followup to the other reply posts---Once you have changed the extension of the DVD from VOB to mpeg2, follow these steps to transfer it to your iPAD2.

1--Open iTUNES on your computer

2--At the top of the screen go to "FILE" and on the drop down menu click on "Add File to Library"

3--Go to the location on your computer where you have the changed mpeg2 file (original VOB file)

4--Click on "OPEN"

5--hook up your iPAD2 to your computer (iPAD2 USB cable)

6-- click on "SYNC" at the bottom of the iPAD2 screen.

7--This will take all of the previously sync'ed files from your computer iTunes to your Itunes and place it in the "Movies" folder on your Itunes.
   (NOTE: When you first set up your iPAD2 to sync iTunes, it will only sync the files that you set it up to sync. Also, beware of the total memory
   you have on your iPAD2 as video files can be quite large and use up memory fast).

I have done this with a couple of DVD's and also PPS converted programs. They work fine on my iPAD2.

Frank...