How To Convert And Transfer WMV File Into iPad/iPad 2?

Windows Media Video (WMV) format is commonly used for movie playback on Windows PCs, but it's not convenient to use WMV on Mac or iDevices (iPad/iPod/iPhone) because of Apple's resistance against WMV. If you are an iPad user and has a WMV movies/TV-shows collection, this article will offer you a easy solution to convert and transfer WMV files to iPad(iPad 2 included), so that you can play WMV on iPad/iPad2 freely.

Easy Solution: iSkysoft Video Converter Ultimate

There are four reasons that I choose iSkysoft video converter ultimate to convert WMV to iPad/iPad2 for watching:

 

Firstly, it can convert WMV to MP4/MOV/M4V which is compatible with iPad/iPad2 basically. Furethermore, This program offers preset output profiles for iPad, so you can directly use the default settings to get the optimized output videos for iPad.

 

Secondly, it integrates a practical DRM removal tool that can help you remove DRM from the WMV movies/TV-shows encrypted by Windows Media DRM before converting them to iPad/iPad2.

 

Thirdly, it combines with a Video Editor that let you edit WMV video simply. Such as trimming, cropping, merging, adding watermarks and setting some video aspect ratios like brightness, contrast and saturations to enhance your video visual effects.

 

Fourthly, You can use a built-in File Transfer to transfer the converted WMV files to iPad/iPad2 without iTunes.

 

In a word, for converting WMV moives/TV-shows for iPad/iPad2, iSkysoft Video Converter ultimate is almost perfect. Check out our iSkysoft Video Converter Ultimate Review. OR

A brief introduction of how to convert WMV to MP4 for iPad/iPad2 with the conversion software:

Step 1. Add Video Files

Go to "File" menu, choose "Add Files" to locate the WMV files you want to add, or drag & drop WMV files to the software directly. Batch conversion is available, you can convert a number of WMV files to iPad-friendly format at one time. In addtion, if you have some DRMed WMV files on your computer, click the "Find DRM Files" option and it will find and load the DRMed files automatically.

 

 

Step 2. Select output format for iPad(2)

You can directly choose "iPad" as your output format under the "Apple" section in the format list of iSkysoft Video Converter ultimate, like the image below. Furthermore, if your WMV movies are High Definition videos and you don't want to lose video quality after conversion, you can choose "HD iPad" as output format, iSkysoft presets 1280x720 HD resolution for "HD iPad".

 

 

Step 3. Video Editing (Optional)

If you think it is necessary to improve the current WMV video effect, iSkysoft Video Editing feature will help you:

 

- Create merged item: Select multiple WMV files and check the option "Merge into One File" on the bottom of the File List Box on the interface.

- Trim video length: Click the icon "" on the shortcut box to get the partial segment and repeat the action to get several segments as you like.

- Edit video: Click the icon "" on the shortcut box to open a comprehensive video edit panel where you can crop the video size, adjust the image effect parameters including Brightness/Contrast/Saturation/Amplifier, Add image or text watermarks and Add/Edit subtitle etc.

 

 

Step 4. Start to convert WMV to iPad/iPad2

After all above settings, just hit the "Convert" button to start converting WMV to iPad/iPad2 playable video format. Once the conversion is finished, connect your iPad to computer and sync the converted WMV files to iPad through iTunes. And now you can watch your WMV movies/TV-shows on iPad freely.

 

Note: The conversion from other iPad incompatible format like AVI to iPad, MKV, AVCHD, MOD and more to iPad/iPad2 is almost the similar steps.