Getting video off of the iPad to Mac

slicknik · slicknik #1 (**permalink**)

07-06-2011, 03:35 PM

Does anyone know how to get videos off of an iPad? I had spent hours converting some dvds to the right format for the iPad and then my hard drive crashed and I lost everything. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks!

MYmacROX · MYmacROX #2 (**permalink**)

07-06-2011, 03:56 PM

You can open iPhoto and import the videos there. It will create new events for them.

slicknik · slicknik #3 (**permalink**)

07-07-2011, 03:39 PM

doesn't seem to work. i'm not seeing any video for import in iPhoto. these were dvds that i had saved to my computer of movies we own, kids cartoons etc that i was hoping not to lose (or have to redo). on my ipad they're in the videos app.

MYmacROX · MYmacROX #4 (**permalink**)

07-07-2011, 05:28 PM

The video file type is why iPhoto doesn't recognize them.
If you can convert the videos to M4VP, iPhoto will "see" them and allow you to import into iPhoto.

bobtomay · bobtomay #5 (**permalink**)

07-07-2011, 07:01 PM

Why you need a backup of your hard drive.

iPhoto will only see the stuff that's in the Camera Roll. To get at just about anything else you're going to need an app that can browse the folder structure of the iPad. There are a few out there now. One of them is Phoneview.

MYmacROX #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 17, 2009 Posts: 3,359 Mac Specs: 2008 15" MBP ML, 2012 21.5" iMac ML	07-06-2011, 03:56 PM You can open iPhoto and import the videos there. It will create new events for them. 16GB iPhone 5, 64GB Wi-Fi only iPad 1st Gen. Reminder: Please include your Mac's specs. This will make it much easier for the other members to assist you.
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MYmacROX #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 17, 2009 Posts: 3,359 Mac Specs: 2008 15" MBP ML, 2012 21.5" iMac ML	07-07-2011, 05:28 PM The video file type is why iPhoto doesn't recognize them. If you can convert the videos to M4VP, iPhoto will "see" them and allow you to import into iPhoto. 16GB iPhone 5, 64GB Wi-Fi only iPad 1st Gen. Reminder: Please include your Mac's specs. This will make it much easier for the other members to assist you.
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bobtomay #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 22, 2006 Location: Texas, where else? Posts: 22,036 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.33 C2D 256 4GB, MBA 13" i7 1.8, MB 2.0 2GB, Nano 4th, 3GS, iPad 1	07-07-2011, 07:01 PM Why you need a backup of your hard drive. iPhoto will only see the stuff that's in the Camera Roll. To get at just about anything else you're going to need an app that can browse the folder structure of the iPad. There are a few out there now. One of them is Phoneview. I cannot be held responsible for the things that come out of my mouth. In the Windows world, most everything folks don't understand is called a virus.
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slicknik #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 06, 2011 Posts: 2	07-06-2011, 03:35 PM Does anyone know how to get videos off of an iPad? I had spent hours converting some dvds to the right format for the iPad and then my hard drive crashed and I lost everything. Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks!
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