iPad: The Missing Manual, 4th Edition

Chapter 15. Watch, Make, and Edit Videos

You’ll learn to:

• Add videos to your iPad

• Watch videos on your tablet or HDTV

• Shoot and edit movies

• Watch YouTube clips

• Make FaceTime video calls

APPLE ADDED VIDEO PLAYBACK powers to its handheld devices in 2005, when it introduced the first video iPod. Over the past seven years, the screens on Apple’s gadgets have gradually increased in size, from 2.5 inches on that ground-breaking iPod to 9.7 inches on the iPad’s display. The tablet is perfect for immersing yourself in a movie—or for watching it inflight while crammed into a knee-knocking coach seat.

And now, with a new 2012 iPad and iOS 5, you can enjoy high-definition videos in top-quality 1080p resolution (instead of the bare-minimum HD resolution of 720p on earlier iPads). And if you have that new 2012 iPad with its Retina display, HD movies look really good.

Finding video is easy. You can buy, rent, or stream movies, TV shows, music videos, and video podcasts from iTunes; download video-streaming apps from the App Store; use the iPad’s built-in YouTube or Safari apps; and even shoot your own videos with the iPad’s camera. You can also make video calls to pals with iOS devices and Macs using FaceTime.

And if the whole family wants to watch a video, you can connect your iPad to your TV—with or without wires—and see it on an even bigger screen. From getting video onto your tablet to sharing it once ...