November 2013
Beginner
399 pages
13h 43m
English
Content preview from iPad: The Missing Manual, 6th Edition
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Chapter 14. Watch, Create, and Edit Videos
You’ll learn to:
Add videos to your iPad
Watch movies on your tablet or stream to HDTV
Shoot and edit your own movies
Share videos by email, instant message, socialmedia, or AirDrop
APPLE ADDED VIDEO PLAYBACK to its handheld devices in 2005, when it introduced the first video iPod, with a 2.5-inch screen. The screens on Apple’s gadgets have gradually increased in size, which are now at 7.9 inches for the Mini and a glorious 9.7 inches for the regular iPad. Either tablet is perfect for immersing yourself in a movie, even if that means watching it inflight while crammed into a knee-knocking coach seat.
Today, iPad videos look better than ever, thanks to the super-sharp Retina display on the latest iPad and iPad Minis. With these iPads (2012 models and later), you can enjoy high-definition video in 1080p resolution—instead of the bare-minimum 720p HD resolution on the iPad models that came out in 2010 and 2011.
Finding video is easy. You can buy, rent, or stream movies, TV shows, music videos, and video podcasts from iTunes; download video-streaming apps (like Google’s standalone YouTube app) from the App Store; use the iPad’s built-in Safari browser; and even shoot your own videos with the iPad’s camera. And if the whole family wants to watch your movies, you can connect your iPad to a TV—with or without wires—for a big-screen show.
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