How to convert MKV video to iPad video files on Mac?

Question:
I have some MKV videos and would like to watch them on my new iPad, so I converted these mkv to iPad mp4 using QuickTime 7 and Perian by exporting to mp4 with the video set to pass through, and the audio set to AAC 160 Kbps 48 kHz. But iTunes won't let them sync with my iPad, and it doesn't tell me why. How can I convert MKV to iPad?

Answer:
Your first mistake was using Quicktime for converting MKV to iPad. It works "okay", but is exceedingly slow and if you get one tiny thing wrong your video won't sync to the iPad.

The iPad only supports some video formats like h.264 videos (which mkv videos typically are) with the following specs: "H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats".

So you need to find some software which converts MKV to iPad MP4 videos. We strongly recommend one tool named Joboshare iPad Video Converter for Mac. It has two versions for both Windows PC and Mac OS.

Here I'll show you how to convert MKV to iPad supported H.264 videos for watching on the iPad step-by-step.

1. Add MKV file
Now run Joboshare iPad Video Converter for Mac and click the big button "Add..." in the toolbar to add .mkv videos from your Mac hard disk, you may add as many MKV videos as you want to convert to MP4 videos for watching on iPad. Only the titles you checked will be converted.

2. Specify output format
Click "Profile" drop-down list in the "General" panel, you'll find a wide range of preset video setting options avaiable for Apple iPad. You may select "iPad H.264(720p) MPEG4 Video(*.mp4)" for converting MKV to iPad supported videos. Remember that the output file size and converting speed mostly depends on the Bitrate you set. Larger Bitrate, larger file size and longer convertion time.

3. Convert MKV to iPad
Click "Browse" button to set directory folder on Mac for saving your converted files. Now you may click the big button "Start" to begin converting MKV to iPad compatible video files. Once the convert is complete, Joboshare iPad Video Converter for Mac will place on your Desktop a new iPad format version of your video that will play on the iPad. Double-click the new file and play it to make sure it looks as you expect.

Note: Transfer the converted iPad MP4 video to iPad player. Follow the steps as below:
1)Open iTunes, click "File" option on menu, and add your converted files to iTunes library.
2)Then, connect your iPad to Mac computer via USB cable, iTunes will detect your iPad library folder automatically.
3)After that, click iPad icon and choose "Movies" option in the right panel and check the movies you want to sync to iPad. Press "Sync" button and the files will be transferred to your iPad from iTunes library. When updating is complete, you will find the video files on you iPad.
Now you can watch your favorite movie/videos on your iPad and enjoy the fresh brilliance and high definition on its higher quality screen. That's it, with 3 steps you can convert videos to iPad. Enjoy watching videos with your iPad anytime and anywhere.

Tip: Trim Video
Sometimes, we only need the some special parts of whole video files for viewing on iPad. In this case, you can use the "Trim" function to get the exact the clip from video movie. During the previewing, you can set the "Set start" and "Set end" points to get the movie/video segement you want. There is scissors icon appears in the front of checked files in list.

General and Advance setting
You can edit the info of output files to meet your need, even specify parameters setting for unique output. This software provides you with "General" and "Advance" panel that covers info edition and parameter settings, such as Output Filename, Video Quality, Audio Quality, Video Size, Track, Subtile, Frame Rate, Channel, Angle, Zoom, Split and Aspect.

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