How to Convert AVI Videos to iPad on Mac?

What is AVI Video?

You have so many avi format videos on you computers, but do you know what the full form of avi is? AVI is an acronym for Audio Video Interleave. This is basically a multimedia container format that was first released by Microsoft in 1992. This format was part of a larger package which was called "Video for Windows". As the name goes, the files of avi format can have both video as well as audio data within the space of a single file.The avi format is like the DVD video format which allows a multiple streaming of data from both audio and video. Playing AVI files on Mac (Snow Leopard, Lion included) can be achieved with some software such as:

• VLC Media Player for Mac
• Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac

How to Play AVI Videos on iPad?

You know that iPad (iPad 2 included) only supports the following video formats:

• H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second
• MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second
• Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second

So what should you do if you've got a lot of wonderful AVI videos and want to watch them on your iPad? You have to convert AVI to an iPad compatible format by professional video conversion software like Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac, which can help you convert AVI videos to play on your iPad with powerful video editing functions and excellent conversion quality.

Free Download and install Aimersoft Mac AVI to iPad Converter

How to Convert AVI Video to iPad on Mac?

This article aims to show you how to convert AVI to iPad compatible format with Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac. For Windows users, please refer to this How to convert AVI video to iPad.

1Launch Mac AVI to iPad Converter and Import AVI Videos

Click "Add Video Files" from the "File" menu to import your AVI videos into the program, you can also drag AVI videos into the program directly. Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac supports batch conversion, so you can import multiple files at a time. And merging multiple AVI videos into one to convert is also allowed.

2Customize the AVI Videos for your iPad

This Mac AVI to iPad Converter offers powerful video editing functions (Trim, Crop, Rotation and Video Adjustments). You can simply to choose a part to do the proper editing totally based on your own needs.

3 Start to Convert AVI to iPad on Mac

Click the device icon behind the video file in the video list, then you can select iPad as your need. Of course, you can also convert AVI to your other portable devices like iPod, iPhone…

After converting AVI to iPad compatible video finished, find and sync them to your iPad, you can then enjoy your AVI videos on your iPad.