I’ve got a bunch of YouTube videos and stored them on my computer. Some of them are FLV formats, and some are MP4 formats with higher resolution. All of these YouTube videos couldn’t be played back on my new iPad. Now I’m looking for a good iPad Video Converter that converts YouTube to iPad supported video formats.

Finally I picked a YouTube to iPad converter tool called iPad Video Converter. This software is a free trial application that accomplishes this task quickly and easily. It just takes a few mouse clicks to convert YouTube to MP4 files using this YouTube to iPad Converter software.

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

Things you’ll need
1. iPad Video Converter (Free for download trial version)
2. YouTube video files

Step 1: Download & install iPad Video Converter
We’ll be using the very nice YouTube to iPad video converter software called iPad Video Converter for converting YouTube to iPad compatible video format, head over here and download the free trial version of iPad Video Converter. Next step is to install this YouTube to iPad Video Converter software.

Step 2: Run iPad Video Converter and add YouTube videos
Now run iPad Video Converter and click the big button “Add…” to add YouTube flv/mp4 videos from your hard disk, you may add as many YouTube videos as you want to convert to iPad H.264 videos for watching on iPad. Only the titles you checked will be converted.

Step 3: Edit & merge YouTube videos: trim, crop, add effect, add watermark
Wanna edit your YouTube videos to make it more personalized? You may add a watermark in iPad Video Converter. Just select the title you’d like to add watermark, then click the button ‘Edit’ to launch video editing window. If you want to crop video or add some special effects, click the first two tabs.

Step 4: Change the output settings to convert YouTube to iPad
You’ll find a wide range of preset video setting options available for Apple iPad. You may select “iPad MPEG-4 (640*480) Video (*.mp4)” for converting YouTube videos to iPad supported videos. Remember that the output file size and converting speed mostly depends on the bit rate you set. Larger bit rate, larger file size means longer conversion time.

Step 5: Start converting YouTube to iPad video format
Now you may click the big button “Start” to begin converting YouTube to iPad compatible video files. Once the convert is complete, iPad Video Converter 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.

Step 6: Transfer/Sync video to the iPad
To get the movie onto your iPad, launch iTunes. Drag your new converted movie file into your iTunes library in the folder or playlist of your choosing. Attach your iPad to your computer and sync the iPad with iTunes. Check the option “Automatically sync songs and videos to my iPad” so your music and video from the iTunes library will automatically sync to your iPad. The sync may take a few minutes. When syncing is done, eject your iPad and take your movies with you.

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