Ok, moving videos from one internet source to the iPad has proven to be more difficult than it should have been initially. The funny thing is once I build some background knowledge (5 hours of surfing, trying, and reading the internet) and found out where the students were trying to get videos from online, it became much easier.
After trial and error, one of the students and I figured out several things. First, you can't do it on an iPad. You have to get the movie on the PC first, then eventually email it to yourself and open it on the iPad. Once this is done you will save it in your camera roll for use within a keynote or iMovie. Second, there are some basic file formats that seem to work the best: MP4, M4V, MOV. Third, it appears that the size of the download is also very important--less than 34 MB for sure. I don't know what the maximum limit is for this but will fill it in when I figure that out!
Here is the first set of directions (perhaps the easiest) and an alternative if the video is too long or too big in MB!
Here is the first set of directions (perhaps the easiest) and an alternative if the video is too long or too big in MB!
Procedure:
1. In Archive search for the video you want to download. If the video is around 1.5 minutes (14 MB) in length proceed with steps 2- 15. If the video is around 2 minutes (34 MB) in length you will need to go to the alternative procedure below.
2. Once video you want is located, select “download” from the left menu near the video display screen.
3. Choose “Quicktime (.mov)” from the dialog box.
4. On the next pop-up screen select “save”.
5. The next pop-up dialog box will ask you to select a location to save this video. I choose the desktop since locating it is easier in the next steps.
6. Now that you have the movie you want on the desktop you will need to open up your Google Email account.
7. “Compose” a message to yourself (in the “address bar” type in yourfirstname.lastname@ athwestsd.org.
8. Under the subject heading you will “attach file”.
9. Under the “look in” bar you will need to select the location of the movie you downloaded (in my case the desktop).
10. Send this email once movie is downloaded.
11. Now, go to you iPad 2 and open up your email. The message from yourself should be there--if not refresh.
12. With in the body of the email there is a picture of the movie file for downloading. Tap it once to begin the download process.
13. After the movie has been downloaded, tap and hold to “save file”.
14. Now double check that it is there by moving to your “camera roll”!
15. If it is there--you have successfully moved a video for use in both iMovie and Keynote.
Alternative procedure for shortening movie on PC for use on iPad 2
2. Once video you want is located, select “download” from the left menu near the video display screen.
3. Choose “WindowsMedia (.wmv)” from the dialog box.
4. On the next pop-up screen select “save”.
5. The next pop-up dialog box will ask you to select a location to save this video. I choose the desktop since locating it is easier in the next steps.
6. Now we will use “Windows Movie Maker” to create a smaller file. (On AWMS computers you can located Windows Movie Maker by going to “All Programs” and finding it.
7. Open Windows Movie Maker and select “import movie” from left menu titled, “1. Capture Video”. Once you have located the movie (i.e. desktop--located on the left selection bar). If you have checked the checkbox at the bottom of the screen that says, “create clips for video files” it will break your video into smaller pieces.
8. View, select, and drag clips into the storyboard at the bottom of the screen.
9. If you choose to edit this new movie see selections under “2. Edit Movie” from the left Movie Tasks menu.
10. When finished move to “3. Finish Movie” and choose “Save to my computer”. Once again I save the new movie to my desktop for easy location. Be sure to assign a new name so you can tell the difference between this new file and the original. Click on “Next” at the bottom of the screen. Click on “Next” again and movie will begin download.
11. Once downloaded you have the option of clicking “play movie when I click finish”. If you check this you will be able to preview the video. If satisfied click on “Finish”.
12. Now you will need to convert this file to one that is viewable on the iPad. We will now open “Media Converter SA Edition” (found on the desktop--if not find it under “All Programs”)
13. In the “Input/Output” section select the files to convert (the edited movie you made in Windows Movie Maker) and select where you want it to go. In the first dialog box “select your movie file” from desktop and select “open”. For the “destination” select desktop and for “file type” choose “mp4”. (If that doesn’t work try m4v or mov--these are supposed to be compatible on iPad 2)
14. Select “Convert” at the bottom. If the green circle with the check changes to a red circle with an X you are in the process of converting. Once it returns to a green circle with a check you are finished. Check your desktop for the new version in Quicktime!
15. Now that you have the movie you want on the desktop you will need to open up your Google Email account.
16. “Compose” a message to yourself (in the “address bar” type in yourfirstname.lastname@ athwestsd.org.
17. Under the subject heading you will “attach file”.
18. Under the “look in” bar you will need to select the location of the movie you downloaded (in my case the desktop).
19. Send this email once movie is downloaded.
20. Now, go to you iPad 2 and open up your email. The message from yourself should be there--if not refresh.
21. With in the body of the email there is a picture of the movie file for downloading. Tap it once to begin the download process.
22. After the movie has been downloaded, tap and hold to “save file”.
23. Now double check that it is there by moving to your “camera roll”!
24. If it is there--you have successfully moved a video for use in both iMovie and Keynote.
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