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Video ouput for iPad ADVICE REQUIRED ASAP
I’m doing a video that needs to work on the iPad for tomorrow, but I’ve never output for iPad before and don’t have one to test it on so I need to know it’s going to work (at I’ve at least done my best) when I send it over.
Please can someone clarify what settings to use when adding my 1024×768 project to the render queue for output, including audio.
One other thing, I’ve noticed that the spec for the iPad says the screen resolution is 1024×768 @ 132ppi. How, if possible, do you change the pixels per inch of your project in After Effects?
Thank you in advance for your help.
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I’m not sure that you can deliver 1024×768 video for the iPad. From the specs:
H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
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I have encoded some 720p stuff for the ipad. Even though that is how it is listed in the specs your 1280×720 gets scaled to 1024×576 to fit within the 1024×768 screen.
So there is no point in going over 1024×576, and you will get a smaller file out of it.
I have not done any further tests on it but 1024×768 might be the answer to actually getting a full screen video. The big question is the Ipad capable of playing such a wonky aspect ratio even though that is it’s screen size? I don’t know. There might be some better answers to this over at the compression forum.
If your not going to have the ipad in front of you to do some test I would stick to 1024×576.
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Adding to what the others have written: the 132ppi is probably an indicator of the number of pixels per inch in the display. This tells me that the 1024×768 screen is 7.75 inches by 5.8 inches. I think that’s about right for a 9.7″ diagonal screen.
… and that’s all. As Dave wrote, ppi and dpi are irrelevant in video content creation. They are only relevant for scanning and display: translation out of (scanning) and into (display) the real world.
To reiterate: all you need to know is ‘1024×768’ (or 576). DPI and PPI are irrelevant to us. Whether it’s an iPhone, iPad or the NASDAQ Marketsite, size in pixels is all you need to know size-wise.
(Of course, pixel aspect ratio is relevant, too. Use square for computer-like displays.)
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