A Simple iPad Problem That's DRIVING ME CRAZY!!!
Oct 23, 2014, 11:34 am
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A Simple iPad Problem That's DRIVING ME CRAZY!!!
OK, all I want to do is transfer a couple of pictures from my Windows PC to my iPad. Can it be done without that idiotic "Sync" crap that Apple makes you do? I don't want all my other pictures wiped out, I just want to add a few pictures I got that I want to show others on my iPad. Is it possible??? 
Oct 23, 2014, 11:39 am
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OK, all I want to do is transfer a couple of pictures from my Windows PC to my iPad. Can it be done without that idiotic "Sync" crap that Apple makes you do? I don't want all my other pictures wiped out, I just want to add a few pictures I got that I want to show others on my iPad. Is it possible???
Oct 23, 2014, 12:02 pm
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Oct 23, 2014, 12:05 pm
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This one does seem to have a decently easy resolution (e-mail them to yourself, or via a cloud sharing service you can access on both PC and iPad).
But I find that in general, Apple devices close themselves off to a ridiculous degree. My wife recently made a short film for a wedding on her Mac... and wow, was it painful getting it exported in a high-quality format. iMovie or whatever it is now wanted of course to export as QuickTime, which for many reasons was not a good option. Now, on my PC, using free software, I can easily export high-quality video in a dozen or more formats. But her Mac severely limited those options without buying QuickTime Pro.
But I find that in general, Apple devices close themselves off to a ridiculous degree. My wife recently made a short film for a wedding on her Mac... and wow, was it painful getting it exported in a high-quality format. iMovie or whatever it is now wanted of course to export as QuickTime, which for many reasons was not a good option. Now, on my PC, using free software, I can easily export high-quality video in a dozen or more formats. But her Mac severely limited those options without buying QuickTime Pro.
Oct 23, 2014, 12:20 pm
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This one does seem to have a decently easy resolution (e-mail them to yourself, or via a cloud sharing service you can access on both PC and iPad).
But I find that in general, Apple devices close themselves off to a ridiculous degree. My wife recently made a short film for a wedding on her Mac... and wow, was it painful getting it exported in a high-quality format. iMovie or whatever it is now wanted of course to export as QuickTime, which for many reasons was not a good option. Now, on my PC, using free software, I can easily export high-quality video in a dozen or more formats. But her Mac severely limited those options without buying QuickTime Pro.
But I find that in general, Apple devices close themselves off to a ridiculous degree. My wife recently made a short film for a wedding on her Mac... and wow, was it painful getting it exported in a high-quality format. iMovie or whatever it is now wanted of course to export as QuickTime, which for many reasons was not a good option. Now, on my PC, using free software, I can easily export high-quality video in a dozen or more formats. But her Mac severely limited those options without buying QuickTime Pro.
To answer Bob's question (or to annoy him - I don't know which), iPads can do what you want ... with a Mac.
Oct 23, 2014, 12:25 pm
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If the resolution does not need to be perfect, and I know may sound lousy, but consider taking a photo with your iPad of the image you want while you have it up on the screen of your Windows PC. And it's then on your iPad. Just a thought...
Oct 23, 2014, 12:25 pm
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You should be able to plug your iPad into your PC with a USB cord. It will show as a hard drive that you can copy photos (only photos!) to.
Email it to yourself (4-5 MB is nothing...I think GMail lets you send emails up to 25 MB).
Or set up the iCloud Control Panel on your PC and it will auto-sync your photos between your computer and iPad.
Email it to yourself (4-5 MB is nothing...I think GMail lets you send emails up to 25 MB).
Or set up the iCloud Control Panel on your PC and it will auto-sync your photos between your computer and iPad.
Oct 23, 2014, 12:30 pm
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Here's an article that has a couple of recommendations:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/tech...e-onto-an-ipad
Also there is a recommendation in this thread: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4617045
Let us know if any of it works.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/tech...e-onto-an-ipad
Also there is a recommendation in this thread: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4617045
Let us know if any of it works.
Oct 23, 2014, 1:08 pm
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This one does seem to have a decently easy resolution (e-mail them to yourself, or via a cloud sharing service you can access on both PC and iPad).
But I find that in general, Apple devices close themselves off to a ridiculous degree. My wife recently made a short film for a wedding on her Mac... and wow, was it painful getting it exported in a high-quality format. iMovie or whatever it is now wanted of course to export as QuickTime, which for many reasons was not a good option. Now, on my PC, using free software, I can easily export high-quality video in a dozen or more formats. But her Mac severely limited those options without buying QuickTime Pro.
But I find that in general, Apple devices close themselves off to a ridiculous degree. My wife recently made a short film for a wedding on her Mac... and wow, was it painful getting it exported in a high-quality format. iMovie or whatever it is now wanted of course to export as QuickTime, which for many reasons was not a good option. Now, on my PC, using free software, I can easily export high-quality video in a dozen or more formats. But her Mac severely limited those options without buying QuickTime Pro.
Oct 23, 2014, 2:45 pm
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I spent hours trying to get better results with little success. Part of the problem was that her DVD burner wasn't working, and I needed to burn from my PC and get it into some sort of video format I could work with there. I was able to get some very poor quality formats across, but the MP4 didn't work.
Oct 23, 2014, 3:53 pm
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