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Flash Video (FLV) is the name of a file format used to deliver video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player. There are so many videos and movies on the Internet and many are attractive enough to download. Video downloaded from YouTube, Google Video, Yahoo! Hulu, etc. are mostly in FLV video format. However, iPad/ iPad 2 only support MP4 and H.264 video.

So, if you want to play FLV on iPad and iPad 2, you need to convert FLV to iPad compatible MP4 or MOV format on Mac running Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion etc. Here we will show you an easy and quick solution to convert FLV to iPad on Mac with FLV to iPad Video Converter for Mac.

This Mac FLV to iPad Converter can help you convert FLV and other video formats like WMV, FLV, MKV, AVI, MPG, MTS, M2TS, TS, TRP, etc. to iPad MP4 and MOV for playback with your iPad on the go. Just free download it and follow the steps below.

Free download FLV to iPad Converter for Mac here (Mountain Lion supported):

After downloading, hit the .dmg file to install the program.

How to convert FLV to iPad on Mac OS X step by step

Step 1: Add FLV video files to Mac FLV to iPad Converter

Launch the program, click +' to select FLV videos you want to convert from your computer. Then main interface of the FLV to iPad Converter is as below. You can freely preview the videos on the right. Furthermore, you can take snapshots of the videos and movies.

Note: This FLV to iPad Mac Video Converter (Mountain Lion, Lion included) provides some video editing functions: you also can trim, crop, add effect on your video, merge several flv video clips into one file, and extract audio from FLV on Mac.

Step 2: Select iPad Video (*.mp4) as output format for iPad

Choose iPad Video. The higher the source video quality is, the better the output video will be.

Step 3: Start to convert FLV to iPad/iPad 2 on Mac

Hit Convert to kick off FLV to iPad conversion on Mac, just leave it alone. It will finish in a few minutes.

Step 4: Put FLV to iPad on Mac (Mountain Lion included)

Open Tunes and connect your iPad to Mac. Add the converted FLV to iTunes and sync the videos to iPad. After that, you can enjoy the converted .flv videos on iPad freely.

Tips: iTunes 10.1 supports syncing with iPad. With it, you can transfer music, movies, TV shows and other contents to iPad. While if you want to move iPad music and movies back to Mac or iTunes, try Free iPad Transfer for Mac.

About the Apple iPad:

• Tablet: 11.5 x 9 x 0.7

• 12 1024x768 LCD touch- and stylus-sensitive screen

• No keyboard or mouse (optional attachment via USB)

• USB port

• Dual speakers and headphone jack

• Internal HD

• 5-hour battery life and charging cradle

• Airport wireless connectivity

• 2-3 lbs