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Fortunately, Apple backs other increasingly popular standards — HTML5, CSS 3, and JavaScript. But
the company was apparently sensitive enough to the issue that in the early days of the iPad mini,
Apple made mention of several sites where video would play on the iPad mini. The list included CNN,
The New York Times, Vimeo, Time, ESPN, Major League Baseball, NPR, The White House, Sports Il-
lustrated, TED, Nike, CBS, Spin, and National Geographic. By now, of course, most popular videos
are readily accessible, but know that from time to time you may still run into a snag.
With the appropriate utility software, you might also be able to convert some nonworking video to an
iPad-friendly format on your computer. But if something doesn't play now, it may in the future because
Apple has the capability to upgrade the iPad mini through software.
In the meantime, you can find a description of the video formats that iPad mini supports on Apple's
website; point your browser to www.apple.com/ipad-mini/specs .
Playing Video
Now that you know what you want to watch, here's how to watch it:
1. On the Home screen, tap the Videos icon.
You see a tabbed interface for Movies, TV Shows and Music Videos, and (if you've rented a
movie) a Rentals tab. If Home Sharing is active on your computer through iTunes, a Shared
tab will also be visible.
2. Tap the Movies tab .
Forthesesteps,wewalkyouthroughwatchingamovie,butthestepsforTVshowsandmusic
videos are similar.
You see poster thumbnails for any movies you previously purchased through iTunes, as Fig-
ure 8-5 shows — even for those movies you haven't downloaded yet. (Some posters may only
reveal a grayed-out box, showing the title of the movie, plus a filmstrip icon.)
If you see the iCloud symbol on the video thumbnail, you can stream the movie, provided you
have a decent Internet connection.
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