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Here's a cool side effect of playing videos in the Photos app. Using the
iPad Camera Connection Kit, you can import movies—the Hollywood
kind— and watch them on the iPad. For example, if you're going on vacation and
don't want to bring a laptop, but the number of movies you want to watch
wouldn't fit on the iPad's internal storage, load up on some inexpensive SD
memory cards. Using a program such as HandBrake (
www.handbrake.fr)
on your
computer, digitize your DVDs to digital .m4v files. Copy those to one or more SD
memory cards, then insert one into the memory card adapter. Transfer a movie to
the iPad in the Photos app and then watch it there. (It won't show up in the
Videos app.) When you're done, delete the movie and transfer another one.
However, there's a catch: The video file must be named something similar to what
a digital camera would use. The Photos app won't recognize a file named “Star
Wars.MP4”, but it will play “IMG_1234.MP4”.
Swiping is fine for showing off a few pictures, but there are times when
you'll want the iPad to drive a photo presentation. In that case, set up an
impromptu slideshow of one of your albums (such as the smart album-
based portfolio I mentioned in the sidebar earlier in the chapter).
1.
Open a collection in any of the panes, or go to the Photos pane if you
want to play back all of your pictures in the slideshow.
2.
Tap the Slideshow button. The Slideshow Options popover appears
(
Figure 6.10
).
3.
If you want music to play during the slideshow, set the Play Music
switch to On. If not, make sure the option is off and skip the next step.
4.
Tap the Music button to choose which music to use. The popover
becomes a compact version of the music list in the iPod app, where
you can navigate your music library by song title, artist, album, play-
list, and other criteria.
