Handbrake iPad

I have figured out what my problem was in transferring video to my iPad. It was not a question of finding what the exact format or settings for file file conversion it was the configuration if iTunes to process audio and video files manually when making a transfer.

The failure mode was that the automatic synchronization is the default for iTunes, therefore when the iTume software is updated the settings seem to have reverted to the default. The consequence was that video was not transferable after the update was made. STUPID STUPID STUPID! The solution was really simple - it was a pity that all the Apple boards and forums were pretty much useless in determining this fact! Once you knew that this was happening only then could I find reference to this setting. Due to the relative lack of importance of this blog nobody else is likely to find the solution from me unless they are looking for Handbrake settings for the iPad.



Handbrake was also running rather well on my AMD X6 1055T (six core) machine and the conversion times were much faster than they were when I was using AVS4you (AVS Converter 6) and an X4 processor. All 6 cores are utilized and core temperatures were much lower that the conversions using the quad.

Oh, in case what you were looking for was the conversion format - I found that the "Apple TV" setting/profile worked just fine on the iPad.

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• Comparing the iPad to the Playbook 
• Have Microsoft missed the boat with tablets?

ARM Cortex A9 SOC vs. Atom (nVidia ION)

The A9 is a SOC (system on a Chip) - runs at 1GHz and is based on an ARM Cortex A9 processor (a RISC - reduced instruction set computer microprocessor) and the Cortex-A9 NEON Media Processing Engine (MPE)

The competing Intel Atoms have the existing Atom processors (not only the N270) and the nVidia ION GPUs.

nVidia seem to be emphasizing gaming and 1080p on a Netbook.

You may or may-not want to do this.

The nVidia demo video on their website mentions GeForce 9600 transcoding - and shows Call of Duty 4 crashing.

nVidia are not currently comparing their offering to the Apple product (it is too new) - and they are comparing the ION to the Intel Graphics chipset - which is understandably better as it is a newer technology!

I am sure that this debate will emerge as the iPad comes on-line.

Early reviews of the iPad claimed that Apple are using their own brand of processor. While this is not strictly true they are NOT using the Intel product (which is a good thing IMO) - The ARM processor-based products are manufactured by licensed foundries.

Like ALL the Apple products they are manufactured off-shore using Asian manufactured components - even if they did use Intel or AMD.