Why use the time consuming method of converting videos to a format capable of being played on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad when you can let Air Video stream them and do the converting on the fly?
Air Video can stream videos in almost any format to your iPhone and iPod touch. You don’t need to copy your videos to the device just to watch them.
Granted, Air Video is not an application you are going to use over 3G, but for use via WiFi on a local LAN it is an absolutely perfect fit. What is really cool about Air Video is that if the video is in a format not natively supported by iPhone OS then it will be converted on the fly. In my experience this can save hours of conversion time, allowing the videos to be watched immediately without any hassle.
Additional software is required for either Mac OS X or Windows to facilitate the on-the-fly conversion and streaming process. The processor time required for the conversion is a little costly, so it is best to ensure the software is installed on a box with some decent specs.
While Air Video is a universal application capable of running on either the iPhone or the iPad, it does not natively support native iPad screen resolutions. It appears the developer is working on an update to address this in the near future.
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