The iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad all have an application called ‘Videos’ already installed on them from the first time you turn them on. This application, as its name suggests, is designed to allow you to watch all of the video files that you have stored in iTunes. It is certainly not the most user-friendly or versatile app that comes pre-installed on your device, and isn’t even the best Video application in existence.
Available in the iTunes App Store right now are countless video-related applications that will do a better job than the one that Apple has provided for you.
Azul Media Player
Price: 69 pence
Download: Azul Media Player [1]
One of the many benefits of Azul Media Player is that it has the ability to play almost any video file format that you can throw at it. You can still manage your videos through iTunes, but instead of being uploaded via the Video tab in the program you upload it through the actual application icon when syncing your iPod Touch, iPad or iPhone. Azul can also play music files and offers the same versatility in regards to file formats.
Playable
Price: FREE
Playable is available in two different versions. The first is a â€Å"free†version which offers all the same functionality as the paid version, only with advertisements. The second is a Pro version that offers an ad-free experience. Playable can handle AVI, XVID, MOV and more formats for your viewing pleasure. It also allows you to stream video files directly from your computer to your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad in case you don’t want to sync files to your device but still want to watch a particular file.
Flex:Player
Price: FREE
Download: Flex:Player [3]
Flex:Player is one of the most versatile video management programs available today for the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad. Not only does it allow you to share files via a home network, but it also supports HD and DV quality files in a variety of formats like AVI and DIVX. Flex:Player is also a universal application, which means that the same version works perfectly no matter which of Apple’s three devices you happen to be using.
AcePlayer
Price: FREE
In addition to offering playback for more file formats than Apple’s native application, AcePlayer also includes built-in support for FTP and UPnP network connections. In addition, AcePlayer supports a variety of subtitle formats like SMI, SRT and SSA that other players can’t handle. If you want to watch a foreign film with its own subtitle file on your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad, AcePlayer is the application for you.
GPlayer
Price: £1.99
GPlayer is a little different from other video applications in that it is specifically designed for wireless streaming across a home network. Not only can it pick up wireless streams and media servers coming from your computer, but it can also become one of its own. This allows you to wirelessly stream videos that you’ve taken using your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad camera and view them on other devices like a compatible television, Blu-ray player or video game console.
Links
- ^ Azul Media Player (itunes.apple.com)
- ^ Playable (itunes.apple.com)
- ^ Flex:Player (itunes.apple.com)
- ^ AcePlayer (itunes.apple.com)
- ^ GPlayer (itunes.apple.com)
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