How to Play WMV on iPad on Mac and Windows

With the 9.7-inch high-resolution display, iPad is perfect for watching videos, TV shows, podcasts, music videos, etc. However, iPad supported video formats are limited to MP4, MOV and M4V. If you have some WMV videos and want to play WMV video on iPad, you may be frustrated.

Fortunately, with a proper video converter, you can easily convert WMV to iPad on Mac and Win and then transfer the converted video files to iPad for playback on the go. Here Video Converter for Mac is highly recommended to convert WMV files to iPad compatible videos on Mac, including Snow Leopard and Lion. Besides WMV, it can also convert AVI, MKV, FLV, ASF, MTS, etc. videos to iPad with lossless video quality. If you are using Windows and want to play WMV videos on iPad, you can turn to Video Converter Ultimate for Windows.

How to convert WMV on Mac for playing on iPad

The below guide uses Video Converter for Mac screenshots to show you how to convert WMV videos to iPad on Mac OS X. The way to convert WMV files to iPad on Windows is the same. Just make sure you download the right version.

1 Load WMV video

Run the Mac video converter and drag WMV videos you want to convert to the left source pane to load the files. Added videos can be previewed on the right viewing window as the below picture shows.

2 Select "iPad" as the output format

Click "Format" and choose "iPad Video (*.mp4)". Output videos with this preset are perfect for playing on iPad and iPad 2.

3 Start converting WMV video to iPad on Mac

After finishing all necessary settings, click "Convert" button to start converting WMV videos to iPad on Mac. You can also preview the progress of conversion and set the action after the conversion.