Can an iPad be coaxed into delivering an HD video to a projector or TV in 16:9
aspect ratio?
On 17 Nov 2022 at 14:30:24 GMT, "SM" <john.doe@myemail.invalid> wrote:
Can an iPad be coaxed into delivering an HD video to a projector or TV in 16:9
aspect ratio?
Via HDMI, I forgot to add.
Can an iPad be coaxed into delivering an HD video to a projector or TV in 16:9 aspect ratio?
Via HDMI, I forgot to add.
In article <tl5gkd$2loc1$1@dont-email.me>, SM
<john.doe@myemail.invalid> wrote:
Can an iPad be coaxed into delivering an HD video to a projector or TV in >>> 16:9 aspect ratio?
Via HDMI, I forgot to add.
get an apple hdmi adapter.
another option is wireless via airplay to an apple tv (3rd gen or
later).
Can an iPad be coaxed into delivering an HD video to a projector or TV in >>> 16:9 aspect ratio?
Via HDMI, I forgot to add.
get an apple hdmi adapter.
another option is wireless via airplay to an apple tv (3rd gen or
later).
Do you think an Apple USBC >HDMI adapter would work differently to a 3rd party
one? Both Caldigit adapters I've got will give 'clean' video (no interface visible) via HDMI but only boxed into the iPad's aspect ratio.
I've got a couple of Apple TVs but for this use it would be too much of a faff
- projecting video in a lecture theatre via HDMI.
I've got an Apple Lightning >HDMI adapter so I could try it out using my iPhone.
Can an iPad be coaxed into delivering an HD video to a projector or TV in 16:9
aspect ratio?
In article <tl682o$2nm08$1@dont-email.me>, SM
<john.doe@myemail.invalid> wrote:
Can an iPad be coaxed into delivering an HD video to a projector or TV in >>>>> 16:9 aspect ratio?
Via HDMI, I forgot to add.
get an apple hdmi adapter.
another option is wireless via airplay to an apple tv (3rd gen or
later).
Do you think an Apple USBC >HDMI adapter would work differently to a 3rd party
one? Both Caldigit adapters I've got will give 'clean' video (no interface >> visible) via HDMI but only boxed into the iPad's aspect ratio.
tap the screen and you should see arrows <or >< to expand/shrink to> fit.
some 3rd party adapters don't have a lightning port, which means the
ipad can't be powered while sending video. that is probably not a big
deal for short presentations but could be a problem for a longer
videos.
I've got a couple of Apple TVs but for this use it would be too much of a faff
- projecting video in a lecture theatre via HDMI.
i used to go to meetings where someone brought an older apple tv for
exactly that purpose.
prior to the meeting, they connected it to the projector in the room
via hdmi, then during the meeting, each speaker could connect their
macbook or ipad to it via airplay and give their presentation.
I've got an Apple Lightning >HDMI adapter so I could try it out using my
iPhone.
that should also work with the ipad.
On 17/11/2022 14:30, SM wrote:
Can an iPad be coaxed into delivering an HD video to a projector or TV in 16:9
aspect ratio?
It certainly works on an iPad Pro with USB-C, but you only get the same aspect ratio as the iPad, it is a mirroring, and not extended.
Apparently this *might* be happening with iPadOS 16.2, but it could
depend on hardware, many of these new features are only applicable to
the Mx series.
Airplay might be a better option, an old Apple TV 3 onwards would do it.
Some TVs might have Airplay too (our Samsung TU8000 has it, and it works
OK).
The scenario is a large lecture theatre with an AV station at the front where you plug in to the projector HDMI. Arriving at the front of the hall in subdued light in front of the 120 audience and proceeding to connect up an Apple TV, connect the iPad by AirPlay and get it all working could pass for entertainment ;-)
SM wrote:
[snip]
The scenario is a large lecture theatre with an AV station at the front where
you plug in to the projector HDMI. Arriving at the front of the hall in
subdued light in front of the 120 audience and proceeding to connect up an >> Apple TV, connect the iPad by AirPlay and get it all working could pass for >> entertainment ;-)
Always get to the venue an hour in advance so you can get your setup
working properly, in peace & quiet.
On 17 Nov 2022 at 22:39:47 GMT, "Andy Hewitt" <thewildrover@icloud.com> wrote:
On 17/11/2022 14:30, SM wrote:
Can an iPad be coaxed into delivering an HD video to a projector or TV in 16:9
aspect ratio?
It certainly works on an iPad Pro with USB-C, but you only get the same
aspect ratio as the iPad, it is a mirroring, and not extended.
Yes, that's the problem. Playing a 16:9 video from Files app doesn't fill the TV screen and when set to 'full screen' Files displays the video in its correct aspect ratio but shrunken in the centre of the screen surrounded on all sides by black.
Apparently this *might* be happening with iPadOS 16.2, but it could
depend on hardware, many of these new features are only applicable to
the Mx series.
It's a programming choice I think, rather than hardware. VLC app, for example,
will play the video fullscreen 16:9 via HDMI so solves my problem.
Searching suggested the option to send video to a projector/TV in the receiving aspect ratio is available to coders but Apple doesn't allow it in Files. One workaround would be to embed the video file in a Keynote presentation which offers 4:3 and 16:9 formats for slides.
Airplay might be a better option, an old Apple TV 3 onwards would do it.
Some TVs might have Airplay too (our Samsung TU8000 has it, and it works
OK).
I've got suitable Apple TVs and understand AirPlay but as I mentioned earlier it's too much of a faff.
The scenario is a large lecture theatre with an AV station at the front where you plug in to the projector HDMI. Arriving at the front of the hall in subdued light in front of the 120 audience and proceeding to connect up an Apple TV, connect the iPad by AirPlay and get it all working could pass for entertainment ;-) >
The cherry-on-top is that AirPlay isn't available from the Files app.
It's just a small example of iPadOS making more complicated something that should be simple. I can plug in an external disk via USB-C (yay) and play the video file in Files letterboxed on the iPad screen, but Files (or some default
video player equivalent to QuickTime Player on macOS) can't deliver the fullscreen video in its correct aspect ratio to a projector/TV via HDMI.
Of course I could just use my 10 year old MBP (exageration - it's 9 and 3/4s)
On 18 Nov 2022 at 10:18:14 GMT, "Graham J" <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> wrote:
SM wrote:
[snip]
The scenario is a large lecture theatre with an AV station at the front where
you plug in to the projector HDMI. Arriving at the front of the hall in
subdued light in front of the 120 audience and proceeding to connect up an >>> Apple TV, connect the iPad by AirPlay and get it all working could pass for >>> entertainment ;-)
Always get to the venue an hour in advance so you can get your setup
working properly, in peace & quiet.
It's considered poor form to gatecrash the previous lecture, unplug their laptop and start plugging in an Apple TV.
It's just a small example of iPadOS making more complicated something that >> should be simple. I can plug in an external disk via USB-C (yay) and play the
video file in Files letterboxed on the iPad screen, but Files (or some default
video player equivalent to QuickTime Player on macOS) can't deliver the
fullscreen video in its correct aspect ratio to a projector/TV via HDMI.
I kind of understand that. Seems to me that Files is not intended as a
way to play media, just a way to preview and manage files (hence the
name). I would expect you to need something else to do that.
On 18 Nov 2022 at 12:02:14 GMT, "Andy Hewitt" <thewildrover@icloud.com> wrote:
It's just a small example of iPadOS making more complicated something that >>> should be simple. I can plug in an external disk via USB-C (yay) and play the
video file in Files letterboxed on the iPad screen, but Files (or some default
video player equivalent to QuickTime Player on macOS) can't deliver the
fullscreen video in its correct aspect ratio to a projector/TV via HDMI.
I kind of understand that. Seems to me that Files is not intended as a
way to play media, just a way to preview and manage files (hence the
name). I would expect you to need something else to do that.
Something like a media player app
On 18/11/2022 17:27, SM wrote:
On 18 Nov 2022 at 12:02:14 GMT, "Andy Hewitt" <thewildrover@icloud.com> wrote:
It's just a small example of iPadOS making more complicated something that >>>> should be simple. I can plug in an external disk via USB-C (yay) and play theI kind of understand that. Seems to me that Files is not intended as a
video file in Files letterboxed on the iPad screen, but Files (or some default
video player equivalent to QuickTime Player on macOS) can't deliver the >>>> fullscreen video in its correct aspect ratio to a projector/TV via HDMI. >>>
way to play media, just a way to preview and manage files (hence the
name). I would expect you to need something else to do that.
Something like a media player app
Indeed so ;-)
On 19 Nov 2022 at 06:16:11 GMT, "Andy Hewitt" <thewildrover@icloud.com> wrote:
On 18/11/2022 17:27, SM wrote:
On 18 Nov 2022 at 12:02:14 GMT, "Andy Hewitt" <thewildrover@icloud.com> wrote:
It's just a small example of iPadOS making more complicated something thatI kind of understand that. Seems to me that Files is not intended as a >>>> way to play media, just a way to preview and manage files (hence the
should be simple. I can plug in an external disk via USB-C (yay) and play the
video file in Files letterboxed on the iPad screen, but Files (or some default
video player equivalent to QuickTime Player on macOS) can't deliver the >>>>> fullscreen video in its correct aspect ratio to a projector/TV via HDMI. >>>>
name). I would expect you to need something else to do that.
Something like a media player app
Indeed so ;-)
A slightly baffling ommision like no iPadOS calculator.
SM wrote:
On 18 Nov 2022 at 10:18:14 GMT, "Graham J" <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> wrote:
SM wrote:
[snip]
The scenario is a large lecture theatre with an AV station at the
front where you plug in to the projector HDMI. Arriving at the front
of the hall in subdued light in front of the 120 audience and
proceeding to connect up an Apple TV, connect the iPad by AirPlay and
get it all working could pass for entertainment ;-)
Always get to the venue an hour in advance so you can get your setup
working properly, in peace & quiet.
It's considered poor form to gatecrash the previous lecture, unplug their laptop and start plugging in an Apple TV.
So the first time you go to that venue, book an empty slot and set
everything up - and make detailed notes - hopefuly you only have to do
that once per venue ...
Sometimes I even bring my own screen,
On 20/11/2022 10:57, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
Sometimes I even bring my own screen,
That sounds like Americanese!
I'd have said 'take' my own screen.
On 20/11/2022 12:29, David G. Brooks wrote:
On 20/11/2022 10:57, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
Sometimes I even bring my own screen,
That sounds like Americanese!
I'd have said 'take' my own screen.
More of an Irish-ism, in fact. <https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/bring-take-irish-english.1487497/>
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