How to view videos on iPad and iPhone.

[Allen Bradford]

How do I view uploaded MP4 and other videos on my iPad or iPhone. (YouTube and other videos linked via URL's are fine, just videos uploaded to the Board)

When I click on the video link in a post I get a black screen with a start triangle/arrow in the middle but nothing happens when I click it. (I can open uploaded videos in QuickTime Player on my iMac and view it.)

My understanding is uploaded MP4's and other videos upload as an attachment in Posts. But my iPad and iPhone won't default to any video player etc.

An advice would be appreciated. This is not an IPS software problem so IPS Support will only tell me to look for help elsewhere.

Thanks.

Edited 10 hours ago by Brad Eden

 

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My advice is .. keep using YouTube .. they are converting every uploaded video to different formats so that every app can play & optimize it ..

If you wanna follow the same path .. you will need to find a PHP extension or maybe a server module (faster) that can convert videos to your liking ..

Like "GD" and "ImageMagick" (PHP extension) does for pictures ..

 

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[Allen Bradford]

I'm back...the standard posting of a URL video link to YouTube etc., is standard issue on boards. What makes IPS so attractive is the ability for Members to upload photos and videos directly to a post. This feature is also a great Perk for more advanced or donating Member Groups. After communicating with IPS Support who told me it wasn't a software problem so cant really help...and via a MAC Help Forum I now understand that MP4 and MOV videos upload as attachments to IPS Board posts. I also now understand that on PC and MAC COMPUTERS, those attachments, when clicked, will typically be able to be opened via QuickTime or Video player. AND often, not always, those attachments can be opened and viewed on an Android phone or tablet. BUT and a big BUT is they cannot be opened on an iPhone or an iPad because those devices are not compatible with the type of uploaded file that is generated via IPS. When clicked you get a black screen with an impotent arrow stuck in the middle. This is my first real disappointment since Converting my 14 year old board over to IPS. It amazes me that in this day and age we still see problems when going cross platform between PC and MAC, especially since so many people and so many of my Members have iPhones and iPads. And believe me this is just another reason people will gravitate to Facebook and spend less time on traditional boards. IPS blames Apple for this particular "glitch", Apple blames IPS...FWIW, and bear with me since I am far from a programmer, but it seems that IPS could figure out some way to provide a choice in uploaded video file type that would be compatible with Mac devices. 

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On 7/26/2016 at 1:03 PM, Brad Eden said:

I'm back...the standard posting of a URL video link to YouTube etc., is standard issue on boards. What makes IPS so attractive is the ability for Members to upload photos and videos directly to a post. This feature is also a great Perk for more advanced or donating Member Groups. After communicating with IPS Support who told me it wasn't a software problem so cant really help...and via a MAC Help Forum I now understand that MP4 and MOV videos upload as attachments to IPS Board posts. I also now understand that on PC and MAC COMPUTERS, those attachments, when clicked, will typically be able to be opened via QuickTime or Video player. AND often, not always, those attachments can be opened and viewed on an Android phone or tablet. BUT and a big BUT is they cannot be opened on an iPhone or an iPad because those devices are not compatible with the type of uploaded file that is generated via IPS. When clicked you get a black screen with an impotent arrow stuck in the middle. This is my first real disappointment since Converting my 14 year old board over to IPS. It amazes me that in this day and age we still see problems when going cross platform between PC and MAC, especially since so many people and so many of my Members have iPhones and iPads. And believe me this is just another reason people will gravitate to Facebook and spend less time on traditional boards. IPS blames Apple for this particular "glitch", Apple blames IPS...FWIW, and bear with me since I am far from a programmer, but it seems that IPS could figure out some way to provide a choice in uploaded video file type that would be compatible with Mac devices. 

YEA!!! sombody fix his problem... dont let this go brad.. we pay good money for this product.. they should fix it.!!