Best iPad 2 Apps: 5 Apps to show off your new iPad 2

Perhaps you just got your iPad 2 and you want to know what must have apps to get that are the best, most popular or the ones that are the best to start off with. Want to really show off those new cameras or put that new super fast Apple A5 processor to the test? Here are 5 best iPad 2 apps that will get you started. If you’re brand new to iPad, be sure to check out our Top 10 iPad Apps to get you started with all the basics, from social to casual to creative. If you really want to stun your friends and family, however — if you want to blow them away with your new iPad 2, then grab/update these next!


Best iPad 2 Apps 1 – Flipboard
This is a must have iPad 2 app because it’s one of the best ways to display all your social networking such as Twitter, Facebook, and now Instagram in a magazine-style view that is absolutely incredible. Flipboard is free.


Best iPad 2 Apps 2 – Dropbox
Dropbox is a must have iPad 2 app as it is one of the best ways to store all your documents, files, music, and videos. There are over 50 apps that work with dropbox and they give you 2GB free storage so it’s the perfect way to get started with cloud storage. Dropbox is free.


Best iPad 2 Apps 3 – Penultimate
Penultimate is one of the best must have iPad 2 apps for news users and it’s an essential app if you like taking notes or sketching down ideas. You can sketch out just about any idea, draw diagrams, web pages, flow charts or just brainstorm. I use it daily. Penultimate is $1.99.


Best iPad 2 Apps 4 – Brushes
Want to experiment with painting on your iPad? This is hands down one of the must have iPad 2 apps if you want to experience doing any kind of art or just seeing the capabilities of the new graphics. If you get serious about painting then you might also want to check out this special iPad stylus brush you can now get. Brushes is $7.99 but well worth it.


Best iPad 2 Apps 5 – DVD to iPad 2 converter
Getting DVD movies to iPad 2 is easy. With iFunia DVD to iPad Converter for Mac, you can follow three steps to rip and convert your loved Hollywood DVD movies to iPad 2-ready MP4, M4V and MOV video formats and M4A, MP3, AIFF, WAV audio formats. iFunia DVD to iPad Converter Mac also allows you to trim DVD movie, crop DVD and select DVD subtitle and audio track to convert your movie with any available languages.

What's new in Mac OS X 10.6.7

With a seventh beta already in developer hands, Apple’s just about ready to release their seventh Snow Leopard maintenance update. With a not ill-generous girth of 541.5MB, OS X 10.6.7 is an important patch even though it puts little if any new functionality to the table. Released with no known issues, developers and insiders report that Mac OS X 10.6.7, the seventh Snow Leopard maintenance update, is winding down with the final code expected to arrive in end user hands as early as next week. Apple has asked developers to focus their testing on the Safari, Mac App Store, Bonjour, SMB and Graphic Driver portions of the update.

It will be interesting to see whether we simply get refreshed graphic drivers or if something more substantial gets delivered — game maker Valve among others has identified a number of graphics performance issues.

That said, the considered wisdom of the blogsphere is that no new features will debut in Mac OS X 10.6.7 with Apple pushing out new functionality until the release of Mac OS X Lion, which is expected this Summer. When it arrives, Lion will sport a number of iOS-inspired features, including Launchpad, full-screen apps, and a new version of Exposé, a.k.a. Mission Control, where users can access and manage open applications.

Survey shows 82% Of Tablet Buyers Want The iPad

Apple iPad 2 is now available and according to a new survey, the majority of those that want a tablet want an iPad. Say what you will about other tablets beating the iPad at the specs game, I think this chart speaks volume for which one people actually want. This is based on a survey of more than 3,000 people, and more than 80% of those planning to get a tablet want the iPad. I think really effectively shows that it’s not all about a pissing competition for processors and memory, it’s about user experience.

Say what you will about other tablets beating the iPad at the specs game, I think this chart speaks volume for which one people actually want. This is based on a survey of more than 3,000 people, and more than 80% of those planning to get a tablet want the iPad. I think really effectively shows that it’s not all about a pissing competition for processors and memory, it’s about user experience.


The second chart demonstrates how satisfied iPad owners are with their device. 70 percent are very satisfied, 25 percent are somewhat satisfied, with those that are not satisfied making up a tremendously small amount.


Finally, those considering purchasing the iPad were asked what, if any, wireless service provider they would use for their 3G iPad and where they would purchase an iPad. Those providing answers indicated they would purchase the WiFi version of the iPad and would do so from Best Buy, Wal-Mart or Target.

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iFunia MKV Converter for Mac is a stable and simple-to-use Mac MKV video converter helps you convert MKV to most popular video/audio formats, such as converting MKV to AVI, MKV to PS3, MKV to iPad, MKV to VOB, MKV to WMV, MKV to MP4, MKV to FLV, MKV to MP3 and more. You can also convert other video files to MKV format.

Other features include customizable format settings, and trimming and cropping tools. You can also run batch conversions, and add subtitles or company logos to clips.

Key Features:
* Easier to use, follow 3 easy steps to perfect video conversion.
* Convert MKV to AVI, MP4 and other regular video formats
* Convert MKV to all popular HD video formats
* Convert MKV for iPad, iPod touch, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and Apple TV.
* Convert MKV for PS3, PSP, Xbox360, BlackBerry, Zune, Android phones, etc.
* Trim, crop and custom watermark on your video.
* Save time with fast and batch conversion.



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App Release Date: 06/02/2011
Languages: English
Platform: iPhone
Hardware/Software Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5 or later

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Key features

* Easiest to use, follow 3 steps to finish the conversion

* Supports the latest video formats and latest portable devices.

* Supports HD video conversion(including AVCHD MTS, M2TS, H.264/AVC, HD MOV, AVI, etc).

* Supports batch conversion.

* Supports simple video editings.

* Supports converting MTS/MOD/TOD and more HD/SD video to be imported to iMovie, Final Cut Pro for further editing.

Supported Input Video Formats

- AVI, MPG(MPEG), WMV, MP4, MOV, VOB, ASF, RM, RMVB, 3GP, 3G2, FLV

- MKV, MOD, TOD, TS, DV, H.261, H.264, M4V, DAT

- AVCHD Video (*.mts, *.m2ts), H.264/MPEG4 AVC Video(*.m2ts;*.mts), Quick Time HD Video (*.mov), WMV HD Video (*.xwmv), Audio-Video Interleaved HD Video (*.avi), MPEG2 HD Video (*.mpg; *.mpeg), MPEG4 HD Video(*.mp4), MPEG-2 TS HD Video (*.ts), HD FLV Video(*.flv)

Supported Output Formats

- AVI, DivX(.avi), XviD(.avi)

- MPG, WMV, MP4, H.264/MPEG-4, MOV, ASF, RM, 3GP, 3G2, FLV, VOB

- MKV, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC (*.mp4), MPEG2 HD Video (*.mpg), Quick Time HD Video (*.mov), WMV HD Video (*.wmv), Audio-Video Interleaved HD Video (*.avi), ASF HD Video(*.avi)

- iTunes MP4, M4V, MP3, MOV, AIFF, M4A

- iPod supported video, iPhone supported video, iPad supported video,PSP&PS3 supported video, AppleTV supported video, xBox 360 supported video, Mobile Phone supported video, PMP supported video, etc.

Reviews

"The iFunia Video Converter Pro for Mac is accessible, has an Apple-like interface, easy to use and very fast in video processing."
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Common video Codecs

A video codec is software that enables video compression and or decompression for digital video. The compression usually employs lossy data compression. Historically, video was stored as an analog signal on magnetic tape. Around the time when the compact disc entered the market as a digital-format replacement for analog audio, it became feasible to also begin storing and using video in digital form and a variety of such technologies began to emerge.

Most video files have at least two different types: the container, and the codec.
* A container format is a computer file format that can contain various types of data, compressed in a manner of standardized codecs. The container describes the structure of the file: where the various pieces are stored, how they are interleaved, and which codecs are used by which pieces. It may also specify an audio codec as well as video.
* Codec, short for compressor/decompressor, allows you to store the digital music, photos, and movies in the form of compact, manageable files, which can then be opened or decompressed to deliver the original contents. The common video codecs include DivX, XviD, 3ivx, MPEG(MPEG-1,2,3,4), ReadVideo.

A video can be thought of as being made up of numerous snapshots, called frames. Frame rate is the number of still pictures per unit of time of video, and most often expressed in frames per second (fps). Motion pictures shot on film do so at 24 FPS. Both video and audio file resolution is measured in kilobytes per second (kbps) — that is, how many thousands of bytes it takes to store one second of sound or videos. This figure is known as the bitrate. A higher bitrate allows better video quality.

Detail information of common video codecs:
MPEG ("Moving Pictures Expert Group"): three video formats, MPEG 1, 2, and 4.
MPEG-1: Old, supported by everything (at least up to 352x240), reasonably efficient. A good format for the web.
MPEG-2: A souped-up version of MPEG-1, with better compression. 720x480. Used in HDTV, DVD, and SVCD.
MPEG-4: A family of codecs, some of which are open, others Microsoft proprietary.
MPEG spinoffs: mp3 (for music) and VideoCD.

MJPEG ("Motion JPEG"): A codec consisting of a stream of JPEG images. Common in video from digital cameras, and a reasonable format for editing videos, but it doesn't compress well, so it's not good for web distribution.

DV ("Digital Video"): Usually used for video grabbed via firewire off a video camera. Fixed at 720x480 @ 29.97FPS, or 720x576 @ 25 FPS. Not very highly compressed.

WMV ("Windows Media Video"): A collection of Microsoft proprietary video codecs. Since version 7, it has used a special version of MPEG4.

RM ("Real Media"): a closed codec developed by Real Networks for streaming video and audio. Maybe also a container?

DivX: in early versions, essentially an ASF (incomplete early MPEG-4) codec inside an AVI container; DivX 4 and later are a more full MPEG-4 codec.. No resolution limit. Requires more horsepower to play than mpeg1, but less than mpeg2. Hard to find mac and windows players.

Sorenson 3: Apple's proprietary codec, commonly used for distributing movie trailers (inside a quicktime container).

Quicktime 6: Apple's implementation of an MPEG4 codec.

RP9: a very efficient streaming proprietary codec from Real (not MPEG4).

WMV9: a proprietary, non-MPEG4 codec from Microsoft.

The reason why we should convert videos to an H.264 format

With VLC Media Player, you can now play just about any filetype, from AVIs to WMVs. So you know all those home movies you took with your video camera, or video you’ve downloaded from sources other than the iTunes Store? No need to convert them any more, just dump them into VLC.

Playback is fairly smooth and devoid of stutters, with looks comparable to videos in the YouTube app. It does have trouble with high definition video files with resolutions of 720p and above. For that, you’ll still have to convert to an H.264 format. I found color reproduction to be sub par, and there is a noticeable level of artifacting. But that is to be expected, because these alternative codecs do not have support for hardware accelerated playback like H.264 does. This means that playback of the video is handled entirely by the processor, instead of having hardware level access to the device’s graphics capabilities.

Videophiles will most likely stick to converting videos and playing them natively.

P.S.: Video converters from iFunia in Mac App Store:
ifunia video converter pro
ifunia mkv converter
ifunia mod converter