Why iPad cannot Play DivX Video?
According to Apple official website, iPad can only play H.264/MPEG-4 codec based MP4, MOV, M4V format or Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) codec based AVI format. DivX Media Format (DMF) is not an iPad supported video format type and iPad also cannot support DivX codec based video format like DivX-AVI or DivX-MP4.
How to Play DivX on iPad successfully?
In order to successfully play and watch DivX on iPad, iPad 2 or iPad 3, we had better convert DivX media format or DivX codec base video format to iPad supported video format and codec like H.264 codec based MP4 or MPEG-4 codec based MP4.
Bigasoft iPad Video Converter is just the ideal DivX iPad conversion software! It can fast convert all kinds of DivX video to iPad supported video format and codec like converting DivX to iPad, DMF to iPad, DivX-AVI to iPad, DivX-MP4 to iPad and etc. Then it is just easy to play DivX on iPad/iPad 2/iPad 3.
Besides convert DivX to iPad, this powerful DivX to iPad Converter also supports converting other video formats like Xvid, AVI, WMV, MKV, 3GP, VOB, MPG, SWF, FLV, F4V, MXF, MVI, RMVB, ASF, DV and more to iPad compatible video codec and format. Moreover, this ideal DivX iPad Converter also presets the optimized output format for iTunes, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV for successfully playing DivX video on these kinds of Apple devices.
Step by Step Guide on How to Play DivX on iPad?
The following is a step by step guide on how to convert DivX to successfully play and watch DivX on iPad 3/iPad 2/iPad. This guide also helps to convert DivX to iTunes, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV and etc.
Make Preparation: Run Bigasoft iPad Video Converter
Free download the ideal DivX to iPad Converter - Bigasoft iPad Video Converter ( for Windows, for Mac), install and run it, the following interface will pop up.
Step 1 Import DivX video
Click "Add File" button to import the DivX video file which you want to play on iPad, iPad 2 or iPad 3.Or you can also drag your DivX file directly to the main interface of Bigasoft iPad Video Converter.

Step 2 Set iPad supported video format and codec
This ideal iPad Video Converter has preset the optimized output format for iPad, iPad 2 and iPad 3, just click the drop-down button on the right side of the "Profile" to select the desired one from "iPad" category.
To play Divx on other Apple devices like iPhone, iPod, iTunes, Apple TV, just select the optimized output video format from the corresponding category like "iPhone" category, "iPod" category, "Apple TV" category
Step 3 Convert DivX to iPad compatible format
Click "Convert" button to start the DivX to iPad video conversion, it will be finished in few minutes with high output video quality.
Play and watch DivX on iPad
After finish converting DivX to iPad supported format, simply import the converted DivX video file to iTunes to sync DivX to iPad. Then it is dead easy to play MPEG-4 Part 2 DivX, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC DivX Plus HD, DivX Media Format (DMF), DivX-AVI or DivX-MP4 on iPad 3/iPad 2/iPad.
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How to Play DivX on iPad/iPad 2/iPad 3?