IPad – Store video on iPad and play video without using native iOS 5 Videos app

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Is there a combination of 2 applications which would allow me to transfer videos from my computer to my iPad and play the video files on my iPad without involving the native iOS 5 "Videos" application?

I dislike the native iOS 5 "Videos" application because it doesn't allow organizing video into a file structure, and "Videos" only allows viewing a thumbnale of the video. I don't want to see a thumbnale – just text. I have 40-50 videos at a time, so the root folder in Videos gets cluttered.

"File Browser" and many other file utility apps will copy video files from my computer to my iPad. But I can't find a player which will play the videos from a file browser.

Looking for a combination of 2 applications which would allow me to transfer videos from my computer to my iPad and play the video files on my iPad without involving the native iOS 5 "Videos" application.

Best Answer

Get Air Video from the App store. Install the client on your Mac and point it to the directory with your videos. The iPad client will give you the option of streaming it or saving it on the iPad