It comes with support for nearly all codec there is and it can even play back the file or media if it is damaged! Missing or broken pieces are no stop to VLC, it plays all the video and audio information that’s still intact. To playback with VLC, you can import video from iTunes. To do that, connect iPad to your computer, open iTunes and then select your device. Click Apps tab and select VLC app under File Sharing. Just drag and drop files here or click add button to add files. Download VLC Media Player for iPad
