Leap Pad Manager

[Constantly Confused]

This will walk you through creating custom videos and installing them to your Leap Pad. Themes are done in a similar method, but using the Theme Maker instead.  If you wish to report bugs or features, you can post in here or on Bitbucket HERE

1. Download the Software HERE
   
2. Run the software and go to the LeapPad menu then Video Maker
   
3. Find a video you want to use on your PC and drag / drop it onto the software in step 1
   
4. Enter in the details you want and click the Convert Video button
   
5. While it is converting, you can do step 7 and edit the icons specified to reflect your video and save them with the same names overwriting the existing ones.
   
6. Once the video is done, click the Create App button and it will put all the files into a .tar file.
   
7. You can close the Video Creator app so you are back to the main LeapPad Manager app.
   
8. Connect your LeapPad to your PC and ensure the official Connect software is not running.
   
9. In the custom LeapPad Manager software, go to LeapPad / Connect and it should connect to your device and display some info in the log window
   
10. Simply drag / drop your video .tar file to the program to install it.
    

Please be aware that the app needs administrator privileges so it can scan the devices and find the LeapPad. You can right click on the device and choose run as administrator.  In order to drag/drop to the app, you may need to adjust your UAC or disable it.

If you are still unable to connect to the device, you may need to disable the Leapfrog Connect Device Service and ensure you are not in developer mode.

If the videos do not play, you need to install the video player which you can find here http://www16.zippyshare.com/v/77880182/file.html

The latest software v1.8.0 has been uploaded and will auto check if you need the video player. It also has ffmpeg included. If I start running into bandwidth issues, it will be removed.

I'm running Windows 10 (I state this because I have been having compatibility issues) and cannot get past step 4.  While running the program in administrator mode, I open video maker and find a file.  After that, the convert button does not become an option.  I have tried with multiple files to see if there was a problem.  Same with all files.  I hope I am missing something simple.  Other than that, I am trying to do this for a LP Platinum.  From the forum so far, I know that the manager was not adapted for it specifically.  I haven't even got far enough for that to be a problem.

Thanks.