This guide instructs you how to convert/rip DVD/Video to iPod. Additionally, it provides detailed information on how to transfer files to your iPod.
Before you convert your files, please know the general limits which the iPod carry.
- H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;
- H.264 video, up to 768 Kbps, 320 by 240 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;
- MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;
I. How to convert Video (AVI, WMV, RM, RMVB, MOV, MPG, MPEG, ASF, DAT, DivX, XviD) to iPod
Download Wondershare Video to iPod Converter then install and run it.
Step.1 Import Video Files
You can click the Add Files icon to add files you want to converter, this software supports batch conversion; you can add multi files at one time. Or you can right click the main interface to load files.
Step 2 Option Setting
After adding the files, you can select output format. iPod accept MP4 format, so you should select MP4 (iPod) format.
More over, this software support extract audio from video and save as MP3 or M4A format which fit for any other MP3 Player.
This software provides default setting in advanced, if you don't want to change, you can go to Step 3 directly.
If you want to modify the setting, you can click the Option icon on the top, and then a window will be popped up. Here you can set Resolution, Frame Rate, Video Bitrate, Format, Ration, Conversion Speed, Audio Frequence, Channel, and Audio Bitrate.
If you found your video's color is bad or it's a little dark, you can click the effect icon to open the effect setting panel. Here you can drag the slider bar to modify the Brightness, Contrast, and Saturation according to your need.
Step 3 Start Convert
After you finish the option setting, you just need to click Start icon to start the conversion.
Tips:
Tip1. This software support snap pictures from the video. There is a little camera icon on the left part. You can click it to snap any photos you like, and you can save it as BMP or JPEG format which fit for iPod.
Tip2. If you just want to convert some part of the video, you can drag the slider bar below the preview window to set the conversion start and end time, or you can click the Trim button to set it exactly on the trim panel.
Tip3. If you want to cut the black border of the video, you can click the crop button to open the crop panel. Here you can drag the yellow frame to cut any parts you don't want, or you can set it exactly on the left panel.
Tip4. You can right click the video files and click Params setting to open the option windows. This function let you set different options to different tasks. For example, you set the conversion format for the first video in xVID, and you can set it for the second video in H.264. So you can import multi files at one time and set the suitable option for each task and then go away to do any other thing.
Tip5. Video player is integrated with this software, after you add the video files, you can click the Play button to preview your movie, if you double click on the preview window, you can also watch your movie in full screen model.
II.How to convert/Rip DVD to iPod
Download Wondershare Video to iPod Converter then install and run it.
Step1. Import DVD files
1) Rip your DVD files from DVD-ROM drive by clicking Open DVD.
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2) Or Load .ifo files from your hard disk by clicking Add ifo.
3) Or right click on the blank area in the center of the main interface to import video files from your hard disk or DVD-ROM drive.
Step2: select subtitle, audio and output format
1) Regular DVD movie usually has several subtitles, like English, French, German, etc. You can select anyone according to your need.
2) Select Audio it the same as select Subtitle.
3) Format: this software can convert DVD to MP4 format which are fit for iPod player, it also can extract audio track from DVD and save as MP3 or M4A format which are fit for any other MP3 player.
Step3: Click Start button to Start Convert
Ok, you have rip DVD and converted video to iPod video files.
Now, you can use iTunes to transfer those files to your iPod directly.