Many people now carry iPods and it has become fashionable to be able to watch your favorite movies on these small entertainment devices. But before you can sit down and enjoy your movie, you have to convert it into a format that your iPod can read.
Many people now carry iPods and it has become fashionable to be able to watch your favorite movies on these small entertainment devices. But before you can sit down and enjoy your movie, you have to convert it into a format that your iPod can read.
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DVD to iPod Transferring your DVDs and Video into a format that can be used on your iPod is fairly simple. All you need is your computer, a DVD to iPod Converter or Video to iPod Converter software, your DVDs, and, of course, you iPod.
Transferring your DVDs into a format that can be used on your iPod is fairly simple. All you need is your computer, a DVD to iPod converting software program, your DVDs, and, of course, you iPod. Most of these programs can be bought over the Internet for a fairly decent price – anywhere from $25.99 to $60.00 – and within minutes of installing the full program, you can be ripping your DVDs into an MP4, MPEG-4, or H.264 file. Many of these programs can also convert other video formats into a usable iPod file, but that is a discussion for another time.
The conversion software is very easy to use and works quickly. Some of the software offers extra bells and whistles that the beginner use will not need, but are nice to have as you gain more knowledge of the software and get better at using the software. The speed of the software does not harm the audio or video quality in the conversion, making the iPod file format just as good as the original. The nice thing about this conversion software is that converter will rip your DVD straight to the iPod format without having to convert it into any other format first.
To convert your DVDs to iPod format using one of these programs, follow these simple directions. Keep in mind that the program you use may vary slightly in the naming of their buttons and options. These instructions are for Windows based programs.
1. Install the DVD to iPod conversion program onto your computer after downloading it from the Internet. Some free or trial versions will offer you the full program to test out.
2. Place the DVD you want to convert into the proper drive and allow the computer to recognize it.
3. Open the conversion software and then click the ‘Open DVD’ option in the file menu or click the appropriate button. This will load the DVD information into the converter software.
4. Set the DVD menu to the playback format you wish and then play the DVD with the converter software.
5. At this point you should get a popup window asking you to name your file and set the path where you want to save it. Select the proper output quality and then click ‘Yes’ or ‘Start’ to start the process of ripping the DVD into the iPod format you have selected.
6. Sit back and let the program do its thing. The program will let you know when the conversion is finished. Transfer the file to your iPod and you are ready to go!