Your best bet is probably the Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter Suite. This all-in-one bundle can convert just about any video type (mpeg, avi, wmv, divx, xvid, etc.) or DVD to iPod Touch format.

This Cucusoft iPod Touch video converter is available to test out for FREE with a free download. If you’re not happy with the Cucusoft iPod Touch Suite or you just want to try out another software, just about any of the iPod Video Converter software titles should work for you. Check them all out at
http://www.ipodtools.net/software/cucusoft-dvd-to-ipod-video-converter-suite.html

Version
7.0

Works With
All iPods

The Good
Copies contents of iPod to PC or iTunes
Affordable
Transfer metadata like play counts

The Bad
Slow at transferring music
Reports inaccurate errors
No “one-touch” transfer
Doesn’t transfer all album art

Platform
Windows and Mac

The Price
US$19.99

iPodCopy - An iPod Transfer Utility
IPodCopy is one of the many programs available to help users copy or backup the contents of their iPods to a new computer.

This is especially useful because Apple ties every iPod to a single iTunes library. They do this as protection against unauthorized file sharing, but it also interferes with moving your iPod library to a new PC or making a backup in case your hard drive crashes.

Unfortunately, iPodCopy does not offer as smooth a copying process as some of its competitors.

IPodCopy works much like its competitors: you install the software, configure iTunes, and connect your iPod. IPodCopy then scans the iPod, displays them it in a browser, and lets you copy individuals items or all of the iPod’s contents to either iTunes or a computer, as a backup (read a how-to).

This, though, is one of iPodCopy’s shortcomings: There’s no one-touch button to transfer all the contents of the iPod, meaning that you need to transfer songs, movies, playlists, etc. individually. While this isn’t a major drawback, it does cause the transfer process to take more clicks to complete.

In a nice touch, though, iPodCopy includes specific utilities to transfer pictures, games, notes, calendar items, and address book entries from the iPod to the new machine (some of these features are available in the Windows version only).

The transfer process was not as quick using iPodCopy as other programs. My 6433 songs took about 3 hours to transfer; they took about 95 minutes to transfer using CopyPod.

Additionally, iPodCopy reported some phantom errors. At the end of the transfer process, the program told me that it had failed to transfer 1965 songs. However, when I checked iTunes, the songs were there and played fine.

Other transfers were much faster, though: moving a 1 GB movie only took about 2 minutes.

IPodCopy did maintain metadata such as playcounts and last played dates. Like CopyPod, it lost some album art in the transfer, but that’s easy to get back using iTunes.

IPodCopy does all the things it sets out to do and generally does them well, but it doesn’t do them as quickly or efficiently as its competitors. In order to become one of the best programs in its space, Wide Angle Software needs to address the issues of speed and incorrect errors.

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Capacity
8GB
16GB

Screen Size
3.5 inches, widescreen

Networking
802.11b/g WiFi

Weight
4.2 ounces

Battery Life
Audio - 22 hours
Video - 5 hours

Colors
Silver

Availability
Released: Sept. 2007
Discontinued: NA, still being sold

Since iPods are basically big hard drives with special software and a screen, the hard drive in your iPod needs to be formatted. Formatting is essentially the process of prepping the drive to talk to the computer it connects to.

Luckily, you usually don’t have to worry about formatting your iPod. Formatting happens automatically when you first set up your iPod. If you use your iPod with a Mac, it is Mac formatted. If you use it with Windows, it gets Windows formatting.

But what if you used to have a PC and just bought a Mac, or vice versa, and want to use your iPod with it? Then you have to reformat your iPod.

Also, if you have two computers – one Windows and one Mac – and want to use your iPod with both, you may need to reformat your iPod.

NOTE:

Before you even think about reformatting an iPod, make double sure that you’ve got your iTunes library backed up, because formatting the iPod means erasing everything on it and reloading it with songs, movies, etc.

Mac and PC Compatibility

If you have a Mac-formatted iPod and want to use it with a Windows computer, you will need to reformat it. If you have a Windows formatted iPod and want to use it with a Mac, you won’t. That’s because Macs can use both Mac and Windows-formatted iPods, whereas Windows can only use Windows-format iPods.

How to Reformat iPod

In order to reformat iPod to work on both Mac and PC, connect your iPod to a Windows computer. Then follow the steps in the how to restore your iPod article. This will reset your iPod and format it for Windows.

Now, resync your iPod with the computer that contains your iTunes library. ITunes will ask you if you want to erase and sync the iPod. If you say yes, this will redownload your iTunes library to the iPod.

Checking iPod Format

Each time you sync your iPod, you can check what format it is. In the iPod management screen in iTunes, there’s some data at the top of the window next to the image of your iPod. One of those items is “Format,” which tells you how your iPod is formatted.

A simple guide to comparing iPod models

This chart compares the features, benefits, and specifications of each current iPod model in an easy to read and compare chart to help you make the right purchase.

*songs encoded at 128 Kbps AAC, with an average length of 4 minutes
** in inches
*** for music playback

 All Require:
Mac: Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later, iPod touch requires Mac OS X 10.4.10
Windows: Windows XP Home or Pro, SP 2 or later

1. Introduction to Making iPhone Ringtones with iFuntastic

At launch, the iPhone’s ringtones were limited only to the ones that came preloaded on it, despite the expectation of many observers that a music phone ought to be able to use the music stored on it as a ringtone.

Luckily, a program called iFuntastic has been released that will let you add your own custom ringtones, including those made from your iTunes music collection, to the iPhone.

This step-by-step guide will show you how to add custom iPhone ringtones.

REQUIRED
In order to add custom iPhone ringtones, you’ll need a Mac running an Intel processor, a copy of iFuntastic (free download iFuntastic), and an audio editing program (Garageband is a great tool for this that comes free with Intel Macs).

DISCLAIMER
Making these kinds of changes to your iPhone can damage it. If you make these changes, you’re taking a risk and taking the health of your iPhone into your own hands. About.com and iFuntastic aren’t responsible for the results. Before you start this project, sync your iPhone to back it up. Modifiying the iPhone may also cause problems with future iPhone software updates.

2. Create Ringtones in Garageband

Once you’ve downloaded iFuntastic, use Garageband to convert MP3s into snippets that can work as ringtones. Garageband is an easy-to-use tool and makes editing am mp3 into a ringtone a process that will just take a minute or two. Once you’ve got your ringtone saved as an .m4a file, you’re ready to go.

3. Launch iFuntastic, Prep iPhone

Launch iFuntastic. In order to add custom ringtones, you’ll need to prep the iPhone for these changes. Do that by clicking the “Prepare” button on the right and then the “Jailbreak” button at the bottom of the next screen.

Launch iFuntastic, Prep iPhone for Ringtones

4. Restart iPhone According to Instructions

In order to “jailbreak” the iPhone, you have to follow the onscreen steps, which include quitting iTunes and doing a specialized restart to the iPhone. Just follow iFuntastic’s instructions and you should be fine.

5. Enter Ringtones Screen

Once iFuntastic tells you that your iPhone has successfully been readied for additions, click the “Ringtones” button on the right. This will show you a screen listing all the ringtones on your iPhone and all the ones available to you on your computer.

Enter iFuntastic’s Ringtones Screen

6. Add Ringtones to List

To add the ringtones you just created in Garageband, click the “add to list” button and then navigate your computer to find the new ringtones. They will now show up in the list on the left.

7. Select Ringtones for Addition or Deletion

To add the custom ringtones to iPhone, click the plus icon at the left of the ringtones. The icon will turn green when you have selected it.

To remove ringtones from the iPhone, click the icon next to the ringtone you want to remove. It will turn red.

Adding or Removing iPhone Ringtones with iFuntastic

8. Update and Restart iPhone

To complete the addition of the new ringtones and delete old ones, click the “Update iPhone” button at the bottom.

When this is done, click the “Finish” icon at the right. In that screen, click “Jail” button to return your iPhone to its normal state. Restart your iPhone.

Update iPhone wth iFuntastic and Restart

9. Start Using Your Custom iPhone Ringtones!

Now, when you disconnect the iPhone from your computer, you’ll have the new ringtones on it. You can now make those ringtones your default sounds or assign them to individual contacts.

IPodCopy is one of the many programs available to help users copy or backup the contents of their iPods to a new computer.

This is especially useful because Apple ties every iPod to a single iTunes library. They do this as protection against unauthorized file sharing, but it also interferes with moving your iPod library to a new PC or making a backup in case your hard drive crashes.

Unfortunately, iPodCopy does not offer as smooth a copying process as some of its competitors.

IPodCopy works much like its competitors: you install the software, configure iTunes, and connect your iPod. IPodCopy then scans the iPod, displays them it in a browser, and lets you copy individuals items or all of the iPod’s contents to either iTunes or a computer, as a backup (read a how-to).

This, though, is one of iPodCopy’s shortcomings: There’s no one-touch button to transfer all the contents of the iPod, meaning that you need to transfer songs, movies, playlists, etc. individually. While this isn’t a major drawback, it does cause the transfer process to take more clicks to complete.

In a nice touch, though, iPodCopy includes specific utilities to transfer pictures, games, notes, calendar items, and address book entries from the iPod to the new machine (some of these features are available in the Windows version only).

The transfer process was not as quick using iPodCopy as other programs. My 6433 songs took about 3 hours to transfer; they took about 95 minutes to transfer using CopyPod.

H.264 video: up to 768 Kbps, 320×240, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats.

MPEG-4 video: up to 2.5 mbps, 480×480, 30 frames per sec., Simple Profile with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats

HowTo Convert DVD to iPod, video to iPod for Windows with only one software - step by step guide
How to rip DVD to iPod video, convert DVD VOB to iPod MP4 with “Cucusoft DVD to iPod converter + iPod Video Converter”.
How to convert AVI, WMV, MPEG, RM, RMVB, ASF, MOV, DivX, XviD, MPG to iPod MP4 video or H.264 format with ‘Cucusoft DVD to iPod + iPod Video Converter’.

Convert DVD to iPod for Mac
How to convert and rip DVD to iPod video for Mac.

iPod Video Converter for Mac
How to convert DVD, VOB, AVI, MPEG, MOV, MP4, DivX, MPG, XviD, WMV to iPod on MacOS X.

Features:
This cucusoft dvd to ipod suite include below 2 components,
a. DVD to iPod video converter component, it can rip DVD to iPod video only one stepb. iPod video converter component can Convert AVI, WMV, MPEG, RM, RMVB, ASF, MOV, DIVX, XVID, MPG to iPod MP4 or H264 format, it has include most of the media formats.
It is easy-to-use and the converting speed is fast, all formats to iPod conversion works well!How to rip DVD to iPod (Windows)
1. First please download Cucusoft iPod Video Converter + DVD to iPod Converter suite or Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter ,install and run.

2. Click DVD to iPod Converter component, load your DVD by clicking ‘Open DVD’ button or choosing ‘Open DVD’ from ‘File’ drop down menu. Several titles appear in the list after loading DVD.
Tips: You can also select ‘Open VOB or Mpeg’ or ‘Open IFO’ from “File” to rip charpters or segments you like.

3. As usual, the longest title is the main file of the movie. You can remove the title you don’t like to convert by choosing the title, right-clicking and ‘Remove’.

4. Set ‘Subtitle’ to what you like. To ‘Output Folder’, Enter the full pathname or choose the path where you want to save your video files by clicking ‘Output folder’.

5. Need not set ‘Input settings’ and ‘Output Settings’, just click ‘Convert’ to start ripping DVD to iPod video files.
Trouble Shooting
If during the converting period, an error message came up that said you did not have some DivX Pro codec supported software installed and refused to go any further, please download the free DivX codec from http://www.allforvideo.com/download/DivX6.exe and install. After installing, run the DVD to iPod converter, click ‘Settings -> Output settings’, choose ‘DivX 6.0 codec’ from ‘Codec’, and click ‘Ok’, then start converting.

6. Find the .mp4 file that DVD to iPod converter created and drag it into your iTunes library, or select ‘Add File to Library’ from the ‘File’ menu and select the encoded movies. Now you can watch it with iTunes or Quicktime Player on your PC.
Tips: Download iTunes 6+quicktime Player package from
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html

7. Load the MP4 files to iPod by clicking ‘File -> Update iPod’. Now, you can enjoy the movies on your fifth generation video iPod anywhere and anytime.
Tips: Rip DVD to AVI, DivX, XviD, VCD, MPEG with the ‘iPod video converter + dvd to iPod suite’
* Run DVD to iPod converter component, click ‘Settings -> Output settings’, select ‘AVI(DivX,Xvid)’, ‘VCD’, ‘SVCD’, ‘MPEG1′ or ‘MPEG2′ as output format, and then choose related codec from ‘Codec’ options, click ‘Ok’.
* Load your DVD and start ripping.

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