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How to rip DVD and convert Videos to iPod Video on Windows?

The article includes two parts.
Part 1: How to rip DVD movies to iPod (including iPod Touch, iPod Nano, iPod Classic)
Part 2: How to convert Videos (including AVI, WMV, MPEG, RM, MOV, DivX, XviD, MPG) to iPod.

 

Part 1. How to rip DVD movies to iPod?

Step 1: Download the latest version Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter or Cucusoft iPod Video Converter + DVD to iPod Suite, and install it. You can download about it by referrring here.

DVD to iPod Converter

Step 2: Run the DVD to iPod Converter, load your DVD by clicking 'Open DVD' button or choosing 'Open DVD' from 'File' drop down menu. One or several titles appear in the list after loading DVD.

DVD to iPod Converter

Tips: As usual, the longest title is the main file of the movie. You can remove the title you don't like to convert by unchecking the title. Set 'Subtitle', 'Audio Languages' to what you like.

Step 3: To 'Output Folder', Choose the path where you want to save your video files by clicking the related button.

Step 4: Click 'Convert' button to start the DVD to iPod conversion.

Step 5: Transfer the video to iPod with iTunes, follow these steps:
1). Open iTunes and click "File" to add your converted videos to iTunes library.
2). plug in your iPod to computer, then iTunes will detect your iPod as a device.
3). Select your iPod device on the left panel of iTunes, click "Movies" tab, check the videos you want to sync and click "Apply", done.
Tips: Download iTunes 7+quicktime Player package from http://www.apple.com/itunes/

dvd to ipod video

 

 
Part 2. How to convert Videos (including AVI, WMV, MPEG, RM, MOV, DivX, XviD, MPG) to iPod.

Step 1: Download the latest version Cucusoft iPod Video Converter + DVD to iPod Suite, and install it.

Step 2: Run iPod Video Converter component. And load the video files you'd like to convert by clicking 'Open file' button.

Convert Video to iPod

Step3: Click 'Output' and choose the pathname where you want to save your video files.

Step 4: Click 'Convert' to start converting video to iPod MP4 or H264 files.

Tips: Before converting, you can click 'Advance -> Video settings' to set 'Video format', 'Resolution', 'Framerate', 'Output Quality'. If you'd like to convert video to H264 files, please set 'Video format' to 'H.264 FQ Variable Bitrate'. 'MPEG4(.mp4) FQ Variable Bitrate' is the default value. Certainly, you can also set 'Audio Bitrate', 'Channels', 'Sample Rate' and 'Volume' in 'Audio Settings' page.

As usual, we set "Resolution" as "320x240" (i.e. default settings), certainly you can also choose other video sizes you like.

Step5: After converting, you can open the output folder to check and transfer the video to iPod use iTunes.


 
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