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[goodfriend]

Share : how to rip DVD and convert Video to iPod

[Philip]

Is that a question or a statement?

[Yahooligan]

The very easiest way to do this is with TiVo to go (iif you have a TiVo). I've done this myself and it's very, very clean. First, you record the show or movie you want on your TiVo. Then you transfer it to your PC using their free TiVo Desktop software. Finally, you use the TiVo to Go to convert to MP4 for your iPhone or iPod Touch. Unfortunately, the TiVo to Go software comes in two versions. The FREE version lets you transfer to your PC, but to transfer to a Smartphone or iPhone, you'll need the "pro" version which costs about US$29.

But it makes it really easy and virtually foolproof, and gives you really high quality results.

And if you have the iPod multimedia output cable, you can hook your iPhone up to a TV at a friends house or on the road and watch your recordings on a regular TV (and it actually looks about as good as standard definition broadcast tv).

[Ven0m]

It's so easy a caveman can do it.

[danke]

As a Mac OS users, I always use wondershare dvd to ipod suite for Mac, which is bundled by Mac DVD to iPod converter and Mac video to iPod converter. It helps me put various DVD movies and video files onto my ipod nano. it works great on my Mac machine. well worth a shot.

[Jeff]

Ugh. Wondershare also costs $39. Maybe it's worth it if you plan on doing a lot of ripping, but I don't do that much.

[HappyCow]

There are a lot of converters now and I like TuneCab, it has many features such as audio conversion, video conversion, extract sound from video, remove DRM, download and convert video from YouTube etc. Easy to use all in one software!

[goodfriend]

FAQ : how to rip DVD and convert Video to iPod
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The article includes two parts.
Part 1: Rip DVD movie to iPod (Windows)
Part 2: Convert AVI, WMV, MPEG, RM, RMVB, ASF, MOV, DivX, XviD, MPG to iPod MP4 or H264 format (Windows)

[1]How to rip DVD to iPod (Windows)
1. Download the latest version DVD to iPod Converter + iPod Movie/Video Converter Suite at FAQ : how to rip DVD and convert Video to iPod and install it. You can download about it by referrring here.

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.

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 unchecking the title. Set 'Subtitle', 'Audio Languages' to what you like.

4. To 'Output Folder', Enter the full pathname or choose the path where you want to save your video files by clicking the related button.

5. Click 'Convert' button to start the iPod DVD conversion.

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 7+quicktime Player package from Apple - QuickTime - Download

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.

[2] How to convert iPod video, such as AVI to iPod, WMV to iPod, MPEG to iPod, RM to iPod, RMVB to iPod, ASF to iPod, MPG to iPod, DivX to iPod, XviD to iPod video using "cucusoft iPod Video Converter + DVD to iPod Suite". (Windows)

1. Download the latest version iPod Video Converter + DVD to iPod Converter Suite, and install it. For more features about it, visting FAQ : how to rip DVD and convert Video to iPod

Related download
* To convert RM/RMVB real media files to iPod, Maybe need to install Realplayer:
RealPlayer - The best audio and video player - Real.com
* To convert WMV, ASF to iPod, Maybe need to install Windows Media Player:
Microsoft Windows Media — Your Digital Entertainment Resource

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

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

3. After converting, you can open the output folder to check and play the iPod video files (.mp4 or .mov) using Quicktime Player (Freeware, Quicktime Player+iTunes downloading address Apple - QuickTime - Download ).

4. Transfer the iPod videos to iTunes by draging or clicking "File -> Add File to Library". Now, you can enjoy them on iTunes. Then hit "File -> Update iPod" to sync to your iPod.

FAQ : how to rip DVD and convert Video to iPod

[Jeff]

Thanks for the nice tutorial, goodfriend. You should note that the software you use costs $39 (i.e. it's not "free").