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Posted by Ivan on 04/26/06 07:43
This guide shows the process of converting video files to MP4 video to
store and view on a video iPod. The guide is pretty simple and should
be fine for new users. In this guide we will be using commercial,
called Wondershare Video to iPod Converter. Besides the use you will
make of iTunes after the process is complete, this should be the only
software that you need for this process. Before we start there are a
few things that you need to remember first.
What are the video capabilities of Wondershare Video to iPod Converter?
Wondershare Video to iPod Converter supports many popular video
formats. You can convert AVI/WMV/ASF/MOV/RM/RMVB/MPG/MPEG/ASF/DAT to
iPod compliant format (MP4).
You can download free from here
http://www.dvd-ripper-copy.com/download/video-iPod-download.html
You can know more about it by referring here
http://www.dvd-ripper-copy.com/forum/index.php
Introduction & Requirements
Wondershare Video to iPod Converter - This is commercial software and
will display a mark on your encoded video until you register it. Make
sure you check back to the site for new versions regularly.
This guide assumes that you know how to use iTunes to add video to your
iPod (File --> Import, select the video you want, then click Videos in
iTunes and drag the video to your iPod) so that isn't covered. You may
however need additional software to open your video files. As a general
rule, if you can play your source files, you have the codecs required.
Check the files with Video Inspector if you can't open a file, you can
download from here
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/video_tools/videoinspector.cfm
You should be able to track down a codec then. I recommend that you
disable any screen savers if you are encoding long videos. Also any
scheduled tasks such as virus scanner, spyware scanner, updaters etc.
should be disabled if you think they will clash with the process.
Software Interface
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Wondershare Video to iPod Converter has a simple and intuitive
Interface. You could say there are two main sections. At the top of the
right part, that we'll call a Tool Bar, you can import video files,
register, open the option menu here. Below is the Track list, after
files load, you can see the video information here. Next is Profiles,
you can rename output files, select profiles, change output folder
here. Of course, the Start button is beside. The left part is a Preview
Window which looks like iPod. You can preview the video and snatch
picture here.
Wondershare Video to iPod Converter inherits the simple style of
Wondershare software. You can manage the conversion with just a few
clicks.
Adding files
Clicking the button on the upper left corner or double clicks in the
blank area to import video files. After video files loading, you can
get video information in the Track list. Additional, video would be
auto played in the preview window; you can use it just as a video
player.
You can import multi video files at one time or import one by one,
Wondershare Video to iPod Convertersupport batch conversion. More over,
you can delete any video files you don't want to convert by pushing
delete button.
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Setting a Profile and Destination path
There are two kinds of profile for you to select: iPod MPEG-4 Movie
(*.mp4) & iPod H.264 Movie (*.mp4). What's the difference between
these two profiles? iPod MPEG-4 Movie Provides faster conversion speed
while iPod H.264 Movie (*.mp4) has higher compress ration with smaller
conversion files.
To change a destination folder click the little icon beside. The
default destination folder is C:\Program Files\Wondershare\Video to
iPod Converter\Output\
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Option setting
Here you can change the settings for the output video and audio.
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As to video setting, there are four parts:
1) Resolution (320 * 180, 320 * 240, 480 * 270, 480 * 320)
2) Frame rate (23.975(NTSC Movie) , 24.0 p/s, 25.0(PAL Movie) p/s ,
29.97(TV Source) p/s, 30.0 p/s
3) Format(xVID and H.264)
4) Bit rate(512 kbps , 576 kbps , 640 kbps , 768 kbps , 900 kbps , 1500
kbps , 2000 kbps , 2500 kbps)
As to audio setting, there are also four parts:
1) Bit rate (56 kbps, 64kbps, 96kbps,128kbps)
2) Channels (1 Channels, Mono, 2 Channels, Stereo)
3) Frequency (11025 Hz , 22050 Hz , 44100 Hz and 48000 Hz, or just keep
original)
4) Volume (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, 125%, 150%, 175%, 200%), after
testing, this setting play not well.
Special function
Wondershare Video to iPod Converter support partial conversion. After
loading video files. Double click at the video title in the Track List.
A window will be pop up, you can drag the scroll bar to set the
conversion start time and end time freely, more over you can type in
time manually. Then only the desire parts will be converted.
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Wondershare Video to iPod Converter enable you snatch any picture from
the video. It can save as two formats----Bmp & JPEG
While playing video in the preview window. Clicking the camera button
below the preview window, pictures will be snatched and save in
C:\Program Files\Wondershare\Video to iPod Converter\Output
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Start the Process
Finishing all the option setting, you can click START button to start
conversion. More over, you can abort the conversion by click Cancel
button.
The time the conversion will take depends on the length and number of
files you selected.
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Success
When the process completes, you might want to play back the MP4 in
something like iTunes or QuickTime to check out sound sync and other
things that could cause issues. If it's fine, then go ahead and
transfer the video to your iPod using iTunes
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Finally
Hopefully this guide has helped you enough so that you can convert all
your video files to your iPod without any problems. If you have any
problems or any feedback on this guide, send me a Private Message .I
hope this guide helped you, hope you stick around
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