Video to iPod Converter Guide iPod is biggest name in portable media, which was introduced by Apple in November 2001. Since that time we now have more than 25 members of iPod including iPod shuffle, iPod Nano, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th generation iPods (which is also known as iPod video). We have iPhone on the board as well. iTune is a software and online store for iPod stuff. You can purchase and download videos, music, and other stuff to your iPod. There are many other tools available, which can be used to convert your ordinary video files to iPod video format. It would be better to explain what iPod video format is. This technical information about iPod video format can be found on Apple’s official site: “iPod Video use H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 768 Kbps, 320 by 240 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats.”

You would have to use third party software to convert your ordinary video file format like AVI,MPEG,WMV,MOV,RM,RMVB,DivX,ASF,VOB,3GP to iPod video file format which is H.264 and above stated formats.

Videora Converter is a freely available tool and you can download from the official site of Videora.

It allows you to convert most common formats, which you have on your computer.

It includes a video search engine, download interface, and format converter. If we demonstrate its way of working then it would be like this, Internet  Videora  Converter  iPod. You would get a bittorrent client with this converter named BitComet by default. You can download a lot of stuff in torrent format from the internet and can convert it into iPod Format.

If you need to convert existing files, then follow these simple steps. Open Videora Converter  click on setup button for setup page. If you see a white ‘X’ in a red box then it means Videora converter could not find its installation folder so locate it manually. You would have to copy your desired files to your default download directory (While Videora Converter is running) and the Videora Converter will convert it automatically.

XiliSoft iPod Converter is a wizard driven software and very handy for beginners. Some unique features are listed below • It is very user friendly • It supports APE,CUE decoding and audio CD Ripping • Wizards to help beginners • You can specify output file names • Support the output of new video iPod 30G and 80G at 640x480 pixels • You can adjust video size and bit rate • You can convert multiple files at the same time.

PQ DVD to iPod converter suite is a one-click solution for converting your video library. It would convert Tivo to iPod, DivX to iPod, Xvid to iPod, MPEG to iPod, WMV to iPod, AVI to iPod, Real Media to iPod. This is probably the easiest way to convert your music files, but you will have to spend around $30 dollars on its purchase. Some other available converters are • IMTOO DVD Ripper • Alive Video Converter