Converting your video files to play on the Apple iPod
Listening to music and
watching video, wherever and whenever you want has never
been simpler. Apple revolutionized digital music
with its iPod portable media players that play music,
display photos, and let you view videos on a compact 2.5
inch color screen. iPods, with their sleek design
and light weight, are perfect for portable viewing.
Apple iPod
supports various audio, video, and image file formats
including MP3 for music and MPEG-4 for video. You
can put your favorite videos in your pocket by
converting them to MPEG-4 format.
Digital Media Converter converts your videos to
MPEG-4 format, and your songs to MP3 format, and adds
the converted files to your iTunes playlist. Then
it is as simple as connecting your iPod to your PC and
synchronizing with iTunes.
The
following steps shows how to batch convert your video
files to MPEG-4 format. You can use similar steps
to batch convert your songs to MP3 format.
Convert Your Favorite
Videos to MPEG-4 in a few Simple Steps:
- In Digital Media Converter, open the File menu and click Add
Files.
- Navigate to the
folder containing your video files, and select
at least one. You can select multiple
files in this window.
- On the toolbar,
click the Convert drop-down and select MPEG-4 (iPod).
- On the File menu, select Start Conversion. You can also
click the Convert button on the toolbar.
- If Apple iTunes
6.0 or higher is installed on your computer then Digital Media
Converter can help you organize the converted files into
playlists in Apple iTunes. After
conversion, the Organize Converted Files in iTunes dialog
appears.
a. To add all
converted files to a new playlist, select
the Add all converted files to a new playlist option and
specify
the name of the
playlist.
b. To add all
converted files to an existing playlist,
select the Add all converted files to an existing
playlist and then
select the name of the playlist.
Check the Overwrite the playlist box to clear
the files already present in the selected
playlist.
- Click OK to add all converted files to the playlist you
selected.
- Connect your iPod
to your computer so that iTunes can update it
with the converted files.
With Digital Media
Converter you can play all your music and video on your
iPod with only a few mouse clicks and no trouble.