Watch DVDs On Your iPod
A large advantage of an iPod or other portable MP4 media player, is that it is easier to take with you than a portable DVD player. Unfortunately it can not play DVD’s directly. But if you can convert a DVD to any iPod compatible format, it is possible to use your iPod to watch your favorite DVD’s.
If you do a search on the internet for “video conversion software” there will be over 8 million results for products available. Most of these products for Video Conversion can be used for various conversions and require a lot of knowledge about the files and formats that need to be used. Many products do a good job, but make the user interface complex by using jargon and the need of codecs.
The best product is the one that is only made for creating optimised DVD to iPod converted videos.
Usually it is very easy to use a DVD to iPod converter program, it can be done in three easy steps. Start with inserting the DVD into the DVD drive of your computer, seletct the file to convert and specify a location on your computer where the converted file has to be stored. With some programs you can even select scenes (the same as using a DVD menu) that you want to convert to iPod format. The time it takes for the conversion to complete is completely depending on the speed and memory of your computer. On older computers the conversion process can take longer than the length of the video and on a modern computer the process is faster than the playing time of the video.
After the video is converted to iPod format, most programs offer the option to start iTunes, so you can immediately upload the converted movie to your iPod.
Almost every program offers is either free or offers a trial period. Try several programs to see which is the best solution for you and start converting those video’s. Another step to using your iPod to the max!