The article includes ten most useful parts for your iPod. All the useful parts work great. With this great guide, you do not need any other guide for your iPod.

Part 1: How to convert Youtube video to iPod for free.
Part 2: How to rip DVD movie to iPod (Windows)
Part 3: How to rip DVD movie to iPod (Mac)
Part 4: How to convert Limewire music and video to iPod for free.
Part 5: Convert AVI, WMV, MPEG, RM, RMVB, ASF, MOV, DivX, XviD, MPG and any video to iPod MP4 or H264 format (Windows)
Part 6: Convert AVI, WMV, MPEG, RM, RMVB, ASF, MOV, DivX, XviD, MPG and any video to iPod MP4 or H264 format (Mac)
Part 7: How to convert flash, swf to iPod
Part 8: How to paly games on your iPod for free.
Part 9: How to transfer your video/music/photo from iPod to computer and another iPod.
Part 10: How to paly videos on your iPod nano for free.

Part 1: How to convert Youtube video to iPod for free.
There must be some wonderful videos you’ve ever watched on youtube. It’s really a pity that you can’t put them on your iPod or PSP and share them with your friends. (Cause iPod and PSP can play only MP4 format video, but youtube video is FLV format). There is an online FLV converter for people who want to convert their youtube video to iPod or PSP. It’s very convenient and free, you needn’t download any software. This guide will describe the basic steps; it should be easy to understand.

Step.1 First, open this website: vixy.net : Online FLV Converter : Download online videos direct to PC / iPod / PSP. It's free! . It's an online FLV converter.



Step.2 Then go to youtube YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. and find a FLV that you loved. Copy the URL that in the Red box. Like this format: YouTube - 回り��



Step.3 Paste your FLV file URL or web page in the input box and choose “MP4 for iPod/PSP” to convert the FLV file. Then press the start button and just waiting.



Step.4 At last, we get the download link of the mp4 file. Click the download link to download the MP4 file and save in your computer, remember where you save it in.


Part 2: How to rip DVD movie to iPod (Windows)
1. Download the latest version DVD to iPod Converter + iPod Movie/Video Converter Suite, and install it. For more information about it, you can visit here. We choose the software because it is the best ipod converter in many ipod reviews. For example, there is a ipod converter review about it.

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 6+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.

Part 3: How to rip DVD movie to iPod (Mac)
DVD to iPod Converter for Mac can rip DVD movie to iPod straight with high video quality. It supports converting an entire DVD to one iPod video file, and also supports ripping any segment by setting "start time" and "end time". Here is the information about it.

Download the latest Mac DVD to iPod Video Converter here, insert the DVD movie you'd like to rip into the DVD drive, click "DVD" button to load your DVD, select the output format and set the optional parameters, then hit 'Convert' to start the iPod DVD conversion process.



Part 4: How to convert Limewire music and video to iPod for free
Limewire is a download tool. We can use it to download free music and videos and put them on my iPod. If you don't have Limewire, you can download it from here:
Lime Wire » Official Website & Free Download, BitTorrent «

Search and download songs from Limewire. You may get songs in all sorts of formats, but not all formats are supported by iPod. Usually I select three formats: MP3, AAC and M4A formats that are supported by iPod and can be directly transferred to iPod using iTunes. For the detailed specs info, you can visit Apple - iPod - Technical Specifications . After you download the songs, open your iTunes, click "File" from the upper left corner, select "Add file to library", browse your computer hard drive and find the songs downloaded by Limewire, select the songs you prefer, click OK and the songs will be put in your iTunes. Then you can just transfer the songs to your iPod from iTunes.

Part 5: Convert AVI, WMV, MPEG, RM, RMVB, ASF, MOV, DivX, XviD, MPG and any video to iPod MP4 or H264 format (Windows)

1. Download the latest version iPod Video Converter + DVD to iPod Converter Suite, and install it. For more information about it, you can visit here. We choose the software because it is the best ipod converter in many ipod reviews. For example, there is a ipod converter review about it.

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.

Troubleshootings (Windows)
1. Why occour a message: 'MPEG2Dec: Error during decoder initialisation' or 'unable to read from E:\VIDEO_TS\vts_01_1.vob' everytime I put any DVD in?
First, Check that you select the correct DVD driver. If not, please select the correct DVD driver path.
Second, quite a few users encountered this error and have solved by using PQ DVD to iPod Video Converter or dvdXsoft DVD to iPod Ripper, Xilisoft DVD to iPod Converter. Plz download to try out.

2. Audio is out of sync with the video or no audio
There are several posts which says audio is out of sync with the video or no audio at all when they used videora ipod converter, cucusoft dvd to ipod converter or pqdvd dvd to ipod video converter. It seems that there is no software can work well for ALL users and ALL DVDs.
In fact, you might as well resolve the problem trying the following one by one.
A. DVD to iPod Converter: Click "Setting -> Input settings". (a) Check "Audio/Video Synchronisation". (b) Set "Deinterlace filter" to "None". (c) Set "Output frame rate" to other values.
B: iPod Video Converter: Click "Advance", change 'framerate' to 23.976 or 29.97 in 'Video settings'.
If it doesn't work, might as well change a DVD movie to test. If still doesn't work, try another softwares like PQ DVD to iPod Video Converter or Xilisoft DVD to iPod Converter.
Load your DVD movie, set the mode you'd like to rip, and Click 'Record it'.

3. Still doesn't Work
If DVD/Video to iPod conversion doesn't work, please post your problems here and I will solve ASAP. I am glad to help. :)
iPod official support page: Apple - Support - iPod
iTunes official support page: Apple - Support - iTunes

Part 6: Convert AVI, WMV, MPEG, RM, RMVB, ASF, MOV, DivX, XviD, MPG and any video to iPod MP4 or H264 format (Mac)
iPod Video Converter for Mac can not only convert AVI, MOV, MPEG, DivX, WMV, VOB, XviD to iPod video MP4, but also extract/convert media files to iPod audio M4a, MP3 on Mac.

It is easy to use. Just download Mac iPod Video Converter, load your video files and convert by pushing several buttons.



Part 7: How to convert flash, swf to iPod
1. Download flash to iPod Converter from here, intall and run.

2. Click "Add Flash", load your Flash (.swf) movie or video files.
Tips: You can play the swf file by clicking "Play" button.



3. Click "Convert Now!" to start converting swf flash to iPod mp4 video format.
Tips: (optional) Before converting, you might as well set "Output folder" to somewhere you like.

4. Drag .mp4 files that the swf flash to iPod converter created into your iTunes library, and then transfer the iPod video files to your 5-gen iPod by clicking 'File -> Update iPod'.

Part 8: How to paly games on your iPod for free.
Recently Apple announced that you can buy video games for your 5G video iPod for 5 bucks a pop. Cool, right? But what if you don't own a video iPod? What if you're stuck in the world of pre-video obsolescence? Worse yet, what if you don't have 5 bucks? The new games for sale at the iTunes Store aren't for you, and that's not quite so cool. Luckily, you can still play video games like Texas Hold 'Em, Tetris, and Bejeweled (all of which are for sale at the iTunes Store) on pretty much any iPod with a little bit of virtual elbow grease for free. Here's how.
Hack Attack: Play games on your iPod for FREE - Lifehacker


Part 9: How to transfer your video/music/photo from iPod to computer and another iPod.

Download Tansee iPod Copy Pack here:
Then you install it and run it. It is a life saver when- Sending your iPod for repair.
- Backup song/video/photo to PC.
- Moving song/video/photo to a new iPod.
- Share your iPod song/video/photo with friends.
- Computer crashed.



Part 10: How to paly videos on your iPod nano for free.
This is a guide about how to install iPod Linux on your nano to enable you to paly videso on your iPod nano. BE CAREFUL! I'm not responsible if you screw up your iPod nano. I wouldn't advise this procedure if you are not familiar with MS-DOS commands, but as I said, do it on your own risk. There is the full guide: how to install iPod Linux on iPod Nano - Top5Soft-Tutorial


This guide above is helpful for every iPod user. I am sure this is the most comprehensive guide for your iPod. If here is not the guide you need in the above, just post it here. Then I will try my best to find the guide and post it here to help more people.

Touch comes to iPod! If anyone wants to rip DVD and convert video to iPod touch/classic/nano/video with the best DVD to iPod touch/classic/nano/video converter; Convert. transfer and add DVD and video such as AVI, MPEG, WMV, MOV, VOB, Rmvb, Rm, FLV, Quicktime, limewire, Youtube to iPod touch/classic/nano/video fast; Enjoy DVD and video on iPodtouch/classic/nano/video freely, there is the best iPod touch software site:
DVDtoiPodtouch.org - Best DVD to iPod touch Video Converter and Guide

To put DVD's onto iPod, I always use this DVD to iPod Converter.
Its conversion speed is rather satisfactory and output video/audio quality is rather ideal.
It offers the Mac program for Mac OS users as well.

Nice guide, if you want to convert YouTube and limewire video to iPod for free, you can refer to this guide, fit for windows and mac user, you don't have to download any program
youtube to ipod - free download youtube, youtube converter
And I also got a news that 2nd Generation Zune is coming soon, coz Zune can also play MP4 video, is the converter you reommended in the guide also fit for Zune 2?

This DVD ripper fits not only iPod touch, iPod classic, iPod nano, iPhone, but also the upcoming Zune G2.
Will Zune G2 become iPod killer as many people guess? Let's wait and see.

Yes, it can also used for Zune v2. Also, you can find some great special DVD and video to zune software here:
DVD-Video-Converters:Best DVD Video iPhone/iPod/Apple TV/Zune/PSP Converters and Guides

And here is another DVD ripper designed for Mac users.

That’s awesome, if you want to edit DVD movie for iPod and view with full screen, you may take a look at this step by step guide
http://www.youtubetoipod.biz/guide/rip-dvd-copy-dvd-converter-dvd-edit-dvd.html

Anyone know if we can convert an iPod Touch from 16Gb to 80-160Gb only replacing the hard disc?

convert dvd/Video to iPod,i always use this Best iPod Convert Software.
It support batch convert video

Zune v2 supports MPEG4, H2.64 videos. Can I play itunes videos on the 2nd Zune player directly?

take a look at this ipod video suite. it is composed of dvd to ipod ripper plus video to ipod converter. so it is able to convert various dvd's and videos to ipod supported format(MP4).

iTunes videos are MP4, compatible with Zune 4, 8, 80 (and automatic software convertable for Zune 30) but iTunes use DRM protection which is incompatible with any other player except to iPod/iPhone.

Yes, you have to remove the DRM protection from iTunes movie, then you can transfer it to your Zune, if you don't know how to do that, you may take a look at this guide, it's about how to remove DRM from iTunes music and video
Step by step guide to convert iTunes DRM protected music to MP3 WMA WMV OGG for Zune PSP

nice guide, it works well for me to convert itunes video to my Zune.