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Convert Youtube video, DVD, video files to iPod touch, iPod classic and iPod nano

Apple has just released iPod touch and the newest iPod nano. iPod touch both looks and operates pretty much like iPhone with the touch-screen. Compared to iPod Classic, iPod touch is easier to operate and has a much better screen for watching videos. The newest iPod nano now also supports video with great picture quality. And now, you can enjoy movies, TV shows and a lot more videos on iPod classic, iPod touch and iPod nano. Three important video sources are Youtube videos, DVD movies and regular video files. The following is to guide you on how to put Youtube video, DVDs and videos on iPod (iPod classic, iPod touch and iPod nano) and Sync files to iPod:

1.Youtube video to iPod
I often visit Youtube to watch videos and sometimes I download videos from Youtube to put on my iPod. Most Youtube videos are FLV formats, so I use a free online FLV converter to do the conversion:
Firstly,go to Youtube and open the page of the video you want to put on your iPod. And you will find the Youtube URL of this video to the right of the playback window. Then copy this URL. See the highlighted area in the figure below:

Secondly, go to vixy.net, paste the copied URL into the URL field of this web page, and select “MP4 for iPod/PSP” from the “Converts to” drop-down list. Then click “Start” below this list to start the conversion. See the highlighted areas below:

Finally, after the conversion, this website will provide a download link for you to download the converted MP4 file. When you see the link, you can just download the final file from the link, save the downloaded MP4 file on your computer and use iTunes to sync it on to your iPod.

2.DVD/Video to iPod
I have a huge collection of DVD movies and video files. And I always put a few movies on my iPod to kill time while travelling.
DVD movies cannot be transferred to iPod via iTunes, so I had to find a converter to do that. I have used a few converters and the one I am using now is Wondershare DVD to iPod Ripper. It is not free, but not expensive either. I decided to spend the money coz it does a good job on the final quality and conversion speed. And if I don’t want to put a whole movie, I can just convert part of a movie onto my iPod with this app. My OS is Windows, so I use the Windows version. If you are using a Mac OS, I have noticed that they have a Mac DVD to iPod converter that you can try, which I don’t know if is as good because I don’t have Mac OS.


Most of my video files are not MP4 formats that can be directly used on iPod, so I also bought the video to iPod converter from the same company coz I thought it would also be nice app, and it turned out to be so.Actually, this video converter and the DVD converter are pretty much the same as far as the functions and the operational steps are concerned, and the only difference to me is that one is to convert DVDs and the other is to convert video files. If you also want a video to iPod converter, you can just download a trial version to see if it is what you need. Unfortunately, they don’t have a Mac version for video converters.

3. Sync files to iPod
After the videos files you want to put on your iPod are converted to iPod MP4 formats, you can just sync them to your iPod classic, iPod touch or iPod nano with iTunes and start enjoy them!

The above is my experience with converting and transferring files from various sources to my iPod, and I hope it can shed some light.
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Re: Convert Youtube video, DVD, video files to iPod touch, iPod classic and iPod nano

There are several programs compatible with iPod G6 on http://www.ipod-soft.com
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Re: Convert Youtube video, DVD, video files to iPod touch, iPod classic and iPod nano

I have no interest in the iPod touch, because it is dispointing that iPod touch is flash memory based, 16GIG is too small for me.
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Re: Convert Youtube video, DVD, video files to iPod touch, iPod classic and iPod nano

I can't agree with you more, leandermx.
but i learnt that except for the phone function, iPod touch is as functionally powerful as iPhone.
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Re: Convert Youtube video, DVD, video files to iPod touch, iPod classic and iPod nano

There is an Unbiased reviews and side-by-side comparisons of video Converters and gives you enough information to research the ins and outs of a particular product:
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Re: Convert Youtube video, DVD, video files to iPod touch, iPod classic and iPod nano

I use software TuneCab Online Video Catcher Ultimate. It can download streaming video from YouTube and sites like YouTube and then convert it to any formats TuneCab Online Video Catcher: Program Overview

Useful universal tool!!!




TuneCab Online Video Catcher Ultimate:

* Capture online videos as you watch them

* Fast and simple install

* Capture online TV and webcasts

* Download speed booster

* Download videos from manually specified URLs

* Convert downloaded videos

* Copy videos to your iPod
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