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So you've just gotten a new video iPod and you're dying to test it out. There's only one problem. You've got stacks of DVD's sitting around, and your iPod, but you have no clue how to convert movies to iPod format. There's a couple of different ways to go about this task. Depending on your needs, technical savvy and patience one method or the other will be more appealing.

You could opt to go the "old school" route and extract (or rip, as it is usually called) the video and audio from your DVDs and then convert the files to the proper format. Alternately, there is a one-step process that may be performed. Either way, you're going to need a copy of iTunes on your computer, as well as some software for extraction and/or conversion.

The more labor intensive method involves converting your movies into the common .avi video file format, and then into Quicktime format (.mov), which can then be uploaded onto your iPod for viewing. There is also software available which can streamline this process down to one step, allowing you to directly convert to an iPod friendly format. This will save you a little time (and trouble, not all DVD to .avi converters are equally user friendly and many presuppose some degree of technical knowledge on the part of the user).

When you are looking to convert movies to iPod format, you'll want to make sure your chosen converter does a good job with both audio and video, as it will be converting both separately. There are reviews available for these software products online, be sure to peruse them carefully. There's nothing worse than taking the time to convert movies to the target format, only to have them turn out with substandard quality. Don't waste your time; get as much information on the converters you are thinking about before you make a decision. Evaluate which one will work best to convert movies to iPod format.

However, once you've chosen a good quality piece of software to convert movies to iPod format and gotten that process out of the way, iTunes takes care of the rest easily. It's literally as simple as dragging and dropping the files into your iTunes library, then simply uploading them to your iPod the same way you would any other file. Armed with a little information, you'll soon be able to convert movies to iPod format and take them with you anywhere you like. Happy viewing!

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