How to convert DVD movie to iPod mp4 video?
DVD movies (Commercial DVDs and Self-made DVDs) are encoded using a combination of MPEG-2 compressed video and audio of varying formats (AC3, DTS, MP2, DCM). You can not copy DVDs directly since DVDs have a lot of restrictions. Generally, DVD movies have copyright protection to protect DVD movies from being copied illegally. Meanwhile,commercial DVDs have region code, hence you can not watch DVDs from different region. Many DVD players are or can be modified to be region-free, allowing playback of all discs. Those things make a lot trouble for people to use their own DVD movies.
If you want to put DVD movie to iPod, you need to use software like Aimersoft DVD to iPod Converter, it can convert copyright protected DVD movies to iPod mp4 format.
Step 1. Load DVD movies
Click “Add…” Buttons to load DVD movies, it will detect your DVD drive and load the movie directly. You can also import ISO or IFO file from your computer hard disk by clicking the little arrow.
Step 2. Settings
Regular DVD movie has several titles, you can choose the main movie title and convert the movie to iPod mp4 format, after you load the movie into the software, you will see an option “Merge into one file”, check it, and you will get a single video file in mp4 format. If you only want certain chapters from the DVD, just choose the chapters you want to convert.
Subtiltes: DVD movie may include up to 32 subtitles. Generally it includes 3 - 5 subtitles. This software enables you to choose a subtitle and jion it with the video.
Sound track: DVDs can contain up to 8 simultaneous audio tracks per video. We need to choose the one we want when converting DVD movies to video files.
This DVD to iPod Converter Supoort all iPod with video screens (iPod 5G or later, iPod nano 3G or later, iPod touch, etc), You can choose the perfect profile for your iPod.
Step 3. Conversion
After all the settings, you can click the “Start” button to start the conversion, after about 40-50 minutes, you can get the video files.
Tips: This DVD to iPod Converter combines a iPod copy manager (compatible with iPod video only), it can help you copy video and music from/to iPod easily.
These are directions for a Mac computer. What about directions for PC?
Are these are directions for a Mac computer? If so, then what about directions for PC?
@vsingh
This is a guide for PC users, It is not for Mac.
For Mac, you can use DVD to iPod Converter for Mac
If you get the free trial, does it have something like ‘trial version’ written across the screen?
@Becky
Aimersoft DVD to iPod Converter is shareware, it will leave a watermark in the video.
will this harm the dvds any when i rip the video from the dvd (no security protection)
@aburame
No, it will not harm the DVD because DVDs are read-only.
OK MAC DUMMY JUST GOT IPOD TOUCH ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE FOR DVD TO MAC COMPUTER TO IPOD TOUCH
This instruction is written for windows user, you need to download
wondershare dvd to ipod converter for mac to convert DVD movie to ipod touch video format on Mac Os.
is this a full version or a free trial? if it is a free trial how do i get the full version please? and when you download what is the register number?
sorry im new to this =S
OK I just used this but how do I get the movie to show up in Itunes to get it on my ipod