How to convert Blu-ray movies, general DVDs and video files for playback on iPod
Do you have hundreds of Blu-ray discs and general DVDs stacked in your TV cabinet, and loads of video files on your camcorder or computer, or an external hard drive? If so, you must wanna select some of your favorite clips to add into your iPod for playback, so as to enjoy them wherever you are, like waiting for a bus, having a travel, or doing something else. To rip Blu-rays, you need a Blu-ray ripper, to rip DVDs you need a DVD ripper, to convert video files, you need a video converter, but have you ever thought of if there is an application that can do all of these once and for all? Yes, there is. Pavtube iPod Converter Ultimate is such a powerful utility that can deal with whatever video files you throw at it, no matter Blu-ray movies, DVD movies, or footage shot by camcorder, or video files downloaded from video sharing websites or from somewhere else. Following is its detailed user guide, hope it will be of some help for you folks who are looking for such a solution.
First off, you can download Pavtube iPod Converter Ultimate here.
1. Add video files, load Blu-ray and DVD movies
Click “Add Video” to import video files, and click “Load DVD” to add Blu-ray and DVD files, you can load via “Load DVD ROM”, “Load DVD Folder”, “Load Blu-Ray Folder”, and “Load ISO/IFO”.
2. Select output format for iPod and set destination folder
Click the dropdown list of “Format” to select an iPod format as output format, which one to choose is depending on the type and tech specifications of your iPod. Meanwhile, you can click the folder icon at the opposite side of “Output” to decide where to locate the output files for your iPod. Moreover, if you would like to combine multiple video clips to be as a single file, you can achieve this goal via ticking the checkbox “Merge into one file”. What is the best way to rip DVD from disc to common video and meanwhile maintain highest visual quality? A good solution is to rip the DVD to HD movie. And that’s why you need Pavtube DVD Ripper.
3. Set advanced settings
Click “Settings” button, and then you can adjust video and audio parameters like codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channels on the interface below. In principle, the larger input values, the better output file quality, but accompanying with the same larger output file size; the smaller input values, the inferior output file quality, and accompanying with the smaller file size. Mac MKV Converter, a professional conversion tool running on mac os x, can convert mkv with excellent output quality and fast speed.
4. Start conversion
As long as all the above settings are done, then you can click “Convert” button to start conversion, and the conversion info like total progress, time elapsed, time left, generated file size, estimated file size will be shown clearly in the following window.Compared to the many different DVD to FLV converters, Pavtube DVD Ripper can easily convert and customize DVD to FLV, and provides F4V and SWF besides FLV for your choice.
Once the conversion is finished, the output files will be found out via clicking on “Open” button, and then you can sync them to your iPod via iTunes with ease.