A Video Converter for iPods
August 1st, 2007 | iPod
A iPod video converter is necessary to get DVD’s into a format that your video iPod can use. The formats supported by iPods are relatively few when compared to all the types available today.
The video iPod and new iPhone will play videos in the open standard format of MPG-4 or H.264. Anything you download from the iTunes Store will be in this format.
These types of files were chosen by Apple because they have good resolution and a reasonably sized file. This allows you to see a nice sharp picture without putting too much drain on your battery.
However, you may have DVD’s or other movie files saved on your computer’s hard drive that you’d like to watch on your iPod. A video converter allows you to turn them into a movie compatible with your iPod.
If your plan is to watch the movie on the small screen, convert the file into a smaller resolution. That will help to conserve battery power. No need for hi-def. For H.264 files, use a 320×240 resolution at 768 kbps.
For MPEG-4 files, 480×480 resolution at 2.5mbps is fine. A standard iPod encoded video will be approximately 500MB for every hour of video.
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