Saturday, October 07, 2006

How to Categorize Your iPod Videos!


iPod Video


Q: Most of the videos I have on my new iPod Video are correct, however, there are some that I have converted from AVI's on my computer and they are falling in the "Movies" category. The videos are TV Shows.

A: Cannot be done. ViddiUpi does it, cost: $9.97, you buy it from Splasm Software

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Enjoy!

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

iPod Video Converter for Macintosh! Free and Paid Programs!

iPod Video Tips

The best video converter is QuickTime Pro ($30). The program is worth every penny!
You can buy it from here.

In QuickTime Pro, open your movie and, in the file menu, select Export… and in the export drop-down, select Movie to iPod (320 x 240) and click Save. QuickTime will create an optimized H.264 video with AAC audio.
Apple got a comprehensive tutorial here.

A free converter program for Macintosh user is iSquint. Get the latest version here. After you download iSquint, make sure you copy it to your 'Applications' folder.

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