You have an Apple iPod and would like to watch your favorite home video DVDs using it? But you do not know how to convert your files into iPod compatible format? AVS Video Converter is just the program you need to solve this problem now. This simple yet powerful video converter utility enables you to transfer your home video DVD library to iPod (MP4/h.264) format with a few mouse clicks.

What you need:

All you need to transfer your home video DVD and video files to your iPod is:

1. AVS Video Converter
2. iPod capable of video playback with a computer compatible cable

Now AVS Video Converter uses AVS Uploader service included in the AVS Video Converter installation package to upload the files to your iPod.

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Click here to download it. After the download is finished, run the AVSVideoConverter.exe file and follow the installation wizard instructions.

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To select a video you would like to convert hit the Browse... button next to the Input File Name field. In the opened Windows Explorer Window browse for the necessary DVD folder:

Note: when your input is a DVD Disc, you will need to select the path to your source file: X:\Video_TS\Video_TS.IFO. "X" stands for your DVD-ROM or the hard disk drive folder where your DVD is stored:

It is important to select the IFO file, rather than VOB file, because the IFO file contains the information about the entire DVD structure and this way you will avoid audio and video de-synch problems when converting. Also, most DVDs have several VOB files (files with actual video)and if you convert VOBs instead of IFO, you will have to merge them afterwards, which is not the case with the IFO files.

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After you have selected the video input file, press To MP4 button on the main panel. In the list of Profiles (MP4 Profile Field) select one of the offered iPod profiles. You can also click Edit Profile button to manually set the iPod profile parameters.

For novice users it is recommended to select one of the default iPod profiles:

- New iPod 5.5G H.264 - Highest Available Quality
- iPod H.264 - NTFS Standard Quality
- iPod H.264 - PAL Standard Quality
- iPod H.264 - Low Quality
- iPod MP4 - Best Quality
- iPod MP4 - Economy Quality
- iPod MP4 - for TV output

You can also click Edit Profile button to manually set the iPod profile parameters.

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Click the Browse... button next to the Output File Name field and select a location on your HDD for the output video file.

Note: when you select a location for your output video file, you should save the file to your personal computer HDD.

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After you have set up all the conversion parameters, hit the Convert Now! button to start converting.

You can visually judge the DVD conversion process if you hit the Advanced>> button twice.

The result of the conversion should be a video file with .m4v extension that can be transferred to your iPod with the help of the AVS Uploader service. It will be launched automatically when the conversion process is over.

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Connect your iPod to your computer with the help of a cable. Turn on the iPod.

The AVS Uploader service application will be launched to guide you through the upload process so that you could send your converted video file to your Apple iPod with no difficulty.

If the Apple iPod is not displayed in the AVS Uploader window you should press the Find Devices button to search for your iPod:

When you click the Upload>> button the upload process itself will take place. It will take some time depending on the output video file size.

Now you can enjoy your favorite home video DVD and video files on your iPod!

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