3 steps to convert a DVD movie to MP4 for your iPod
First download the converter tool. I suggest Sothink iPod Video Converter
Click here for trial experience.
Step 1 Select Source DVD
Insert the DVD disk into your DVD-ROM, and choose
.
If you have more than one DVD drive, make sure which one has got the DVD disk and you have selected the right one.
If the DVD movie is stored in the hard drive, choose
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You should manually specify the DVD folder in the window beneath which show the file system of your computer.
Click "Next" to load the DVD movie.
Step 2 Select Streams to Convert
In the dialog of this step you can see a list of all the movie elements included in the DVD disk.
• Choose streams
Please select at least one movie to convert. You should select one video and one audio stream for a movie. The program also allows you to select none audio stream for a movie so you would get a movie with just video and without any sound.
By default, the program will choose the first audio stream shown in the movie folder for you. You can select another one to convert.
• Choose movies
The program shows the length of time for each movie.
If an extra movie lasts for several minutes, then it could be a useful material, like a funny scene cut from the movie, or a short interview with the movie cast and crew; or it could be just an commercial ad.
If a movie lasts only for a few seconds, then it could be the clip used by the DVD menu, which isn't useful to most users and might be unnecessary to convert.
• Create movies separately
Check this selection:
, then the movies will be processed separately. If the box is unchecked, then all the selected movies will be converted and saved as one file.
If you don't want to decide which are the movies you want and which are not before conversion, you can just select all the movies and check the box. Thus all the movies will be converted and saved one by one. And you can specify which are useful to you among all the created movies.
Step 3 Specify the Settings
• Specify the path and name
Select a path and enter a name that you want to use for the created movies. If there are more than one converted files, then each file's name will be differed by an ordinal number which is automatically added by the program.
For example, if the given name is superman.mp4, then the created files will be named as superman-01.mp4, superman-02.mp4 ...
• Audio and Video Settings
Specify the audio and video settings for the conversion.
o Audio Settings
[Sample Rate]: 44100/48000 Hz
[Bit rate]: 8 to 320 kbps
[Channels]: Mono/Stereo
o Video Settings
[Dimension]: There are 8 different dimension settings. Please make sure which one is suitable for your iPod.
[Bit rate]: 128 to 1500 kbps
[Frame rate]: Change the frame rate from 5 to 30 fps. You can also choose not to change the original frame rate.
• Start converting
Click "Next" to start converting.
The program will show the detailed conversion information to you, including the Estimated Overall Time, Time Left, etc.
And there are two operations you can choose to let the program do after the conversion:
- Let the program tell you that the conversion is done by playing a sound.
- Let the program automatically shut down your computer after all tasks are done.
You can cancel the conversion at anytime before it is finished.
• After conversion
When the conversion is finished, the created videos are saved in the folder you've just set in this step. Please open this folder, and make sure you have connected your iPod to the computer and launched iTune program already. Drag the video files from the folder to iTune, then you can enjoy the videos on iPod now.
You may get a smooth and fast experience, and the picture quality is as good as the original.