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Greg Harris · November 22nd, 2005, 07:04 AM

well it's just amazing, VERY clear video and I really want to buy one now. What's the best/easiest way to get video on the idod? My boss was talking about taking a dvd and converting it but I have no idea how to rip a dvd off of the actual disk onto your computer. So what I'm really asking is, when I get my ipod and I want to put "the matrix" on it, how would I go about doing that???

thanks

Peter Wiley · November 22nd, 2005, 08:17 AM

If by chance you are on a Mac you can use a program called Handbreak. It will rip the DVD into a file you can use on the iPod. It does take some time and the compression is not quite as good as TV shows from Apple but it is pretty good.

I am sure there are other similar programs for Windows

Greg Harris · November 22nd, 2005, 08:53 AM

yeah, i'm on Windows.

Greg Harris · November 22nd, 2005, 12:26 PM

Movies aren't available for download from itunes is it? It just seems like so much work to get video on it.

Dan Euritt · November 22nd, 2005, 04:14 PM

it's just an h.264 file, right? find out the frame size and bitrate specs for the video, then check out nero as the encoder... you can do two-pass encoding with it, the quality is good.

ipod probably hooks up to the computer with firewire?? just copy the file over to it?

Hse Kha · November 24th, 2005, 07:48 PM

I love my 60GB Video iPod too.

It was not easy but I found a way and now I get super quality videos on it from any DVD, DV Camera, anything.

Basically you need QuickTime Pro and another software that can write to QuickTime.

Anyway the steps are:-

1) Rip the DVD to your hard drive.

2) Convert the DVD to an AVI file.

3) Convert the AVI file to a MOV file.

4) Use QuickTime Pro 7 to convert that MOV file to a m4v file.

Good luck.

Greg Boston · November 24th, 2005, 09:06 PM

There was also a news story about Tivo intending to make video stored on their units downloadable to the Video Ipod. Could be very interesting to see how that works out.

-gb-

Eric Brown · November 25th, 2005, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg Boston

There was also a news story about Tivo intending to make video stored on their units downloadable to the Video Ipod. Could be very interesting to see how that works out.

-gb-

Now you're talkin'! I could go for watching my 1/2 hr - 1hr TV shows on the tiny screen. It's the longer content I'm concerned about.
The thought of watching Lord of the rings on a 2.5 inch? screen doesn't much appeal to me.

Boyd Ostroff · November 25th, 2005, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg Boston

There was also a news story about Tivo intending to make video stored on their units downloadable to the Video Ipod.

See the following: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=54736

Greg Harris · November 27th, 2005, 12:44 PM

How would I rip a dvd on a PC? Is there a program I need?

thanks

Nick Jushchyshyn · November 28th, 2005, 09:44 AM

Videora is a free program for PC that converts video files to iPod-friendly formats.

On a Mac, QuickTime Pro has a preset menu command to convert a video for iPod.

Greg Harris · November 28th, 2005, 02:11 PM

WOW, that's awesome!!
Thanks

Rob Moreno · November 29th, 2005, 02:39 AM

For you mac users, the latest version of the freeware app mpeg streamclip has an option to export to ipod. i believe you can just drag the video ts folder from a dvd and export. i haven't tried it yet, though.

Greg Harris · November 29th, 2005, 07:13 AM

When I converted the dvd I put in my computer it opened the DVD with lots of different files, then converted. Is there a way to rip the video from the dvd and have it remain as one icon? or should I just bring all of the files into premier pro, then export it and bring it into videora ipod.

thanks

Nick Vaughan · November 29th, 2005, 12:46 PM

What's the battery life on those things?

November 22nd, 2005, 07:04 AM	#1
Greg Harris Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 356	my boss got the video Ipod and... well it's just amazing, VERY clear video and I really want to buy one now. What's the best/easiest way to get video on the idod? My boss was talking about taking a dvd and converting it but I have no idea how to rip a dvd off of the actual disk onto your computer. So what I'm really asking is, when I get my ipod and I want to put "the matrix" on it, how would I go about doing that??? thanks

November 28th, 2005, 09:44 AM	#11
Nick Jushchyshyn Major Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA Posts: 548	Videora is a free program for PC that converts video files to iPod-friendly formats. On a Mac, QuickTime Pro has a preset menu command to convert a video for iPod. __________________ Nick Jushchyshyn Matchmoving, Compositing, TD imdb

November 29th, 2005, 02:39 AM	#13
Rob Moreno Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Tokyo Posts: 102	For you mac users, the latest version of the freeware app mpeg streamclip has an option to export to ipod. i believe you can just drag the video ts folder from a dvd and export. i haven't tried it yet, though. __________________ Media Kobo Japan

November 22nd, 2005, 08:17 AM	#2
Peter Wiley Major Player Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Lewisburg PA Posts: 752	If by chance you are on a Mac you can use a program called Handbreak. It will rip the DVD into a file you can use on the iPod. It does take some time and the compression is not quite as good as TV shows from Apple but it is pretty good. I am sure there are other similar programs for Windows

November 22nd, 2005, 08:53 AM	#3
Greg Harris Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 356	yeah, i'm on Windows.

November 22nd, 2005, 12:26 PM	#4
Greg Harris Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 356	Movies aren't available for download from itunes is it? It just seems like so much work to get video on it.

November 22nd, 2005, 04:14 PM	#5
Dan Euritt Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Carlsbad CA Posts: 1,132	it's just an h.264 file, right? find out the frame size and bitrate specs for the video, then check out nero as the encoder... you can do two-pass encoding with it, the quality is good. ipod probably hooks up to the computer with firewire?? just copy the file over to it?

November 24th, 2005, 07:48 PM	#6
Hse Kha Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New England Posts: 195	I love my 60GB Video iPod too. It was not easy but I found a way and now I get super quality videos on it from any DVD, DV Camera, anything. Basically you need QuickTime Pro and another software that can write to QuickTime. Anyway the steps are:- 1) Rip the DVD to your hard drive. 2) Convert the DVD to an AVI file. 3) Convert the AVI file to a MOV file. 4) Use QuickTime Pro 7 to convert that MOV file to a m4v file. Good luck.

November 24th, 2005, 09:06 PM	#7
Greg Boston Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 6,117 Images: 1	There was also a news story about Tivo intending to make video stored on their units downloadable to the Video Ipod. Could be very interesting to see how that works out. -gb-

November 27th, 2005, 12:44 PM	#10
Greg Harris Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 356	How would I rip a dvd on a PC? Is there a program I need? thanks

November 28th, 2005, 02:11 PM	#12
Greg Harris Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 356	WOW, that's awesome!! Thanks

November 29th, 2005, 07:13 AM	#14
Greg Harris Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 356	When I converted the dvd I put in my computer it opened the DVD with lots of different files, then converted. Is there a way to rip the video from the dvd and have it remain as one icon? or should I just bring all of the files into premier pro, then export it and bring it into videora ipod. thanks

November 29th, 2005, 12:46 PM	#15
Nick Vaughan Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 141	What's the battery life on those things?