iPod Video Converter for Mac

This article is mainly to show how to convert almost all popular video and audio formats such as AVI, XviD, WMV, MPEG, MPG, FLV, DAT, RM, RMVB, MOV, ASF, Youtube FLV, limewire Video to iPod Video formats including MP4, M4V and MP3 on Mac OS X

If you want to convert DVD to iPod on Mac OS X, you can learn more from this detailed guide How to rip DVD to iPod on Mac OS X

Here is something about iPod supported video and audio format that we should know:
iPod Video formats supported:
MPEG-4 video
H.264 video

Audio formats Suppoerted by iPod:
MP3,AAC,WAV

So if your videos aren't compatible with iPod MP4, you need the third party software to convert video to iPod on your Mac

What your need is Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac, you can free download it from its official site:
http://www.aimersoft-mac.com/video-converter-mac.html


Part 1. Convert Video to iPod on Mac OS X
Step1. Install and run Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac, click the "Add" button to import your videos. This Video Converter for Mac support batch conversion, so you can import multiple files at a time.



Step 2. Then Click the "Format" drop-down list to select the format you prefer for each added file. If you don’t know what formats your device support, you can just select the format “iPod Video MPEG-4 (*.mp4)”, and the default settings will just work perfectly.

Step 3. After all things done, click "Start" to start conversion.

If you want to learn more functions about Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac, you can refer to this article - how to convert video and edit video on Mac OS X


Part 2. Put Video on iPod with itunes

If you want to add video to iPod with iTunes, follow these steps:

1. Open iTunes and click "File" to add your videos to iTunes library.
2. plug in your iPod to computer, then iTunes will detect your iPod as a device.
3. Select your iPod device on the left panel of iTunes, click "Movies" tab, check the videos you want to sync and click "Apply", done.

Related articles - How to download Youtube Video and extract Youtube video to MP3 for iPod on Mac

Extract Youtube Video to MP3 for Mac

This tips is mainly to shows how to extract youtube video to mp3 for mac

Part 1. If you have downloaded youtube video on computer, and want to extract youtube video to mp3 for your portable player such as ipod, psp, iphone, creative zen,etc)or web use on Mac OS X, you can just refer to part 1.

After your download youtube video to your Mac OS X, you just need the third party software to extract youtube video to mp3.

What you need is Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac, it's a really nice software to convert video audio on Mac OS X, you can learn more about how to convert video audio and edit video on Mac OS X


Install and run Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac, import your youtube videos, in the main interface, select the output format as MP3, and then start conversion. If you want to get better music quality, you can select a higher audio bit rate and sample rate in the settings window. and the default setting works great


Part 2. If you don't know to download free youtube video to mac os x, you may refer to this part.

It includes two ways:

1.Using free online video converter to download and convert youtube video to mp3.

Step1. Open this website: http://vixy.net/. It's a free online FLV converter.

Step2. Then go to YouTube http://www.youtube.com and find a video that you love. Copy the URL that in the Red box. Like this format: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs


Step3. Paste your video file URL to the input box (figure as follow), choose MP3 as output format, then wait for the conversion


Step4. When the conversion finished, we got the download link of the output video. Click the download link to download the video and save in your computer (remember where you save it in). Done.




2. With Firefox or Safari

1.If you have Firefox browser, you can follow these steps.
Step1. Install the videodownloader extension. This is a free plug-in for Firefox. It enables you capture streaming video from website. Here is the Download link:
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2390



After installing videodownloader, restart Firefox. In the bottom right, you'll see a little box. Go to the video you want to download, double click that little box, and select download link. Then you could download the streaming video you want. (Note, you have to rename the file extension from "html" to "flv")




You have to rename the file extension from "html" to "flv" when you save the link. (Make sure your compute is show file extension)




2.If you use Safari on Mac, you can use Safari’s Activity Window to Save YouTube Videos
Safari has a powerful tool called the “Activity” window, which can be used to download YouTube (or any other video site) videos, files from websites

Simply go to the YouTube video page where the video plays, click Window -> Activity, The activity window will look something like this when a YouTube page is open:



We’re looking for is the flv video file, which will most likely be the largest file of the list (highlighted above).

Select that file, hit copy and paste it into the Downloads window (Window -> Downloads), and the video will start downloading to your desktop.
Note: With YouTube videos, the downloaded file will be called “get_video” with no file extension, you’ll need to rename it to “something.flv”, in order to be able to play it.


After your download youtube video to computer, just refer to Part 1 to extract youtube video to mp3 on Mac OS X. Done

Video Converter for Mac

This article is dedicating to demonstrate how to convert, trim, combine and edit video on Mac OS X (Leopard supported) for iPod, PSP, Zune, iPhone, Apple TV, etc.

The tool you need is Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac, it's the most powerful Mac Video Converter for you to convert video on Mac OS X (Leopard supported).

Video formats supported: The powrerful Mac Video Converter support AVI, XviD, MPEG, MPG, DAT, MOV, ASF, FLV, MP3, AC3, AAC, M4A, etc.
Portable players supported:iPod, Zune, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, PS3, Xbox 360, Archos, Sandisk, iRiver, Creative Zen, PMP, MP4/MP3 Player, Smart Phone, Pocket PC, PDA, Mobile Phone, etc.

You can free download it from Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac Official Website



Part1. How to convert video to MP4, AVI, MPEG, MOV, 3GP, MP3, etc. on Mac OS X?
Step1. Install and run Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac, click the "Add" button to import your videos. This Video Converter for Mac support batch conversion, so you can import multiple files at a time.




Step2. Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac can convert video to various video formats for iPod, iPhone, PSP, Zune, cell phone, etc. Click the "Format" drop-down list to select the format you prefer for each added file. If you don't know what formats your device supports, you can just select the format according to the device name.




If you want to customize the output quality, click the "Settings" button to open the Settings panel, where you can set resolution, frame rate, video bit rate, audio bit rate, sample, etc. Since Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac supports batch conversion, you can use different profiles for the added video files to save your time. If you don’t want to do these settings, the default settings will just work perfectly.



After all you finish the above steps, click "Start"to begin the conversion.



Part2. How to trim, crop, join and edit video on Mac OS X
If you want to cut the black edges off your video, you can click the "Crop" button to open the crop panel. There is a frame in dashed line around the movie video; you can drag it to cut off the sides you don't want. You can also type in values in the four Crop value boxes to crop your video more accurately.




If you want to join several video files into one single file, on the main interface, tick the check box
"Merge into one file", and you will only get one output file instead of multiple files.





This video converter provides rich video editing functions, you can click the "Effect" button and customize the brightness, saturation, contrast; volume, etc on the Effect panel. You can even apply special effects such as "Emboss", "Negative", "Old film" and "Gray"by selecting a special effect from its drop-down list. If you want to remove the original audio, you can convert your video with 0% volume.



Aimersoft video Converter for Mac allow you to trim your each video file so you can capture your favorite clips from your video files. After you click "trim" button, you can Preview your the selected video file in the Preview window and estimate what part of the movie you want to convert. Then enter the start time and the end time to the time box in the left side or drag the start/end time bar to set the clips you want to convert, then click "OK" to start the conversion.

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