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lily0508
Convert or rip DVD movies to iPod easily with iFunia DVD to iPod Conve
Sep 2 2010, 11:21 PM EDT | Post edited: Sep 2 2010, 11:21 PM EDT
Step1. Download, install & run iFunia DVD to iPod Converter for Mac

Step2. Select the titles you'd like to convert
A movie DVD usually has several titles. The shorter titles on the DVD are usually the video backgrounds used in the DVD menu screens and DVD extras like movie trailers. Unless you are a graphic artist, you probably don't want to convert these titles.
* Movie: If you are ripping a movie, the longest title is usually the main feature.
* TV Shows: If you are ripping a DVD containing TV shows, you should see a list of several titles all about the same length.

Step3. Edit videos: crop, trim, add special effects or add watermark

Step4. Change the output settings to convert videos with best quality
iPod supports H.264 and MPEG-4 video only. You may learn more details about iPod supported video formats here. If you'd like to watch movies on iPod touch without black bars, just make sure the resolution of video is 640*480 or 960*640 to get the best quality.

Here I set the output video format to 'iPod touch MPEG-4 Video (*.mp4)', Video Codec as 'H.264', Resolution as '640*480', Bitrate as '768', Frame Rate as '30', Audio Codec as 'AAC' by default. Remember that the output file size mostly depends on the Bitrate you set. Larger Bitrate, larger file size.

Step5. Start converting DVD movies
Now you may click the big button "Start" to begin converting DVD movies onto your hard disk. The Convert progress bar shows you how much of the convert process is completed. The longer your movie and the larger it's Bitrate, the longer the convert will take. The ripping time will depend on several variables including: the duration of the video file, the speed of your computer, what other activity your computer is currently doing, the codec you selected (H264 or MP4) and the bitrate you set. Do you find this valuable?    

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