There are many programs available to help you convert video – DVDs, TV shows, video clips – from their native formats to a format that will play on the iPod. This document lists each one (in no particular order), gives you important basic information about it, and points you to the step-by-step guide to using it to create video for your iPod.
QuickTime Pro
Publisher: Apple
Price: $29.99
Platform: Mac, Windows
Converts: MOV, MP4, AVI
Outputs: iPod video
Handbrake
Publisher: titer, Rodney Hester, Chris Long
Price: Free
Platform: Mac OS X 10.5 and up, Windows, Linux
Converts: DVDs, PAL, NTSC
Outputs: MP4, AVI, iPod video
Features: multiple encoding formats
Note: Handbrake used to be called Instant Handbrake. It has since merged its code with a program called Mediafork and been renamed Handbrake.
Step-By-Step Guides: Handbrake | Mediafork - old version onlyJodix Free iPod Video Converter
Publisher: Jodix
Price: Free
Platform: Windows
Converts: VD/VCD and AVI, MPEG, WMV, RM, RMVB, DivX, ASF, VOB
Output: iPod video
Features: Edit ID3 tags, batch processing
Videora
Publisher: Red Kawa
Price: Free
Platform: Windows
Converts: DVD, MPG, AVI, FLV
Outputs: iPod video
Features: Batch processing, support for Apple TV
iSquint
Publisher: Techspansion
Price: Free
Platform: Mac OS X 10.3.9 and up
Converts: DVD, MOV, MP4, WMV, FLV
Outputs: iPod video
Features: converts to both iPod and TV sizes, batch processing
Vixy
Publisher: Vixy Project
Price:Free
Platform: Web (supports Mac and Windows files)
Converts: FLV (Flash) files
Outputs: iPod video, AVI, MOV, MP4, MP3
Features: Online converter
iPod Video Converter
Publisher: Koyote Software
Price:Free
Platform: Windows
Converts: DVD, MP4, DivX, AVI, WMV, FLV (Flash) files
Outputs: iPod video, AVI, MOV, MP4, MP3
iPod Video Converter Step-By-Step Guide
