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How to play protected WMV files on iPod?

2009-07-14T20:43:00.000-07:00

You have many WMV files in your Windows Media Player .And now you bought a new iPod nano, then you would like to transfer those tracks to your iPod. However, the WMV format is incompatible with Apple iPod. There comes the headache! So how can you rescue your tracks? The following tutorial will provide you a solution.

Index：
Part 1:What is WMV file?
Part 2:How to convert protected WMV files?
Part 3:How to Sync converted videos to iPod?

Part 1: What is WMV file?
WMV stands for "Windows Media Video", which is developed by Microsoft. WMV files are usually ASF files with a WMV extension. It can store video content in a compressed format. WMV files can be played by players such as Windows Media Player, but it can not be played on iPod directly. So, if you want to play WMV files on iPod, you need to convert it to MP4 or MOV format first.

Part 2: How to convert protected WMV files?
To convert protected WMV files, you may need some software to help you. Today I will show you the conversion process using Wondershare Media Converter.

Here is the step by step guide for the program:
1.Download Wondershare Media Converter, and install it. Then, add WMV files to it. You can either click 'ADD' button to insert the music you want to convert，or easily drag & drop the files into 'Getting started' table.

Then you should be able to see a list of WMV files that you'd like to convert.

2.Choose the format you'd like to get. Click "setting -> Format Present->iPod", then you can choose output format which matches your player in the list.

You also can change the output file location, or the output files will be located as default.

3.Finally, click the start button, and the converting process is beginning. After converting, the files are in MP4 or MOV format. You can view your converted files by press the browse button, or you can choose to turn off computer after conversion.

Part 3: How to Sync converted videos to iPod？
After conversion, now we can import the converted files to iPod.First, you need to launch iTunes, click File option on menu, and add your converted files to iTunes library. Then，connect your iPod to computer via USB cable, iTunes will detect your iPod. After that, click iTunes "File -> Sync iPod", and the files will be transferred to your ipod from iTunes library. When updating completed, you will find the videos on you iPod. Now, we can enjoy our clean music on iPod.

How to Put Video Podcast on iPod with iTunes

2009-02-10T18:18:00.000-08:00

Do you still get confused that how to put video podcast on an iPod nano/iPod touch/iPod Classic? Is it free or need third part iPod software?

As we know, We can subscribe podcast on iTunes and enjoy every funny podcast at first time, it's totally free, but how to put the funny video or audio podcast on iPod or free download podcast to iPod?

Following is the tutorial of how to put Video Podcast on iPod with iTunes. It'll show you the easiest way to put video podcast on iPod, either you are Windows users or Mac users.

First of all - Install iTunes
To install the latest version of iTunes, go to http://www.apple.com/itunes/ and download the newest installer.

Note: iTunes does not come pre-installed for Windows users. So you’ll need to install it if you haven’t done so already. But it's not need for Mac users, iTunes is probably already installed, and you can check for updates to get the latest version of iTunes.
Second - Subscribe to the Podcast
Open iTunes. Once opened, you can see the “Podcasts” folder on the left side menu bar of iTunes.

Open the Podcast Page In a browser window (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari) go to page where the podcast is published. If you are subscribing to an podcast, this should be linked off your course homepage.

Subscribe Drag the PODCAST button from the podcast page into the Podcasts folder of iTunes.

Download In your iTunes Podcasts folder, you’ll see a small triangular list expansion button to the left of your podcast. Click on the list expansion button and you can see all the episodes of podcast you subscribe.

By default iTunes only downloads the latest post in podcast. You can click the GET ALL button If you want them all. It may take a few minutes for all the files to download.

Third - Connect and Sync iPod to iTunes

Connect iPod to your computer using the USB cable.

If you have sync your ipod to another iTunes lib, it'll show messages of:

The iPod “xxx iPod” is synced with another iTunes library. Do you want to erase this iPod and sync with this iTunes library?

Your Answers is YES: Erase and Sync
This will associate your iPod with your iTunes on computer. All the music and videos that your have in your iTunes will be downloaded to your iPod, including Podcast video and audio.

You may also be prompted to update the software for your iPod:
A new iPod version is available for the iPod “Name of iPod”. Would you like to download and install it now?

Your Answers is YES: Download and Install

Fourthly - Disconnect your iPod from your Computer
Notice the warning on your iPod: “Do not disconnect”. Your iPod has to be properly ejected.

Note: Do not unplug iPod without properly ejecting it.

You need to do one of the following:
You should see your iPod listed in the Source menu on the left edge of iTunes. Click the standard eject icon to the right of where your iPod is listed.
Or if you download podcast from podcast website but not from iTunes with podcast downloader, you can convert podcast video to iPod touch/iPod nano/iPod classic with iPod DVD Video Converter.

How to convert Video to iPod nano chromatic

2008-12-28T23:10:00.000-08:00

This step-by-step guide will show you how to convert video to iPod video/iPod nano chromatic/iPod touch/iPod Classic and how to convert video/audio (3GP, AVI, ASF, FLV, MKV, MPEG, TS, TP, TRP and M2TS, etc) to iPod MP4, M4V, MOV and MP3 etc for iPod Touch/Nano/Classic video with Daniusoft Video to iPod Converter. The whole guide includes the following two parts:

1. How to convert video to MP4, M4V and MOV for playback on iPod Video/Touch/Nano/Classic?
2. How to perform advanced functions (cropping, trimming, effect adjusting, designing watermark and merging files) while conversion?

Please download Daniusoft Video to iPod Converter, install and run it.

Part 1: How to convert video to MP4, M4V and MOV for playback on iPod Video/Touch/Nano/Classic?

Step 1: Import video files

Click “Add” button, you are allowed to import versatile video/audio files. Here below are all the supported formats.

Step 2: Edit Video files.
Click “Edit” button, you are allowed to edit video by cropping, trimming, adjusting effect and editing watermark.
Step 3: Customize output settings.

Click “Settings” button in the output settings area, you are allowed to customize the output parameters, specify output folder and select output format.

Step 4: Start conversion.
Click “Start” button on right bottom of the main interface, you are allowed to start conversion. All the tasks of conversion will be finished at fast speed and high output quality.
Part 2: How to perform advanced functions (cropping, trimming, effect adjusting, designing watermark and merging files) while conversion?
Daniusoft Video to iPod Converter provides you a lot of advanced functions to help you make perfect conversion. Here some tips on how to perform these advanced functions.
- Crop video size
- Clip video segment
- Adjust video effect
- Design watermark
- Merge multi-files into one file
Crop Video size
After importing video files, click “Edit” button and you can adjust video size by clicking “crop”.
You are allowed to finish cropping by the following three ways:
- Dragging cropping frame
Move your mouse cursor onto one of the eight small adjustment boxes on the cropping frame (the dashed line) and drag the crop frame to crop the DVD file such as cutting off top and bottom black bar. The cropped result will be shown on the Output Preview at the same time.
- Selecting aspect ratio
  You are allowed to select an output aspect ratio from the Zoom drop-down list. There are six choices available: Keep original, Full screen, 16:9, 4:3, Letter box and Pan & Scan
Setting the values
Type the value directly or click to set the value in “Left”, “Right” and “Cropped area size” area to set the position of the cropping frame.

Clip video segment
If you want to split your video into segment, you can click “Trim to make trimming of video by the following three ways:
- Dragging the slider
Drag below the Preview Windows to mark the beginning of your clip and drag to mark the end of your clip during the preview.
- Controlling “Mark in” and “Mark out” button
Press to mark the beginning of your clip and to mark the end of your clip during the preview.
Note: You can click to play frame by frame to make a precise trimming.
- Setting start and end time
Input certain time number in Set start time and Set end time fields manually and click to trim a clip from the video as you like.

Note: You can click to preview the clip. Click under the process bar to remove the selections.

Adjust video effect

If you want special effect to your video, you can click “Effect”. Then you are allowed to adjust brightness, contrast and saturation of video by dragging.

You can also select a special effect from the Effect drop-down list for the video. The available choices are Gray, Emboss, Negative, Old film and No effect. Besides, you can select the suitable option from Repeat odd field, Repeat even field, Odd interpolate and Even interpolate in the deinterlacing drop-down list to adjust the picture's quality, if there are some pixels, lines, mosaics or stripes on the picture.

Note: You can check “apply to all” option to apply the current effect adjusting of one file to all the selected files.

Design watermark
If you want to add some personal information either in text or image form as watermark to decorate your video, you can realize it by click “Watermark” .

Image watermark editing

1. Check image watermark option to edit image watermark.

2. Click to specify the image you attempt to use.

3. Adjust Transparency, Vertical Space and Horizontal Space by dragging .

4. Resize the height or width by inputting numbers in image size area or dragging .

Text watermark editing

1. Check text watermark option to edit text watermark.
2. Type the text you attempt to use as watermark in text watermark area.

3. Click to edit the font of text. You are allowed to edit the font style, size, effects etc of text in the following menu.

4. Adjust Transparency, Vertical Space and Horizontal Space by dragging.
Merge multi-files into one file

If you want to join multi-files into one file, you can check “Merge into one file” option at the bottom of the main interface, and then all the files listed in the file list window will be automatically merged into one file. You can click to locate the merged file saved in your specified target output folder.

How to convert DVD to iPod

2008-11-23T18:02:00.000-08:00

This document is designed to provide you with step-by-step guide on how to rip DVD to video/audio format for playback on iPod Touch/Nano/ Video with Daniusoft DVD to iPod Converter. From this step-by-step guide, you will get an easy-to-use way to freely enjoy your favorite DVD movies on iPod.

This guide includes the following parts:

1. What Daniusoft DVD to iPod Converter can do for you?
2. How to convert DVD movie to iPod MP4 video with Daniusoft DVD to iPod Converter?
3. Tips about using Daniusoft DVD to iPod Converter to convert DVD movie to iPod.

Please download Daniusoft DVD to iPod Converter, install and run it.

Part 1: What Daniusoft DVD to iPod Converter can do for you?
Daniusoft DVD to iPod Converter is a powerful DVD to iPod Converter committed to providing you with an easy-to-use and professional way to convert DVD to iPod MP4 Video (h.264) and iPod MP3 playable for iPod Touch/Nano/ Video with excellent quality and super fast speed! With this wonderful iPod DVD Converter, you can:

• Directly convert DVD into iPod format MP4 and other video/audio formats (MOV, M4V, MP3, M4A and WAV etc) with excellent quality.
• Edit video by video cropping, movie trimming and effect adjusting to make perfect video based on your requirement.
• Customize either image or text watermark for video to color your video files in a unique way.
• Share picture by capturing any picture from video with snapshot function.
• Customize output settings including resolution, bit rate, frame rate, etc to completely fulfill your different requirements.
• Import and preview ISO file directly without installation of any Virtual DVD-ROM on your PC.
• Preview video with two real-time preview windows out of your movies in an intuitive way.
• Enjoy your favorite video freely sync with outstanding quality on iPod Touch/Nano/ Video, ready whenever you need to be entertained.

Part 2: How to convert DVD movie to iPod MP4 video with Daniusoft DVD to iPod Converter?
Step 1: Please download Daniusoft DVD to iPod Converter. And then install and run Daniusoft DVD to iPod Converter.

Step 2: Import DVD files.

Click “Add” button, you are allowed to import DVD folders or click , you are allowed to load DVD Rom, DVD folders, ISO files or IFO files respectively.

Step 3: Edit video files.Click “Edit” button, you are allowed to make wonderful video editing by cropping, trimming, adjusting effect and editing watermark.

Step 4: Customize output settings.Click “Settings” button in the output settings area, you are allowed to customize the output parameters and specify output format and folder.

Step 5: Start conversion.Click “Start” button on right bottom of the main interface, you are allowed to start conversion. All the tasks of conversion will be finished at fast speed and high output quality.

Step 6: Transfer video to iPodYou can transfer video file to iPod with iTunes. Please follow the steps below:
1. Connect your iPod to your computer and Launch iTunes. (If you have not installed iTunes, you can download it from this link http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ )

2. Click “My IPOD” under the “DEVICES”, and tick “Manually manage music and videos” option in the Summary window.
3. Click File and select “Add File to Library” to locate your MP4 files. The added files will be automatically classified in Movies Category under LIBRARY.
4. Click “Movies” under LIBRARY, drag the movie from the library file list to My IPOD. And then click “Movies” under MY IPOD, you will see the file in the right file list.

Part 3: Tips about using Daniusoft DVD to iPod Converter to convert DVD movie to iPod.
Daniusoft DVD to iPod Converter provides you powerful editing functions which allow you to crop, trim, adjust video effect , design watermark and customize output parameters.

1. Cropping
After entering the edit page, you cancrop video by clicking “crop”.You are allowed to finish cropping by the following three ways:• Dragging cropping frameMove your mouse cursor onto one of the eight small adjustment boxes on the cropping frame (the dashed line) and drag the crop frame to crop the DVD file such as cutting off top and bottom black bar. The cropped result will be shown on the Output Preview at the same time.• Selecting aspect ratioYou are allowed to select an output aspect ratio from the Zoom drop-down list. There are six choices available: Keep original, Full screen, 16:9, 4:3, Letter box and Pan & Scan • Setting the valuesType the value directly or click to set the value in “Left”, “Right” and “Cropped area size” area to set the position of the cropping frame.

2. Effect adjusting

Click “Effect”, you are allowed to adjust brightness, contrast and saturation of video by dragging . You can also select a special effect from the Effect drop-down list for the video. The available choices are Gray, Emboss, Negative, Old film and No effect. Besides, you can select the suitable option from Repeat odd field, Repeat even field, Odd interpolate and Even interpolate in the deinterlacing drop-down list to adjust the picture's quality, if there are some pixels, lines, mosaics or stripes on the picture.Note: You can check “apply to all” option to apply the current effect adjusting of one file to all the selected files.

3. Trimming
Click “Trim”, you are allowed to make trimming of video by the following three ways:
Dragging the slider Drag below the Preview Windows to mark the beginning of your clip and drag to mark the end of your clip during the preview.

Controlling “Mark in” and “Mark out” button Press to mark the beginning of your clip and to mark the end of your clip during the preview.Note: You can click to play frame by frame to make a precise trimming.

Setting start and end time Input certain time number in Set start time and Set end time fields manually and click to trim a clip from the video as you like.Note: You can click to preview the clip. Click under the process bar to remove the selections.

4. Watermark designing
Image watermark editing
1. Check image watermark option to edit image watermark.
2. Click to specify the image you attempt to use.
3. Adjust Transparency, Vertical Space and Horizontal Space by dragging .
4. Resize the height or width by inputting numbers in image size area or dragging .

Text watermark editing
1. Check text watermark option to edit text watermark.
2. Type the text you attempt to use as watermark in text watermark area.
3. Click to edit the font of text. You are allowed to edit the font style, size, effects etc of text in the following menu.

4. Adjust Transparency, Vertical Space and Horizontal Space by dragging .

5. Output settings customizing Daniusoft DVD to iPod Converter enables you to customize output settings in the bottom of the main interface. You are allowed to select subtitle/audio track and specify output format/path etc.

Click “Settings” button in the output settings area, you are allowed to set video/audio output parameters including resolution, bit rate, frame rate, encoder, sample rate and channel etc.

How to Put TV shows on iPod and Play iPod On TV

2008-11-05T00:01:00.000-08:00

There is a guide about how to download TV show for free, put DVD video to iPod, TV show on iPod, and play iPod on TV without Apple TV.

It includes four parts:

Part one: How to download TV show for free.

Part two: How to put TV show on iPod.

Part three: Where to download free movie for iPod.

Part four: Play iPod on TV without Apple TV.

Part one: How to download TV show for free.

For iPod users, you can buy one episode at a time or a whole season from the iTunes Store and you can watch on your iPod, computer, or widescreen TV using Apple TV, but it cost $1.99. If you feel it's trouble to download TV show from iTunes, you can follow this guide to download TV show for free.Here's a quick video tutorial on how to download TV shows for free: http://www.cucirca.com/2007/12/28/how-to-download-tv-shows/.

Part two: How to put TV show on iPod.

After download TV show on your PC, please take your time to put TV shows to iPod, coz iPod can only play MP4 and H.264 video, but many TV show play as AVI format, even some shows plays with BETA and World Cup play as HDTV, so you need some thirty part software to help you rip DVD and convert video to MP4 video, and then sync it to iPod via iTunes. I highly recommend the Daniusoft DVD to iPod Suite, it can easily convert DVD to iPod video & audio formats (as MP4, M4V, MP3, AAC, and M4A); convert video formats (including AVI, MP4, MPEG, WMV, XviD, H.264, DAT, MOV, ASF and FLV, etc.) to iPod MP4, MPEG-4, M4V, MP3, AAC, and M4A to iPod touch/ Nano/ Classic with high quality.

Here is the official site to free download: http://www.daniusoft.com/dvd-to-ipod-suite.html#115
And the official guide to help you convert dvd video to ipod: http://www.daniusoft.com/tutorial/ipod-guide.html#115

You just need to Install and run it, click 'Load DVD' to import DVD or click 'Load file' to add video file (or TV shows). If you don't want to convert the whole DVD, you can click 'trim' to cut segment you like. DVD regular have many chapters, if you want to join them into one file, you can pitch on 'Merge into one file', and your iPod can display only one image of whole movie as in music.But don't forget that it's legal convert DVD to iPod for personally not any commercial purposes.

Part three: Where to download free movie for iPod.

There are some free movie websites for movie fans to download movie for iPod and other players.

ShowStash(http://www.showstash.com/): Lots of popular TV shows, cartoons, etc.Mefeedia(http://www.mefeedia.com/): 'Find thousands of video blogs (video podcasts), and watch them on your computer, video iPod or PSP.'The Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com/): Movie reviews, information about upcoming movie premieres, movie clips, and more.Free Public Domain Movies and Documentaries (http://www.jonhs.net/freemovies/): Free movies and more, all available for free download.iFilm(http://www.ifilm.com/): One of my favorite places on the Web for great videos, trailers, etc.Most of downloaded movies are AVI file, you can use Videora or Daniusoft DVD to iPod Suite to convert AVI video to iPod video.

Part four: Play iPod on TV without Apple TV.

This part is about how to play iPod on TV without Apple TV. As you know, Apple TV is a connector which allows you to stream media files from your computer and view iPod video on TV. You can also store the media files on the unit's hard drive, but the current price of the unit is $300 more or less. So, the article helps you play iPod on TV so you can watch iPod video on TV for free. And you also can watch the video here to know more Why Apple TV is pointless if you've got an iPod.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXd66cNZYD4.It just includes three steps:

Step 1.take a composite video cable. As picture follow:

Step 2, simply plug one end of the cable into the headphones port on iPod and the other end into TV. There is a little problem to plug the composite video into TV because you can't plug it in like you normally do.

Here is the diagram helps explain what cables go where in TV.

In fact, the plugs on TV will be in this order: Red, White, yellow. Plug the cables in this order: yellow, White, Red. Now you've got the cable set up.
Step 3 , set iPod on TV up. Don’t worry, it doesn't hack the iPod and everything goes safe. From the main screen of your iPod, go to 'Video' -> 'Video Settings'. Scroll to TV Out and make it 'Ask' instead of 'Off'.Then, 1) Scroll down to TV Signal and make sure its NTSC if you live in North America/Japan or PAL if you live anywhere else.
2) So after you've set iPod on TV up, back out to Video menu and go pick an iPod video to watch. I chose an episode of Family guy protect Lois Hi.
3) Before the video starts, select 'TV On' , turn on TV and go to wherever you go when you use your video games, VCR, etc.

iPod nano 4th vs Creative Zen X-Fi, which mp3 player better?

2008-10-08T02:12:00.000-07:00

iPod nano 4th:

In contrast to last year's compacted design, the Nano has been stretched back to the candybar footprint of its first and second generations. Apple's fourth-generation iPod Nano returns to the original long, light, and slender formula that put the series on the map.

Creative Zen X-Fi:

Creative's newest flagship product is the Zen X-Fi, a high-capacity flash-based digital media player that adds Xtreme Fidelity (X-Fi) sound technology. But with added wireless features and X-Fi sound enhancement. Will this be enough, though, to satisfy the Zen fans who have been patiently waiting for Creative's latest addition to the family?

Quickly look: iPod nano 4th vs Creative Zen X-Fi

iPod nano 4th

1.Size:90.7 mm x 38.7 mm x 6.2 mm

2.Weight: 1.3 ounces (36.8 grams)

3.Capacities: 8GB - $149 or 16GB - $199 flash drive2

4.Screen: 2” (diagonal), 320x240-pixel

5.Rated Battery Life: 8 hours or 16 hours of video5

6.Transfer Protoco: USB flash drive

7.Video Formats: H.264 video, .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats, MPEG-4 video

8.Audio Formats: MP3,WAV,MP3 VBR,AAC,Audible,AIFF

9.Photo Formats: JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD（Mac only）and PNG

10.Other Features: Genius playlist tool, a tilt sensor, and accessibility features for the visually impaired, cover Flow browsing.

Creative Zen X-Fi

1.Size: 83mm x 55mm x 12.8mm

2.Weight: 68g

3.Capacities: 8GB (no Wi-fi) - $149, 16GB - $199, 32GB - $280

4.Screen: 2.5”, 320x240 pixel, 16.7m colors

5.Rated Battery Life: 36 hours audio, 5 hours video

6.Transfer Protocol: MTP

7.Video Formats: WMV, MPEG4-SP, Divx 4/5, Xvid, and MJPEG

8.Audio Formats: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, and Audible 2,3,4

9.Photo Formats: JPG (Software will transcode BMP, GIF, PNG, and TIFF)

10.Wireless: IEEE 802.11 b/g with WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK security

11.Other Features: Built-In Speaker, X-Fi Sound Enhancement, FM Radio, Calendar, Contact, Task List

Features comparision of iPod nano 4th vs Creative Zen X-Fi:

iPod nano 4th Key Features

1.New Genius feature
you can create an instant 25-song playlists based around the musical characteristics of a single song. The Genius feature is easy to use, and the results are fun, provided your music collection holds enough songs to make interesting connections.

2.Adds the same tilt-sensor
It allows for some interesting control tricks. Giving the iPod Nano a vigorous shake, for instance, puts the music player into shuffle mode. Causal shaking caused by running or exercising isn't enough to trigger the Nano's shuffle mode, and you can always deactivate the shake-to-shuffle feature under the iPod's setting menu or by engaging the hold switch.

3.Cover Flow music view
iPod's Cover Flow music view when turning the device on its side. We found it a little confusing to use the iPod's scroll wheel controls while holding the player sideways for video playback. You get accustomed to it, but it seems like an inelegant design solution coming from a interface-savvy company like Apple.

4.Easier to make voice recordings
Apple makes it easier to make voice recordings on the fourth-generation iPod Nano by allowing microphone input through its headphone jack. You'll have to shell out for an Apple-approved headset.

5.An unprecedented feature
It is the capability for vision-impaired users to hear menu, selection, and playback information read to them in a synthesized voice.
You can enable this feature through iTunes, which generates the synthesized voice information and transfers it to your iPod Nano. capability for vision-impaired users to hear menu, selection, and playback information read to them in a synthesized voice.

6.Convert DVD to iPod nano 4th
Any way, the ipod nano 4th also can play movie and video. You can put DVD to iPod nano 4th with DVD to iPod Converter, it can be free download. DVD to iPod Converter is software which can exerts itself to convert DVD to iPod video formats MP4 (MPEG-4),M4V, and convert DVD to iPod audio format MP3, AAC, M4A with great quality and super fast speed. I prefering using Daniusoft DVD to iPod Converter, it is professional and easy to use DVD Converter for iPod, for all iPod.

Creative Zen X-Fi Key Features

1.Photo Viewer
Nothing has changed from the previous Zen players on the photo viewing side. You can easily browse photos in folders, lists, and thumbnails. You are also able to create and view slide shows to music.

2.Radio
Radio reception is poor. The autoscan feature is great, but it only picks up three stations where other players will pick up more than eight. A radio station I am only a few miles away from has static at times, which is totally unacceptable.

3.Voice Recording
Voice recording is the same as what is found on the Zen; files are saved as low quality WAV files. To use this as a voice note taker, you can easily map the short cut button to record quickly.

4.Organizer
The organizer feature remains the same as the previous Zen organizers. Using the Creative’s media player you can sync your contacts, calendar, and to-do list with Outlook or Windows Contacts.

5.Wireless Features
This section applies only to 16GB and 32GB Zen X-Fi models.
The Zen X-Fi is Creative's first player ever to have built-in wireless features (802.11b/g with WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK security). The capabilities are rudimentary compared to other wireless-enabled DAPs with web browsers, but it's nice for streaming and downloading content from the Creative media server (Creative MediaBox) or one you have at home.

6.Convert DVD Video to Creative zen X-Fi
As you know, zen is creative mp3 player, but it can also play movie and video. So you can convert DVD to creative zen with DVD to Creative Zen Converter, the same as DVD to iPod Converter, it's a software which can convert DVD to Creative Zen video including AVI, WMV, MPEG that fits for Creative Zen and also convert DVD to Creative Zen audio MP3, WMA, WAV with excellent quality. To convert DVD Video to creative zen, please go here.

Creative Zen X-Fi Box contents

Zen X-Fi, short USB 2.0 cable, mini software CD, quick start guides and other paperwork, and Creative EP-830 noise-isolating IEMs with three sizes of silicone tips. Additional accessories, such as an armband, leather case, and TravelSound speakers, are available separately.

iPod nano 4th Box contents

iPod nano, Earphones, USB 2.0 cable, Dock adapter, Quick Start guide

Conclusion:

Zen X-Fi is marketed as "the sound of perfection". It is the company's best-sounding player to date and it does sound undeniably great, but really only when X-Fi, its most lauded feature, is disabled. Most of the other features unique to the Zen X-Fi are gimmicky at best, and the new controls do nothing but clutter an otherwise attractive player.

The iPod Nano 4G's Genius playlists, shake-to-shuffle, and improved voice recording compatibility are fun features to have, but they're not worth $150-$200. But if you've filled up your 4GB third-generation Nano and want some extra room or if you need the additional accessibility features such as enlarged screen font and text-to-speech, the fourth-generation iPod Nano is an ideal choice.

Belkin Sport Armband for iPod touch Review

2008-09-24T02:54:00.000-07:00

The Belkin Sport Armband is the safety belt of the iPod touch belt system. This is the safe & water proof, there is a new type of the ultra helping system of the musical equipment. In our daily life the Belkin sport armed belt is very useful.

Those peoples who have interested musical field they have used that type of equipments. This belt is very useful for the neoprene. This is a very power lifter & barely developed your arms. There is no other side effect of this belkin sports armed belt.

There is a very easy to by the all peoples & those persons who have work hard & continuously working in our working field, those persons are easily slides in and stays in during my workouts & work without any disturbances. There is no weight to staying your arm. Keeps your ipod secure and you still able to use it without any interference from the arm band. It is also very comfortable and easy to remove. This is a very helpful item, when you want to go and run, or do some exercises; this belt is very short, does not slide down when you have running, & comfortable to use the all kind of peoples. The iPod has been holding in your arms without any slipping.

Belkin sport armband has created you to safe your iPod & other Mobil phones. The company has been creating the different sizes of the belt to the different size of armed peoples. The belt will be cooled & work great, you can still change easily through the clear film in front. This product is very help full to the every person. Belkin sport armband is likely shown as watch. That’s why more peoples have bought that product.

Convert DVD to iPod touch 2, iPod nano 4 - Wondershare DVD to iPod Ripper now released

2008-09-16T19:05:00.000-07:00

Wondershare DVD to iPod Ripper is an excellent solution for iPod users to convert DVD to iPod video and audio formats for iPod classic, iPod touch, iPod nano and convert DVD to iPod touch 2, DVD to iPod nano 4. And recently, it has new upgrade to convert DVD to iPod touch 2, DVD to iPod nano 4.

Wondershare software is a worldwide profession DVD Ripper, Video Converter, DVD Burner software supplier, now it has new upgrade DVD to iPod converter - Wondershare DVD to iPod Ripper. Wondershare DVD to iPod Ripper is a professional lossless DVD to iPod Converter which as professional iPod nano 4 converter can convert DVD to iPod/iPod touch/iPod touch 2/iPod nano 4/iPod Classic with just a few intuitive clicks and provides you with powerful options to edit your DVD movie.

Wondershare DVD to iPod Ripper comes with a very easy and intuitive interface and various powerful functions. This professional DVD to iPod Touch Converter allows you to select DVD movie audio tract and subtitle, select any DVD chapters/titles to convert, trim your DVD chapters/titles to only convert your favorite clips, and crop DVD video and so on. Wondershare DVD to iPod Ripper is the best partner for you to enjoy your DVD movies on different types of iPods, even DVD to new iPod Touch 2 and DVD to iPod nano 4.
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Wondershare DVD to iPod Ripper Key Features:
1. Built in iPod File Manager

It is integrated with an iPod file manager that can help you manage iPod video and iPod music. With this special tool, you can easily transport music, video, movies and TV shows between your iPod and your computer and safely backup these files.

2. Fully support dual-core and multi-core processors.

3. Support all iPods including iPod classic, iPod nano, iPod touch and new iPod Touch2, iPod nano 4.

4. Capture movie screen, Trim movie length, Crop videoCapture your favorite movie screenshots and save them as jpeg or bmp format and put them on your iPod or as your iPod wallpaper; trim the length of any DVD chapter or title to capture your favorite clips, and you can also cut off the black sides of your DVD movie and enjoy your DVD on iPod with full screen.

5. Convert audio from DVD to iPod MP3, M4A and AAC.

6. Convert and Merge DVD chapters/ titles Let you choose to select any DVD titles/chapters to rip, and merge all selected into one file.

7. Multiple output aspect ratiosSupport various video aspect ratios including 16:9, 4:3 and full screen.

8. Automatically shut down your PC after conversionLet you choose to automatically shut down your computer after converted. Then you won’t have to wait around your computer for the conversion to be finished.

9. Easy to use iPod nano 4 converterA friendly user interface that let you convert DVD to iPod, DVD to nano 4, DVD to iPod touch 2 and with just a few intuitive clicks.

Pricing and Availability

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To Download Free, Legal MP3 music for new iPod touch 2, iPod nano 4

2008-09-11T23:34:00.000-07:00

When got new iPod touch 2, ipod nano 4, what to do first ? Download free music!

About how to convert DVD video to new iPod touch 2, iPod nano 4, please go here.

In the interest of helping our readers stay out of jail and avoid massive fines, here are a bunch of places you can get tunes without fear of finding a summons in your mailbox. There's plenty of good, free, and legal music on the net for you to download.

iLike is a social music site which allows you to discover new music with a little help from your friends. Free downloads and the buddy system, what could be better?
Altsounds has a lot of streaming content, but there are quite a few quality mp3 downloads mixed in, including bands like Anberlin, Panic at the Disco, 10 Years, and Underoath.
bt.etree.org tracks live recording torrents of "bootleg friendly" bands. You'll be able to find all kinds of FLAC downloads from performers like Ben Harper, Jerry Garcia, Blues Traveler, Trey Anastasio (I smell a trend here, or at least some patchouli), Radiohead, Primus, and even Tenacious D.
Legaltorrents is still in its early stages, but there are still a number of music and audio books available from their site.
Stereogum has been offering free, legal mp3s since 2006. They're all still available, along with zip and torrent file archives of previous months. The Gum Mix streams music to you while you browse, and all the tracks it plays can be downloaded.
SXSW is a good news/bad news situation. The bad news is, they only have one torrent file for download. The good news? It contains over 700 mp3s of bands that performed in 2007 for a whopping total of 3.1 gigs of audio. Change the year in the subdomain to get the 2006 and 2005 downloads.
Unsigned Band Web is a palce for, well, unsigned bands to share their music and get noticed. Just about every genre you can imagine is offered here, and they maintain charts to show you what's hot. Apparently electronica is hot. Maybe I'll stick to genre browsing. Bottom line: tons of free mp3s to download.
Soundclick's music page will hook you up with a ton of downloads, including more unsigned acts - like my favorite new addiction: German hip hop. I blame my scarf-wearing co-worker.
Honc "if you love music. The site isn't much to look at, but there's still more undiscovered goodness to be found here.
Garage Band is also worth checking out for more diamonds in the rough. Rub it in your friends' faces that you "heard them first."
Indie Rock Cafe offers more up-ad-coming music, blog style. There's no centralized download page, so you'll find the tracks sprinkled around the blog post.
DMusic has been offering indie musicians a chance to be heard since 1998. Top 20 charts are maintained for each of the 20+ main genres (which are broken down into several sub-genres as well).
Fuzz offers - oh crap - a mixtape feature. The interface is cool as hell, and there's a ton of great, free music to discover on the site.
iCompositions is dedicated to music created with Mac's Garage Band software. You'll need to register in order to download songs.
The Internet Archive has a massive audio section, including audio books as well as music. Be sure to check out the open source section, with over 150,000 Creative Commons licensed items.
Jamendo rocks for one big reason: they offer both direct downloads and a torrent tracker. 555 pages multiplied by 20 items per page equals a veritable crapload of music. You'll find lots of international music too, from exotic places like Brazil and er...Canada.
Peoplesound is similar to Jamendo, but you'll find some major label artist offerings. Registration is required to download, and you'll have to browse the genres/artists to find the mp3 files, but they have plenty up for grabs.
Epitonic is "your source for cutting edge music." You'll find tracks by artists like The Strokes, Carl Cox, Pavement, Peaches, Guided by Voices, and Yo La Tengo.
I love me some punk music, and fortunately punk labels love to share their music. Fat Wreck Chords, Hellcat Records, Subpop, and Epitaph all have tons, and usually offer two or three fulls songs from a CD. Oi!
Stereokiller has even more punk/hardcore/metal goodness for you. According to the guy that runs the site, it's "better than damn MySpace." Well, no argument there.
Anti's slogan is "real artists creating great recordings on their own terms." Downloads galore from guys like Michael Franti and Spearhead, Greg Graffin, Nick Cave, and Billy Bragg.
3hive's bloggers pass on links to some excellent free mp3s on their site. It's got a nice, personal feel to it, though there's not the tidal wave of music you'll find at some other on this list.
itsfreedownloads is worth a bookmark for iTunes users. It's a site that keeps tabs on the weekly freebies in the iTunes store. You may get sick of looking at all the ads, but the free music will help soften the annoyance.
mp3.com has a pretty huge collection of free tunes as well, with offerings from almost 1,400 artists. Most can be both streamed and downloaded.
Purevolume.com is loaded with streaming music, but there are plenty of downloads as well. Click the search link, then search or browse to "discover new music." It's the quickest way to the freebies.
Music.download.com. What can I say, they've got a ton of MP3s. I'm not much of a CNET fan, but free is free.
Last.FM has free downloads, too. It's not just for streaming.
Stage.FM used to be Audiri, and still offers streaming and downloads for independent artists.
iSound offers another large catalog. Head to the mp3 page for free downloads, as some artists only offer streaming - including Our Lady Peace frontman Rayne Maida, who I was disappointed to see had no downloads.
we7 is offering all kinds of free tunes - if you're ok with a brief advertisement being appended to the track. They're legal, they're free, and you'll find bands that you'd normally have to pay for to get full mp3s.
SpiralFrog is doing the ad-supported thing, too (if you can get to it).
Blentwell is "an ongoing document of the evolution of blended music." Tons and tons of DJ mixes, categorized by genre.
MTV offers a new group of about a dozen downloads on a somewhat regular basis. A drop in the bucket, but still free.
Anyone with a toddler or three at home will apprciate Free Children's Music. You'll find tons of great, kid friendly tunes there.
Classic Cat maintains a massive listing of free, classical mp3s available on the internet. Files aren't hosted there, but it's an easier way to find works by Bach and Beethoven than searching yourself.
At Spinner (AOL Music), our chums have been giving a free MP3 away every day for the past two+ years. Will more major artists give free music a shot? Radiohead's In Rainbows is no longer available as a free download, but Trent Reznor is still in a giving mood. NIN fans can still grab The Slip for free from his web site.

Review of new iPod touch 2

2008-09-11T03:31:00.000-07:00

Different new iPod touch:
New iPod touch 2 gets new volume control buttons, full Nike+ integration and a built-in loudspeaker. It's not a radical change, but it's better.

New iPod touch 2

When Apple first released the iPod touch, it was with its Wi-Fi capabilities and touchscreen interface - much more than an iPod. With new iPod software updates, Apple brought the apple iPod touch 2’s applications in line with the iPhone.

And there is also third party iPod software update as new iPod apps: Wondershare iPod Video Suite, which convert DVD and all popular video formats to iPod Nano new, new iPod Touch, iPod Classic and iPhone.

Price:
The latest iPod touch 2 model:
8GB capacities for $229;
16GB costs $299;
32GB costs $399
They also ship with the latest iPod touch 2.1 software.

Nike+ iPod integration:
First and foremost I love the Nike+ iPod integration.
The iPod touch 2 is quite thin and would work well as a small waist - or arm-banded device for workouts and not having to have a tiny little dongle hanging off the end is excellent.
Apple will also be selling the little Nike+ pucks separately now.

New iPod touch 2 game:
The second chance is gaming. This is a great opportunity for Apple to enter the casual handheld gaming market as a winner, not an also ran. Some of the other Apps are hit or miss, but it’s nice to have choice.

Volume controls and built-in speaker:
1. Volume controls
Press the top of the rocker switch and the volume goes up. A press at the bottom of the switch causes the volume to decrease. Apple’s headphones that carry the Play/Pause switch and microphone— the Play/Pause switch works with new iPod touch 2. (It doesn’t on older iPod touches, even with the new 2.1 software.)

2. Built-in speaker
As Steve Jobs said, this speaker is for “casual listening.” It clearly sits on the bottom left of the device and is fairly directional, the sound from the iPod touch 2 comes from no particular location—it seems to just seep out of any holes on the device.

In the Sound setting, where you can find the addition of the New Mail, Sent Mail, Calendar Alerts, Lock Sounds, and Keyboard Clicks entries. You can also hear a camera sound when you take a screenshot of the display by pressing Home and Sleep/Wake. It's less springy, more plasticky, and noisier.

The Genius playlist:
1. What’s Genius playlist
Genius playlist is one of the marquee features of the new iPod nano and iPod touch 2. It is a scheme for selecting a track in iTunes library or iPod and intelligently creating a playlist of related music. The Genius feature is also available from within the Now Playing screen.
You can read more about the Genius feature in this first look at iTunes 8.

There is a list of all the songs on your iPod touch, when you first invoke the Genius playlist. Tap the Music icon at the bottom of the Home screen, tap Playlists, and at the top of the Playlists screen you can see a Genius entry. Tap a track and the iPod creates a list of 25 related tracks and starts playing the track you originally selected.

2. Create Genius playlist?
How to create a different Genius playlist based on that same track?
Just tap Refresh and the playlist is created. And you can also select this playlist and edit it by tapping the Edit button. How much the playlist is refreshed depends on the tracks on your iPod touch 2.
Note: The new iPod touch is possible to stump the Genius.

After creating a Genius playlist you can refresh it with new material based on the same source song or start over by tapping New.

When you sync your iPod with your computer, any Genius playlists you’ve created are synced to the computer and appear under the Playlists heading in iTunes’ Source list.

The new iPod apps:
The new iPod touch 2 includes the iPod touch 2.1 software, which is a free update for those who’ve purchased the 2.0 software update and a $10 update for those running the older 1.x update.

It’s availables for both the original iPod touch and the new iPod touch 2, software 2.1.1 introduces the Genius automatic playlist generator to the device, as well as complete Nike+ integration.

More:
Apple claims that the 2G iPod touch offers better battery life than the original touch. I haven’t had the 2G iPod touch long enough to test its alleged audio playback time of 36 hours and video playback of 6 hours, but will as I delve deeper into the device in preparation for my full review.

Apple New iPod nano, touch, iTunes 8 and MORE

2008-09-10T00:45:00.000-07:00

New design for the nano, iPod touch gets thinner, "gem" called Genius playlist and then some. Apple has just announced updates to their iPod lineup and other important stuff surrounding the iTunes, App Store, etc. Plus, we've a brand new version of iTunesÂ to download giving access to a new feature called "Genius" - which helps you create a playlist of related songs instantly from your own library. iPod nano:
Also announced were the fourth generation iPod nano - the thinnest iPod ever till date with a sleek new design, curved aluminum and glass enclosure. Available in 8GB and 16GB version, there are nine vibrant colors to choose from ...including a (PRODUCT RED). 4G iPod nanos will incoporate Genius playlist feature and Cover Flow while still offering 24 hours of audio, 4 hours of video battery life. It also includes a built-in accelerometer, eco-friendly components, voice recording capability and 'shake to shuffle' awesomeness. Shipping as you read, the 8GB and 16GB 4G nano will retail for $149 and $199 respectively. But video to iPod nano is H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats.

iTunes 8:

Available for both Mac & PC immediately, iTunes 8 includes the new breakthrough Genius feature, allowingÂ you to automatically create playlists from songs in your music library that go great together with just one click. You can even create Genius Playlists on-the-go with the new iPod classic, iPod touch, iPod nano and iPhone. The Genius sidebar appears right in iTunes and recommends music from the iTunes Store that you donâ€™t already have, based on the songs you select. iTunes 8 also offers a new visual browsing interface which displays your music and video libraries using your album and video covers, and also provides a great way to navigate your movies, TV shows, iPhone apps, podcasts and audiobooks.

iPod classic:

Apple has discontinued the thicker 160GB iPod classic and even the older 80GB model. Now there will be only a single 120GB iPod classic available in either black or white. Design is more or less similar to the older 80GB model but the new 120GB unit will support the Genius playlist feature and Cover Flow. Pricing is firm at $249 a pop for both the 120GB black and 120GB white models. Still cool to convert DVD to ipod classic.

iPod touch:

Second-gen iPod touch also went official featuring a thin contoured metal design compared to the predecessors. The screen, WiFi, Multi-touch, accelerometer, etc. are still intact but Apple has thrown in the much needed volume control buttons and built-in speakers (already found on iPhone). More interesting and graphic intensive games should be hitting this new "console". And so as DVD video to iPod touch, it supports for 480p and 576p component TV out, H.264 video with 640 by 480 pixels and AAC-LC audio.

The new iPod touch also features built-in Nike + iPod support making it an incredible workout companion. Users simply place the optional Nike + iPod sensor ($19 US) in their Nike + shoe to seamlessly connect with the new iPod touch to track miles run or sync with the latest generation gym equipment. As you'd except, the iPod touch also works with the new iTunes 8 Genius feature. 2G iPod touch will also come in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB models for $229, $299 and $399 respectively.

Other minor tit bits:
NBC Universal returns to the iTunes store. So you can now enjoy Heroes, The Office, Battlestar Gallactica and other great shows through iTunes. Pricing - $1.99 per episode for SD and $2.99 per episode for HD.
Also revealed that App Store has gone through the abuse of 100 million app downloads from iPod touch and iPhone users.