Sunday, November 23, 2008

How to convert DVD to iPod

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.

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