How to Convert DVDs into iPod Format

Mon, Nov 2, 2009, by falconer500

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Are you like me and don’t want to pay the 14.99 to buy a movie on itunes. Then you should read this step by step instructional on how to take one of your favorite dvds and convert it so you can play it on your ipod.

Today I am going to teach you how to convert dvds to itunes format so that you can play them on your ipod.

Step 1:go to this link and download dvd decrypter http://www.dvddecrypter.org.uk/ after it has finished downloading, run dvd decrypter.

Step 2:Insert the dvd you wish to decrypt

Step 3:Press the decrypt button

Step 4:Now wait 10-15 minutes for it to finish

Step 5:Once the dvd is done decrypting. Go to this link and download handbrake http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php once it has finished downloading, run handbrake.

Step 6:press source and select video ts file

Step 7:locate your video file that you created when you decrypted your dvd, mine is in my local disc and under the title polar express.

Step 8:select the destination you want your video to go I put mine in “videos” but I think you can also put it in “my videos”

Step 9:Select a preset depending on your ipod, mine is a ipod touch so I selected “Iphone & Ipod Touch”

Step 10:then press the encode button(encoding may take 1.5-2 hours depending on the length of your movie

Step 11:next you will have to install itunes assuming that you don’t then here is the link to download it http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

Step 12:open up itunes

Step 13:click on movies

Step 14:click on the file tab then click libraryl, then click on import library

Step 15:locate your movie file mine is in videos but it may also be in my videos

Step 16:select the movie file that you just made mine is”The polar Express” in this example

Once you are done you are ready to watch your favorite movie in a whole new portable world! :)

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