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web-video-player.com on Monday, August 10, 2009 12:00:00 AM
Easy Conversion Guide to iPod, Apple TV and iPhone Video Formats
-- Via the integrated video converter of Socusoft Web Video Player
As the limited content available on the iTunes Store, the owners of iPod, Apple TV and iPhone also search videos from other sources. What the owners of these portable devices may be faced with is the various video formats and relevant maximum compatibility to iPod, Apple TV and iPhone. Right here, we may think about conversion tools that are available for encoding video content onto these devices such as iPod from various sources. Now, let me share with you an easy way to best optimize video conversion using the integrated video converter of Socusoft Web Video Player. Below are its notable features:
-- Convert various video formats to FLV format, providing convenience and solution for the website or individuals that need FLV videos;
-- Convert FLV format to various video formats which are supportable for various portable media players;
-- Convert video files between almost all popular formats such as WMV, 3GP, FLV, MPEG-4 and AVI for Nokia, iPod, iPhone, Zune and other portable devices;
-- Convert videos at high speed with perfect output quality;
-- Extract sound tracks in MP3 format from video clips;
-- Change video and audio properties independently;
-- Multi-select files for batch conversion;
-- Customize output video frame size;
-- Merge video clips into one movie;
-- Split files into smaller parts;
-- User-friendly interface
-- Easy to use.
The converter is also a free player for DVD movies, Flash Videos (FLV), MOV, WMV, MPEG-4, MPG, RM, RMVB, AVI, DivX, XviD, VOB, ASF, DV, 3GP, M1V, M2V and audio in different formats.
You can download the latest version of Socusoft Web Video Player from http://www.web-video-player.com After installation, launch the program and click "Convert" on the upper right side to open the integrated converter.
The conversion is quick and pretty simple. Here we go:
Go to File -> Add Video Files. Choose your movies or video files that you need to convert. If you need to convert movies in batches, select "Batch Add Video Files". You can also capture Video from DV by selecting "Capture Video from DV" when necessary. The shortcut button "Add Video Files" in the upper window can bring you much convenience.
The input video file is ready. Now it is turn to select the output video format for portable devices such as iPod, Apple TV, iPhone and Nokia if you have one. Turn to the right of the main window and click the button, as shown in the screenshot below. There are a lot of video formats listed on the drop-down menu, some of which are customized. Now, we want to convert videos for iPod, iPhone and Apple TV. As the conversion procedure is the same, we will take "iPod" as an example, Go to iPod menu and choose the ready-made optimized size and format for your iPod model. If you just want the audio in the movie, you can choose "General Audio" and extract it into mp3, wav, ogg or amr format.
If what you need is not listed there, don’t worry. You can also customize the format you want such as video size, video bitrate and audio bitrate, as shown in the screenshot below.
If you just want the excellent part of the video, you can trim the video. Press "play" and select the beginning. Then, press "Start to trim" button. Hold the click to move the blue dot again and select the end of video and press "stop to trim" button. For more accurate conversion, you can change the number at "Start Time" and "Stop Time", as shown in the screenshot below.
When completed, let’s start video conversion. Click "Encode" to start video conversion. Done! click "Folder" to get the converted video. Now, you can put the video with maximum compatibility into your iPod, Apple TV, iPhone or other portable devices and enjoy it anywhere!