Monday, 7 December 2009

Strategies To Watching iPod Movies On Your Portable Movie Player

By Ashley Barrett

If you have an iPod with a video player and would like to load it up with additional movies, the movies have to be converted into the MPEG 4 file format that is recognized by iPod. Some movie download websites have iPod ready movies that have already been converted. Movies that are not converted can be done so by downloading a free files conversion software program.

MPEG 4 file format is the standard used by all iPod movie players. Movie that you choose to purchase from sources other than iPod ready website like iTunes must first be converted into MPEG 4 file format before you can watch the movie. The software you will need can be easily found by searching for movie conversion software in one of the major search engines.

Some people think that once they convert a movie file into MPEG 4 that the file is ready for their iPod system. This is not true. The movies that you are converting must also match the 640 by 480 screen resolution that is used by the iPod viewer. This is the only way to get the best picture quality.

A 640 by 480 screen resolution is the best resolution for delivering crystal clear pictures on an iPod. If the movie does not match exactly, you will still be able to watch the movie but in less quality than it would normally be. It all depends on your personal preferences when it comes to quality and clarity.

Some people prefer to use their iPod movie players as a back up for storing home videos. This is a novel idea since a typical system can store a lot of movies. The added value to transferring your home movies to an iPod means you will be able to watch precious family moments where ever you go. You can use QuickTime 7 Pro to accomplish this.

Once you download QuickTime 7 Pro, install the program on your computer. Next transfer the home video from your digital recoding device onto your hard drive. If you have not done so already, head over to Apple and download QuickTime 7 Pro and download and install the program.

The file conversion starts as soon as you click the title of the movie and select convert. The computer will then complete the process for you. If you want to monitor the progress of the file conversion, QuickTime 7 Pro comes with a progress bar so you can monitor the conversion.

Once the conversion is complete for your home movie, you will be required to synchronize the movie on your computer with the iPod software before it can be transferred to your iPod. The synchronization process works the same way with home videos as it does with storing songs on your iPod.

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