This How-to will show you step by step the way to convert a DVD to iPod, using the free DVD ripping program DVDx and TouchUp iPod Video Converter trial version.
Rip the DVD
1.First, download DVDx 2.2 by clicking here and install it.
2. Insert a DVD. Launch DVDx and click File>Open DVD root to select the hard drive location and load the VIDEO_TS folder of your DVD. This will open the following window. If you are ripping a movie, just select the longest title; if you are ripping a TV show or anything with multiple episodes, select the episode you want to convert.
select a title to rip
3. After you select the title, the Input Settings window will pop up. You can leave most of the settings as default. Just choose the language of audio, and language for subtitles. Besides, the Audio/Video Synchronization option is recommended to select, for it can make the output video and audio sync better, though take a little longer. Click OK to save the settings.
Input Settings
4. Click Settings in the main menu bar and choose Output Settings. In the Output Settings you need to choose WMV and click “Apply”.
output settings
5. Click File>Select Output File to select the destination folder to store the ripped file and then press the red encode button on the bottom right to begin the ripping.
Convert the Ripped DVD
After DVDx finishes the ripping which may take a bit long time, you should install and launch TouchUp iPod Video Converter. You can download it here.
Next choose “File > Add Video File”. In the open dialogue, choose the WMV file just created by DVDx and set the output folder to save the final file you will get. Then press the Convert button on the right to begin the conversion.
convet to iPod Video
The converting speed is very fast and you can get the file ready for iPod very soon. At last, launch iTunes and add the converted file to its Library. Now you can play the movie in your iPod.
You also can choose a pay program to convert a DVD to iPod directly. One such program to produce excellent output video and audio quality with fast working speed is TouchUp DVD to iPod converter. You can read the detail tutorial for it and find the easiest to use DVD to iPod converter.
