Want to Put a DVD Movie on Your iPod?
I never thought I’d want to watch a movie on a video capable iPod. With such a tiny screen, how could anyone actually enjoy watching a movie? Well, the day my kids got their video iPods, my opinion changed. That screen, that I thought was too small, wasn’t that bad. I actually could watch a movie on that device. But was there a way to put movies I already owned on my iPod without buying them a second time from the iTunes store? The answer, yes — and it can be done with free software.
Why purchase something you already just to get it in the format you want?
The obvious choice for putting movies on your iPod is to buy them at the iTunes music store, or from Amazon Unbox
3 Part series explaining how to copy a DVD to your iPod is available at TechTraction
I wrote a complete 3 part article at my other blog, TechTraction, where I walk you through locating the necessary free software, installing and using that software, and then adding the newly copied movie to your iTune library. If you’ve ever wanted to put movies on your iPod but just didn’t know how, or you know someone in this situation, then take a look at these 3 articles at TechTraction.
Links to how to rip (a.k.a copy) a DVD to your iPod
- Part 1: The required software
- Part 2: The ripping process
- Part 3: Importing the movie into your iTunes library
There is also a summary post at TechTraction with each of the individual links show above, a minor correction to disabling DVD43 from auto loading into your Windows system tray, and a friendly reminder to not use these applications to make copies of movies for illegal distribution.
on February 18th, 2008 at 3:35 am
Nice guide, I also found a nice iPod converter guide, so share it here
on February 18th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
I hope your suggestion of watching a DVD while commuting is assuming that someone else will be behind the wheel. Drivers are distracted enough with eating their breakfast burrito, applying makeup, drinking coffee, making cell calls and texting.