How to convert FLV to iPod video format

As of September 9, 2009, more than 220,000,000 iPods had been sold worldwide, making it the best-selling digital audio player series in history. Though almost every of us get one, few of us make it clear the formats which iPod can play or when we have other formats that iPod cannot play what should we do, how can we convert them. Here we summarize the answers of these FAQ for your convenience.

The iPod line can play several audio file formats including MP3, AAC/M4A, Protected AAC, AIFF, WAV, Audible audiobook, and Apple Lossless. Fifth and sixth generation iPod Classics, as well as third generation iPod Nanos, can additionally play MPEG-4 (H.264/MEEG-4 AVC) and QuickTime video formats, with restrictions on video dimensions, encoding techniques and data-rates. When you have other video formats, you should convert them to iPod support formats, such as MPEG-4. Don't know how? Well, following, we will set an example: converter FLV to MPEG-4, to show you the easiest conversion process step by step.

First you should download reliable and high quality converter. As experts in this line of business we recommend you Aneesoft Video Converter Pro. Using it, you can easily convert videos download from YouTube, Google Video, and Yahoo Video etc..

Things you’ll need
1. Aneesoft Video Converter Pro (Free for download trial version)
2. FLV video files

Step 1: Download & install Aneesoft Video Converter Pro

We’ll be using the very nice video converter software called Aneesoft Video Converter Pro for converting FLV videos to MPEG-4 format for playback on iPod, head over here and download the free trial version. Next step is to install the program.

Step 2: Run Video Converter Pro and add FLV video files

Now run Aneesoft Video Converter Pro and click the big button "Add File" to add FLV video files on your computer, you may add as many videos as you want to convert to videos. Only the titles you checked will be converted. So if there're some videos you don't want to convert, you need to uncheck them or 'Delete' them from the right-click menu. 'Clear' in the right-click menu means remove all titles in the list.

Step 3: Edit videos: crop, trim, add effects, add watermark

Wanna edit your videos to make it more personalized? You may add a watermark in Aneesoft Video Converter Pro. Just select the title you'd like to add watermark, then click the button 'Edit' to launch video editing window. If you want to crop video or add some special effects, click the first two tabs. You're able to add a text watermark or an image watermark (you may call it logo) on the output video. Adjust the 'Transparency' to make the watermark look better.

Step 4: Merge some separate FLV videos to 1 MPEG-4 file

Click on the video titles you'd like to merge to 1 single file, then click 'Merge' button and uncheck the former separate files if you just need the single merged video file. Here 'click on the video titles' is not just check the options, you need to click them to make them highlight. You may see the image below to have an idea.

Step 5: Change the output settings to convert videos with best quality

Choose the most suitable MPEG-4 Profile as you want. Besides to MPEG-4 format, there are almost all common video formats available for you to choose to convert. You may convert FLV videos to different video formats for video editing or playback on your mobile devices, such as iPhone, PSP, cellphone, etc. Remember that the output file size mostly depends on the Bitrate you set. Larger Bitrate, larger file size. Actually video with bitrate as 768 is acceptable for watching.

Step 6: Start converting FLV videos to MPEG-4 videos

Now you may click the big button "Start" to begin converting FLV videos to iPod MPEG-4 videos. Once the convert is complete, Aneesoft Video Converter Pro will place a new version of your video. Double-click the new iPod MPEG-4 file and play it to make sure it looks as you expect.

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