iPod Video - Your New Entertainment Center On
The Go
Author: Ken Snodin

Apple has been continuously innovating on its iPods. Initial
iPods were meant to be a storage and playback device for songs
on the go. Then came the feature of storing photos, soon
followed with podcast facility. The latest iPods can even
playback videos for you and come with a whooping 30 GB or 60 GB
hard disk option, which can store up to 150 hours of video. So
if you own this latest gizmo, read on.

The next question is 'Where can you get those iPod videos and
how can you download them on your iPod'? Well, there are many
options for you to choose from. The simplest option is to
purchase music videos, Pixar short films, or select TV episodes
via iTunes 6. iTunes music store has more than 3000 music videos
covering almost all the artists from all the genres and select
popular TV shows from ABC, MTV, ESPN etc. You have an option of
browsing, previewing and in case if you like them, downloading
it for $1.99. Having downloaded the 'no advertisements' iPod
videos, you can then share it with friends or burn it on a CD.

If you do not want to pay for these, don't worry. The good news
is that there are a lot of free iPod videos available on the
Internet, provided you are looking at the right place. If you
are familiar with BitTorrent, its search engine can track
videos mainly encoded for iPod, especially the famous
television shows. Another free category of available iPod
videos is that of exercise videos. So go ahead, give your
exercise regime a whole new meaning! Doesn't satisfy you? Join
the world of vodcasts and let the free iPod videos come to you
without searching for them.

Are you a frequent traveler and miss your family a lot? You can
even convert your favorite family videos into iPod videos. Just
download the free software from http://www.pqdvd.com and covert
all the home videos to iPod videos in one click. The conversion
speed is fast and it does not compromise on the video quality.
You can also edit these videos. The other free software you can
use is Videora or the 3GP Converter. For Mac users, Handbrake,
iSquint or MovieToGo is a good choice. The other option of
conversion is to utilize the 'Convert Selection' facility from
the 'Advanced Menu' provided by iTunes. Though you will have to
purchase an upgrade to Quicktime Pro, this does not need any
extra software and you can convert your home movies in MOV,
MPEG and MP4 format. Just synchronize it to your iPod and play
on!

iPod videos can be a perfect gift for someone you love. Just
buy and email an iPod video to a friend. If you are not sure of
what the other person would like, just go ahead and print a gift
certificate for an iPod video. It will be a gift that will
remind the person of you, and rest assured, these will only be
fond memories!


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