“Convert videos and audio files to play on your iPod”

The iPod is a great device on which to enjoy videos, yet you need to make sure they are in the right format, so that they play back properly.

Xilisoft iPod Video Converter aims to make it simple to prepare videos for your Apple device. And simple to use it is: just add your video, choose a destination, press convert and play it back in the preview to see that it works fine. Presto! you have your video.

The application offers two modes, general and advance. In general, thanks to three drop down menus you can quickly choose what iPod model to prepare your video for, the video and audio rate. We were a little bit disappointed with the advance mode, which lets you enter your own setting, however lacks any sort of choice. Furthermore, the help found in Xilisoft iPod Video Converter is a little slim, so your best sticking with general or going with the default settings in advance.

Xilisoft iPod Video Converter takes a little bit of time to install and you will have to choose between PPC and Intel versions, as the application is not universal.

If you're looking for a simple tool to convert videos for your iPod, then Xilisoft iPod Video Converter should fit the bill. Advanced users will probably turn to something else.

Languages:

English

Xilisoft iPod Video Converter supports the following formats:

AVI, MPEG, WMV, MOV, MP4, VOB, DivX, XviD, AAC, AV3, MP3, M4A

Limitations:

Encodes only 5 minutes
"Duration" setting isn't in effect

OS requirements for Xilisoft iPod Video Converter:

OS: Mac OS X

Minimum requirements:

Mac OS X 10.4 or later

Pros

Easy to use
Optimize video for iPod model

Cons

Long installation process
Limited guidance

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From the publisher of Xilisoft iPod Video Converter

The iPod Video Converter for Mac is an excellent audio and video converter for the iPod. Powerful functions enable you to convert all popular audio and video files, such as AVI, MPEG, WMV, MOV, MP4, VOB, DivX, XviD, AAC, AV3, MP3, to the formats supported by the video iPod like MP4, M4A, MP3, etc. Now with the help of iPod Video Converter for Mac you can enjoy the visual feast with your iPod.

Key features:

Supports multithreading and batch conversion
Supports power G4 processor and higher
Supplies >200% conversion speed
Speed without limits, conversion speed increases with the power of your system
Extensive control functions
You can pause, stop and continue at any moment during the conversion
You can use the default settings or set parameters of the video and audio codec by yourself and save the output formats.
You can preview the input audio or video files before conversion.
You can check the parameters of the source audio or video files.