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We have the definitive guide how to easily convert your dvd's to a format your brand new ipod video will play. Best of all, we didnt spend a penny on any software. Thats right all the software in this guide is 100% free, which means no using 30 day trials or paying another $30 dollars to use one of the features that you payed alot for in your ipod video.

Conversion Guide

This page will guide you through the entire process of ripping video off of any DVD and getting it onto your iPod. Most steps contain actual screen shots that show you exactly what you will see on your screen and exactly where to click and/or what to look at to perform that step.

Remember do not copy DVDs that you do not own! It is illegal to make a copy of a movie for use on your device if you do not own the original.

The legality of DVD ripping will vary based on your country of residence. Videora Holdings and SheerBoredom.net do not in any way endorse violation of the valid rights of copyright holders, and strongly recommend that you consult your country's copyright and fair use laws before copying any video content.

To see a larger version of the screenshot, simply click on the screenshot.

DVD to iPod

Required Software

DVD Decrypter

Videora Converter

Step 1

Place the DVD you want to rip your video from into your DVD drive.

Step 2

Launch DVD Decrypter.

Step 3

Go to the Mode menu and select IFO I mode. This will give you access to two new tabs; Input & Stream Processing.

Step 4

Go to the Tools menu, select Settings, go to the IFO tab, then under Options, change File Splitting to None and press OK.

Step 5

Go to the main screen and click the Stream Processing tab. Enable it and only select the first video listed. Note that home encoded movies do not support subtitles of any kind and that your file can only have one type of audio.

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Step 6

Before you begin ripping your video, note the destination of the video file. This is where your raw DVD rip is going to go and it will be rather large in size. If you want to change the directory that DVD Decrypter will output to, click on the Browse button and navigate to the folder you want and press OK.

Now that you know where the movie file is going, click on the Decrypt button to start decrypting the DVD to your hard drive.

Once it is done, close DVD Decrypter. Expect a 4 GB to 6 GB movie to take about 12 to 18 minutes.

Step 7 (Step 1 of Video File to Device Conversion)

Click on Convert (1) and click Transcode New Video (2). Then locate the file that you ripped using DVD Decrypter previously and click Open (or locate the file on your computer you already have, like MPEG or AVI, etc).

Step 8 (Step 2 of Video File to Device Conversion)

Once video is loaded into the program, change the Title to what you want the video title to be (3) and then press Start to begin (4).

Step 9 (Step 3 of Video File to Device Conversion)

Once the transcode is complete, your video is ready to be moved to your device. The finished file will be located in the Output Videos to: folder specified in the Setup seciton. Simply copy the file using Windows Explorer to your device, or if your device is an iPod, import the video into iTunes.

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omg how long dose this conversion take?
written by robert , March 10, 2009

omg how long dose this conversion take? been 400000kb and 1hour 45 mins later still not done

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These are freeware
written by lazerer , March 30, 2009

These are freeware, if you want to make the conversion speed more quick try some professional converters such as aimersoft dvd to ipod converter, it also provides good output quality.

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written by lazerer , March 30, 2009

aimersoft dvd to ipod converter

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Help!
written by Anonymous , April 03, 2009

This isn;t working for me, and i'm following all the steps,
so why does the file converted w/ Videora say 0 kb?

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written by Anonymous , April 03, 2009

Might it be that the device drive setting in settings is set to my documents?
Help!

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Can't get all episode?
written by Katie , April 26, 2009

When I convert my TV show DVD, it only grabs the first episode. How can I get the second, third and so on?

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written by Tom , May 10, 2009

I don't understand how to move the file from videora to my itunes plz help

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DVD Decrypter
written by Christina Jordan , May 31, 2009

I am following the instructions but I can only get the first 30 minutes to convert.

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written by DD , July 17, 2009

Good page. It is pretty darn slow this way, but free

I have a huge dvd collection and travel a lot. I use these tools frequently to load shows onto my iPod touch.

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help please
written by hannah , August 17, 2009

for some reason only films under 80 minutes convert- it used to convert any film though
help?

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:S
written by hannah , August 17, 2009

its been an hour and the converter has done nothing, it says its transcoding but it's made no progress at all, please help :S

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Moving Fast
written by Rawr , November 08, 2009

I started it less than 3 minutes ago and it's already at 6%, and says it only has 35 minutes remaining. Good speed! I'm hoping the whole movie uploads.

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Cucusoft is a rip.
written by Rawr , November 08, 2009

Cucusoft does not work! It does rip the DVD but it has a little black trial verison right in the middle of the video so theres no way to watch it because it covers up everyones face and you miss alot.

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Huh can u help
written by Dasha , December 30, 2009

Heyy, thanks lks like a gd programe but the DVD DEcrypter stopped at 43% plz reply and tell me wat 2 do. Thanks. Gr8 programe tho!

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WORKING THEN......STOPS
written by ... , February 12, 2010

Atm its working, the dvd decrypter seems to working very fast it is only taking almost 20 minutes all together, im 14 and i find the incredibly easy, you guys are suckers and im a girl :L just hoping the hole thing works i really want this movie on my ipod, like i said its working atmm .....

okay its stop working came up with some sort of ERROR, YOUU GUYSS SUCKK MANN PUT SOME THINGS ON HERE THAT ACTUALLY WORKK

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Works
written by Melinda , April 13, 2010

Works Great. I was able to convert a dvd that Aimersoft was unable to convert.

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good job
written by copy dvd to mac , May 24, 2010

oh, cool staff. Thanks for sharing. with your guide ,converting dvd become a simple thing

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iPad Settings
written by wishyou0607 , June 20, 2010

Best iPad Video settings

Follow the optimal settings to get excellent playback quality.

Video:
Codec: H.264
Size: 640*480 or 1280*720
Bitrate: 2500kbps
Frame rate: 30fps
Audio:
Codec: aac
Sample rate: 48khz
Bitrate: 160kbps
Channels: Stereo

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written by Kate , October 24, 2010

It's working fine for me. i just don't understand why you have to do all this converting stuff! Why can't ipods just take the format that every dvd in the world uses!?!?!?!?!
They are just hoping that you will give up and buy it off itunes

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written by dvd to ipad converter , November 06, 2010

really great post and i works well for my ipod touch

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written by best dvd ripper , December 05, 2010

It is very interesting article and quite impressive too.I like the way you describe all the things and the examples.Thanks …

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written by dvd ripper for mac , December 10, 2010

Thanks for sharing this post.It is truely a useful information for me.

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Great post.
written by rip dvd to ipad , January 10, 2011

Great post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed browsing your blog posts. In any case I’ll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you write again soon!

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written by movie converter for ipad , January 12, 2011

movie converter for ipad is hot nowaday.

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Nice guide
written by dvd to itunes , January 13, 2011

Thanks for your info, and I can now do this with DVd to iPod Converter.

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written by dvd copy software , January 14, 2011

DVD Decrypter is a great tool for decrypting copy-protected DVDs , and most importantly it is free .It is very interesting article and quite impressive too.

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written by SmoothLake , January 19, 2011

thank you for your info. it's very helpful.

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yes umm this worked but
written by poohead , March 14, 2011

well this worked but on my movies from bali they didnt work anyreason why

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written by granny , June 01, 2011

i tryed installing videora but it wont work and comes up with diolog box sayin there is a bug continue or quit if i click continue soon as i press something it comes up again. Any sugesstions . Thanks

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written by Courtney , August 04, 2011

how do you import the video into itunes?

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