Transferring DVDs To Your iPods

Now that iPods can be used to watch videos, theviewed on iPods. To find out more, do a research on
natural consequence should be to make DVDs whichthe Net for "Convert iPod to DVD". You are
are iPod friendly. Freewares are indeed available whichimmediately directed to many links. From these you
allows you to transfer DVDs to the hard drive andcan make a selection which best suits your needs and
then onto the iPod for viewing. If you can add videosfalls within your budget.
to your iPod collection, then storing the videos areBecause of the huge size of DVD files, it is wise to
more convenient while you are on transit.store them in 30 or 60 GB iPods. With iPod shuffle or
The process of transferring DVDs to your IPodan iPod with lower storage capacity, you will not be
involves something called "ripping" which is transferringable to store many videos in your iPod, if you can
the contents to your hard drive and then copying thestore anything at all that is. Remember, the more
same to your iPod using iTunes. Several utilities can bevideos you store in your iPod the lesser will be the
used to do this. Here are some low-downs on somenumber of songs you can store.
of the popular utilities.There are some copyright issues when you copy
A popular utility used today is Handbrake. To use this,DVDs to iPods. Ripping a copy-right protected DVD to
first put the DVD in the adequate drive. Then start thetransfer to a iPod is considered illegal under the Digital
program. Once the program is launched, it willMillennium Copyright Act. Of course the law does not
automatically scan the DVD. In case the disc isgive its green signal when you wish to transfer content
protected by any app protection, scanning will notfrom your personal collection and utilize the same for
happen and you will read a line saying "no valid titlepersonal use.
found". After due scanning a list of titles will beIt seems alright if you as a rightful owner of a DVD
displayed. These are all the viewable titles like, thecopy its content to another portable device. The law
movie, any documentaries, deleted scenes, any extras,says that it is right to copy DVD contents, so long as
etc. Choose the file which you wish to rip. In case youthe same is not used for infringement purposes. The
can not locate the movie choose the file with theMotion Picture Association of America however
longest duration. Click the Rip button. This starts thedisagrees when it says that for whatever reason it
ripping process of the DVD which can take a fewmay be, any copy of DVD is violation of the DMCA.
hours to complete. Once through, you can add the fileSince the law does not say anything specific on
to your iPod library.whether copying DVDs is legal for personal use, every
Available at $29 from the makers' website, anotheruser is needed to access their own views on the
utility is called Xilisoft DVD to iPod converter. Thissubject. There are many who are of the opinion that
permits file compression to any size and lets youDVD copying for personal reasons is legal till there is a
preview the ripping progression. Xilisoft is a great utilitylaw that rules against it.
for beginners but with the added benefits in terms ofMay be in the very near future, we will have digital
setting controls, it is a good buy for seasoned users asDVDs which can be bought and downloaded from the
well.Internet directly into the iPod, without using any external
There are many other utilities also available whichutility. But till such times, we have to use a utility to rip
permit conversion of DVDs into formats which can bethe DVD content and add to the iPod.