Download Videos to an iPod

Download Videos to an iPod

Learn how to download videos to your iPod using iTunes 6.0 or 7.0, Google Video, and third-party conversion software.

DVDs, CDs, and vinyl albums are nice if you’re always home, but what if you’re always mobile? Need some downtime from work, but it takes more than just staring at a screen to relax your body, mind, and spirit? In the mood for Mariah Carey or feeling nostalgic about Eminem, but you happen to be on a plane somewhere and can’t listen right now?

Look no further than your iPod. Have an entire music and video collection at your fingertips, anytime and anywhere!

You’ve got the music, but not the videos?

Downloading videos onto your iPod begins with iTunes version 6.0 or 7.0. This platform allows you to purchase videos and TV episodes for your iPod. You can then begin downloading using these steps:

For iTunes version 7.0:

1. Select the video you’d like to download from Google Video.
2. Click on "Download video-iPod/PSP" on the available link of the video you want to download.
3. Save the video on your computer.
4. Take your iPod and connect it to your computer.
5. Open your application for iTunes.
6. Once in iTunes, select "File" then click on "Add File to Library." Look for the video you just downloaded and proceed to click “Open.”
7. Proceed to select the “Movies” tab.
8. Tick the box for "Sync movies."
9. Finally, click “Apply.”

For iTunes version 6.0:

1. Browse through Google Video and select the video you wish to download.
2. Click on "Download video-iPod/PSP" on the available link of the video you want to download.
3. Save the video on your computer.
4. Take your iPod and connect it to your computer.
5. Open your application for iTunes.
6. Once in iTunes, select "File" then click on "Add File to Library." Look for the video you just downloaded and proceed to click “Open.”
7. Again in iTunes, proceed to progressively click on “Edit” then “Preferences” then “iPod” then “Videos” until “Automatically Update All Videos.” Finally, select “OK” when you’re finished. Your freshly downloaded videos will find their way onto your iPod.

If you’ve used up what iTunes has to offer, there are free and legal sites to get your videos for downloading on your iPod. Some of these are the Internet Archive, PodGuideTV, Channel Frederator, and Channel 101 and 102.

To convert home movies, DVDs, and multimedia files to your iPod, you have to first purchase a conversion software that is capable of converting DVDs, MPEG, OGG, ASF, WMV, DivX to iPod. You can even plug your iPod into your TV after conversion.

Now you’re all set to play these videos -- clips and trailers, music videos, full-length movies, TV episodes, and extended versions -- on your iPod and from your TV right this instant!

P.S.: Check this one out! You can also transfer videos from your iPod to your mobile phone, barring compatibility issues. If you don’t have an iPod and want to enjoy videos on the go, check if your phone has a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) service that you can install on your phone. WAP enables your mobile phone to access Internet sites for downloadable content.