Monday, June 18, 2007

FLV to iPod: Enjoy YouTube Video and Google Video on your iPod with FLV to Video Converter

This tutorial is show you a step-by-step demonstration of converting the YouTube videos and Google videos, etc, and enjoying them on your iPod.
First of all, we have to make it clear that the YouTube videos and Google videos streaming online are of the Flash Video file, or FLV.
What is FLV?
FLV, or Flash Live Video file, is a preferred file format that is designed for web playback, offering high rates of compression to deliver video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player (formerly known as Macromedia Flash Player) version 6, 7, 8, or 9.
Note: Unlike other conversion tools, Moyea FLV to Video Converter will enable you to convert particular FLV files including On2 vp6 video FLV, Nelly Moser audio FLV into the proper video format for playback on your iPod player without the need to install extra codecs or other additional system or third party components for some functionalities.
Once Moyea FLV to Video Converter is installed, launch the converter program.



Add File
Click on the "Add" button on the tool bar to import FLV files into the FLV to Video Converter and the standard file open dialog appears. Select "FLV File" in its "Files of type" combo box. Select the file you want to convert and click "Open". The file will be added into the conversion file list.
As Moyea FLV to Video Converter supports batch encoding by default, you can edit the file list by clicking the buttons upon the file list: click “Add” button to import the files you want to convert, and you can also open the import file dialog box by double-clicking the blank field of the file list; click “Del” to delete the selected files and click “Del All” to clear the file list.
At the same time, Moyea allows you to view the play-back effect of the source FLV files in the preview panel on the right by checking a specific file:
Crop the video and add watermark to the video
Click on “Crop” button and you can crop the size of the video to determine what content is to be shown:
You can also add a watermark to the output file by checking box for watermark.
Browse a picture for your watermark if it is the first time for you to use the function. And the program may save the latest action you have taken and keep the picture you have chosen for future use. Besides, you can set other parameters for the watermark.
If you select multiple files for conversion, you cannot crop size of the video, but you can still add the same watermark for all the files.
Note: please do not forget to specify a file folder for your output converted PSP file in this step.
Change the Output Settings
Click “Settings” and you could start to adjust the settings of the FLV for your output to play on iPod. Select “MP4” in the “Export Type” and under the “Sub-type” pull-down, select “iPod”:
You can also choose one existing output format profile provided by the program with “iPod Video”, The profiles preset by the system in the field “Select a Profile” are the commonly used one.
If you select multiple files at once, you should click the “Apply” button on the bottom-right corner to apply the adjustment you just made for the selected files.
Start conversion
Click “Convert” to start to convert the files on the file list to the output folder.
Transfer videos onto iPod
After the successful conversion, you may watch movies and videos on iTunes or Quicktime Player. But how to transfer the video files you converted on your iPod? Here is the way:
1) Drag the iPod video files converted into your iTunes library, or select "Add File to Library" from the "File" menu and select the MP4 videos.
2) Drag the file onto the iPod logo in the iTunes and then release the mouse when "+" appears around the cursor. The file will be transferred to iPod automatically.
Finally, you are able to enjoy your beloved movies on your iPod breezily!

Free Download: FLV to Video Converter Pro