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Hi Mike: Actually, Quicktime does the conversion to iPod video just fine, like I said in my original message. AVOne looks promising. And the latest version says it rips right to iPod, which saves a step. Thanks. -- Tom FIne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Richter" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 8:15 PM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] DVD video to iPod > Tom Fine wrote: >> Hi Rod: >> >> This is a good Plan B for sure. But I already recorded the video to a DVD, so I just want to >> "rip" the DVD onto my hard drive and then convert to iPod video with Quicktime. >> >> Just out of curiosity -- why aren't there a gizillion pieces of software to do this? Is it all >> because of Hollywood user-hostile copy restrictions? Are those restrictions placed on a DVD I >> record in my JVC machine? If so, is there a way I can turn them off? Sorry, showing glaring >> ignorance about the DVD format. I usually work in audio only. >> >> -- Tom Fine > > There are plenty of programs - free, shareware and conventional - to rip DVD to various formats. > However, iPod video is relatively new, saddled with DRM, and otherwise not a favorite on a Wintel > box. > > No doubt it will be included soon. For now, you may want to rip to another format and convert with > a program such as AVOne. By filing the intermediate form, you will not have to reconvert if you > want to put the video into another format. (Rip to DivX AVI for example, but convert to MPEG1 if > you cannot easily burn a VCD from DivX.) > > Mike > -- > [log in to unmask] > http://www.mrichter.com/ >