gHacks technology news » ipod-video http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:31:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Apple Ipod Video Converter http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/07/apple-ipod-video-converter/ http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/07/apple-ipod-video-converter/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2007 07:43:42 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/07/apple-ipod-video-converter/ The initial release of Apples Ipod Video Player seems to have encouraged hundreds of software developers to create a software that would convert video files into the format that the ipod video player is compatible with. I was using Super for that purpose for a long time which is a great converter, probably the best that is currently available for free. Super has the disadvantage that new users might be overwhelmed with all the options and I was looking for a easier solution to convert videos into a format that the ipod video player would be able to play

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The result is the free video conversion software called Ipod Video Converter. It serves only one purpose and that is to convert most video files into apple ipod video format. It supports the most common formats such as avi, divx, mpg, flv, xvid and so on.

Just add videos that you want to convert to the Ipod video converter or select youtube videos and click on convert when everything has been added. The process does not take long and the best feature of this software is that it works fine with the default settings. No need to tweak them in any way. Excellent for beginners.

Videos are saved by default in the files directory, you may choose a different standard directory if you have files from many different locations in the queue.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/07/apple-ipod-video-converter/feed/ 0 iPod City Guide http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/17/ipod-city-guide/ http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/17/ipod-city-guide/#comments Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:47:21 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/17/ipod-city-guide/ We already know that most iPod can store various information next to music and videos. Wikipedia can be uploaded as well as information about subways in various citys. The iPod city guide is another excellent application for most iPods, including iPod Nano and iPod Video, which adds information about more than 300 cities to your iPod. Only 4-5 can be added at the same time to your iPod because the amount of notes that the iPod can store is limited.

This is excellent if you are travelling a lot. Information are displayed in categories including the useful attractions, hotels, restaurants and nightlife. The iPod City Guide is available for Mac and Windows and has to be downloaded and run from your computer to sync the information with your iPod. You may add all or only some of the citys that are available in the guide.

Please note that you will have to enable your iPod as a hard disk to be able to use this application. To do this enable the option Disk use in the iTunes options.

You can remove certain categories that you do not need from the city information to be able to store more cities with less information in your iPod. It is also possible to add information like hotels or restaurants to the iPod.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/17/ipod-city-guide/feed/ 3 iPod Gym exercise movies http://www.ghacks.net/2007/01/15/ipod-gym-exercise-movies/ http://www.ghacks.net/2007/01/15/ipod-gym-exercise-movies/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:14:09 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/01/15/ipod-gym-exercise-movies/ The following website might be of interest to you if you own a video iPod and use to visit a gym regularly. Ipod Gym offers more than 80 free movies of exercises in the right format that can be directly transferred to the iPod. Most movies do not have sounds at the current stage but are subtitled which should be enough for must users.

Exercises are divided into four categories, namely Free Weights, Machines, Core Strength and Swiss Ball. Every category contains several movies which are sorted by description, rating and movie size. Exercises are rated starting with exercises for beginners to exercises for advanced+ users. It is always recommended to use those movies with greatest care and ask a professional trainer if problems arise.

A quick look at the Swiss Ball category displays all the movies that are listed in it. It starts with the movie that explains how to select the correct Swiss Ball for the exercises and ends with the very, very advanced free squat on ball movie.

You actually do not need an iPod to use the videos. A video player such as VLC is also able to play the movies. You could also convert them into a different format if you use another video player that uses different formats.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2007/01/15/ipod-gym-exercise-movies/feed/ 0 Videora iPod Video Converter http://www.ghacks.net/2005/10/31/videora-ipod-video-converter/ http://www.ghacks.net/2005/10/31/videora-ipod-video-converter/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2005 23:04:57 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=79 Videora iPod Converter is a free video conversion application developed by the creators of Videora. It allows you to convert your regular PC video files (avi, mpeg, etc) into the proper video format that your iPod understands.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2005/10/31/videora-ipod-video-converter/feed/ 1 Things you should know about Video iPod http://www.ghacks.net/2005/10/29/things-you-should-know-about-video-ipod/ http://www.ghacks.net/2005/10/29/things-you-should-know-about-video-ipod/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:31:56 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=71 With the Apple Video iPod in stores come the first user reviews about the new playtoy. Betapundit collected a list of “things” that you should know about the Video iPod before you buy one.

Here are the most important factors for you:

  • No firewire. Its not possible to transfer data using firewire.
  • No power cable. Only way to recharge is the USB cable.
  • Playtime averages around 3h
  • The Video Ipod is harddrive based, means its more likely to skip while playing

To read all the factors head over to betapundit.blogspot.com

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All you need is to go to ysearchblog.com and follow these easy steps.

1. Enter one or more search terms into the Yahoo! Video Search RSS URL Generator textfield.
2. Copy the RSS feed url that appears below the textfield by right clicking and selecting copy link location
3. Start iTunes 6, select the Advanced Menu and Subscribe to Podcast.
4. Paste the copied url into the appearing window by right clicking and selecting paste.
5. iTunes will download all search results, you will have to click on the arrow on the left side of your search term to have them displayed.
6. Select the movies you want to download.
7. Transfer the movies to your Ipod Video.

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