Convert video to iPod on Mac, all popular video formats to iPod format

Lots of iPod users have faced this format problem. They got many videos on their computer, but when they tried to put them on their iPod, it said this video can’t be played by the iPod. In fact, this is because iPod can only play mp4 or h.264 format. So iPod users will need to convert the videos to iPod. For Mac users, this AVCWare Mac Video Converter is a full solution. It can convert videos of various formats to play on your iPod on Mac.

How to convert video to iPod on Mac with Mac Video to iPod Converter?

After downloading and installing AVCWare Mac Video Converter, follow the steps below to accomplish video conversion tasks.

• Getting Started
• Trim Video Segment
• Crop area size
• Add effects
• Create video watermark

Getting Started
The software provides an easy and quick way to convert video and audio files.

Add files
Click Add File(s) button on the toolbar, select video or audio files you want to convert in the dialog box that opens, and add them to the file list.

Select output format
Choose one or more files in the file list, and open Profile drop-down list, then select an output format for selected files.
Tip: To adjust the output settings, click Settings button next to Profile drop-down list, and set the parameters of output format in the Advanced Profile Settings dialog box that opens.

Set output folder
Click Browse button in setting panel, select a destination folder in the dialog box that opens, and click OK.
Tip:Before start to convert video, you can clip video segment, crop area size, add effects, and create video watermark to colorize your output file.

Convert file
After finishing the above settings, check the files needed to convert in the file list, and click Convert Checked Item(s) button on the toolbar to start converting the files. You can view the conversion progress from the progress bar at the bottom of the window. Tip: You can click Pause Checked Item(s) button to pause the converting process and Stop Checked Item(s) button to cancel the process as required.

Trim Video Segment
The software provides video/audio clipping function, which allows you to choose the segments you like from the source, and add them to the file list for converting.

1. Select a video/audio file in the file list, click Edit button on the toolbar and choose Trim option to open Trim window.
2. Click Play button to play the selected file.
3. When it comes to the very start point you want, click Set Start Point button to set it as start point. And when it comes to the end point you want, click Set End Point button to set it as end point.
   Tip: You can drag the slider or enter the time value you want in the Start and End textbox to adjust the position of start and end point.
4. Then click OK button to return to the main interface.

Crop area size
Select the file you want to edit from the file list, and click Edit button on the toolbar and choose Effect option to open Effect window. Click Crop button in the left window to open crop setting panel.

1. Check Enable Crop check box.
2. Set Crop Area Size: Click the up and down arrow to adjust the height and width of the crop area. If you check Keep Aspect Ratio check box, the height and width will be changed proportionally.
3. Set Position of Crop Area: Click the up and down arrow of Left Margin and Top Margin to adjust the left margin and top margin of the crop area.

Tips:

1. Click Restore Defaults button, to restore the default settings.
2. Adjust crop area manually: drag the central handle and surrounding handles in the preview window to adjust the crop area.

Add effects
Select the file you want to edit from the file list, and click Edit button on the toolbar and choose Effect option to open Effect window, then click Effect button in the left window to go to the effect setting panel.

1. Check Enable Effect check box.
2. Set Brightness: click and drag brightness control slider or enter a value in the Brightness textbox to set the brightness of the video.
3. Set Contrast: click and drag contrast control slider or enter a value in the Contrast textbox to set the contrast of the video.
4. Set Saturation: click and drag saturation control slider or enter a value in the Saturation textbox to set the saturation of the video.
5. Set Other Effects: choose an effect for the output video from the Other Effects drop down list.

Tip: Click Restore Defaults button, to restore the default settings.

Create video watermark
Select the file you want to edit from the file list, and click Edit button on the toolbar and choose Effect option to open Effect window. Click Watermark button in the left window to open watermark setting panel, then check Enable Watermark check box.

• Add text watermark
  1. Click Add Text Watermark option.
  2. Enter the text for watermark.
  3. Then adjust the watermark options as following:
     Set watermark Transparence: drag watermark transparence control slider to set the transparence of the watermark, or enter a number to set watermark transparence in the Transparence textbox.
     Set watermark Vertical Position: drag watermark vertical control slider to set the vertical position of the watermark, or enter a number to set watermark vertical position in the Vertical Position textbox.
     Set watermark Horizontal Position: drag watermark horizontal control slider to set the horizontal position of the watermark, or enter a number to set watermark horizontal position in the Horizontal Position textbox.
     Set watermark Font Style: click Setting button, and set font style in the Choose Font dialog box that opens.
• Add picture watermark
  1. Click Add Picture Watermark option.
  2. Click Browse button, and select a picture or video for the watermark from the windows that opens.
  3. Then adjust the watermark options as following:
     Set watermark Transparence: drag watermark transparence control slider to set the transparence of the watermark, or enter a number to set watermark transparence in the Transparence textbox.
     Set watermark Vertical Position: drag watermark vertical control slider to set the vertical position of the watermark, or enter a number to set watermark vertical position in the Vertical Position textbox.
     Set watermark Horizontal Position: drag watermark horizontal control slider to set the horizontal position of the watermark, or enter a number to set watermark horizontal position in the Horizontal Position textbox.
     Set Watermark Size: type the wanted value or click the up and down arrow to adjust the height and width of the watermark size. If you want to keep the aspect ratio, then check Keep Aspect Ratio check box.

Tips:

1. Click Restore Defaults button, to restore the default settings.
2. Adjust watermark vertical position manually: drag the horizontal green line up and down in the preview window, to set the vertical position of the watermark.
3. Adjust watermark horizontal position manually: drag the vertical green line left and right in the preview window, to set the horizontal position of the watermark.

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