More Information on Converting AVI, MPEG, OGG, ASF, WMV, DVD, and DivX to iPod

To convert AVI files to iPod compatible format, add the file(s) to the conversion list. Set the compression type (H.264 or MPEG-4), the output Quality preference, the video size (resolution), the output folder and click Convert!

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) is a file format defined by Microsoft. It is the most common format for audio/video data on PCs. AVI files can have one or more video streams and one or more audio streams. The video and audio streams can be compressed using various compressors (MCMP, MJPEG, MCMW, MJ2K, H.263, H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, Vorbis, MP3, AC3, AAC, and many others). Each compressed file needs a decompressor to be played or converted. This means that two files are not similar just because they have the same extension. You might be able to play one AVI file because you have its decompressors, but you might not be able to play another because you do not have its decompressors. Or you might have the audio decompressor but not the video decompressor. In this case, you would hear the audio but not see the video. You should have both the audio and video decompressors to play back both streams.

To convert MPEG files to iPod compatible format, add the file(s) to the conversion list. Set the compression type (H.264 or MPEG-4), set the output Quality preference (High, Medium, Low), the video resolution, set the output folder. Click Convert!

MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) format has the extension .mpg or .mpeg. MPEG files can have one or more video streams and one or more audio streams. The video streams are compressed using MPEG-2 compression scheme. The audio streams are compressed using MPEG audio or AC3 compression scheme. Each compressed file needs a decompressor to be played or converted. This means that two files are not similar just because they have the same extension. If you have a MPEG-2 video decoder you will be able to decode most MPEG-2 videos but since MPEG files can contain two types of audio, you may not be able to play all MPEG files unless you have both AC3 and MPEG audio decoders.

To convert OGG files to iPod compatible format, add the file(s) to the conversion list. Set the compression type (H.264 or MPEG-4), the output Quality preference, the video size (resolution), the output folder and click Convert!

OGG files can have one or more video streams and one or more audio streams. The video and audio streams can be compressed using various compressors (MCMP, JPEG, MCMW, MJ2K, H.263, H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, Vorbis, MP3, AC3, AAC, and many others). Each compressed file will need a decompressor to be played or converted. This means that two files are not similar just because they have the same extension. You might be able to play one OGG file because you have its decompressors but you might not be able to play another because you do not have its decompressors. Or you might have the audio decompressor but not the video decompressor. In this case you would hear the audio, but not the video. You should have both the audio and video decompressors to play back both streams.

To convert ASF files to iPod compatible format, add the file(s) to the conversion list. Set the compression type (H.264 or MPEG-4), the output Quality preference, the video size (resolution), the output folder and click Convert!

ASF (Advanced Streaming Format) is a file format that has audio and video streams and is specially designed to run over networks like the Internet. The video and audio streams can be compressed using various compressors (MCMP, JPEG, MCMW, MJ2K, H.263, H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, Vorbis, MP3, AC3, AAC, and many others). Each compressed file needs a decompressor to be played or converted. This means that two files are not similar just because they have the same extension. You might be able to play one ASF file because you have its decompressors but you might not be able to play another because you do not have its decompressors.

To convert WMV files to iPod compatible format, add the file(s) to the conversion list. Set the compression type (H.264 or MPEG-4), the output Quality preference, the video size (resolution), the output folder and click Convert!

WMV (Windows Media Video), also known as ASF, is a file format developed by Microsoft. WMV files have audio and video streams. The video and audio streams can be compressed using various compressors (MCMP, MJPEG, MCMW, MJ2K, H.263, H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, Vorbis, MP3, AC3, AAC, and many others). If you cannot play the file, then you do not have the codec to decompress the file. If you cannot play the file, then the file cannot be converted.

To convert a DVD into iPod compatible format (put a DVD into your iPod), insert the DVD you want to convert, select DVD from the Convert drop down list, set the compression type (H.264 or MPEG-4), set the output Quality you want for the output file, set the output video resolution you want, designate an output path and click Convert!

DivX is a codec used to compress many AVI and ASF files you find over the Internet. You will need a DivX decoder to convert those files. To convert AVI or ASF DivX encoded file(s) to iPod compatible format, add the file(s) to be converted to the conversion list. Set the compression type (H.264 or MPEG-4), the output Quality preference, the video size (resolution), the output folder and click Convert!