How to rip and edit DVD to put it on iPod

More and more people want to watch their HD DVD on iPod.
But we all know DVD is .VOB format and iPod can only accepts MP4 and H.264 video formats.
A professional DVD to iPod Converter is all we need. With it we can not only rip DVD to iPod playable video formats but also can edit it such as cut a clip and merge some files into one.
This guide show you how to do this. It includes three parts.
Part 1: How to rip a DVD to iPod
Part 2: How to edit a DVD to iPod
Part 3: How to add already video to iPod

Part 1: How to rip a DVD
Step 1: Download and install Aiseesoft DVD to iPod Converter, run it.
Step 2: Click "Load DVD" button to load your DVD. This professional DVD Ripper can load three DVD source, you can load your DVD from DVD drive, DVD folder in your PC and also IFO file.
Step 3:Select the output video format you want from the "Profile" drop-down list.
You can also click the "Settings" button to set the value of Frame Rate, Resolution, Bitrate and so on.

Step 4:Click "Start" button to start your conversion and in a short while it will be finished.

Part 2: How to edit a DVD to iPod
1: Capture your favorite picture.
If you like the current image of the video you can use the "Snapshot" opinion. Just click the "Snapshot" button the image will be saved and you can click the "File" next to "Snapshot" button to open your picture.
2: Merge videos into one file.
Just check the "merge into one file" option if you want to merge the selected contents into one file As default the merged file is named after the first selected file (either a title or a chapter)
3: Video Effecting
Click the "Effect" button and a dialog pops up, you can set your video effect here.
Brightness: Drag and click the Brightness adjustment bar to set the brightness of the video.
Contrast: Drag and click the Contrast adjustment bar to set the contrast of the video.
Saturation: Drag and click the Saturation adjustment bar to set the saturation of the video.
Volume: Drag the Volume adjustment bar to set the volume of the audio.

4: Crop video There are two methods available to crop your video:
Method 1: Crop by selecting a crop mode
Select a crop mode in the Crop Mode drop-down list and click OK to save the crop. There are seven pre-set crop modes for your choice: No Crop, Cut off Top and Bottom black edges, Cut off Top black edge, Cut off Bottom black edge, Cut off Left and Right black edges, Cut off All black edges and Custom. For "Custom", it allows you to customize your movie according to your needs. To crop your movie video, you can just drag your mouse cursor from four sides and four angles.
Method 2: Crop by setting the crop values
There are four crop values on the lower right part of the crop window: Top, Bottom, Left and Right. You can set each value to crop your movie video, and the crop frame will move accordingly.

Note: Before you start to crop your movie video, you can select an output aspect ratio from the Zoom Mode. There are four choices available: Keep Original, Full Screen, 16:9 and 4:3. After you select an output aspect ratio and finish the crop, the result can be previewed in the Preview window of the program main interface.
5: Trim video
Click the "Trim" button and a dialog pops up. You can set the time of the clip here.

Set Start Time
Enter the start time in the Start Time box and click OK or drag slider bar under the Preview window and start time will be shown in the Start Time box for your reference.
Set End Time
Enter the end time in the Set End Time box and click OK or drag slider bar under the Preview window and the end time will be shown in the Set End Time box for your reference.
After you set the end time, the length of the captured clip will be shown in the Select Length box for your reference. You can Click the "Convert" button to convert your DVD.
After the completion of conversion you can upload the clip onto YouTube and Myspace and share them with people of the whole world.

Part 3: How to put videos to your iPod with iTunes
If you want to add video to iPod Touch/Classic/Nano with iTunes, follow these steps:
1.Open iTunes and click "File" to add your videos to iTunes library.
2.Plug in your iPod to computer, then iTunes will detect your iPod as a device.
3.Select your iPod device on the left panel of iTunes, click "Movies" tab, check the videos you want to sync and click "Apply", done.

Now enjoy your high-resolutin video on your iPod Touch/Classic/Nano.
Have fun!