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Converting movies in the DVD format through an iPod converter is a pretty simple and straightforward business. Two different programs are required for the effective conversion of a DVD. The first program that is required is a program meant for ripping the DVD. This is needed for the decryption of your DVD movie into a single large file. The second program that is required is the iPod video converter. It is this program which converts the big video file into a format which is supported by the iPod.

While any conversion of a movie is being made make sure that the movie is owned by you. If you copy a movie which does not belong to you and use on your personal device it leads to an illegal act. The legal aspects that are related to the ripping of a movie will change from country to country. So therefore before you engage in any sort of conversion it is best to have a fair knowledge of your country’s copyright laws.

To effectively convert a DVD movie both the aforementioned programs must be there in advance. The DVD ripper needed for the decryption could be any popular program. There are many iPod converters also that are available. Download anyone of these converters and then you are ready for converting a movie into the iPod format.

Once you are ready with all these things the conversion procedure can be started. The DVD from which the required video has to be ripped has to be placed in the DVD drive and then run the DVD decrypting software. While ripping the DVD make a note of the fact that no home encoded movies support any kind of subtitles. Another thing to understand is that the video can have only kind of audio output.
Before the ripping session starts, the destination of the video file has to be noted. This is because the ripped video file is going to be rather large and there has to be enough space to store the file. Once all the required settings have been made as per your specifications proceed to make the decryption of the DVD into your hard drive. A movie which is as big as 4 to 6 GB would take approximately 15 minutes to get completely ripped. Once the ripping has been done you will be notified that the ripping session has happened successfully into the destination you have specified. You can now close the ripping program and continue to the next step of the conversion which is the actual conversion of the video into the iPod supported format.

The video file that you have ripped can now be converted into the iPod supported format using the Video iPod converter that you had downloaded earlier. The ripped file would be exactly in that location which was specified earlier. The converted file can now be uploaded into your device and enjoyed as you please. Some of the popular DVD converters are Videora, Xilisoft, Plato etc.