How to Convert WMV to iPod on Mac/Windows

WMV, or Windows Media Video, is a compressed video file format developed by Microsoft. The most important advantage of a WMV file is that its format allows large video files to be compressed while retaining their high quality, which makes WMV video remarkably popular among video lovers. However, WMV video is not compatible with iPod. So if you have a lot of WMV files and want to play them on iPod, you need to convert WMV to iPod first. To convert WMA to iPod, you need a WMV to iPod Video Converter for Windows or Video Converter for Mac, which make it possible for you to play WMV videos with iPod easily and quickly.

Note: This article shows you how to convert WMV to iPod on Windows step by step. And if you gonna convert WMV to iPod on Mac running Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 etc., you can go to User Guide of Video Converter for Mac for detailed info.

Step 1: Add WMV video to the WMV to iPod Converter

Click "Add video" button to add WMV video. You can choose to add WMV video from your PC, or directly load video from device.

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Step 2: Edit video (Optional)

This WMV to iPod Converter also provides powerful editing function, which enables you to edit your WMV to your own taste before the conversion, such as crop or trim, add effect, watermark, and subtitles, etc.

Step 3: Customize output settings

Click the "Advanced" button to choose your output format (iPod) and define the detail settings for the profile.

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Step 4: Start to convert WMV to iPod

Click "Start" to start converting WMV to iPod. Then you can click "Find Target" to open the folder where the output files are saved. You can also set where you want to save your converted files with this WMV to iPod Video Converter by clicking "Tools > Preference". Then you can enjoy your WMV movies on iPod now.

iPod supported video formats:

1. H.264 video up to 720p, 30 fps, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file extension name;
2. MPEG-4 video up to 640 by 480 pixels, 30 fps, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file extension name;
3. Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 fps, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file extension name.