How to Convert Youtube videos to iPod on Mac for free ?

This guide will show you how to download video content from numerous sites (youtube, Google Video,etc.) and convert videos to iPod on Mac using two methods. It is pretty simple once you get the hang of it !

iPod, iPhone accepts mp4 video detail as follow: MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats.
PPT accepts: mpeg, asf, avi, wpl. wm, wmx, wmd, wmz, dvr-ms, mpv2, mp2v, mov, etc.

1. Using free online converter

The first method is using a website to convert youtube video to iPod or powerpoint for free, Of course, you can also convert other media videos. This is good for you when you only have one file to convert or you can't install the programs necessary for conversion. My favorite is zamzar converter.

You don't even need to download the video file to your computer. Enter the URL of the video to the box, choose the format you want to convert youtube videos to (iPod accepts mp4 video. So choose the format 'mp4'), and Enter your email address , then click 'convert'. The output file will be sent to your mailbox after the conversion.

Another free online converter I like is media convert.
But you can't convert big video files using free online converters. It is up to 100MB. And the quality of the output files is so so.

2. Using free video converter for Mac

The Second Method is using free iPod video converter software to convert youtube videos to iPod on Mac for free.
For this you need the following:
1. A video to download.
2. Video Converter (Mac OS X version / Windows PC version).

Step 1: Download the videos
>> Step by step guide For PC users

>> Step by step guide For Mac users

The downloaded file might be two formats: avi and flv . iPod and iPhone only support mp4 format. So you need to convert the videos to MP4 files.

PowerPoint understands .avi. If it the file is .avi, you do not need to convert it to put it on PPT. But most videos will probably be in .flv format. You can't embed Flash in PowerPoint. These will need to be converted to .mpeg or .avi format.

To do these conversions, you will need video converter which is capable of doing the conversion.

Step 2: Converting The Video to iPod, iPhone, Powerpoint, etc.
Great, now you have located the file and downloaded it to the desktop. What's next? Well, you need to open up your freshly installed iSkysoft video Converter.
Click the "Add Files" button to add the video files that get from the video sites to the program by automatically selecting an appropriate encoder for the video files you want to convert to.
Select the output format on he output format list. iSkysoft Video Converter can convert videos to almost all popular video players like iPod touch, iPod classic, iPod nano, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, PS3, Youtube (web), Creative Zen, iRiver PMP, Archos, various video mobile phones and many other digital video and audio players. If you want to put videos to PowerPoint, you need to convert the videos to avi or mpeg formats.

This process only lasts a few minutes at the most.
You can convert several videos and join them into one files just check 'merge into one file' option. The output file (mp4) is compatible with iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP and many other digital video and audio players.

Step 3: The Final Step

Now that the file has been converted, open the output folder and you can get the output files.The rest is up to you:
1. You can rename it and drag it into iTunes to put on your iPod or iPhone.
2. You can email it to your friends so they can save it for themselves.
3. You can even edit it, and even post it back up onto YouTube!
The possibilities are endless!

If you want to embed video and DVD in Powerpoint on Mac, view How to embed video(YouTube, Google) and DVD in Powerpoint on Mac?