How to Convert YouTube Videos on iPod for free on Mac
YouTube is a wonderful place you can find a good amount of interesting videos in various topics. And to enjoy your beloved ones on your iPod to reduce boredom on bus or train etc., you can download them off with free video downloader for Mac. Or, if you have saved them on your Mac (Mac OS X Lion included), all you need to do is making sure your YouTube files are accepted by iPod—iPod can recognize files in MP4, MOV and M4V (encoding with H.264/MPEG-4 codec).
And if your YouTube files are unplayable on iPod, you can follow this guide shows you how to download video contents from numerous sites (YouTube, Google etc.) and convert videos, like YouTube videos to iPod (iPod nano, iPod touch, iPod classic) on Mac using 2 approaches. It is pretty simple once you get the hang of it!
Easy solution: Convert YouTube video in 3 simple steps
The second method is using YouTube to iPod Video Converter for Mac to convert YouTube videos to iPod with a few clicks.
Load YouTube Videos to iPod Video Converter for Mac
Downloaded YouTube videos might be of two formats: HD MP4 and FLV. Drag & drop YouTube Videos to the program. Or go to "File" menu, choose "Add Video" to locate the YouTube Videos you want to add.
Select iPod output format
iSkysoft iPod Mac Video Converter provides optimized presets for all models of iPods (new iPods included). Just select an output format for YouTube videos according to which iPod model you have.
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.
Strat YouTube video to iPod conversion on Mac OS X
Click "Convert" and let this YouTube to iPod Mac Video Converter do the rest for you. After that, the output folder where your converted iPod video file located would be popped up. Now you can:
- rename it and drag it into iTunes to put YouTube videos on iPod.
- email it to your friends so they can save it for themselves.
- edit it, and even post it back up onto YouTube!
The possibilities are endless!
The Hard Way: Convert YouTube videos with FREE online Video Converters
The method is FREE, but really time consuming compared with the method 1. You need to convert your videos online, and the conversion speed mainly depends on the network connection and your file size. After that, you need to download the converted files sent to your email boxes and save it on your Mac. This is good for you when you only have one small 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 'strong>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.
Note: You can't convert big video files via this free online converters. The size of file is up to 100MB. And the quality of the output files is so so.
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