Give the Gift of TV with an iPod Video Loaded With Shows
Monday, December 19th, 2005 at 7:02 pm by Chrissy
Looking for a way to give a little something extra with that iPod Video under the tree? How about loading it with the recipient’s favorite TV shows?
With Beyond TV 4, iTunes and Videora iPod Converter, it’s easy and won’t cost you an arm and a leg.
First, you must set Beyond TV to MPEG-2 recording mode - the default if you haven’t changed it – and you’ll need to load Videora iPod Converter and iTunes onto your PC. Both programs are small and easy to install.
Videora iPod Converter is located at http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/
iTunes is located at http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Record Your Shows
Start by using Beyond TV to record the shows you’d like to convert. Take some time getting the right shows recorded - your effort will be appreciated. If you are having trouble thinking of some shows your giftee might like, try using the Browse By Category option to find movies or shows in a particular genre that he might find interesting. Or use the Search by Keyword feature to find a favorite actor.
Convert The Video
Next, fire up Videora and click on the “Convert” link.
Choose “One-Click Transcode” and navigate to your video folder. Note: Most users will need to choose C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\SnapStream\Beyond TV\shows
Select one or all of the files that you want to convert and click “Open”.
Now, relax, and brew a pot of coffee or settle in for a good nap. Depending on your computer speed, this part of the process can take a while. If you are loading a lot of videos onto your iPod, plan on letting Videora run overnight.
At this point, you may want to clean up the file names a little before sending to your iPod. Go to C:\Program Files\VideoraiPodConverter\Videos and take the date stamps out of the file names. This way they will look better on the iPod display.
Import to iTunes
Now, all you need to do is move the files into iTunes and sync with the iPod Video.
Start by opening iTunes.
Click “File” –>”Add Folder to Library”
Navigate to and choose C:\Program Files\VideoraiPodConverter\Videos
Click “OK”
Once it has imported the files, you can click on the “Videos” link in the left sidebar of iTunes to see your shows.
Sync To iPod
From here, you can either manually or automatically send the Videos to the iPod.
To manually send the shows, drag them from the Videos area to the iPod in the sidebar.
To have the shows automatically sent, right click on the iPod in the sidebar and click “iPod Options…”
Now, click on the “Videos” tab and choose “Automatically update all videos”. Note that you can only do this when the music tab is set to automatically update songs as well.
At this point, you should be able to view your shows on iPod from the “Videos”–>”Movies” option.
Looking for a way to give a little something extra with that iPod Video under the tree? How about loading it with the recipient’s favorite TV shows?
With Beyond TV 4, iTunes and Videora iPod Converter, it’s easy and won’t cost you an arm and a leg.
First, you must set Beyond TV to MPEG-2 recording mode - the default if you haven’t changed it – and you’ll need to load Videora iPod Converter and iTunes onto your PC. Both programs are small and easy to install.
Videora iPod Converter is located at http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/
iTunes is located at http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Record Your Shows
Start by using Beyond TV to record the shows you’d like to convert. Take some time getting the right shows recorded - your effort will be appreciated. If you are having trouble thinking of some shows your giftee might like, try using the Browse By Category option to find movies or shows in a particular genre that he might find interesting. Or use the Search by Keyword feature to find a favorite actor.
Convert The Video
Now, relax, and brew a pot of coffee or settle in for a good nap. Depending on your computer speed, this part of the process can take a while. If you are loading a lot of videos onto your iPod, plan on letting Videora run overnight.
At this point, you may want to clean up the file names a little before sending to your iPod. Go to C:\Program Files\VideoraiPodConverter\Videos and take the date stamps out of the file names. This way they will look better on the iPod display.
Import to iTunes
Once it has imported the files, you can click on the “Videos” link in the left sidebar of iTunes to see your shows.
Sync To iPod
From here, you can either manually or automatically send the Videos to the iPod.
At this point, you should be able to view your shows on iPod from the “Videos”–>”Movies” option.
