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If you have a video iPod, you can save your movie on it and take it wherever you go.

You must first save your movie in Movie Maker in an iPod-friendly setting.  That setting is called: High Quality Video (small) setting in Movie Maker.  If you need a refresher on saving movie files in Movie Maker, click here and substitute DV-AVI setting in that tutorial for High Quality Video, (Small)

This course comes with the an iPod converter software from Videora.  The video tutorial below shows you how to use the software to upload the finished movie file on to your iPod.
 

Help

Here's a summary of the steps to save a movie to a Video iPod.

• In Movie Maker, save your movie in an ipod-friendly format: High Quality Video (Small). Your saved movie file will be a Windows Media Video file (.WMV) file with a display size of 320 X 240.  That display size fits the video iPod well.

• Use Videora iPod Converter and convert your .WMV file from Movie Maker to an MPEG-4 file.  The file will have and extension: MPEG4.

• Locate the new MPEG4 file on your windows folder to make sure it works.

• Go to iTunes and add the MPEG4 file to your Videos library.

Homework

1. In Movie Maker, save your movie in an ipod-friendly format: High Quality Video (Small).

2. Launch Videora iPod Converter and check the Settings page and the Profile Picker page:

             One-Click Profile : MPEG 4/Anime (0-2 h)

             Output Video to:  is set to a folder you designate to store your ipod videos.

3. Click One-Click Transcode to convert your .WMV file from Movie Maker to an MPEG-4 file.  The file will have and extension: MPEG4.

4. Locate the new MPEG4 file on your windows folder, double-click on it and make sure it works.

5. Go to iTunes and add the MPEG4 file to your Videos library.

6. Synch up your video iPod device and show off your movie to everyone you see.