Transfer CD Tracks to IPod Using ITunes

Do you want to fill up your iPod with a cool collection of playlists ? What better option than to load it with your fav CDs! It’s a cake walk converting CDs with iTunes and transferring them to your iPod!
First, open iTunes.If you do not have iTunes ,then, download it from here.

Next configure iTunes to encode your CD tracks to MP3 ,AIFF or ACC formats.

• Go to Edit in iTunes.

• Click Preferences.

• Choose the format you want in the drop down Menu.

Choose whatever options you need.


Then...

• Insert your CD into your CD or DVD drive.

• You will see the list of tracks in iTunes.

• The iTunes ‘Import your CD to your Library ‘ dialog box will appear automatically.

• Click Yes.

• The Encoding starts.

• You will see green checks appear alongside each track . This indicates that the track has been successfully imported into your iTunes library.

When done,you will see the songs in 'Recently Added' in the Plylist.
Rename it.

When you double click the 'Recently Added' the following dialog boxes will appear.


If you do not want to create iMix,then fine! Well and good!Your tracks are in your iTunes library!You can now transfer the songs to your iPod! Was'nt this a snap? Everything was done automatically !

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How To Put YouTube Videos Into IPod

Watching videos in the internet is really amazing, isn’t it? They are free as well! There are hundreds of websites that offer video on every imaginable subject. Did you come across a comic clip that had you falling over laughing? Did a poignant life story touch you? Want to replay your favourite portion of a movie or song clip? Maybe watch an alternative view of the world? How about downloading those videos and cherishing it at your leisure? Better still, would you love to put it into your iPod to be carried around? Yes, very much so! It is possible! It is easy!

Remember that Youtube videos are in FLV formats and if you download it to your computer in FLV format, you need a FLV player to view the video. Whereas if you want to put the YouTube videos into your iPod you need to convert it to MP4 format which iPod supports.

There are many websites that allow you to download YouTube videos into your computer. Actually it is very simple !

1. First, go to YouTube.com.

2. Search for videos that you want.

3. Copy the You Tube URL of the video you want to download.

Next,all you have to do is to enter the YouTube URL of the video you want to download in one of the following websites and hit the ‘Get video’ or 'Download' button. Great! Your video has been downloaded in FLV format to your computer!

These are some of the sites from which you can download YouTube videos.

http://www.techcrunch.com/get- youtube-movie/

http://www.downloadfromyoutube .com/

http://www.downloadyoutubevideos.com/


http://keepvid.com/

There are software programmes which allow you to download as well as convert it online to the format you want .

http://vixy.net/

http://www.download.com/YouTube-Downloader/

You can download free FLV players to view your videos from here:-

http://applian.com/flvplayer/#keepvidPlay50

http://www.videolan.org/

Have fun! Enjoy!

Dont miss my favourite software for downloading and converting You Tube videos to iPod in the next post!

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How To Put Downloaded Limewire Movies to IPod?

You can download many free videos in the popular P2P programme Limewire. The videos can be downloaded in Limewire in all kinds of popular formats like ASF, ASX, AVI, MOV, MPEG, RAM, RM, WMV, VOB and so on. But then, iPod can playback only in MP4 and H264 video formats.
If you download the videos in MP4 or H264 format, you can simply drag and drop the videos from the Limewire library into your iTunes library and from there you can sync it to your iPod.

But, if you download the videos from Limewire in any other format other than MP4 or H264, they have to be converted to MP4 or H264 to be put into your ipod. To help you to convert videos into mp4 or h264 format ,you need to have a 3rd party tool to convert the videos, add them into iTunes library and then sync to iPod.

There are many good video converters. But the following two are easy to use and they can convert any format to mp4 or h264.

Aiseesoft iPod Movie Converter

( This is a free software)

Aimersoft iPod Video Converter

(This is a trial version)

How to use Aimersoft iPod Video Converter to convert video to MP4 for iPod:-

1. Download and install Aimersoft iPod Video Converter

2. Run Aimersoft iPod Video Converter, click “Add” button to import your downloaded limewire videos, then click “Start” to start the conversion, the default setting works perfect.You can also click ‘File > Add DirectShow files’ to add the video files you want to convert.

3.Click the "Format"drop-down list to select the format you want.

4.Click "Start" to begin the conversion.

Warning: Don't use iTunes to convert limewire video as you may come across a situation in which the converted video doesn't contain any sound when you play the file in iTunes, or on your iPod. If this is the case, the original video file may be in a format that contains muxed (multiplexed) audio and video, and cannot be exported with audio.

Now for the final step!
After the conversion, use iTunes to transfer the mp4 video to your iPod. Just follow these steps:

• Open iTunes and click ‘File’ .

• Add your converted videos to iTunes library.

• Plug in your iPod to computer, then iTunes will detect your iPod as a device.

• Select your iPod device , click ‘Movies’ tab.

• Check the videos you want to sync and click ‘Apply’

You’re done! Good! Now you have the downloaded movies in your iPod! Enjoy!

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Transfer Music From Limewire To IPod

Surely by now a huge collection of innumerable downloaded songs are happily sitting in your computer! You would most certainly want to put them onto your iPod so that you can lug them along wherever you go! Did you download the free music from Limewire? No? Well, you can download Limewire from here.

To transfer music downloaded from Limewire to iPod, you need to have the files in the format supported by ipod. However, you cannot transfer the songs directly from Limewire to iPod. You have to transfer them via iTunes, a software programme available with the purchase of your iPod or it can be downloaded here at http://www.apple.com.

What are the audio formats supported by iPod?

Audio files compatable with iPod are :

MP3
AAC
AIFF**
WAV**
M4A
M4P

** Can be converted using third-party software to MP3, AAC, etc.

Now that you are aware of the formats that are compatible with your iPod you can download the music in these formats. However, Mp3 music can be replayed in other music systems via your iPod.

Let’s examine the process:

· Search and download songs from Limewire.

· Select the formats supported by iPod so that they can be directly transferred to iPod using iTunes.

Yes, done! The files have been downloaded from Limewire. Songs that are downloaded from Limewire will not show up on the Itunes library.And unless they are in your iTunes library you will not be able to transfer the songs to your iPod.

So now, how do I put the music into my iTunes Library?

There are a few simple procedures to go about transferring the files to itunes library.

After you download the songs :-

Method 1

· Open iTunes.

· Click ‘File’, from the upper left corner.

· Select ‘Add file to library’, browse your computer hard drive and find the songs downloaded by Limewire.

· Click OK and the songs will be put in your iTunes.

(When you download songs from Limewire it goes into your limewire folder in your computer. Thats most probably - C:\Program Files\Limewire\downloads)

Method 2

· Open Limewire.

· Go to Limewire>Preferences>iTunes>Importing. Check the box next to ‘Enable iTunes importing’. Now Limewire will automatically add songs to iTunes in a playlist named "Limewire".

Method 3

· Open Limewire. Open iTunes.

· Go to your library in Limewire. Click the EXPLORE button.

· Drag and drop the files into iTunes library.

Method 4

· Download the music from Limewire (save to a directory).

· Double click the song downloaded and it should play using iTunes. The music gets automatically stored in the iTune's library.

• You can create folders within iTunes and drag/drop from the library into the new folder.

Now your itunes library contains all your songs that you want to transfer over to your iPod.

The last step is a breeze. Plug in your iPod to the USB port in your computer, and you’ll notice the new option to add songs from your iTunes library to the iPod.

Click and drag your files into the iPod transfer screen and then you’re done!

All your favourite songs are now in your iPod!

Enjoy your music wherever and whenever you want!

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Transfer Music from Windows Media Player to IPod

Do you have a large collection of songs in your Windows Media Player library? Then, they would be primarily stored in your My Music folder or just Music folder in Windows Vista! Would you like to transfer them to your iPod? But then, you will be able to transfer songs onto your Ipod only through iTunes , a programme which comes along with your Ipod purchase or it can be downloaded at http://www.apple.com. You can automatically import all the songs into iTunes in a few uncomplicated steps. Do you have music stored in other folders besides the My Music folder? No problem! You can repeat the same steps for each folder that has tracks you want to import.

The music files stored in Windows Media Player will be in MP3 or WMA format . WMA format is not supported by iPod , so hence you have to convert it to either MP3 or AAC.Mp3 is a better option as you will be able to play the files on your car stereo or some other player as well.

Steps to import your music to iTunes:

Open iTunes.

If you want to import a folder to iTunes -

Click File > Add Folder to Library and choose your My Music folder.
You’re music has been transferred!
Violá! Done!
If you want to import just a file to iTunes -
Click File > Add File to Library and choose the file or files from where it is stored.
Yes, that it!
ITunes usually handles the file conversion process too. By default, iTunes is set to convert WMA files to AAC format during the import process.
Though AAC files are fully compatible with all iPods , by switching a preference setting in iTunes, you can convert the files to MP3.
Open the iTunes >Preferences > Importing tab.
Choose MP3 encoder from the dropdown menu and select a quality setting comparable to the quality of the WMA files.
Clock OK. Your files will start converting.


If you have a large music library in WMA format, converting WMA to AAC may take a wee bit of time. So, take a break! Have a burger or pizza. You can even whip up a quick meal and get back to your computer in a while. Your files would have been converted!

Now you can put the music into your ipod. Hows that?Plug in your Ipod to the USB port in your computer, and you’ll notice the new option to add songs from your Itunes library to the Ipod.Click and drag your files into the Ipod transfer screen and then you’re done!

Enjoy the music!

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