Convert Videos for iPod or iPhone Viewing

09.12.2008
Let's say you downloaded a video from BitTorrent or a similar file-sharing service. And you want to watch that video on your iPod or iPhone. Alas, iTunes doesn't play nice with the Divx and Xvid formats, which are the most common types for videos distributed via BitTorrent and the like.

Enter Videora Converter, which can transcode just about any video format (including AVI, FLV, and VOB) to iPod/iPhone-friendly H.264 or MPEG-4. A new 4.04 version was just released, and it's better than ever.

It's not, however, the most user-friendly program in the world, so here's a quick walk-through:

-- Download and install the proper version for your device (there are six versions of Videora, one each for the iPod Video, iPod nano, iPhone 3G, etc.).

-- Run the program, then click the Convert button.

-- Click the Video File tab, and then choose Normal Mode (unless you're an advanced user, in which case you may want Power Mode).