iPod supported video, movie and music formats

What video, movie and music formats are supported on my iPod?

Supported Movie & Video Formats

• H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
• H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
• MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Supported Music & Audio Formats

• AAC (16 to 320 Kbps)
• Protected AAC (from iTunes Store)
• MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps)
• MP3 VBR
• Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4)
• Apple Lossless
• AIFF
• WAV

Other Video and Audio Options

If the video / movie files you want to view are in a format that is not supported by iPod, you may be able to convert them into a compatible format with Video Converter Pro for Mac.

iPod Features

iPod is a brand of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple Inc. and launched on October 23, 2001. The product line-up includes the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the video-capable iPod Nano, and the compact iPod Shuffle. The iPhone can function as an iPod but is generally treated as a separate product. Former iPod models include the iPod Mini and the spin-off iPod Photo. iPod Classic models store media on an internal hard drive, while all other models use flash memory to enable their smaller size. As with many other digital music players, iPods can also serve as external data storage devices. Storage capacity varies by model.

Apple's iTunes software can be used to transfer music to the devices from computers using certain versions of Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows operating systems. For users who choose not to use Apple's software or whose computers cannot run iTunes software, several open source alternatives to iTunes are also available. iTunes and its alternatives may also transfer photos, videos, games, contact information, e-mail settings, Web bookmarks, and calendars to iPod models supporting those features. As of September 2008, more than 173,000,000 iPods had been sold worldwide, making it the best-selling digital audio player series in history.

Rip Your DVDs for iPod

• Simplify entertainment on the go! Why carry around bulky DVD cases or disc wallets when you don't have to?
• Editing your videos! The videos ripped from DVDs can be used for video editing in Windows Movie Maker & Final Cut Studio.
• Upload and share! Rip and convert your DVD to videos for sharing with others on YouTube.
• Easily organize your movies! Moving files around on your computer is a lot easier than alphabetizing shelves full of DVDs.
• Find movies faster! Use your Mac's built in search tool, Spotlight, to find a movie in your collection... instantly.
• Keep your DVDs safe! Movies stored safely in your computer can't get lost, scratched or broken.
• Use your laptop longer! Laptops use a lot more juice when they're spinning a DVD and a hard drive.

DVD to iPod Converter for Mac

DVD to iPod Converter for Mac is a powerful Mac DVD ripping software to get movies onto your iPod. You may use DVD to iPod Converter for Mac to rip encrypted movie DVDs with small file size and right resolution. The converted MP4 video can be used for playback on iPod Nano, iPod Classic, iPod Touch. Also, the video files can be used for video editing.

(PC user? Get Windows version here)