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How to Convert MKV to iPod Compatible Videos

Videos are everywhere on the Internet and we see and use them in a variety of ways. There are many video formats and one of them, the MKV format is becoming more and more popular due to its ability in handling High definition video content in an easy way. Perhaps you've got some MKV videos from online and want to play them on your iPod (iPod touch 5). If it's the case, then now you're in the right place.

To play MKV videos on iPod, you need to convert MKV to iPod supported video formats first since iPod is not inclined to come with MKV format support and Apple seems to be not in a hurry to include this vital feature in its iPods. For this, you can use Video Converter Ultimate from Aimersoft to get it easily done.

Aimersoft Video Converter Ultimate is versatile video conversion program. It can not only convert MKV to iPod formats, but also can convert among convert various video formats like MP4, WMV, MOV, AVI, FLV, ASF, VOB, 3GP, etc. and it comes with many additional functions in its edit mode. With it, you can easily manipulate your videos and get the output files that are playable on iPod (iPod touch 5). And Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac is provided for Mac users to convert MKV format to iPod on Mac OS X (Mountain Lion included). Now just download the program and follow the steps below to start converting your MKV videos into iPod compatible files in an easy way.

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How to convert MKV for playing on iPod

1 Import Videos

Download, install and open the program. Then drag your videos to the item bar. Or you can click Add Files to browse and select videos to add. At this stage you can enter into the edit mode and perform functions like trim, crop, adding effects and adding or removing watermarks to your converted video files. (Click Edit to open the Video Edit Window.)

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2Choose output settings

Once your video files are loaded, you can specify the target format. You can see a variety of formats available for conversion and in this page you can select the Apple iPod format to get videos with optimized settings for iPod. Once this is done you can select the folder where you want your output file to be saved.

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3 Start the conversion

Now you are ready for the conversion from MKV to iPod compatible video format. All you have to do is to click the Convert button to start the conversion process. When the conversion is in progress you can monitor its progress by viewing the conversion bar that gives the time elapsed, time remaining, the size of the converted file etc. Once the conversion is over you can transfer the converted file to your iPod and enjoy your video at any time and at any place you want.

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