Want to import MPEG video to iPod on Mac? Can't convert MPEG, MPEG-4 to iPod videos on Mac? As iPod only plays M4V video formats, MP4, you need a third-part Mac software to help you play MPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-3, MPEG-4 videos on iPod. Here I'll show you how to convert MPEG to iPod easily and which MPEG to iPod video converter you need to choose.
MPEG to iPod Converter for Mac could convert MPEG to iPod and convert iPod videos to MPEG on Mac OS X.
Note: If you are using Windows, you can refer to Video Converter Ultimate for Windows.
How to convert MPEG to iPod on Mac
1 Install and run MPEG to iPod Converter for Mac software
2 Edit files
Load MPEG files by dragging on Mac. This MPEG to iPod convert for Mac also support to edit videos by trimming, cropping and merging before conversion.
3 Choose output format
Select the type of video by your iPod, the output format of this MPEG to iPod converter for Mac include iPod Nano, iPod Touch, iPod Classic and iPod shuffle, etc.
4 Start to convert
Click the "Start" button and wait a moment, when the video is done converting, you can freely import it to your iPod by iTunes on Mac.
More Knowledge about MPEG and iPod video
What is MPEG?
MPEG stands for Moving Pictures Expert Group. An MPEG file is a file using an MPEG container (these are called mpeg1, ts, ps, and mp4 for MPEG-4).
MPEG-4: A form of MPEG encoding. The format describes audio and video compression, with a container format for streaming across networks and saving to disk. MPEG-4 can provide better quality than MPEG-2 at low bitrates.
MPEG-1: A video format that has had some extremely popular spin-offs and side products, most notably MP3 and Video CD.
MPEG-2: It is not a successor for MPEG-1, but an addition instead. MPEG-2 is used in digital TVs, DVD-Videos and in SVCDs.
MPEG-3: A largely unused audio and video compression format.
What is iPod Video?
To play MPEG on iPod, you should copy the file which your iPod needs to be of the correct format. This format is summarized below:
Audio Codec: mp4a (MP4 audio), aac(AAC)
Video Codec: mp4v (MPEG4)
Container: mp4 (MPEG4/MOV)
Size: 320x240 or 640 x 480 for iPod Classic, iPhone, and iPod Touch
Widescreen iPod Classic, iPhone, and iPod Touch support 640 x 360
Other iPods support 320 x 180
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