How to convert WMV format videos to iPod touch, iPod Classic, iPod nano, on Mac OS X?

A WMV file is in most circumstances encapsulated in the Advanced Systems Format (ASF) container format. The file extension .WMV typically describes ASF files that use Windows Media Video codecs. The audio codec used in conjunction with Windows Media Video is typically some version of Windows Media Audio, or in rarer cases, the deprecated Sipro ACELP.net audio codec.

As we know, WMV video format can't be played directly on iPod player. The video formats which iPod players support are MP4, MOV, M4V. ( Note: Video formats Supported By iPods ). For this reason , if you have an iPod and want to put WMV videos on it, you need to convert the WMV video to iPod MP4, MOV, M4V video first.

This tutorial aims to teach you how to convert WMV videos to iPod touch, iPod nano, iPod classic, etc. and enjoy your favourate videos everywhere, anytime.

Software you need:

iPod Movie Converter for Mac: expert in converting video and audio files such as MPEG, AVI, MKV, WMV, MOV, FLV, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, MPEG TS/TP (for HD Video), M4A, AAC, MP3, WMA, AAC, etc. to iPod, iPhone, etc. on Mac OS X, It also provide you with high output quality, fast conversion speed and various vide edting features such as trimming video, cropping movie, and merging multiple clips into one file, etc.

Step 1. Download and install iPod WMV Movie Converter for Mac

To convert video for iPod touch, you need an iPod WMV video converter. You can download here: Intel Version or PPC Version.

To install it, simply mount the .dmg archive by double-clicking it, and copy the application to your applications folder or wherever you want. Then Launch the converter and you'll see its main interface:

Step 2. Import the WMV files you want to convert

Click the "Add Files" button or directly using drag & drop to add the WMV video files you want to convert to the program. This Mac iPod video converter supports batch conversion, it allows you to import several WMV video files so that you can convert them at one time.

Step 3. Choose the output iPod format

It's really simple! The default setting works perfectly! for instance, If you want to put your wmv files to iPod touch, just choose "iPod Touch MPEG-4(*.mp4)" from "Format" drop down list as the output format. There are presettings for iPod nano, iPod classic, etc.

• iPod Video MPEG-4(*.mp4)
• iPod Video H.264(*.mp4)
• iPod Touch MPEG-4(*.mp4)
• iPod Nano MPEG-4(*.mp4)
• iPod Classic MPEG-4(*.mp4)

Step 4. Start the conversion

When you get ready to convert the added WMV videos on Mac, Click the "Convert" button to start the conversion and then you can just go out for a walk or take a nap, and the conversion may have been finished when you come back.
And after a successful conversion, the info "Completed" will show.

Step 5. Import videos to iTunes and the transfer them to iPod

Once encoding is finished, click "Browse" button to find the output MP4 video files. Then Launch iTunes, go to menubar iTunes > File > Add File to Library to import target movie from output folder into iTunes; or just drag and drop the movies into iTunes.

Then you can transfer the converted MP4 videos to iPod through iTunes with ease.

That's all, enjoy it.