How to Convert YouTube Videos on iPod, iPod touch, iPad/iPad 2, iPhone 4 for free on Mac

YouTube is a wonderful place you can find a good amount of interesting videos in various topics. And to enjoy your favorite ones on your iPod (iPod touch 4 included) to reduce boredom on bus or train etc., you can download them off with free video downloader for Mac. Or, if you have stored them on your Mac, the only thing you need do is making sure your YouTube files are accepted by iPod—iPod can recognize files in MP4, MOV and M4V (encoding with H.264/MPEG-4 codec).

And if your YouTube files are unplayable on iPod, this guide will show you how to download video content from numerous sites (YouTube, etc.) and convert videos to iPod(iPod nano, iPod touch, iPod classic) on Mac using 2 approaches. It is pretty simple once you get the hang of it!

Easy solution: Convert YouTube video in 3 simple steps with iPod Video Converter for Mac

The second method is using YouTube to iPod Video Converter for Mac to convert YouTube videos to iPod with a few clicks.

Step1. Load YouTube Videos to iPod Video Converter for Mac

Downloaded YouTube videos might be of two formats: HD MP4 and FLV. Drag & drop YouTube Videos to the program. Or go to “File” menu, choose “Add Video” to locate the YouTube Videos you want to add.



Step2. Select iPod output format

iSkysoft iPod Mac Video Converter provides optimized presets for all generation iPods (new iPods included). Just select an output format for YouTube videos according to which iPod model you have.



You can convert several videos and join them into one files just check ‘merge into one file’ option. The output file (MP4) is compatible with iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP and many other digital video and audio players.

Step3. Strat YouTube video to iPod conversion on Mac OS X
Click and let this YouTube to iPod Mac Video Converter do the rest for you. Now that the YouTube file has been converted, open the output folder and you can get the output files for iPod. The rest is up to you:
1. You can rename it and drag it into iTunes to put on your iPod.
2. You can email it to your friends so they can save it for themselves.
3. You can even edit it, and even post it back up onto YouTube!
The possibilities are endless!

The Hard Way: Convert YouTube videos with FREE online Video Converters

The method is FREE, but really time consuming compared with the method 1. You need to convert your videos online, and the conversion speed mainly depends on the network connection. After that, you need to download the converted files sent to your email boxes to the hard drive of your Mac. This is good for you when you only have one small file to convert or you can’t install the programs necessary for conversion. My favorite is zamzar converter

You don’t even need to download the video file to your computer. Enter the URL of the video to the box, choose the format you want to convert YouTube videos to (iPod accepts MP4 video. So choose the format ‘MP4′), and Enter your email address , then click ‘convert‘ . The output file will be sent to your mailbox after the conversion.

Another free online converter I like is media convert.

But you can’t convert big video files using free online converters. It is up to 100MB. And the quality of the output files is so so.

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