Getting movies on to an iPod

[annavc]

Just bought a brand new 30gb iPod - one of the ones which also plays movies but having trouble getting them on there. Couple of questions:

1. The guy in the shop said I could copy DVDs on to itunes and then on to the ipod but tried this last night and it didn't work - is this actually possible and if so how do you do it?

2. I thought you could download movies from the itunes store but can't seem to find any on there - am I just being thick and not looking in the right place or does itunes not actually sell movies, and if not then where can I download them from so that they will work on my ipod and how much do they cost?

Any help much appreciated. TIA.

[souldriver]

I don't think you can buy movies, just music videos.

[fo3nix]

I think the movies thing is currently US-only. May be wrong here though, but I don't think so.

Have a look here:
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/25 3137

Basically you need to make sure you convert the DVD to iPod format. If you use a mac, handbrake should work well (free software). If you're on windows, then some of the tools in the above link should work.

[drcshine]

Maybe you can try 'Wondershare DVD to iPod Ripper', it can convert DVD to MP4 format for playing on iPod, supports transfer converted video to iPod directly without iTunes, I always use it to enjoy my DVD on iPod, very easy to use. you may download for a trial
http://www.dvd-ripper-copy.com/download/dvd-iP od-download.php?sid=2
Here is a detailed guide about this software
http://videoguys.forumexperts.com/viewtopic.ph p?t=111814

Or you can purchase movies from iTunes online store.

[blueseame]

You should make sure the video is MP4 or H2.64 video for iPod. Here is a step by step guide about converting DVD, Videos, Flash and Youtube videos to iPod
http://www.dvd-video-converters.com/dvdvideogu ide/guide-rip-dvd-and-convert-video-flash-to-i pod-video-mp4-on-win.html