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Wapland
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, January 21, 2007 - 8:52 pm
Hi, My son got a new 80G iPod for Christmas and he is having a most difficult time learning how to use it and accessing support on the web, or even websites for help. Does anyone have some suggestions on places he could go? He is 16 and particularily wants to download videos (anime) Any help would be appreciated. Fondly, Wappy
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Sunday, January 21, 2007 - 10:13 pm
I'm not sure Wapland, but I think you can only download for the ipod from the Apple site. Isn't there a big lawsuit about this; Apple trying to create a monopoly because their site is the only one that works with ipod and you can't play their stuff on anything but ipod. Something like that.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, January 21, 2007 - 11:00 pm
Does he have Itunes downloaded? That is THE only way to download to Ipods. Itunes is listed on the apple site (itunes.com will get you there too). Once it's downloaded, he can set up an account. Then it's really as easy as choosing the video from the itunes store, downloading it to Itunes, then plugging in the ipod and sending it from Itunes to Ipod. Many times Ipods will just automatically download everything that is in the Itunes "library" -- but if he wants to pick and choose, he can choose "manually manage music" from the Ipod menu that appears in Itunes when the ipod is plugged in. I hope that helps get him started.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 7:44 am
Yes, you need itunes. It's pretty easy after that. If he is still struggling, come back here and I am sure we can talk him thru it...
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 10:22 am
You can actually import many song file formats into iTunes; it is a bit trickier importing video formats. If your son downloads videos from other sources (than the iTunes music store) and they are already in QuickTime or MP4 format, they can also be immediately imported into iTunes. There is a great "Help" menu in iTunes that will guide him through importing from his own CD library and also bringing video and music from other sources into iTunes. You do not have to get everything from the iTunes music store - that is just, of course, the easiest. Once a song or video is in iTunes, it will be synched to his iPod when he plugs it in.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 11:02 am
Wapland - I use a Mac, so if your son is doing this on a PC, the iTunes "Help" menu may look slightly different. These are the options, though, and as you can see, it's where he can find help for iTunes and his iPod.
They are so easy to use, really. Now, I know nothing about Anime videos, so his particular interest may or may not be trickier. But I have video & audio from many other download sources (in addition to what I purchase from the iTunes store) stored in my iTunes application, and watch and listen to all that stuff on my video iPod.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 11:38 am
The anime videos can be downloaded from wherever he want to. Your main thing you want is a CONVERTER, that will change any file format to iPod acceptable format. Chilliwilli, that is a misconception. iTunes and the iPod are BY FAR the most accommodating, compared to some of the other players out there, that force you to only use Rhapsody and other stores with more expensive songs and less selection. Wappy, I'd have to hunt around on my hard drive....but I'll look for a program to email to you and the boys, that I used to convert vids. Your son will have to hunt around for his own preference in anime though.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 11:44 am
eeyore, can you send it to greekbread too? she watches tons of videos on her ipod. she'd love to take DVD's we have at home and put on her ipod.
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Wapland
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 1:00 pm
Yes Eeeeeeyore, that is his problem. He has many already downloaded on our computer but they are in a different format. So you are right, he needs to convert, but how? I am biting my nails trying not to do it for him as he has to learn how to problem solve. You can imagine how his anxiety levels are through the roof though. The converter might be exactly what he is looking for. thanks. Fondly, Wappy
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 1:14 pm
http://help.cnet.com/9602-12576_39-0.html?messageID=2505139&tag=tip-2505139-search
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 1:35 pm
http://www.imtoo.com/psp-video-converter.html That's the one I use. I have a less-than-paid-for version. But it does the trick. I think I have the pro version though. I'll have to check when I get home.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 2:44 pm
It's not a misconception on my part, it's experience. I returned the 30G ipod my husband gave me as a gift and he bought be the Zune. No problems with anything whatsoever ~ so far. I don't think they file lawsuits for misconceptions, do they?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 2:55 pm
Chilli, it really is (at least somewhat of) a misconception. The monopoly part. My dh and I own an ipod. No problems ever. There really is no monopoly as far as downloading goes.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 4:51 pm
My friend bought me a book on the ipod site and it won't play on anything except an ipod. My son has an ipod but he downloads from their site. I want more versatility so I can download from online libraries and not have a problem. I get that with a Zune; I didn't get that with the ipod.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 4:54 pm
we've always been able to download books from other sites with the ipod. greekbread used to use audible.com and didn't have a single problem. now if you PURCHASE it from the ipod site, then you do have to use the ipod. that's why it's there.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 8:17 pm
Whatever is downloaded to Itunes can be burned to CD. If you change the preferences, it burns as a MP3 -- an voila - it plays on anything. I've purchased at least 3 books from Itunes, and have played them on my CD player, Windows Media Center AND Realplayer. As with anything, just gotta' know which buttons to push.
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Ddr
Member
08-19-2001
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 8:39 pm
I have a question. My son has an Ipod and I have the Samsung player. Can he convert songs he purchases off of Itunes to play on mine?
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 8:57 pm
Wow, thanks Teachmichigan. That will be handy to know. Two years ago when I got my ipod I couldn't find anyone who knew anything and all I could find out was you had to download from ipod to get anything. Even the library websites I went to told me their stuff wouldn't play on an ipod. I'm off to try it now.
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Ddr
Member
08-19-2001
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 9:10 pm
Oops, I need to refresh before I post, lol.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 12:07 am
Alright then. I went to ipod, changed the preferences to burn an mp3 disc, opened the book and told it to burn a disc. It said you cannot burn an mp3 from an ipod store file. Just like I was told a couple years ago. I then tried to burn a disc in the default format again and it did the same thing. The track was too big for one disc, it asked if I wanted to split it, I said yes, it burned the first disc and asked for another. It acted like it was going to burn it but didn't. It said it was done. I tried to check disc 2 and there's not only nothing on it but it screwed it up so it's now unusable. I'm back to the drawing board unless someone here has another idea for me to try. Bah humbug.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 1:11 am
There are tons of M4V cracks out there, if one wants to look for them. Google, and a bit of tenacity, are everyone's friends. It can be done, which is why there are no anti-trust lawsuits out there. Most people just don't bother researching how to do it, before dismissing it as "impossible."
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 1:40 am
It's not m4v I'm trying to crack. And, I'm still looking/researching. I just thought someone here might already know how to do it and be willing to share to save me some time, headache and hair pulling. If I knew, I'd share.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 9:43 pm
I had a similar problem the first time I burned a book, Chili -- If I remember correctly, it said it was splitting the book (Dispatches from the edge), and then would give me one disk w/a REALLY long track (55-60 min.) and a second track of maybe 15 min. But the second disk wouldn't burn. I'm trying desperately to remember how I fixed that issue (because I ended up 5 disks and the entire book), and I know it was one of those "DUH" moments -- let me do some checking and see what I can dig up.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 9:49 pm
I don't know if this is right, but it's worth a shot. When you click on the "adiobooks" under library, your book shows up. I think I created a "smart playlist" for EACH part of the book (Dispatches was in 3 parts). The book/album titles said "1 of 3," "2 of 3," etc. so I used that. Once it's in a playlist you can use the "burn CD" button. The thing that I had to "change" was the burn speed. Go to Edit/Preferences. Under the "Advanced" tab is a "preferred speed." Mine had defaulted to "maximum possible." When I changed it to 24x (the highest one listed), I didn't have any trouble. I don't know if this will help or not, but it's at least worth a shot. We use our screwed up CDs as coaster. Decorate them w/a permanent marker and they work well. (At school we use them for our plinko game, too! LOL)
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 10:02 pm
One last thing -- I also noticed that I still have the 'audio CD' checked -- no MP3, so I'm thinking that my audio CDs worked in my CD player, etc. and I didn't use the MP3 option.
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