Zune video converter, Rip DVD to Zune, transfer video to Zune, convert youtube to Zune How-to article. This video Zune converter guide describes the best way for Zune video encoding. You can transfer some video formats to Zune without any converting, or quickly convert media files for your Zune with freeware, rip DVD to Zune and convert video (AVI, MPEG, DivX, VOB, XviD, MOV, etc.) to Zune. 1) Natively supported video formats for Zune 2) Straight convert Zune video with Zune software during sync 3) How to convert youtube FLV to Zune with freeware? 4) How to rip DVd to Zune and put AVI, XviD, DivX, MPEG, MOV, ASF, Rm on Zune? 1) Natively supported video formats for Zune Microsoft Zune player supports WMV, WMA, MP3, AAC natively. You can sync the following movies and music to Zune device directly without any converting process. Video: WMV (up to 320x240, 1.5Mbps video bitrate, 30fps frame rate; With WMA audio up to 192Kbps audio bitrate, 44.1kHz sample rate) Audio: WMA, MP3, AAC, M4A, M4b, MP4 (up to 320Kbps bitrate, 48KHz sample rate) Hints: To 16:9 widescreen videos, the resolution is 320x180. Hints: Zune only supports unprotected media files unless they are purchased or downloaded from Zune Marketplace. 2) Straight convert Zune video with Zune software during sync If the movies you downloaded online or your personally created videos don't meet the limitations which Zune carries (such as any specific parameter is exceeded), but they can be imported into Zune software and played back successfully, then Zune software will convert the media files in the background during synchronization. Zune software: http://www.zune.net/en-US/meetzune/software Supported formats for Zune software are as follows: Video: WMV, MP4, M4V, MOV, H.264 with various video sizes, bitrates, frame rates Audio: MP3, WMA, M4a, M4b, MP4 with no any limitation 3) Convert Youtube to Zune online (completely free) Just tell FLV Online Converter (freeware) the link which embedded the youtube video, select the output format, click 'Start' button, the free youtube conversion software will quickly convert the video and give you the link to download the result file. 1. Run Internet Explorer, go to http://vixy.net/flv_converter 2. Input the FLV file's URL (such as http://www.zunevideoconverter.com/example.flv) or the web page that included the movie (such as http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avc3sn_ZIk0). And choose 'MP4 for iPod/PSP' from 'convert to'. 3. Hit 'Start'. After a while, download the file that you converted youtube video to. 4) Rip DVD to Zune video, convert all popular video formats to Zune If you want to rip DVD to Zune video/Zune audio file formats, or Windows Media Encoder doesn't support your movie files to Zune conversion, just download Zune Video Converter to get your job done. It supports converting DVD, AVI, DivX, MPEG, XviD, DVR-MS, ASF, Rm, etc to Zune (WMV, MPEG-4, WMA, MP3, H.264). 1. Load your DVD(s) or video file(s) into the software. 2. Select the target Zune formats (support 'Zune video WMV 7/8/9', 'Zune audio WMA', 'Zune video MP4', 'Zune audio MP3', 'TV size MP4' and 'H.264'), set the optional parameters to what you like, then start Zune video conversion or Zune audio ripping. 3. Drag the created file to Zune media library and sync to your Zune player after converting. The process is fairly quick as well, less than 5 minutes for a 2-hour movie. I will test more zune video converter programs and improve the guide furtherly.
