You may be asking:
* How do I convert videos to my Zune player?
* How do I put videos on my Zune?
* How do I put movies on my 8gb Zune player?
* How do I get DVDs onto my Zune?
The Microsoft Zune player is one of the best handheld multimedia devices today. It is probably the only media player out there actually giving Apple's iPod a run for its money. convert vhsc to dvd With the Zune, you not only enjoy your favorite MP3s, but also the latest innovation of Microsoft that lets you play videos while you are on the go.
However, you need to understand that the Zune will only play a specific video file format. This means that your average MPEG-1, MPEG-2,DivX, MOV, QickTime, MP4, and AVI video file format will never play on your Zune. So, if you want to play your favorite videos on your Zune player, you may want to get a software program that will be able to convert your computer video files to the video file format that Zune can play.
If you would like to convert unprotected movie DVDs to Zune format, there are many video conversion products that are capable of converting DVD video to a format that can be played on the Zune. Many of these products are general purpose toolkits. They can convert almost any kind of video to almost any other format, but the number of different options they offer makes the process a bit complicated.
Some conversion tools perform the conversion in two stages. They rip the video to an uncompressed video (usually AVI format) and then convert the AVI video to the Windows Media WMV format used by your Zune. This takes twice as long, and also requires a lot more disk space, since the AVI file produced by the first stage of the conversion is much larger than the final output.
With only a couple of clicks, a Zune Video Converter can convert movies and video straight to Zune Video format then move them directly to your Zune.
There are dozens of programs available, making it hard for the die hard Zune consumer to know which one they should spend their hard earned money on.
You should look for a program with:
#an easy to use interface
# a fast conversion rate
# that produces good audio and video quality
Here are reviews of the Top 3 Zune Video Converters
To make your life easier, here are reviews of the 3 best programs on the market.
1. Cucusoft Zune Video Converter DVD to Zune Suite
CucuSoft Zune Video Converter Suite is an excellent, easy to use yet powerful set of tools that allows Zune users to put videos and audio from virtually any media format onto their Microsoft Zune players. This really is a must have piece of software for the die hard Zune fan!
The package includes two powerful tools: DVD to Zune Converter, which will encode your DVD into mpeg-4 video file format, and Zune Video Converter, a very accurate mp4 encoder application that can convert almost any media format.
Regarding input, Zune Converter Suite supports DVD movies of almost any kind as long as they are not right-protected (most original DVDs and video games). MP4 and WMV formats are fully supported. DVD to Zune Converter also allows choosing both subtitles and audio tracks (English, French, Spanish, etc.) independently. The other application in the suite (Zune Video Converter) lets you perform conversion on almost any video file: AVI, DivX, XviD, MPEG, WMV, and QuickTime MOV video files are fully supported, as well as Realmedia files (RM, RMV).
Zune Video Converter Suite also allows for extracting audio-only clips in MP3 format.
Output format can also be easily customized, with the defaults set at H.264 video format (up to 768 Kbps, with a size of 640×480 %u201CTV Size%u201D at 30fps), or MPEG-4 (up to 2.5 Mbps, 480×480 at 30fps).
Additionally, the suite allows creation of split resulting video files by DVD chapters, as well as the usual video cropping modes (4:3, 16:9, etc.) Unluckily, only Zune-compatible files can be produced (i.e. not capable of producing, for instance, MOV or RM files).
The conversion rate is extremely fast even with convert vhsc to dvd default options, and the program even lets you watch your movie while you are converting it to fit your Zune.
Ease Of Use * * * * *
The easy-to-use interface makes this suite extremely easy to use for both beginners and advanced users alike.
Ease Of Installation And Setup: * * * * *
CucuSoft Zune Video Converter Suite is installed like most Windows programs: double click to open the installer, then follow the on-screen instructions and you are done. The program has a very quick installation process and like most new software installer, you do not need to restart your computer.
Quality Of Copy * * * * 1/2
The Zune Converter Suite performs a really good conversion job. The quality of the resulting pictures depends of course on the capabilities of your own system; but even under the minimum system requirements, the Zune Converter Suite produces nice quality videos.
As with most video to Zune converters, the lower the speed, the better the resulting output, and vice versa.
The CucuSoft Zune Video Converter Suite takes first place on my list. I recommend it especially for the non-techy Zune consumer.
2)DvdXsoft Zune Video Converter Suite
DvdXsoft DVD to Zune Converter is a great application designed to fulfill the conversion needs of every video and music lover. An outstanding conversion speed and an impressive quality of results are the main advantages of this program making it appealing to novice users as well as to DVD-ripping experts.
The dvdXsoft DVD to Zune Converter is able to process many types of DVD discs, including some of the more "tricky" ones that cannot be ripped by other applications. It generates highly compatible MP4 files, which will work perfectly with any Zune player.
The first feature to be noticed is the extremely fast DVD to zune conversion. The dvdXsoft DVD to Zune Converter boasts one of the fastest conversion rates.
This application is also smart: it implements several conversion and error correction algorithms automatically, ensuring very high quality resulting videos with a more than decent size/quality relationship. This program leads the industry in audio and video quality.
The dvdXsoft DVD to Zune Converter can take any kind of DVD disc as an input, running smoothly and efficiently on every single one of them. It can produce files of many formats, including MPEG-4, Xvid and the H.264 video format.