How to Convert a Video to an iPod Nano
- 1). Run iTunes. Click "File" and "Add to Library" from the iTunes menu.
- 2). Click the video file you want to import, and click "Open." Click the "Movies" tab in the iTunes menu and select the video file to highlight it.
- 3). Click "Advanced" and "Create iPhone or iPod Version" on the program menu. Highlight the original video and press the "Delete" or "Backspace" key on your computer's keyboard.
- 4). Click "Delete" in the pop-up confirmation window to remove the original video file from iTunes.
- 5). Plug the iPod Nano's cable into the USB port on the computer and into the iPod Nano's docking port.
- 6). Click the iPod Nano's icon in the iTunes menu and click the "Movies" tab in the iPod Nano's preferences window. Click "Sync Movies" and click the box next to the converted video.
- 7). Click "Apply" to sync the video to the Nano, and click "Eject" in the "Controls" menu of iTunes to unplug the Nano.
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