This suite combines two softwares, the CucuSoft iPod Video Converter and the DVD to iPod Converter. With these two up your sleeve, it's a breeze to convert both DVD media and video files to your iPod. Enjoy watching all the films, clips and home-made videos on your iPod as a portable DVD player, or also convert them with CucuSoft to a variety of output video media like your iPhone, Apple TV, iPod touch and iPod video nano.

This software is important because your iPod cannot play average video files like AVI or MPEG formats. That's why you need CucuSoft to convert the files into something your iPod will understand. Sometimes other software needs two steps (first converting DVD to AVI, then converting output AVI to iPod) but this process wastes a lot of time. Because CucuSoft performs conversions directly in one step, the conversion speed is far faster than others.

The program is quite easy to use. All you need to do is put a DVD in your DVD drive, choose to output to iPod format in CucuSoft and then click 'Convert'. If you want to customise the process further, under the 'Advance' button you'll find parameters such as resolution, frame rate, and output quality. Plus, the clear-cut interface provides a real-size iPod image so you can see what videos will look like on its tiny screen.

CucuSoft Suite: What we liked

• An all-in-one iPod video conversion solution that converts to a variety of output media.
• Customisable - you can choose the compression and video quality levels.
• Fast and has a good compression ratio.
• Easy to use in terms of installation, interface and simplicity of software.

CucuSoft Suite: What we didn't like

• Whilst the copy video quality is good, it is not as good as some other software out on the market.
• The customer support is not very good. There is no phone support and they take a long time to respond to email enquiries.

CucuSoft Suite Support

Cucusoft provide no phone support, but offer FAQs and user-guides on via their website.

About CucuSoft

The world's leading video converter company, Cucusoft helps people convert a variety of different files to a number of different output media. They are considered the industry standard among current popular converters and continuously attempt to improve their software - for memories, for entertainment.

     

Cucusoft iPod Video Converter Suite is an all-in-one iPod video Conversion solution. This Suite includes 2 software applications: Cucusoft iPod Video Converter and Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter. So with this iPod Video Converter Suite, you can convert both DVD media and video file media to iPod video/iPod movie. You can enjoy your favorite DVD and video clip on your iPod on go. Now you can get this DVD to iPod Converter Suite at a very competitive price! It can support Apple TV, iPod Touch and Ipod video nano asl well.

It can convert DVD to iPod directly. Many other reproductions of this software requires two steps: 1. convert DVD to avi; 2. convert output avi to iPod. That solution wastes lots of your time. The Cucusoft software needs only one step, directly converting video DVD to iPod with superior conversion speed.

Cucusoft iPod Video Converter + DVD to iPod Converter Suite Features:

The new version includes 3 running modes, the first one is "Direct Mode", the second one is "Batch Mode" and the last one is "1 Click Mode"

• "Direct Mode" means that user can directly click the DVD Menu to select the movie they want to rip. This mode is very easy for ripping a movie DVD's.
• "Batch Mode" means that user can select the DVD titles/chapters they want to rip via checkbox list. This mode is very easy for batch ripping Music DVD's, MTV DVD's and Episodic DVD's.
• "1 Click Mode" means that user just clicks 1 click to open a DVD, then the rest task will be done automatically. This mode is designed for dummies.
• Cucusoft is the first company that merges these 3 kinds of modes into one software.

Support almost any kinds of DVD format to iPod.

• Support almost any video file as input, including DVD, vob, DivX, XviD, MOV, rm, rmvb, MPEG, WMV, AVI, dvr-ms, MP4, TiVo, .mkv etc. to iPod video format.
• Support "Drag and Drop" in Apple TV Video Converter software.
• Support for Subtitle Selection, eg. English Subtitle, French Subtitle ....
• Under "Direct Mode", through DVD menu.
• Under "Batch Mode", through DVD Title list.

Support for Audio Track Selection, eg. English audio track, French audio track.....

• Under "Direct Mode", through DVD menu.
• Under "Batch Mode", through DVD Title list.
• Various kinds of video crop mode. eg. 16:9, 4:3, full screen and so on.
• Various kinds of video resize mode, eg. "Keep aspect ratio" and "stretch to fix screen".
• Support splitting output video by DVD chapters, and titles. Fully support MTV DVDs and Episodic DVDs.
• Support customize output video file size and video quality.
• Provide flexible output profiles, user can easily customize the video properties.
• Support DVD to MP3 audio conversion.
• Support Dolby, DTS Surround audio track.
• Support Apple TV.
• Support latest iPod touch and iPod video nano.