Apollo iPod Video Converter 3.2.5 Online Manual

System Requirements

• CPU 700 MHz or faster
• 128M RAM
• DirectX8.0 or higher

Creating your own iPod movie:

1. Importing source video file:

Hit button to add video files from your hard drive.
Hitor to change the order of source files,the order of source file is the order of them in iPod.
Hitipod_editbtn.jpg" width="24" height="24" align="absmiddle">button to edit the source video files, you can set the start spot and the end spot, as the following picture :

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2. Settings:

   1) ipod_profiles.jpg" width="401" height="27" align="absmiddle">: 8 sets of settings for different video and auio quality. If you change the selected item of it, it will configure almost all of the settings automatically, including Video Quality, Audio Quality, Audio channels.
   2) ipod_resolution.jpg" width="175" height="25" align="absmiddle">: Set the output video resolution.
   3) ipod_framerate.jpg" width="179" height="25" align="absmiddle">: Set the output video frame rate.
   4) ipod_videoquality.jpg" width="186" height="27" align="absmiddle">: Set the output video quality, it will impact the output file size.
   5) ipod_audioquality.jpg" width="186" height="27" align="absmiddle">: Set the output audio quality, it will impact the output file size.
   6) ipod_channels.jpg" width="172" height="27" align="absmiddle">: Set the output audio channels, it will impact the output file size.
   7) ipod_aspect.jpg" width="164" height="18" align="absmiddle">: If you want to keep the original video aspect ratio, check it, otherwise uncheck it.
   8) ipod_volume.jpg" width="225" height="20" align="absmiddle">: Drag the slider to set the volume of target file,100% means keeping original volume,200% maganify the volume in two times.
   
   Advanced Settings
   Click “"Advanced Settings" button, you will get the advance settings dialog as the following picture

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   ipod_2pass_encode.jpg" align="absmiddle">: If you check this option, the MPEG4 encoder will encode the output video in 2 pass encoding mode,this mode will use more CPU time to achieve better video quality.
   ipod_shutdown.jpg" align="absmiddle">: If you check this option, it will shutdown computer when mission accomplished.

   9) Hit  to select or create output folder,output folder is for storing the output video files and the thumb image files, this folder is set as C:ApolloiPodFolder by default.    
   
3. Preview Source Video Files:
    After importing the video files, you can preview source files. The preview window is

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You should select the video file in in the source video list before playback it.
: Start playback . ipod_pause.jpg" width="24" height="23" align="absmiddle">: Pause playback . : Stop playback .
ipod_seek.jpg" width="234" height="20" align="absmiddle"> : You can drag the slider to trace to the spot you want when playback.

4. Start conversion:

Hit ipod_start.jpg" width="95" height="98" align="absmiddle">to start creating your favorite iPod movie if everything is okay.

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