wine users - May 2009 - Enjoy DVD and Video on Creative Zen and Quicktime (Windows/M

This guide will show you how to use a best tool from Tipard Studio called DVD to
Creative Zen 
(http://www.tipard.com/dvd-to-creative-zen-converter.html)Converter, Creative
Zen Video Converter (http://www.tipard.com/creative-zen-video-converter.html),
DVD to MOV Converter for Mac
(http://tipard.com/dvd-to-mov-converter-for-mac.html) and MOV Converter for Mac
(http://tipard.com/mov-converter-for-mac.html) to convert normal DVD and online
video files to play back on Creative Zen and Quicktime Vision players both for
Windows and Mac users.

Part 1: The formats Creative Zen and Quicktime supports.
Part 2: How to convert any DVD to video formats supported by Creative Zen. 
Part 3: How to convert videos and music to the formats Creative Zen player
supports.
Part 4.:How to convert DVD to video formats supported by Quicktime
Part 5: How to convert video and music to the formats Quicktime supports

Part 1. The audio formats Creative Zen and Qicktime supports
	Formats supported by Creative Zen: MP3, WMA, WMA, AVI, MPEG-1/2/4-SP, Windows
Media, Video (WMV) 9, Motion-JPEG, DivX 4 / 5, XviD
	Formats supported by Qicktime: MOV, AVI, 3GP

Part 2. How to convert any DVD to Creative Zen supported video formats  

Things You will need: Tipard DVD to Creative Zen Converter (Mac Version
(http://www.tipard.com/dvd-to-creative-zen-converter-for-mac.html) / Windows
Version (http://www.tipard.com/dvd-to-creative-zen-converter.html)), Creative
Software.

Step 1. Download and install Tipard DVD to Creative Zen Converter.

Mac Intle users: Click Here to download
(http://www.tipard.com/download/mac/dvd-to-creative-zen-converter-intel.dmg).
Mac PowerPC users: Click Here to download
(http://www.tipard.com/download/mac/dvd-to-creative-zen-converter-power-pc.dmg).
Windows users: Click Here to download
(http://www.tipard.com/download/dvd-to-creative-zen-converter.exe).

Let's take Tipard DVD to Creative Converter (windows version) as an example:
 
[Image: http://www.tipard.com/image/guide/creative-zen/main.jpg ]

Step 2. Load your DVD and select the right output format (avi) for Creative Zen.

[Image: http://www.tipard.com/image/guide/creative-zen/profile.jpg ]
 
Tipard DVD to Creative Zen Converter lets you select DVD subtitle and audio
track to convert DVD movie with any available language, along with setting video
brightness, contrast, saturation and so on. It also allows you to choose any
chapters or titles to convert and trim the length of each title or chapter.

Step 3. Start the Conversion
After you choose the right output format file and make some settings, click
"Start". You can choose to shut down your computer or open the output
folder after conversion.
 
Part 3. How to convert videos and music to the formats Creative Zen player
supports

Things you will need:  Tipard Creative Zen Video Converter (Mac Version
(http://www.tipard.com/creative-zen-video-converter-for-mac.html)/ Windows
Version (http://www.tipard.com/creative-zen-video-converter.html)).

Step 1. Download and install Tipard Creative Zen Video Converter

Mac Intel users: Click Here to download
(http://www.tipard.com/download/mac/creative-zen-video-converter-intel.dmg).
Mac PowerPC users: Click Here to download
(http://www.tipard.com/download/mac/creative-zen-video-converter-power-pc.dmg).
Windows users: Click Here to download
(http://www.tipard.com/download/creative-zen-video-converter.exe).

Let's take Tipard Creative Zen Video Converter (windows version) as an
example:

[Image: http://www.tipard.com/image/guide/creative-zen/video-main.jpg ]
 
Step 2. Load your videos and select the right output format

If you want to convert videos to Creative Zen, you can select .AVI as the output
format file.
If you want to convert music to Creative Zen, you can select .MP3 as the output
format file.
This video conversion software lets you set video brightness, contrast,
saturation, crop video, trim video and even merge multiple files into one file.

Step 3. Start the Conversion

After you choose the right output format file and make some settings, click
"Start". You can choose to shut down your computer or open the output
folder after conversion so you don't have to sit before your computer
waiting for the conversion to finish.

Note: How to transfer converted videos to your Creative Zen

Open up your program (Zen V Series Media Explorer), and connect Zen V Plus.
Select "Convert Video". This option is a must, because videos are
viewed in the format as Uncompressed AVI. This is large format, and can
generally be a pain.
After that, select "Transfer". This will bring up some options, choose
the appropriate, NOT widescreen.

Part 4.: How to convert DVD to video formats supported by Quicktime
The tool you need is DVD to MOV Converter for Mac. 
Step 1: Download and install  Intel Version
(http://tipard.com/download/mac/dvd-to-mov-converter-intel.dmg) or  Power PC
Version (http://tipard.com/download/mac/dvd-to-mov-converter-power-pc.dmg).

[Image: http://www.tipard.com/image/guide/mov/dvdtomov.jpg ]

Step 2: Load your videos and select the right output format
Step 3. Start the Conversion.

Part 5: How to convert video and music to the formats Quicktime supports
The tool you need is MOV Converter for Mac.
Step 1: Download and install Intel Version
(http://tipard.com/download/mac/mov-converter-intel.dmg) or Power PC Version
(http://tipard.com/download/mac/mov-converter-power-pc.dmg).

[Image: http://www.tipard.com/image/guide/mov/movconverter.jpg ]

Step 2: Load your videos and select the right output format
Step 3. Start the Conversion.

Let it convert & transfer. 

Now you have successfully put DVD, video, and music onto your Creative Zen or
Quicktime!

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