One of the easiest ways to convert a video into the standard iPod format is with the Cucusoft iPod Movie/Video Converter version 3.16. A free trial of the converter used to be featured on the internet, and is also available for purchase for approximately $30. The converter can be used with any Apple iPod movie or iPod video, no matter what the format.

It is capable of converting DivX, XviD, MOV, rm, rmvb, dvr-ms, MPEG, WMV, and AVI files into standard iPod files. The conversion speed is quite fast, and the resulting video supports iPod screen. Other than an Apple iPod, all that is required to use the converter is Windows 9, Windows NT, Windows XP, or Windows 2003; DirectX version 8 or later; a MMX-enhanced CPU, 32 MB RAM or higher, and a VGA card.