How to convert almost any video file to play on your iPhone or iPod Touch如何轉換幾乎所有的視頻文件，發揮你iPhone或iPod觸摸

This tutorial will walk you through the steps required to convert pretty much any video file to a format that your iPhone and iPod Touch can play.本教程將引導您完成所需的步驟非常轉換任何視頻文件的格式，你的iPhone和iPod的觸摸可以發揮。 And the software used to accomplish this is free.和使用的軟件來完成，這是免費的。

1. First up - download and install the首先-下載和安裝 iPhone/iPod Touch version of MediaCoder iPhone / iPod的觸摸版MediaCoder . 。 The installation is very straight forward - you’ll just click “next” a bunch of times.安裝是非常簡單的-您只需點擊“下一步”一群倍。

   MediaCoder allows you to convert any of the following video file types - AVI, MPEG/VOB, Matroska, RealMedia, ASF, Quicktime, OGM, Xvid, MPEG 1/2/4, Theora, Flash Video, 3ivx, RealVideo, Windows Media Video, VCD and DVD - to an iPhone, iPod Touch and Video iPod friendly format. MediaCoder可以讓你轉換下列任何視頻文件類型-視頻的M PEG/ V OB， M atroska， R ealMedia，格式，使用Q uicktime， O GM， X vid器， M PEG1 /2/4，理， F lash視頻， 3 ivx， R ealVideo的， W indows媒體視頻， VCD和DVD -一個i Phone的i Pod的手感和視頻i Pod友好的格式。

2. Once you’ve finished installing MediaCoder, launch it.一旦您完成安裝MediaCoder ，啟動它。 If it doesn’t appear on your screen right away, check your System Tray (see screenshot below).如果它沒有出現在您的屏幕馬上檢查您的系統托盤（見截圖下文） 。 Double-click the icon in the system tray to bring MediaCoder to your desktop.雙擊該圖標在系統托盤中，使MediaCoder到您的桌面。



3. And a “dual-windowed” MediaCoder will appear (again, see screenshot below).和“雙窗口”將會出現MediaCoder （再次，見截圖下文） 。


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4. Click the Add button from the top toolbar, and navigate to the file you want to convert to play on your iPhone and/or iPod Touch. 單擊添加按鈕從頂部工具欄上，並瀏覽該文件要轉換發揮您的iPhone和/或iPod觸摸。



5. Once you’ve selected the file, it will appear in the queue.一旦你選擇了文件，它將會出現在隊列中。


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6. To preview how it will look on your iPhone/iPod Touch (very neat feature) - click the Play button.要預覽將如何看待您的iPhone / iPod的觸摸（非常實用的功能） -點擊播放按鈕。



7. The bottom Device window will start playing the video.底部裝置窗口將開始播放視頻。 When you’ve seen enough, click Stop .當你看夠了， 單擊停止。


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8. I’ve found that leaving the default selection of H.264 is just fine in terms of video quality.我發現，離開默認選擇的H.264僅僅是罰款方面的視頻質量。 But if you want even higher video quality, select the Format drop-down list, and select H.264 (2-Pass) .但是，如果你想要更高的視頻質量，選擇格式下拉列表，選擇的H.264 （ 2票） 。 This will increase the amount of time it takes to encode your video, but the quality will be higher.這將增加所需的時間來編碼您的影片，但質量將更高。 You can also increase the audio quality by selecting a higher Audio Bitrate from its drop-down menu.您還可以提高音頻質量選擇一個更高的音頻比特率從下拉菜單。


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9. When you’re ready to encode your video, click the Start button.當您準備好您的視頻編碼， 單擊開始按鈕。



10. A Statistics window will appear, letting you know the status of your video encoding. 統計窗口會出現，讓您知道您的地位，視頻編碼。 Here’s where you’ll want to go grab a cup of coffee (or your favorite beverage).在此你會想要去抓住一杯咖啡（或您最喜愛的飲料） 。 The speed of your PC, amount of RAM and length of the video will all affect how long the encoding takes.的速度，你的電腦，內存量和長度的視頻都將長期影響如何考慮的編碼。


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11. NOTE: I have noticed that once the encoding is complete, it takes another minute or two for the “Transcoding completed” message to appear. 注意：我注意到，一旦編碼完成後，另需兩分鐘的“轉換完成”的訊息出現。 So don’t be surprised/worried if the Spastics window shows that the encoding is done, but ‘nothing happens’ right away.所以不要感到驚訝/擔心，如果痙攣窗口表明，編碼工作要做，但'沒有任何反應的權利了。



12. That’s it - you’re done.這就是它-即可大功告成。 The file will be in the same location as your original video, but will have an mp4 extension.該文件將在同一地點作為您的原始視頻，但將有的MP4擴展名。 Add that file to iTunes (or whatever software you use to manage your device) and then transfer it to your iPhone/iPod Touch.購買該文件到iTunes （或任何軟件的使用管理您的設備） ，然後傳送到自己的iPhone / iPod的觸摸。

    One final tip - you can add a number of videos to the queue before you start encoding, and leave it running over night.最後一個提示-您可以新增了一些影片的隊列，然後再開始編碼，並離開它運行在夜間。 Just keep clicking the Add button before you click Start .只要繼續點擊添加按鈕，然後單擊啟動。

    Happy watching!快樂的收看！