
Overall Rating : 8.5
- Easy to Use : 8/10
- Quality of Conversion : 9/10
- Speed of Conversion : 9/10
- Preview of Conversion : 7/10
- Formats Converted : 9/10
- Help/Support : 9/10
Product Details
- Manufacturer : Cucusoft
- Version : DVD Converter
- Price : $29.95 USD
The Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter is one of the easiest-to-use and fastest DVD to iPod converters for the Apple iPod on the market. It can convert all kinds of DVDs to iPod formats in blazing speeds greater than 300X. Now you can enjoy your favorite DVDs on your iPod with the Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter.
Our Review of Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter
With a lightning fast MPEG-4 DVD rip rate of 300X (a 90 minute movie ripped in 25 minutes) the Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter is at the top of the speed category. Expect an H.264 rip to take twice as long as MPEG-4 but be about half the file size - good to know if storage space is an issue.
The Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter rips every DVD out there - no questions asked, restrictions not a problem.
The DVD preview display is not much bigger than a postage stamp and the colors of the interface could use an update to this millennium, but that’s not why you own this baby. The Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter rips every DVD out there - no questions asked, restrictions not a problem.
This is one of those programs you’ll use to rip all your DVDs to any of your Apple devices - one program to rule them all, as they say…
Pro’s and Con’s of Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter
- Very fast MPEG-4 conversion at 300X
- Low profile interface
- Great conversion capabilities beyond the iPod
- Inexpensive
- No Mac version
- Small preview display
- Needs user interface update
- Inaccurate “Time Remaining” and “Conversion Progress” trackers
Key Features of Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter
- The latest version includes two running modes: one is “Direct Mode”, the other is “Batch Mode”
- “Direct Mode” means that you can directly click the DVD Menu to select the movie you want to rip; this mode is very easy for ripping movie DVDs
- “Batch Mode” means that you can select the DVD titles/chapters you want to rip via a checkbox list; this mode is very easy for batch ripping Music DVDs, MTV DVDs and Episodic DVDs
- Supports almost all kinds of DVD to iPod and iPhone formats
- Support for Subtitle Selection (i.e. English Subtitle, French Subtitle, etc)
- Various kinds of video crop modes (i.e. 16:9, 4:3, full screen and so on)
- Various kinds of video resize modes (i.e. “Keep aspect ratio” and “stretch to fix screen”)
- Supports splitting output video by DVD chapters, and titles; fully supports MTV DVDs and Episodic DVDs
- Supports customized output video file size and video quality
- Provides flexible output profiles: you can easily customize the video properties
- Supports DVD to MP3 audio conversions
- Supports Dolby and DTS Surround audio tracks
File Format Compatibility for Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter
- Input Format : Supports any video DVD disc that can be played on your PC/DVD player properly
- Output Format : Almost every portable device with any video or audio format
Technical Requirements for Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter
- Windows 9X, 2000, NT, XP, Vista, 2003 Server
- DirectX 8.0 or later
- MMX-enhanced CPU or more powerful
- 32 MB RAM or more
- Any VGA card
- DVD player

