How to Transfer YouTube Videos to iPod Format

If you want to watch a YouTube video on your iPod while not online, you'll need to capture and convert it to the iPod format in a way that saves the video to your computer. Numerous free online conversion websites will do just that.

Instructions

1. Go to YouTube and then to the video you'd like to capture. Right-click on the address at the top of your browser window and select "Copy" from the drop-down menu.

2. Visit a conversion website such as ConvertFiles.com, Media-Convert.com or FreeFileConvert.com (see Resources). These sites can capture streaming videos for you.

3. Click on the option in the conversion Web page that allows you to download videos from a website. Right-click on the text box next to this option. Select "Paste." Your YouTube address appears in the box.

4. Click on "Output Format." Select "iPod/M4v" from the available options. Click "Convert." Wait for the new link to appear, then click on that to download your video in iPod format.

References

• File Extensions: M4V (iPod format)

Resources

• ConvertFiles
• Media-Convert
• FreeFileConvert
• YouTube