Convert video for your Archos player

We all know that Archos can play AVI, WMV video format. These video formats are common, but sometimes, we found other video format which is not support by Archos, such as MPG, MPEG, MPEG2, VOB, MP4, M4V, RM, RMVB, WMV, ASF… How can we put it on Archos? Now, I share a best software to do it for you. 4Videosoft Archos Video Converter can convert most kinds of videos to a format suitable for your Archos player.

The following guide will show you how to put videos on Archos :

Step 0: Download and install 4Videosoft Archos Video Converter
Download this software from here, when you finished the download process, run the .exe file to install it.

Step 1: Add video files to convert
Double click this Archos Video converter, then you will see the following screen

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Step 2: Extend the "Profile" category to select an output format.
Click the "Profile" to choose your player model.

Step 3: Start conversion
Click the “Start” to convert.

Tips:

1. Trim video files.
4Videosoft Archos Video converter allows you to trim your video clips. Click the "Trim" button to open the trim window. Then there are three ways for you to trim your video to your preference.

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(1) Drag the slider bar.
(2) Click "Start Time" and "End Time" button.
(3) Set the values

2. Crop video files
4Videosoft Archos Video converter is also a useful video cropper for various digital video formats. So you can remove the useless black edges around your movie video and customize the aspect ratio. You can click the "Crop" button to open the crop window. There are also three ways to crop your video.

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(1) Crop by selecting a crop mode.
(2) Crop by adjusting the crop frame.
(3) Crop by setting the crop values.
You can also set the output aspect ratio from the Zoom Mode according to your need. There are four choices available: Keep Original, Full Screen, 16:9 and 4:3.

3. Capture picture from the video.
4Videosoft Archos Video converter allows you to capture your favorite picture when you preview you video. And the saved picture can be in the JPEG, GIF, BMP format. You can click the Snapshot button the capture the picture, then you can find the captured picture in the Snapshot Folder button.

4. Join the video files
Click “merge into one file” helps you integrate several files output as one.

A nice tool, isn’t it? Why don’t you have a try on your player?

By the way, if you want put dvd on Archos, I recommend you 4Videosoft DVD Ripper Platinum .
The process is same as the Archos Video Converter.

With these two tools, you can appreciate all the videos/movies freely.

The article includes two parts.
Part 1: Rip DVD to iPhone, iPod, Zune, PSP, Apple TV, BlackBerry,walkman,zen, archos,iRiver,Xbox, mobile phones etc



Part 2: Convert video to iPhone, iPod, Zune, PSP, Apple TV, BlackBerry,walkman,zen, archos,iRiver,Xbox, mobile phones etc



Part 1: How to rip dvd

Step 0 ：Install and run 4Videosoft DVD Ripper Platinum

Step 1: Import DVD.
Place the DVD into your DVD drive and click the “Load DVD” button to load DVD.

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Step 2: Video settings.
Select the output video format you want from the “Profile” drop-down list.

Step 3: Click “Open” button to open your output destination file.

Step 4: Start conversion
Click the “Start” button to start your conversion and in a short while it will be finished.

Part 2: How to convert video

Preparation: Download and install 4Videosoft Video Converter Platinum
After you download it, double click the file and follow the set-up instruction to install it.

Step 1: After you finish the installation, the friendly user interface will appear on your desk. Click “Add File” to load your video sources.

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Step 2: Set output video format
Click "Profile" button from the drop-down list to select the exact output video format that is the most suitable for your player. You can click the "Settings" button to set parameters of your output video such as such as Resolution, Video Bitrate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, Sample Rate, etc. to get the best video quality as you want.

Step 3: Click the "Start" button to start the conversion.

Tips----- Basic functions for all the 4videosoftware:

1. How to change your video effect
If you want to adjust the effect of your movie, please click the “Effect” button and a pop-up effect window will appear. It allows you to edit your movie’s effect including “Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Volume”.

2: How to crop off the black edges and adjust the size of video play region
By using the "Crop" function you can crop off the black edge of your video and you can also drag the line around the video image to adjust the video play region to fit for your mobile devices

3: How to split your video
The "Trim" function also servers as a video splitter for you to get any time-length video episode. You can set the "Start Time" and "End Time" to set the exact time-length of the clip or you can directly drag the slide bar to the position you want.

4: How to join the videos
If you would like to put several files into one output file, please tick the check box of the “Merge into one file”.

5: How to save your favorite picture
If you like the current image when preview video, you can use the "Snapshot" option. Just click the "Snapshot" button, the image will be saved and you can click the "Open" button next to "Snapshot" button to open your picture.