How to Record From a DVR to an iPod

The formats of items saved on iPods and DVRs are not compatible with each other. For that reason, recordings from a DVR cannot be transferred to an iPod without changing the format of the files. Fortunately, this can be done with your computer and video capture card or firewire card and a video conversion utility. In just a few steps, you can move files from your DVR to your iPod.

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  Connect an audio/video cable to your DVR and to the computer's capture card. Make sure that the cable you use is compatible with both your DVR and iPod. If you prefer to use a firewire card and your DVR has one, you can use that instead. One end of the cable goes into the "Video Out" port on the DVR and the other goes into your capture card.

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  Download a video capture utility, such as Windows Live Movie Maker (See References). Your capture card might have come with software that you can use. Follow the on-screen instructions to install. Open your video capture utility and play your DVR video.

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  Download a video conversion utility. One example is Quick Media Converter (See References). Open your DVR file using the video conversion utility and save your file in MP4 format, which is a format that is compatible with your iPod.

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  Move your files into iTunes. Connect your iPod to the computer so that it can load your iTunes files.