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SanDisk has series of media players such as Sansa Clip, Sansa Fuze, Sansa View, Sansa slotMusic Player, etc. which attracted us with their amazing features, ig, big storage capacity, long-time battery life, high quality of video and sound.
But not all the videos/music that can be accepted by Sansa. For example, Sansa Clip supports MP3, OGG and WMA files. Sansa View supports MPEG-4, H.264, WMV, MP3, WMA, and non-DRM AAC formats. So sometimes we need a third party to enjoy Sansa easily.

Here I’d like to share 4Easysoft Sansa Video Converter which can convert video and audio files to Sandisk Sansa compatible formats with high output quality. The following details will show you how to use it.

Preparation:Download and install 4Easysoft Sansa Video Converter

Step 1:Run this software and add the files that you want to convert.
Then you can preview your loaded videos.
Step 2:Select the output format from the profile drop-down list.
This converter can accept all the mainstream videos/audio, such as WMV, MP4, MOV, M4V, AVI, FLV, 3GP, MOD, MKV, RM, etc. The output format includes MPEG-4, MP4/AVC, WMV video and MP3,WMA, WAV, OGG audio formats.So sometime it can be used as MP4 Converter, WMV Converter.
Step 3:Choose output settings.
Click “setting” button, you can set the value of Frame Rate, Resolution, Bitrate and so on.
Click"Browse", you can choose the output folder. Or the default fold is D:\My Documents\4Easysoft Studio\Output.
Step 4:Click the “Start” botton, you can begin the conversion.

Tips on using this software:
1.Split video
Click “Trim” button, you can trim any segment of your video by setting the start time and end time or dragging the slider bar.
2.Crop video
Click “Crop” button, you can adjust the size of your screen as you will by setting the values, dragging the frames.
3.Merge video
Choose the “Merge into one file”, you can merge your files into one.
4.Real-time preview and Capture pictures
If you like the current image of the video while previewing, you just click the "Snapshot" button and it will be saved automatically.

Try now! Just enjoy your sansa!

For Mac users:
This article is aimed at showing you the easy way to enjoy DVD and Video on your portable devices.
What you need is iSkysoft DVD Ripper Pack for Mac
The following content includes two parts:
Part 1: How to rip DVD on Mac OS X with iSkysoft DVD Ripper Pack for Mac

Make preparation: Download and install iSkysoft DVD Ripper Pack for Mac(Intel Version or Power PC Version)

Step 1:Select and run “DVD Ripper for Mac”, Click “Load DVD” button to load your DVD．
Or, click “Load IFO” button, browse your computer, find the DVD folder of the movie you want to add from your hard disc or DVD-ROM, open your DVD folder, open the VIDEO_TS folder, select all the IFO files and click OK.

Step 2: Output setting
Set the output format you want from the “Profile” drop-down list.
Click “Settings” button to open the Settings window and set video resolution, frame rate, bit rate, encoder, etc. iSkysoft DVD Ripper for mac lets you extract audio from DVD movie to MP3 or AAC, etc.for web using or other portable players. You can set audio resolution, frame rate, bit rate and encoder on the “Settings” panel.
Step 3: Cilck “Convert” button to start your conversion
Waiting a short while, the conversion will be finished.

More editing functions
1.Trim
Click the “Trim” button to to trim the current title or chapter by dragging the Start Time slider to set the start time, and dragging the End Time slider to set the finish time. Then you can only rip segments from dvd on mac.

2.Crop
If you want to remove the black edges or just convert an area from your movie video, you can click “Crop” button to crop the video of the current title or chapter. You can specify an area either by dragging the frame around the video or setting the crop values: Top, Button, Left and Right.

3.Capture pictures
With this program, you can preview the movie in the preview window on the left of the main interface.
While previewing the movie, you can capture pictures by clicking “Snapshot” button. Click the Snapshot Folder button to open the folder where the captured pictures are saved. You can also specify the folder where to save the pictures. Choose a format (JPEG and BMP) for the captured pictures to be saved as. Then Click Ok to finish the settings. You can find the pictures in the the folder you specified.
4.Effect
If you want to adjust the video effect of your movie, you can click “Effect” button and drag each effect adjustment slider to set the video brightness, contrast, saturation and video volume. You can also choose a special effect from the Effect drop-down list to apply to your movie.

Part 2: How to Convert video with iSkysoft DVD Ripper Pack for Mac

Step 1: Select and run "Video Converter for mac" and then click “Add File” button to add your video.
Step 2. Output format and Settings
From the “Profile” drop-down list you can find one format that meets your requirement.
To have your own video settings you can click “settings” button.
After doing the 2 steps above, you can click “Converter” button to start conversion.

If you want to edit the videos, the functons such as "Capture your favorite picture", "Crop video", "Video Effecting","Trim video","Merge videos into one file" are also available and very easy to use.

Ok, now just have a try and get the wonderful experience!

DVD Ripper for Mac

As most of you know there has been loads of rumors saying that Simon is getting the 16-25, Louis 25 and over and Sharon the groups. Well these are the categories that the judges have:

Simon - 16-25's
Louis - The Groups
Sharon - 25 And Over