Zune video converter, convert video to WMV/MP4 for Microsoft Zune 80GB, play Youtube/Google movies on Microsoft Zune series
Zune is a brand of digital media players sold by Microsoft, and its primary competitor is the iPod. Its devices come in three styles, all of which play music and videos, display images, and receive FM radio. They can share files wirelessly with other Zunes and via USB with Xbox 360s, and can sync wirelessly with Windows PCs. As the second generation of Microsoft Zune series, the 80GB edition supports two kinds of video format: MP4, and WMV.
And computer users nowadays are likely storing many video clips in their hard disk. However, because of the screen size and the video sources, they may need to convert the videos on computer before importing their clips to this beautiful mobile device.
For this reason and if you are one of such users and want to play movies on Microsoft Zune 80G, you need to convert the video first. Follow below steps to get playable videos for your phone.
Step 1 : need a WMV/MP4 video converter
To convert video for Microsoft Zune 80G, you need a video converter. Download and install Any Video Converter from this link. With this powerful converter, you can convert almost all video formats including DivX, XviD, MOV, rm, rmvb, MPEG, VOB, DVD, WMV, AVI, FLV movie formats to WMV, or MP4 ready for your Zune.
Step 2: add source video
Launch Any Video Converter and press Add Video button to add video from hard disk, or just drag and drop your video into the program. This converter also supports converting online videos like YouTube, Google Video, MetaCafe and Japanese Nico Video to your mobile phone directly. What you need to do is just to paste the URL of your favourite online video to the program.
Step 3 : select video format for Microsoft Zune 80G
In the program, select output format from Profile drop down list. Since Microsoft Zune 80G supports MP4 and WMV formats, you can select any one highlighted below:

And in the right panel, go to Video Options and set Video Size to 320x240. If you like, you could also change other options, such as Video Codec, Video Bitrate, Audio Codec, Audio Bitrate, Audio Channel, Disable Audio, etc. Or only convert certain segment from the source DVD by defining the Start Time and Stop Time.
How to
Step 4 : convert video for Microsoft Zune 80G
Press Encode button, then Any Video Converter will start encoding your source video into desired output format.
Step 5 : find output file
Once encoding is finished, go to left panel, click on the corresponding format label. And in the middle window, right click on the converted file and select Open File Location, then you can check this video in the output folder from the hard drive.
Now, connect your mobile phone with computer, import output videos into it, and have fun!
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