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by Tinkabelle on May 31st, 2007

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How do I download videos onto my mp3 player?

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  • by scubabob on December 27th, 2007

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    That is going to depend on your player. Some will allow a direct docking and will play almost any video file. Some will need to have that video file converted to one it understands, before you can transfer it. Some will have an sd memory card that will allow the direct transfer without decoding. Some will do all of the above, such as the one I own, a Creative Zen.
    At the very least, there will be a cable provided with the player that will hook up to a USB 2.0 port on your PC. There may be special software (such as I tunes or Creative Media Explorer) that came with it, that you'll need to use. Some players will operate just fine with using windows media player as the transfer program. Some will let you use "my computer", to drag and drop your vids.
    There are also some audio only MP3 players that will allow you to use a folder in their storage area, to store any file and transfer it to another pc, just like a jump drive.
    If you were a little more specific on the player, I might be of more help.

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    • mine is a sony 8 gig i think. whenever i try to download a vid from 'my documents' (i copy and paste or drag) and try to put it onto videos for walkman, it says "this file must be converted." . im an idiot with computers and have no clue how to do that. if you could help, that'd be great.

      xoxLauraxox

      by xoxLauraxox on January 9th, 2010

    • The software provided with your Sony doesn't contain a converting tool. You'll need one such as ITunes,Any Video Converter(AVC) or a host of other freeware converters. Your choice here. Use one of those to rip the vid to MPEG 4 or M4V video, which are the video formats that unit works with. Once converted it's then a simple matter of drag and drop into the folder you require it to go on that player.

      scubabob

      by scubabob on January 15th, 2010

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      by Jasmine_L3586 on January 18th, 2011

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