Last updated on 2013-06-02, by Tony

How to Transfer Movies between iPods

As a favored multimedia product, iPod can both be used as a powerful music center and excellent video player. Even though the feature of iPod as the best music player in the market has made the function of iPod as movie cinema less desirable, the Apple product also wins the hearts of various movie fans. In most cases, users tend to watch movies on large-screen based devices. However, when preparing for a trip, users love to take portable iPod for video entertainment. Moreover, elements like the affordable price and excellent design additionally help iPod to become favored video entertaining device than iPad. Therefore, the method to move movies between iPods will be of great benefits to users.

When considering dropping the old iPod for a new iPod, users will need to move movies between iPods. Otherwise, he will be forced to spend time downloading the movies on old iPod or money purchasing those movies. Moreover, after handling the method to move movies from iPod to iPod, users can easily share iPod movies with friends. What to do to manage the transference of movies between iPods? Here, step-by-step guidance on moving movies from iPod touch 4 to iPod touch 5 will be displayed to help users handle the method to transfer movies between iPods.

Method One: Move iPod touch 4 purchases

Designed as a professional iPod transfer, iTunes can be used to manage the data transference between iPod and computer easily. Therefore, users can employ iTunes to manage the movie transference from iPod touch 4 to iPod touch 5. The general plan is to transfer movies from iPod touch 4 to the computer and then sync the movies from the computer to iPod touch 5 with iTunes. However, only movies purchased from iTunes Store can be involved in the transference process. To make sure users can easily move movies from iPod touch 4 to iPod touch 5, the two iPods shall share the same Apple ID.

Find iPod touch 4 movie

After installing the latest iTunes, open it and then click “iTunes Store” icon in the panel to get to the online store. Click “Movie” tab to list all movies available. Then find out the purchased iPod touch 4 movies by typing the name of the movies in the searching bar one by one.

Download purchased iPod songs

Get to the page of a purchased iPod touch 4 movie and then click “Buy xxx” option. When a dialog box pops out, authorize the computer with Apple ID in the corresponding boxes. After that, the selected iPod touch 4 movies will be downloaded to iTunes.

Sync movies to iPod touch 5

After all those steps mentioned above, connect iPod touch 5 to the computer. Click “Movie” tab under “LIBRARY” to list all movies in iTunes. Choose the transferred iPod touch 4 movies, and select “Sync iPod touch 5” option in the drop-down menu of “File” to manage movie transference between iPods.

Method Two: Transfer with Leawo iTransfer

Designed as an iPod to iPod transfer with state-of-art performance, Leawo iTransfer allows users to transfer movies from iPod touch 4 to iPod touch 5 directly in just a few clicks. Of course, the iPod to iPod transfer not only allows users to transfer purchased iPod touch 4 movies to iPod touch 5, but also those iPod touch 4 movies gotten from websites or CDs. However, Leawo iTransfer merely works when users have installed iTunes beforehand.

Get Leawo iTransfer

Download and launch the latest version of Leawo iTransfer to make sure iPod touch 5 can be recognized. Then connect iPod touch 4 to the computer, open Leawo iTransfer and later connect iPod touch 5 to the computer to make sure both iPods can be recognized.

Choose movies in iPod touch 4

 Next, click “Movie” tab under the icon of iPod touch 4 to list all movies in iPod touch 4. Choose those movies needed to be transferred from iPod touch 4 to iPod touch 5, right click them and then select “iPod touch 5” option in the drop-down menu of “Transfer to”.

Transfer iPod touch 4 movies

After that, Leawo iTransfer will begin the process of transferring iPod touch 4 movies to iPod touch 5 automatically. When the transference process ends, users have managed the task of moving movies between iPods.

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