iPod sofware for MacOS X

ViddyUp is the easy way to load up your iPod or Apple TV with home movies or content from around the web. Just drag your clips to the ViddyUp window, tweak a setting or two (if you want), and then let ViddyUp get to work. iPod or Apple TV-friendly versions of each clip show up in a special playlist in iTunes, ready to sync. ViddyUp easily handles dozens of files with its batch-processing mode and even works with MPEG mixed audio. And, with the Custom encoding option, you're free to create MPEG-4 and H.264 files for iPod, Apple TV, iTunes, Podcasts or the Web.

Licence: Free to try; $9.95 to buy

PodWorks is a Mac OS X (Cocoa) application that compensates for the iPod's only downside: Apple only allows you to copy songs to your iPod. If you have two Macs and want to use your iPod to transfer music from one to the other, or you only store your MP3s on your iPod and need to copy them back onto your hard drive after a disk failure, you are out of luck!

Licence: Free to try; $8.00 to buy

Feature list: Fast conversion from nearly every video format to iPod, PSP, DV, DVD, AVI, MP4, WMV, MPEG and Flash. Converts any file in three steps. Click, drag, click. Fit up to 18 hours of video on one DVD. Play it in any standalone DVD player. Xgrid support uses the power of every Mac on your network for batch encoding. Batch Processing of multiple files. Save in-place, or to a different folder. Very comprehensive Advanced panel to modify every aspect of encoding. Dynamic Preview - See results before beginning a long encode. Stitch multiple files together to combine videos.

Licence: Free to try; $23.32 to buy

Do you want a personal trainer in your pocket? How about on your TV? Youve got it with iWorkout. We have added content from some of the best certified fitness experts in the industry to give you the ultimate fitness guide available. Give yourself:101 workout videos, trainer tips, illustrated fitness guides, nutrition and dieting essentials, exercise metronomes to time your reps, fitness charts, workout routines for every body region.

Licence: Free to try; $19.95 to buy

iParrot sets a new standard for instant multi-language translation software. Designed exclusively for the iPod, it's stocked with over 20 kinds of perfectly pronounced oral language for instant use. iParrot is organized into categories such as: Greetings, Transportation, Shopping, and Asking for helping etc. So it is enough for you to find the sentences you need instantly. Organized for instant access and ease, it is especially useful while traveling abroad. Virtual fluency available in Chinese, English, Japanese, Russian, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese. Version 3 adds support to new iPod and iPhone and Apple TV.

Licence: Free to try; $14.95 to buy