How to Put DVDs and Movies on the Sansa Fuze MP3 Player

It is hard to find sources to put videos on an mp3 player-the video downloads from stores like Amazon and iTunes will not work, and downloading videos online that you don't pay for is illegal. The solution is to purchase the movie you would like to put on your player at the store, then convert the DVD into the correct format and transfer it to the player.

If you have a Sansa Fuze and would like to put your DVD movies onto the player, read on to find out how.

Step 1

Download a DVD backup program, such as DVD Decrypter or DVDFab - both of these programs are free, but DVDFab is actively supported, and will work with more DVDs. If you're using OS X, you can use Mac the Ripper.

Put the DVD you want to copy into the DVD burner on your computer or laptop and start the backup software. Copy an ISO or VOB files to your hard drive from the DVD, then close the program.

Step 2

Download a freeware program called HANDBRAKE, install it onto your system (it is supported by all operating systems), then launch it and load the file you ripped. Choose a saving location, then choose a file size and quality settings to convert the DVD to. Click START when the settings are to your liking, and then wait and hour or two for the conversion process to finish.

Step 3

Once you have the DVD converted into a normal file, install or launch the Sansa Media Converter software that came with your player. You must use this software to convert the video file because SanDisk designed the player to use a special, proprietary version of the AVI format, which you can only get with their software.

Load the video file and tell it to convert. Depending on the file size of the original movie, this could take a long time; the amount of time it takes to convert is also dependent on the speed of your computer.

Step 4

When finished, load the new video file onto your Sansa Fuze mp3 player and try to play it. If it plays correctly, you were lucky; this software is notorious for having audio/video sync issues, which can be difficult to correct.

If you are having problems with this method, consider loading Rockbox, a free open source firmware, onto the player. You can play MPEG files on Rockbox, and they are much easier to create.