Creative zen fans all want to know how to watch videos on their players, now I will share my experience with everyone here.

Useful information for creative zen:
The video formats: MJPEG, WMV, and AVI (MPEG-4 SP, DivX, Xvid), while MPEG-1, and MPEG-2 are supported, but must be transcoded with the included software.

The audio formats: MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV, and Audible 2, 3, and 4 formats.

The best settings: video resolution: 320×240, video Bitrate: 500 kbps. Audio Bitrate: between 96 to 128 kbps.

The following guide will show you the process step by step:
1. How to put dvd on Archos
2. How to put video on Archos

Part 1: How to put dvd on zen

Step 0: Download and install 4Videosoft DVD to Creative Zen Converter

Step 1: Import DVD.
Place the DVD into your DVD drive and click the “Load DVD” button to load DVD.

Step 2: Video settings.
Select the output video format you want from the “Profile” drop-down list.

Step 3: Place video
Click “Open Folder” button to open your output destination file.

Step 4: Start conversion
Click the “Start” button to start your conversion and in a short while it will be finished.

Part 2: How to put video on zen

Step 0:Download and install 4Videosoft Creative Zen Video Converter
When you finished the download process, run the .exe file to install it.

Step 1: Click “Add files” button to import videos.

Step 2: Extend the "Profile" category to select an output format.

Step 3: Click “Open Folder” button to open your output destination file.

Step 4:Click the “Start” to convert.

Tips----- Basic functions for all the 4videosoftware:

1. How to change your video effect
If you want to adjust the effect of your movie, please click the “Effect” button and a pop-up effect window will appear. It allows you to edit your movie’s effect including “Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Volume”.

2: How to crop off the black edges and adjust the size of video play region
By using the "Crop" function you can crop off the black edge of your video and you can also drag the line around the video image to adjust the video play region to fit for your mobile devices

3: How to split your video
The "Trim" function also servers as a video splitter for you to get any time-length video episode. You can set the "Start Time" and "End Time" to set the exact time-length of the clip or you can directly drag the slide bar to the position you want.

4: How to join the videos
If you would like to put several files into one output file, please tick the check box of the “Merge into one file”.

5: How to save your favorite picture
If you like the current image when preview video, you can use the "Snapshot" option. Just click the "Snapshot" button, the image will be saved and you can click the "Open" button next to "Snapshot" button to open your picture.