Sothink Reviewer's Comments

Sothink iPod Video Suite (called the Sothink iPod Converter Suite on the Sothink website) is one of the few products we reviewed that required a third-party decrypter to convert DVDs Content Scrambling System (CSS) encryption that movie studios encode onto their DVDs.

On the Sothink website, there is a disclaimer by SourceTec—the company that develops Sothink Software—stating that they do not endorse illegal copying. Although this may be inconvenient to some customers, the site they recommend for obtaining decryptions is easy to access, download and use.

Sothink does not have an extensive set of features, but it works very well. The DVD conversions are somewhat clearer than the video file conversions, but even the video gets a three out of four rating. Sothink’s conversion time is excellent. The program converts DVDs and video files in about half the time it would take to watch them.

Sothink’s help is excellent. They offer a user forum, email support, guides and FAQs. If you have a problem that can’t be resolved through their extensive help features, you can expect quick responses from their tech team with solutions to any problems.

For a first rate DVD/Video to iPod conversion software with plenty of features and an all–in–one program layout, see PQ DVD to iPod Video Converter Suite.