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DIVX to MPEG 4 to iPod Touch; Playback Issues

I have a DIVX movie that I converted to MPEG 4 for iPod using Quicktime Pro. The movie plays in iTunes and will transfer to my iPod Touch. When I try to playback the movie on the Touch I get several problems.

1.) The first time I tap the movie o play it, it tells me 'this movie cannot be played'. The second time I tap it it playse.

2.) There is no audio.

3.) Playback gets to one spot about 30 seconds in and the movie freezes. The timer, however, continues.

The movie is 950Mb. Anyone have any ideas?

Message was edited by: shipboard_appleman

MacBoox Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.11), iPod Touch, Factory State

Posted on Jan 4, 2008 6:42 AM

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Jan 4, 2008 7:13 AM in response to shipboard_appleman

quicktime 7.3.1 is slightly broken.... When using third party codecs, which includes your divx codec. Apple's official line is that they can't support quicktime when using third party codecs.

You don't mention which version of the codecs you are using but Id suggest perian in all cases instead of the generic divx codecs. see how you get on which that.

DIVX to MPEG 4 to iPod Touch; Playback Issues

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