Lost a synced video podcast

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Lost a synced video podcast

I subscribed to the NOVA video podcast(along with several others). They all synced fine, even watched a couple on the touch. But now I noticed they've disappeared from the touch. Only seems to be this one. It's still checked in the selected podcasts tab. I tried un-checking and re-checking with no luck. I tried dragging them onto the touch, no luck. Any ideas?

2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, Mac OS X (10.5.3), iPod Touch

Posted on Jul 2, 2008 2:34 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 2, 2008 3:25 PM in response to David Taylor2

Check your sync settings-did you select sync unwatched, last 3, etc.?

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Answer 2

David Taylor2 Author

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Jul 3, 2008 5:57 AM in response to Johnathan Burger

No, I have "sync all" episodes. This is the only one that I've noticed giving me trouble. My best guess is that there's something funky with the podcast that the Touch does not like. I've had trouble with some TV shows I've converted to mp4 (using VisualHub) only to find that the touch won't load them. When you try to drag them onto the touch icon the Touch ignores them. I then convert them using the iPod settings in VisualHub and have no problem. I thought mp4s were mp4s, but I guess not.

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gus3132

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Jul 5, 2008 5:28 PM in response to David Taylor2

i have a similar problem.

none of my podcasts sync to ipod

history - music got deleted on itunes, got it back from ipod touch, restored ipod

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Answer 4

Jul 5, 2008 11:12 PM in response to David Taylor2

Under the tech specs for the iPod's, there is a listing of the settings an MP4 must conform to(Resolution, bit rate, etc.). So no-an MP4 is not an MP4.

It does sound like the people who encoded the videocast did not do a good job-unless you are not downloading the iPod compatible file.
Some of the videos in the podcast section are not meant for iPod playback(anything marked as hi-def).

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