Mpeg and .MP4 videos won't add to my iPod video.

Have you tried renaming the extension from .mp4 to a .m4v?

If you already have the movie files stored in your comp, all you need to do is to download this software (and it is for free) called Videora iPod Converter. Don't even waste your money on QT. It would not help me at all. I regretted that I have spent 29 bucks for nothing. Anyway, here is the link:
http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/

Rick, I just posted on the other thread after making my first attempt at using HandBrake. I've tried remaning the extension to .m4v & I still can't get the file to move into iTunes.

Huy, I don't think Videora is going to help as I'm pretty sure it's a Windows app, all of us are on Macs.

oops, LOL. My bad. In that case, I do not know. But I think I saw one of the topics have some freewares for macs for these problems. Just look through the topics, you'll find it. Good luck.

StarDeb, I read from your previous post that you tried to drag the file to the video section. What happens when you "double-click" the .m4v file? Does it open iTunes at all?

This may seem like a stupid question but...
Do you have your iPod Movies preferences set to automatically sync?

THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! It's copying right now. One more question, I can't get the HandBrake app to quit, I've even tried a force quit & nothing. You definitely get a "+" from me.

Debbie

No, I had the same problem. It even locked iTunes. I had to hard restart my PBook. 😟

I guess this problem is common.

BTW, what was your problem?

I have heard great things of PSPware.

I believe that you select the movies tab, edit you movie settings by clicking on the settings button on the bottom, then drag and drop the file you want to convert.

Good Luck.

Open your movie in qt player:
Go to :
file
export
for ipod

Movie will show up as a .m4v, click on it, it opens in itunes and is then visible in your video list.

Try dropping the mpeg-4 directly into the itunes library. It works for me with mpeg-4 files.

gary ss ipod gen V

This is crazy that they made an iPod video and not all videos can be added, espc ones of the quicktime format.

Not so hard to figure out. QuickTime Player is a 22-23 MB package. Would you like to have the whole player taking up space on your iPod? I wouldn't. Apple simply restricted the iPod player's codec to read the current "state-of-the-art" formats best suited to a balance of video quality and compression and which was already compatible with audio that was already a part of the iPod. In effect the iPod only contains a sub-set of QTime's player abilities and therefore rejects all formats not compatible with its capabilities.

Since the iTunes player is based on or simply an extension of the main QT Player application, it can play the same files as the main player including those which will not sync to the iPod.

Having said all that, have you had any success yet? I note that you say you have MPEGs in iTunes. If true, they will have to be converted to iPod compatible files using a non-QTime based application which can handle muxed audio. As to the MPEG4's you mentioned, were they simply downloaded from the Internet and never converted specifically for iPod compatibility?