Handbrake? movies to iPhone

I assume you've checked the box to manually sync the movies and videos? I haven't had a problem before, I just drag the handbraked mp4 files into the movies folder...

Maybe also try the other iPod settings (rather than iPhone) instead to encode and adjust them to a similar bit rate etc...

are you trying to sync from a different computer than the grayed out ones were downloaded on?

Do you have some movies that you've encoded in Handbrake that don't show up gray in iTunes? If so, when you right-click on a gray one and 'Get Info', is anything different than the not-gray ones?

I've been using Handbrake and iTunes a lot lately and it's been working great. Although I Add File to library versus dragging...I doubt that makes a difference.

Apple Universal encoding of MP4 files works great for me.
Drag and drop to iTunes, then Sync to iPhone.

Wonderfully simple.

Hi, did u delete the original copy, after dragging it to iTunes? If your iTunes isn't set up to make copy of file for your iTunes library, when u add something and then delete the copied file u can't use it in iTunes as it was just a shadow copy, if u still have the original copy, try consolidating your library ......

Jeeze!!!! sounded better in my head, let me know if this helps

To help you find that file, use Spotlight to search using the same name of the movie as in iTunes. Command-spacebar, or the magnifying glass at upper right hand of screen in the menu bar. It will all locations of that file name.

Hope that helps!

For what it is worth, I too, have used Handbrake without problems.

I've run into this too.

I Handbreak DVD to m4v. For some reason selecting Apple Universal or iPhone/iPod Touch gave me the same result. Also, selecting the iPod 5G support didn't seem to set the special bits right.

Anyways, it doesn't matter.

Also, my video (either with 1500 kbps or 100% constant) look a little liney on fast moving segments. Using H.264 with L&G Leopard, iTunes, HB and 3GS.


Once you get you video file into ITunes...do Advanced->Create iPod or iPhone Version and it will definitely play correctly on your iP device.

This is a bit of a pain, but it worked for me.

I myself haven't figured out the "magic" combo of options, etc. in Handbrake to get my DVD's to my iPhone without the extra step.


HTH,
maw

He said that the movie plays in iTunes, just won't sync to the iPhone. So he must have the files somewhere.
I'm having the same problem. Converted some Chapters from a DVD to .m4v using Handbrake (h.264, 480x360, bitrate 1k, audio acc - 44.1kHz - 160kbs).
Plays perfectly in iTunes but I can't sync it to my iPhone.
It only works if I use the codec MPEG-4 (ffmpeg), but that gives me bigger files with worse quality using the same quality settings.
It's getting really annoying since it is supposed to work and I have no clue what's going on.

iPhone support H.264/MPEG-4 video with AAC audio encode.
I also met the problem with Handbrake, I think it is related to ffmpeg that HandBrake adoptive, I ever request support, but it is no message.
I now use iFunia, it is good.

Such problems are in my experience, due to the size of the video - any video with dimensions exceeding 640 by 480 will play in iTunes, but will not play on mobile devices.