MP4 movie work in Itunes, but will not sync onto 160G Ipod.

Hello Valden,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!

Have you tried using iTunes built in converter to try and reconvert the movie into a more iPod friendly format? To do this, locate the video in iTunes, highlight it, and then choose "Create iPod or iPhone version" from the Advanced drop down menu. Then try re-syncing the newly converted movie to your iPod and see if that helps.

B-rock

Does the new converted version play okay in iTunes? What program or utility did you use to convert the movie into an mp3 format? Maybe try reimporting a new version of the movie again and then try syncing that one over to your iPod.

B-rock

Hi I have a Iphone 3GS 32 with 3.1.3 installed and discovered the same problem with 3.1.3. The audio sounds good and my screen is displaying a stil with a green bar right below.

On 3.1.2 everithing was all right. I have tried to downgrade to 3.1.2 but that is restricted.

I have checked the playing of the same files on my old 3G 16 with 3.1.2 and there the file is playing well.

I also discovered with playing h264 files that the stop after ca 40 seconds for 1 minute and then go on. The movie time us running from 0:40 - 1:48 but audio and video stops. After the 1:48 the movie is continuing well????

Hopefully Aplle fixes this verry soon!!

THX in advance,

Wim

Hello again Valden,
Sorry for the delay. So, are you receiving an error message while trying to sync this movie over to your iPod in iTunes regarding an unsupported file type?

How do you have your iPod set up to sync movies with your iTunes library?

B-rock

Hmm. Very strange.

Have you tried removing all videos from your iPod and then re-syncing them back over. Maybe also try a restore of it via iTunes.

B-rock

Hi planb77,
Having exactly the same problem as Valden. Tried to convert mp4 file that works fine in itunes, but once converted, the converted version has audio but just a blank white screen.
Any help would be much appreciated
Cheers

Hi! Valden, this question is for you: I have a couple of avi movie files I'm trying to convert into MP4 files so Itunes will recognize them. How did you convert your files?

Also, B-Rock, maybe you can help me with this second question. I transferred some mpg movie files into itunes (and itunes accepted them fine) but when I try to use the built in converter in itunes to convert them to an ipod version, the option to convert isn't even an option. The movies (cartoons actually) play fine in itunes. I just don't see the option to convert to ipod versions.

i also have the same problem. i downloaded mp4 videos but itunes won't sync them to my ipod touch for no reason. i tried converting them to an ipod version and the converted videos were synced but the problem now is that when i play the videos on my ipod, i just get a white screen and the audio playing.

Hello,

I'm having the same problem here. First, my TV Shows didn't sync to my iPod. I used the iTunes built in converter - "Create iPod or iPhone version" - and tried re-syncing.
All I get playing the converted files is a blank screen with the audio - both on the iPod and iTunes.

Well, I couldn't figure out what went wrong with the iTunes built-in converter, but I just found a solution.
I used HandBrake to convert the mp4 files, using the iPod Output Settings. It's not as fast as the iTunes converter, but at least all the files worked both on iTunes and on the iPod.
Right now I'm trying the same thing with PEnGUIn Encoder.