What format video/movie files will the iPod 80GB Video play?

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What format video/movie files will the iPod 80GB Video play?

Hi there!

My iPod is working well, but I cannot get it to play movies. Does anyone know what formats the files have to be in for iPod to play it? Will it play .avi's, mpeg4, .vob etc?

Thanks in advance and happy 2007!

iPod Video 80GB, Windows XP Pro, Laptop and Home PC

Posted on Jan 2, 2007 3:50 AM

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Jeff Bryan

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Jan 2, 2007 6:28 AM in response to Tashira

The file must meet the following specifications to play correctly.

H.264 video: up to 768 Kbps, 320 x 240, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats
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MPEG-4 video: up to 2.5 mbps, 480 x 480, 30 frames per sec., Simple Profile with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats.

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Tashira Author

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Jan 3, 2007 6:12 PM in response to Jeff Bryan

Thanks Jeff

That's great!

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Answer 3

Jan 4, 2007 12:45 AM in response to Tashira

FYI JeffB gave you the OLD (but still usable if you like low quality) iPod video specs. As of update 1.2 all 5th gen iPods can now play 640x480 H.264 and mp4 files with bitrates of 1.5Mbps and 2.5Mbps respectively.
I'm actually quite surprised that JB didn't know that, I mean it's been months now since that update. Yes quite surprised...

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