Ipod video Bitrate

What is the maximum bitrate for MPEG-4 Video on the ipod.

i looked online and there are conflicting reports. Some say that it is 768 Kbps and some say 2,500 Kbps.

i'm using MPEG-4

Dell Pentium 4 Windows XP Pro Ipod With Video 30GB

Posted on Apr 14, 2007 1:40 AM

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Apr 14, 2007 2:44 AM in response to Viper98

apple says...

MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec.

H.264 video, up to 768 Kbps, 320 by 240 pixels, 30 frames per sec.

in full...

Video formats supported: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 768 Kbps, 320 by 240 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

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