Well, I'm not using 640x480 videos. I generally render my NTSC avi into a 320x240 MOV file first, then transcode the 320x240 MOV into a 320x240 FLV and a 320x240 M4V. Since I'm not allowed to manually set options when I use the "movie to iPod" export in QT, that would basically mean that QT is intentionally choosing a bitrate that's too high for some iPod generations, no?
-- Rhett. http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime http://www.weatherlight.com/freetime > FYI, 640x480 videos do not play on my video iPod. I think maybe it's a > generational thing with the iPod. I have the latest version of iTunes. > When I plug my iPod in and check for updates, I get the message that > my iPod is up to date - so I am not being offered the opportunity to > update the firmware (maybe I was in the past - if it says I need an > update, I update). Nevertheless, the 640x480 videos will not transfer > onto the iPod even though they play fine in iTunes. Your users may be > in the same boat with me. I believe I bought my iPod last February, so > that's approximately 15 months ago. I think a new generation of video > iPod came out after that - I don't remember - if it did then it's > possibly an iPod generation thing. When I have time, which will be in > about 2 weeks, I intend to take the iPod over to my local Apple store > and ask about this problem. If I learn anything useful I'll post it here. > > Cheryl Colan > I vlog: hummingcrow.com > I make: whatwefound.blogspot.com > I teach: node101phoenix.org > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "J. Rhett Aultman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> Thanks for a little sanity checking, Steve. I really will need to > follow >> up with the user in specific and see what's going on, because we've been >> pretty sure that, at least for the recent episodes, things were fine. >> >> -- >> Rhett. >> http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime >> http://www.weatherlight.com/freetime >> >> > That is indeed horribly confusing because m4v's created by quicktime >> > ipod export option should always play. I just tried episode 6 on my >> > ipod and it transferred and played fine. >> > >> > So I dunno, got any detail on what the people with a problem are >> > experiencing? Plays o in itunes but wont transfer to ipod? >> > >> > Strange! >> > >> > Cheers >> > >> > Steve Elbows >> > >> > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "J. Rhett Aultman" <wlight@> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Gang, >> >> >> >> I've had some complaints from my viewers that the .m4v files we > generate >> >> for distribution on iTunes are not compatible with video iPods. > We're >> >> finding this horribly confusing because we generate them with > Quicktime >> >> using the "Movie to iPod" exporter. >> >> >> >> Could I trouble someone to pull up >> >> http://greentime.blip.tv/?file_type=mov,mpeg4,mp4,m4v,mp3&skin=rss in >> >> iTunes, look at Greentime Episode #6 or #5 and see what might be > wrong? >> >> We can't find anything wrong at all, but we also don't have an iPod >> > to try >> >> it on. >> >> >> >> We'd be most grateful. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Rhett. >> >> http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime >> >> http://www.weatherlight.com/freetime >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Yahoo! Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
