How to get music videos to play on iPod

loup · 30-11-2006 6:48pm #1

I have a newish 20gb iPod. Try as I might I cannot get music videos to play on it! I download the video and it converts it before copying to the music library. Once on the iPod, it plays but no sound? Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?? Is there a setting Im not aware of? Thks!

Soundman · 01-12-2006 4:17am

Stupid question but is it the iPod video that you have? What model is it? Might be the format you are converting to perhaps? iPod don't like avi files from what I recall. Can't remember off-hand the format that they do support.

loup · 01-12-2006 9:39am

hi soundman, yes its defintely the ipod video i have, its either 20 or 30gb. Yes ipods dont support .avi files but this one when I downloaded the video to my iTunes library, I think it converted it to .mp4 format? would that be right? Its said 'converting' as it was being transferred across so i assumed it would convert to the right format. I checked all the iPod help files and am completely stumped as to why it plays a picture and no sound!

higster · 01-12-2006 2:58pm

itunes will play formats other than mp4 BUT your ipod will not. You needto conert to p forutting onitunes for ipod o reogise them g 3rd party sotware like "ImToo 3gp video convertor"...there are othersout there (do a search) OR buy thevid from itunes store at a cost More at (but Doesn't mention the free s/ware for conversions just apples own quicktime pro which costs)...http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302758

loup · 01-12-2006 3:42pm

Thanks Higster, so you are saying I have to convert the videos using Quicktime Pro or download a free video converter? What format exactly do i need to convert to? Thanks for your help!:D

TheBazman · 04-12-2006 6:50am

I use "Super" to convert files - it has an option to convert files to ipod

loup · 04-12-2006 10:10am

Thanks Bazman, where can you download 'Super' from? Cheers

How to get music videos to play on iPod

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