Can't get videos on my ipod touch Please Help !!

ant043

Well

I am using handbrake to convert movies to mp4 to put on my ipod touch. Have all the correct settings in handbrake for ipod. Movies are in itunes and can be played there but will not whatever i do download to the ipod. It is really bugging me. I even tried to convert selection within itunes

Am i missing something ????

Thanks

K.O.Kiki

Movies can't be larger than 640h x 480w -- i.e., if either is too high, it won't load in.

Also double-check your presets -- my iPod settings are640 x 16 for some reason! :eek:

Also, the bitrate could be too high -- max bitrate is 2500kbs for MPEG-4 video, 1500kbs for AVC/h.264 video.

big_moe

i use handbrake to copy my dvds to my computer at full res. then i use an app called iSquint to convert them down for my ipod. i think iSquint does a better job of ipod conversion than handbrake.. and you dont have to go messing around with settings, its all ready to go

adam

GarfieldConnoll

ant043 wrote: »

Well

I am using handbrake to convert movies to mp4 to put on my ipod touch. Have all the correct settings in handbrake for ipod. Movies are in itunes and can be played there but will not whatever i do download to the ipod. It is really bugging me. I even tried to convert selection within itunes

Am i missing something ????

Thanks

Is your USB port 2.0? I had to upgrade my USB PCI card to get video to transfer (music and pictures worked fine on USB 1.1).

G.

ant043

have tried isquint now and it will still not work.
it is there in itunes but will not download to ipod. Think i'm going to change ipod for something simpler

Thanks for the replies

big_moe

are you sure you have itunes properly set up to sync the videos??

ZENER

How exactly are you trying to put them onto the iPod ? Have you set the iPod to automatically sync when connected ? If so have you told iTunes to sync movies as well ? What about dragging the movies from iTunes and dropping them on the iPod in the left pane on iTunes. Do you get an error message of any kind ? Is iTunes and Quicktime up to date ?

In my version of Handbrake I can select the iPod Touch as the target device which sets everything for me with no fiddling about - does your version do that ? What about Instant Handbrake instead and try to rip a dvd straight to the iPod just to see if that works.

Another app I use regularly is Popcorn which does a decent job although it's a commercial product.

ZEN

johnson1

i use visual hub to convert all my videos for the touch and never have any problems , it's around a tenner i think but you can get it free if you look hard enough

ant043

thanks for the replies

might give visual hub a go can't be any worse

big_moe

ant043 wrote: »

thanks for the replies

might give visual hub a go can't be any worse

i dont think visual hub will work. it will convert the same as isquint.

by the sounds of things it an iTunes problem.. the videos from iSquint should be fine,

adam

uncle_sam_ie

ant043 wrote: »

thanks for the replies

might give visual hub a go can't be any worse

Visual hub is the payed version of iSquint with more features. If you can get it to play in itunes it will play on your iPod. So, the problem is in itunes. Check that you have the latest version of itunes and your ipod is set up to sync correctly in itunes.

Simon201

Simplist way is to convert them in iTunes - 'Advanced/convert for ipod/iPhone'

ant043

They still will not download when i click convert in itunes. Checked all the settings in itunes and nothing seems to be unusual. I only got the macbook for christmas so i am still learning leopard. I'm probably doing something wrong anyway

thanks for the help

big_moe

ok, i now proper think you haven't got them synced properly. when you connect your iPod, go to the "movies" tab. that is where you sync your movies. if you want music videos, add them to the playlist you have synced. for tv shows, connect the iPod and click TV Shows, and select the ones you want to sync. iSquint converts them fine, so it has to be something you are doing with regards to syncing.

adam

ant043

I tried what you said about the movies tab but they still won't sync. They will play perfectly in itunes but will not sync to touch

ant043

Thanks mate. Sorry for last post. I tried again in itunes and just found out and realised that i didn't have the box ticked to sync movies. It wasn't coming up cause i had not registered the ipod yet

ZENER

ant043 wrote: »

. . . . . and realised that i didn't have the box ticked to sync movies.

Hate to say it . . . but I told ya so !!!!

ZEN