Putting an Mpeg video onto an Ipod

driver_problems · 04-02-2006, 10:03

I have looked at some Ipod forums but am still not that clear about this matter and this forum seems to give a more clear and coherent answer.
Basically, If I have downloaded an Mpeg file from somewhere (as a hypothetical experiment with no copyright issues

) and it shows on the desktop as 'Windows Media File' can this be dragged and dropped into the Ipod library or does it have to be reformatted into another file type in some way?

Paul K · 04-02-2006, 10:10

Think you have to switch the ipod to a certain mode but are you just looking to store/ transport the file?

driver_problems · 04-02-2006, 10:12

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Originally Posted by Paul

Think you have to switch the ipod to a certain mode but are you just looking to store/ transport the file?

No - I was hoping to play it on the Ipod

bob_a_builder · 04-02-2006, 10:14

I used this http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/

It won't put them on for you, but will shrink it down to a more suitable size

driver_problems · 04-02-2006, 10:15

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Originally Posted by bob_a_builder

I used this http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/

Ta. Downloading it now. Will try it out

Paul K · 04-02-2006, 10:15

Which Ipod is it?

driver_problems · 04-02-2006, 10:27

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Originally Posted by Paul

Which Ipod is it?

30gig one - one of the new ones

Paul K · 04-02-2006, 10:30

Think it has to be MPEG4 format then, probably what the converter does.

driver_problems · 04-02-2006, 10:33

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Originally Posted by bob_a_builder

I used this http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/

It won't put them on for you, but will shrink it down to a more suitable size

hmm. thing is that videoar is not that clear how to operate it seems to me

Paul K · 04-02-2006, 10:36

According to the Ipod manual (available on all good apple sites lol) ITunes can and will convert the video file when it transfers the file to the Ipod.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Fif...ures_Guide.pdf

driver_problems · 04-02-2006, 10:45

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Originally Posted by Paul

According to the Ipod manual (available on all good apple sites lol) ITunes can and will convert the video file when it transfers the file to the Ipod.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Fif...ures_Guide.pdf

yeah - I had a look at that before. Sometime you drag and drop a video file into the Ipod library and it does not seem to appear. I have read about this in other forums and am stil trying to get my head round it

bob_a_builder · 04-02-2006, 10:52

Click "one click transcode" - browse to file to convert
(or use "Transcode New Video" to build up a queue of files to be converted)
Will start converting ( need to press start if you created a Queue)
output will be in the videos folder of Videora in the programs folder or you can use the Setup to point to another folder for output
I left everthing else at default

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ITunes can and will convert the video file when it transfers the file to the Ipod

Not really ! Esp. if you d/loaded it off the net for 'research' purposes

"videos you download from the Internet. Import the video into iTunes, if
necessary convert it for use with iPod, and then download it to iPod."

driver_problems · 04-02-2006, 10:59

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Originally Posted by bob_a_builder

Click "one click transcode" - browse to file to convert
(or use "Transcode New Video" to build up a queue of files to be converted)
Will start converting ( need to press start if you created a Queue)
output will be in the videos folder of Videora in the programs folder or you can use the Setup to point to another folder for output
I left everthing else at default
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Are you referring to the 'paid for' version with the unlimited features? The thing I have here is a trial version

bob_a_builder · 04-02-2006, 11:09

Yes - I have the trial one too

its a bit buggy, make sure you show it full screen otherwise, can't see all controls etc else

Edit: Ah I see they have a version 2 now - sorry I was refering to 0.9x ( still available for download)
That version 2 thing is something else - d/load Ipod convertor 0.91 instead

driver_problems · 04-02-2006, 11:11

I have managed to get the video to appear in Itunes now with another piece of software i downloaded. But I am confusing myself now as I am not on the 'home' machine - so will report back from the home one about this matter

edit: this might be worth a look tho. Just download the zip file