Convert Selection For iPod--Video Problems

I've got video in iTunes, that's not the problem. I've checked, iTunes and QuickTime are both up-to-date. When I try and sync the videos to my 80gig iPod, it tells me that they can not be synced because they are not the right format. They're all .mp4 format and Apple lists that as compatible for an iPod. When I right click on the video and click on 'Convert Selection for iPod', it converts it, but I only get the audio with a blank white screen and no video. I've followed the Apple tutorial and they're video clip works when I convert it. I went to the DivX website and downloaded the newest version of it and installed everything but the DivX player. It still won't work. What should I do?

I think I was able to resolve this myself after some trial and error. It looks like it is all in the name of the file. I've gotten some files to transfer after going into the Get Info section and updating the name (usually shorten the name or take out non-letter/number/# characters and then get the filename on disk to match.

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Hello!
I'm trying to convert a file that has the following characteristics (as reported in Quicktime Pro):
Format: H.264 Decoder, 496 x 208, Millions, AAC, Stereo (L R), 44.100 kHz
FPS: 25
Data Size: 572.20 MB
Data Rate: 659.18 kbits/sec
Normal Size: 496 x 208
I know the dimensions are strange, but it's because this is just a test I'm running on a workflow using Hand Brake to bring content back from a DVD (my content).
Now, when I drop just the original file into iTunes and then try to put it on an iPod, it says it can't be played. So I use the handy new option in the Advanced menu, "Convert Selection for iPod." This yields a new file with the following characteristics:
Format: AAC, Stereo (L R), 44.100 kHz, H.264 Decoder, 640 x 268, Millions
FPS: 25
Data Size: 1.36GB
Data Rate: 1609.01 kbits/sec
Normal Size: 640 x 268
How is it that the data rate and file size have increased so much? It now plays on an iPod, but why? I was under the impression that usually the problem with getting video to play on an iPod was a data rate that is too high. So it seems strange to me that the second file works and the first doesn't.
Finally, what is the difference between a file with the extension .mov and the extension .m4v? The original file has .mov and the converted ends up with .m4v. But they have the same characteristics in terms of codec. So what's the difference?
Thanks for any help and info!
Cameron

I think I was able to resolve this myself after some trial and error. It looks like it is all in the name of the file. I've gotten some files to transfer after going into the Get Info section and updating the name (usually shorten the name or take out non-letter/number/# characters and then get the filename on disk to match.

Convert selection for ipod?

When I right click a video file in my library, "convert selection does not show up". It just says "Convert selection to AAC" (which is my importing file-type.)
How do I get it to say "convert selection for ipod"??

Like someone else said, iTunes needs to be updated.
Also, know that the option only comes up if the video is not in iPod format.
The latest iTunes update...
iTunes Download Page
btabz

Convert Selection for Ipod help

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Has anyone else seen this and can offer a resolution?
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I think I was able to resolve this myself after some trial and error. It looks like it is all in the name of the file. I've gotten some files to transfer after going into the Get Info section and updating the name (usually shorten the name or take out non-letter/number/# characters and then get the filename on disk to match.

Convert Selection for iPod...causing Unexpected Quits!!

I have 2 video thta I want to play on my BRAND NEW IPOD :)!!!! When I click convert selection (for) iPod it starts but iTunes unexpectedly quits!!! Music transfers fine. Do I need to use 3rd party software to convert these to iPod format?!?!? This is anoying!!

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Thanks for the reply, but iTunes did not create a new file. I looked in Movies and in TV Shows, and in Music just to be careful, but there is still only one file, the one that doesn't play on my iPhone. I even looked in my iTunes Music folder for a file it may have created an just not imported, but there is nothing there either.

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When I choose the 'Convert Selection for iPod/iPhone' option so that I can put my movies on my iPod, all of the audio becomes silent. The picture is fine and only the music/words go away.
Why? And, if there's a way, how can I fix it?
(These movies are either from a camera or from friends.... 'mpg' files.)

Thanks for the reply, but iTunes did not create a new file. I looked in Movies and in TV Shows, and in Music just to be careful, but there is still only one file, the one that doesn't play on my iPhone. I even looked in my iTunes Music folder for a file it may have created an just not imported, but there is nothing there either.

Video with NO music while apply 'Convert Selection for iPod'.

Hi,
I have 80GB video iPod.
In iTunes while I add any .mpeg file and play it into iTunes running fine. But while I make 'covert selection for ipod' for that file and while playing the file which I have after conversion into iTunes, doesnt play music. means I can see video without music.
This is strange behaviour and frsutrating me a lot.
Can anybody help me to resolve this ?
Thanks,
Tushar.

Reinstalling itunes fixed it, Now the video has no audio in itune OR theiPod.

Can't Convert Selection For iPod.

When I attempt to put a quiktime video on my video iPod, it says that my iPod is unable to play that file type.
Then, when I try to convert that video for use on my iPod, it says it can't due to an unknown error (-3000) occurring.
Some help with this would be VERY much appreciated, as it is driving me insane.

I don't know how to solve your problem directly, as in within iTunes, but a workaround is to simply use other software to convert your videos.
I personally use iSquint, as its fast, free, easy to use, and works every time. After a file is converted, simply drag the outputted file into iTunes or your iPod as normal.
http://www.isquint.org/
(The makers of iSquint now offer a more feature-rich version called VisualHub, which is not free and I cannot vouch for.)

"Convert Selection for iPod" Dosen't work

I want to do this with a video I got off of my Lamb of God DVD so I can have it on my iPod, but it goes through the converting process... And it will do one of two things.
Next time I plug in the iPod it will not update onto my iPod or
Two it will update onto my iPod, but with no sound only video
As for in iTunes sometimes it will convert it and it will have sound and sometimes it will convert it and it Won't have sound.
What is the proper way to convert a video file in iTunes so that it will go on a iPod when it is updated?

You can try using a third-party program to convert the video for your iPod.
Try using MPEG Streamclip
-Kylene

"Convert selection for iPod" "The application iTunes quit unexpectedly"

I've been trying to convert some QuickTime movie files and a MPEG-4 video file in iTunes for my iPod. It gets partway in, or fairly far in, then iTunes spontaneously quits and I get the message "The application iTunes quit unexpectedly."
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When I "Convert Selection For iPod" the converted file has no audio.HELP!!!

I have tried many times but the converted file always ends up with no audio.
The files I am trying to convert are just basic Windows Media Player video/movie files each under 1GB.

I have the same audio problem with .mov to .m4v conversion. The .mov conversions worked fine before, now audio is bad in .m4v - both in itunes & on ipod. I tried the sample_iTunes.mov & it is garbled too, upon conversion in itunes.
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ATTENTION! POSSIBLE FIX FOR iPod VIDEO PROBLEMS

For all of you out there who may be experiencing INSANE problems with your new iPod, this may help. We had a ton of issues with a brand new 60g iPod tonight, Christmas present blah blah blah same as everyone that has questions here. Anyhow, after hours and much cursing and my eyelid twitch going mad, we got the dang thing to work! I am drawing the assumption that this thing was shipped screwed up and a restore MUST be done in order for it to work. (All the freezey, sad faced, file with an exclamation point, stuck screens, everything, we went through ALL of that!!!) BUT we had to use the old October version of the iPod updater that comes on the CD NOT the newest one available for DL from November. The November version gave us disk write errors and a resotre could not be done. Also, the iPod went into "disc mode" before we were able to restore it and apparently you can do this yourself (ours did automatically, don't ask me how) There was a link somewhere in this mess about it, you'll have to search on it I suppose. Anyhow, it really was f-ed up right out of the box, it would eject itself while in the middle of song transfers and then there would be nothing on the iPod, then it froze, then... well, it's been hours so I'll spare you the rest. It's working splendid now, so try a restore with the OLD version of iPod updater and good luck to you all. Merry Christmas.

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Convert Selection for iPod/iPhone Not Doing Anything

I have a ton of TV Shows that I ripped from my DVDs using Handbrake and put into iTunes. When I was ripping the videos, I chose to use the Apple TV preset since that is what I am mainly using to view the episodes. However, I have found that files created with this preset are not playable on the iPhone. I tried using iTunes' "Covert for iPhone" feature, and the file looks like it is getting converted, the progress bar goes all the way and the little success sound is played, but the file is still unable to be synced to my iPhone.
Has this happened to anyone else that was able to find a solution? The only thing I can think of is to rerip all the episodes using a preset that is playable on the iPhone, but that would be a real pain since I have about 600gb of video files to rerip...

Thanks for the reply, but iTunes did not create a new file. I looked in Movies and in TV Shows, and in Music just to be careful, but there is still only one file, the one that doesn't play on my iPhone. I even looked in my iTunes Music folder for a file it may have created an just not imported, but there is nothing there either.

I don't have "convert selection for ipod" option in advanced menu ...

and I have the latest version of iTunes. I have many vids in my itunes that will not transfer to the ipod b/c they are not in the right format. Why isn't this feature showing up on my menu? Thank you!!!!

And, the automatic check for updates within iTunes isn't working for lots of folks.
Get the 6.0.2 from here
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

Convert Selection For iPod--Video Problems

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