IPod Compatible Video Podcast?

Would anyone out there who is lucky enough to own a Video iPod be willing to test the videos on my Video Podcast for compatability?
I have compressed the videos so that they should be compatible but I have received a report that they do not play on the iPod. If this is true, I will need to fix whatever the problem is.
Thank you for your help. My Video Podcast can be found at: http://www.indiecinema.org

Alexander....
I downloaded your movie "Mandy" and and tried to load it to my ipod. It didn't. When I looked at the movie properties in Quicktime the video kb rate was 661kb a sec, and the audio was acc 44.1. I'm guessing that the sum total added up to more that 768 kb a sec which seems to be the magic number with the video ipod.
there's a real easy way to export ipod compatible videos for those of us who don't know how to balance all of the different parameters of video editing. Even if you do, there real easy to use and work in the background while you go do other stuff on your computer.
If you're ripping a DVD for your ipod. go to this site and download HANDBRAKE.
http://handbrake.m0k.org/
it's a great little shareware tool for ripping DVD's to your library. When you've got that done go to this next site and follow the instructions for using handbrake to make ipod compatible video.
http://www.methodshop.com/mp3/tutorials/dvd-to-ipod/index.shtml
if you're ripping an individual file that you created... go get this other little piece of software....
iSquint
http://www.isquint.org/
Works great, "brain dead" easy to use, faster than quicktime
Again, use these pieces of software for stuff that you've purchased or created. They work great.
Hope this helps.
Jim

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