640x480 video on a 5th gen ?

Hi all,
I tried to import a 640x480 video clip on to my one year old 60gb 5th gen ipod and was told that my ipod cannot accept that video file. I used H.264 for compression. Can the older video ipods play 640x480 or is it only the new one annouced last week?

Yes it works on a 5th gen.
But (like for new iPods) not any H264 640*480 video will work.
H264 for iPods has to be baseline profile (and even baseline, low complexity according to iPod specs) which means several features of H264's main profile (used for Apple's HD trailers, DVD HD or blue-ray movies) are disabled.
That is necessary for the iPod's chip to be able to decode the video, and for battery life to remain sufficient.
If you have the latest iTunes (7.0) and Quicktime Pro (7.1.3, at least on the Mac), you can create 640*480 that is totally iPod compatible :
-export to iPod in Quicktime Player (requires Quicktime Pro)
- or import your .mov, .mp4 or .m4v to iTunes, select it in iTunes and choose "convert selection for iPod" in the Advanced Menu
You're done.
I have a 5thG 60GB iPod, and it works.

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Time ago i had it in a pocket of my backpack that was supposed to be waterproof. We got completely washed in NYC and when i took it out of my backpack pocket the ipod was dead or behaving in a weird way.
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I have a 5th Gen iPod Video that I have had many years now. It has worked faithfully until about 2 weeks ago and the HDD totally died on me.
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IMHO, the best option is the clear plastic cases. They do not take any of the ipod's beauty away and allow the same functionality as without the case. My personal favorite (And only recently released) is one from ContourCase. However, there are others that are similar.
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