Can't drag movie to my itouch

HI,
Firstly, I'd like to thank Stedman1 who respond my previous questions promptly and I've upgrated my itouch to version 3.1.3. However, there are movies which can be played in itunes but can't be draged in my itouch. It is said that because this moive can't be played in my ipod touch. Why? The format of the movie is mp4. What should i do?
Thanks
Jen

Hello Jen,
Your iPod can be a little picky when it comes to the details of movies, even ones that are in an iPod compatible format. Try using iTunes built in converter to convert the movie to a more iPod friendly format. To do this, highlight the video, and choose Create iPod or iPhone version from the Advanced drop down menu in iTunes.
When it has finished converting, try syncing the newly created version to your iPod.
B-rock

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