Cant get official Apple test videos into itunes or any mp4

I am using Apple test video files, I got from apple here http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1425
I cant get any video into iTunes.
When I try to drag the video into my ipod I get a pop up saying
"video name.mp4" was not copied because it cannot be played on this ipod
I tried everything I could find online..
Can someone help?
I am using an IPOD Classic.
joliett

The videos that will not play, open them and see if they will play in Quicktime first. Also check this artical out and make sure your video is in the format iTUnes supports http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302758

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Itunes wont accept many of the videos i have, for example, I have a video of my band playing, and it can be put into itunes, then i go to put another video of my band playing in, which is the same type of file, and it doesnt go in. I dont get any error messages or anything, the file simply isnt there
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It's not a network issue. Many posters have exhaustively troubleshooted their network settings & connections.
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I just fixed the problem on my other PC (main library -- synced to aTV) and the workflow is slightly different. On this copy of iTunes (synced) the aTV does not show up in Preferences > AppleTV.
In order to restore the synced copy of iTunes, you need to first turn off syncing from the Sources menu on aTV. (this locked up my aTV, so I had to cycle the power.) BTW, this will delete all local content on the aTV.
Then turn syncing back on, again in the Sources menu on the aTV. You are prompted to enter the code into iTunes. aTV returns to your device list. aTV resyncs. If you had previously changed your sync settings in iTunes, your settings are reset to the factory default, so you'll have to set them up manually again.
Hope this helps. Return to your busy lives, citizens!
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