Compression settings for iPods?

Question

I have some native 640x480 .mov files that my client wants me to make available for download from their web site so that their clients can load them on their video capable iPods.
What are the best settings/format for me to use in Compressor?

Answer 1

Open the settings and put ipod into the search filed, you'll see the two presets ready to go.
From the compressor manual:
H.264 Workflows for iPod and Apple TV
The efficiency and quality of H.264 creates a number of options for iPod and Apple TV
video producers:
 Compressor includes two video sizes specifically designed for playback on an iPod: iPod
320 (QVGA) and iPod 640 (VGA). Both sizes create output media files that are
compatible for playing on an iPod, and both will look good on the display of the iPod.
 As long as you intend the output media files to be viewed on the iPod itself, you
can use the iPod 320 encoder size, which produces files that are about one half the
size of the iPod 640 encoder size.
 If you expect the output media files to be played on larger displays, whether in
iTunes or on a monitor connected to an iPod, you should use the iPod 640 encoder
size with its higher quality.
 If you have assigned chapter markers to the video using the Preview window, iTunes
will automatically use the first marker as the poster frame. If you assigned an image
to any markers in Compressor, the first marker with an image becomes the poster
frame in iTunes. You can change the poster frame in iTunes if necessary. See the
iTunes help for more information. See “Adding Chapter or Podcast Markers to a Clip”
on page 300 for more information about adding chapter markers in Compressor.
 The Apple TV HD encoder size produces video files that are about four times the size
of the iPod 640 encoder size. These are not compatible with iPod playback and may
not play smoothly on older Macintosh computers.
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