"create iphone version"

I thought clicking this menu item might create a more compressed (smaller) file size of the selected movie, but all it does is cause iTunes to freeze (spinning beach ball). Seems like a bug no?
Peter

On the older hardware you have converting a movie file to an iPhone version could indeed cause iTunes to throw the spinning beachball for an extended period of time. It does not necessarily mean iTunes has crashed, though. It is probably working in the background. Let it sit for a while and it should clear up and you'll have a new file in your library. How long I can't say, but give it at least an hour.

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Someone knows what is causing this and have a solution to it?
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Hi ProblemGuy999,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
The article linked below describes the video cannot be copied alert that you’re seeing when attempting to sync that specific MP4 to your iPhone 5s.
iTunes: Videos may be unable to sync to iPhone, iPad, or iPod - Apple Support
iTunes can play a wide variety of video formats; however, iPhone, iPad, and video-capable iPod devices play videos in specific formats. To learn which video formats are supported:
Go to the technical specifications.
Click your device's product family.
Click your specific model.
Learn more about playing and syncing High Definition (HD) content.
And, here’s the technical specifications for your iPhone 5s:
Apple - iPhone 5s - Technical Specifications
Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 1080p, 60 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
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Next i chose the advanced options in iTunes and clicked on "create ipod or iphone version".
This is taking an extraordinary amount of time. The first attempt went on for about 2 hours and only got through about 2/3 of video. I cancelled the conversion, restarted the computer, and started again. The computer has been working on this task alone for about 30-40 minutes and seems to have converted only about 15-20% of a 43 minute video, from MP4 to iphone mp4.
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How do you "Create an iPod or iPhone version"?

I bought "Daddy Day Care" from the iTunes store, and after syncing my iPod many, many times, it still won't show up on my iPod. It's a 2nd generation, with 3 gigabytes left. Daddy Day Care is only 1 gigabyte. I think it's the video dimensions, as the touch's dimensions are 640 x 480, and the movie is 853 x 480. I highlighted the movie, and went to the top menu of iTunes, clicked advanced, and tried to click "Create an iPod or iPhone version", but it's grayed out. Does anyone know how to fix this, so that I can watch my movie on my iPod? Thanks!!

You are doing it correctly.
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When I select an MP4 movie and then choose Advanced -> Create iPod or iPhone Version, the movie is converted and a new version is created, but they don't work correctly. In two cases, the resulting file has audio, but the video is missing (just white). With another file, the video is there but the audio is missing. How can I troubleshoot this and get the videos converted properly so I can play them on my iPod?

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I have been trying to find any explanation for this by searching here and on Google, with little success.
I am trying to export my movies to my ipod with no success.
I will explain what I do:
I pick a movie from the iTunes Library (it plays just fine), then I go to Advance and click "Create iPod or iPhone Version". iTunes goes through the Conversion process, and after a few minutes (depending on the size of the original movie), I get the converted version, right next to the original one.
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I know how to create an mp3, etc. version. What is the setting to make the ipod or iphone version please.
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