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Hello, I have a new Ipod 30MB that was a gift. I have Napster, Lime wire,& Comcast Rhapsody. I made videos in movie maker. They are wmv files. I have not been able to drag them into i-tunes and convert them. can it be done? I fly RC planes and I have several vidoes I created and edited in movie maker to make movies. Am I out of luck?
I have been able to add my photos and music but no videos and some musci won't import either. I tried to import my contacts list and it didn't work either. I get a error message on a few photos, videos and contacts at each start when I hook the ipod up with i-tunes on the PC...
What do I need to convert all the files and use with this ipod where I can have one service without having so many?
See some songs are not available on each service and the ones that I buy or download I cannot transfer. This really *****. Can they not make it easier? Or am I just plain dumb?
Thank for your time

The ipod does not uspport wmv files. You will need to convert them.... search here for video conversion or bettwer, search on the web for video conversion tools.
I use videora ipod converter

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