How to delete video files that do not work

Hi there,
I am frustrated. I just want to delete video files from my iTunes because they will not work on my iPod...I don't care about all the technical ****, I just want to delete the files so that when I update my iPod, they are taken away.
Thanks for your help!
Materialboi9

Just locate the videos you want to delete in your iTunes library and delete them, simple as that.

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