How to force mpeg 4 video to always loop.

Hello,
I've created some animated loops for for use as podcasts for video iPods. As required these files are in H.264 format and store as ".m4v" files.
Can someone please tell me how to save these files in a way that they are forces them to loop when played, not simply play once and stop.
This is critical for the iPod experience to be ideal. Thanks.
-Doug

QuickTimeKirk,
My goal is to create a looping animation for playback on an iPod. Should be easy right? Not with the QT!
I did the following:
1) Render a bunch of frames destined for looping.
2) Convert them to an uncompresses ".avi" file.
3) Open the ".avi" file in QT Pro.
4) Click "Loop"
5) Play movie. It loops nicely.
6) Click "Export" and select "Movie to QuickTime Movie"
7) Click "Save"
When I play the saved ".mov" file (You said QT retains the metadate requiring looping) IT DOES NOT LOOP!
To recap: This is a Quicktime movie. I selected looping when I created the bloody thing.
It
does
not
loop.
This *****.
This is REALLY, REALLY, ANNOYING! *** is going on with this QT Pro crap? I simply want to loop the movie. Is that really asking too much? I don't think so.
Can someone, anyone, please, please, tell me how to force the movie to loop on launch. Forcing an iPod user to muck about and select looping (can they even do that?) is not an option. Period.
Please help me,
Doug

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