Importing movie files

I'm getting a new ipod that plays video files and I'm really lost...
How do I transfer video files to itunes from my dvds?
which type of files will it play?

Videos need to be in a format an iPod can accept. You can find more information on that here:
Frequently asked questions about viewing and syncing video with iTunes and iPod
Your camera almost certainly isn't producing videos in a format that an iPod can play, so you'll probably need to convert them. There are a number of utilities available that can do that; Videora iPod Converter is one that gets mentioned a lot.
Forum Tip: Since you're new here, you've probably not discovered the Search feature available on every Discussions page, but next time, it might save you time (and everyone else from having to answer the same question multiple times) if you search a couple of ways for a topic, both in the relevant forums, in the User Tips Library and in the Apple Knowledge Base before you post a question.
Regards.

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I have Just brought a canon 700d and started Shooting HD Movies but now i want to add some effects in my video E.G. Twixtor effect for slow motion but I am facing a problem that i cannot import .MOV file in Adobe AE CS4. Please help me. Also If you can tell me any free converter for .MOV to AF file format.
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CS4 is much older than Windows 8. CS4 is meant to work on XP or Vista. Getting it to run on Windows 7 was a bit of an issue, so I'm pleasantly surprised to hear that you have CS4 running on Windows 8 at all.
It's also possible that a new camera records in a codec that such an old version of AE doesn't understand.
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Hi, I have problem with importing MOV files from SJCAM 4000. MOV files are in supported formats for Adobe Premiere Elements 11. But if I'm importing MOV file, only audio part is imported, video part is not imported. How can I solve this problem?

haben
From looking at the specifications of your camera (SJCam 4000), we know already what video compression your camera is using. It is H.264.
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User Account with administrative privileges? Please go to Premiere Elements 11 Publish+Share/Computer/QuickTime to confirm that you find
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What are the properties of these H.264.mov files - is it 1080p30 (1920 x 1080p30) or something else? Do you know if this camera is recording with a variable or
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Hi,
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Error Message:
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Media import
A Google Translate of your error message says that you are experiencing a generic importer error; consequently, not an editing nor exporting issue.
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I have downloaded one of these files from your camera brand/model from an online source.
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Windows 8 64 bit Premiere Elements 11. No importing or other problem with video or audio components of the file.
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What type of problem are you report
"it worked before but not now"
or
"it never worked before"
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ATR

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Hi
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I just installed Adobe Creative Suite 5 Master Collection on my machine and now, i have two issues.
1. I do have the latest quicktime installed but when i try to import *.mov files with audio, only the audio is imported and works fine. the video isn't, but I dont get a dialogue error box.
A). if the *.mov file has only video, i get a file import failure message saying " the file has no audio or video streams".
2. the next prob is my dymanic linking does not work.
Help please

Im trying something and I hope you can help me. I have two computers, one dedicated to capturing a event and the other I have is dedicated to playback. They share the hard drive via a network. What I want to know is- is there a way for the dedicated playback machine to access a video file that is still being captured by the capturing machine and play back parts of it in a sequence??
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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:40:14 -0600
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Zone Alarm, eh? I used to use that program, but it got in the way of almost everything that I did, that I canned it completely.
Glad that removing ZA solved your issue.
Personally, I find MOV Animation CODEC to be quite good, and use that for a lot of work. Jeff Bellune, here, like the Photo JPEG format, but I have not explored that.
Good luck,
Hunt
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Welcome to Apple Discussions,
What model of Kodak is it?
There is a discussion thread on this topic: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=11942367&#11942367
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Hi WatsYourPowerLvl,
Thanks for posting on Adobe forums.
Do you have QuickTime Player installed on the machine ?
if not please install from :
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for Win : https://www.apple.com/in/quicktime/download/
if yes please tell us following information :
What is the OS and version ?
What is the Graphics Card installed on the system ?
How much Ram do you have ?
Do you use any external Hard Drive ?
Are you using security software e.g. Norton, etc
and
if windows, Please check if you have windows defender turned on ?
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