Ipod video output.

has anyone tried using the video output on the new ipods. and if so have you set it up for your car or truck. ive had a setup for my ipod in my truck for a couple years now and im thinking since i got the new ipod i should update and get a screen.

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MAXIMUM iPod video output quality.

Because a few have asked me for some specs...
The iPod is designed to play back video files that have square pixels.
DVDs use non-square pixels to fit widescreen images into 720x480 native rez of DVD standard.
When you square the pixels of a 2.35 aspect ratio movie (like "Ep III" for example) you get an image that has a native rez of 720x304(=218,880)pixels, mathmatically speaking, the iPod can play back MPEG-4 at 480x480(=230,400) pixels, cha-ching!
The iPod CAN playback the full VIEWABLE resolution of a widescreen movie. You can "think" of it this way, the black bar pixels are excluded. The iPod does not care how they are arranged as long as the pixel count falls at or below 230,400. The specs of one of my typical files is: MPEG-4 SP 720x304 2-pass VBR 1.4Mbps average bit rate/Stereo 2-pass AAC-LC at 48kHz 160kbps average bit rate. When played back on my PC using the native Nero7 (not iTunes) application that I use for encoding I can also read the subtitle info embedded in the file and I also get chapter marks. You should see the difference between this and the 320x240 H.264 files most everyone else seem to be getting from iTunes purchased files or using some freeware or paid encoders. My files look at least twice as good at less than double the file size, to me that is an accomplishment. Output image quality is most important to me, file size falls where it does Ep III = 1.41Gigs for example.
I have a 60 Gig iPod and am able to carry (approx) 5000 songs AND 45 movies of varying lengths with me when I travel, and the videos are WORTH viewing, they are not just an adequate looking fascimilie of a movie. So if anyone want's to bag on my file size for being bigger than H.264 at 768kbps, too late I beat you to it, again, for me, the image comes first.
I'd love to see what other people are doing.
FJ1

The iPod is designed to play back video files that have square pixels.
DVDs use non-square pixels to fit widescreen images into 720x480 native rez of DVD standard.
I fail to see the relevance of your comment. The DVD (a non-square pixel encoded file container) is made to play on a TV/TV monitor device (which displays non-square pixels). The iPod, like all computer monitors, is a square pixel, non-interlaced device. Most good computer software multimedia applications are intelligent enough to know the difference and display the video information at the correct aspect ratio irrespective of the pixel shape in question.
When you square the pixels of a 2.35 aspect ratio movie (like "Ep III" for example) you get an image that has a native rez of 720x304(=218,880)pixels, mathmatically speaking, the iPod can play back MPEG-4 at 480x480(=230,400) pixels, cha-ching! The iPod CAN playback the full VIEWABLE resolution of a widescreen movie.
While it is true that your file resolution does meet restrictions for both total pixels allowed (218,880 of 230,400) and total number of macro-16 blocks (855 of 900), it is untrue that "The iPod CAN playback the full VIEWABLE resolution of a widescreen movie." What you are actually seeing on the iPod is a "scaled to fit" version of your original data. However, if you plan to view your files on multiple displays (iPod, TV, Computer Monitor), then I whole heartedly endorse with your approach for those devices capable of display at the full resolution.
My files look at least twice as good at less than double the file size, to me that is an accomplishment. Output image quality is most important to me, file size falls where it does Ep III = 1.41Gigs for example.
Believe this statement requires further qualification. Once again, while there is little doubt that your files should look better when displayed on larger display devices (greater resolution quality), the differences become less significant when viewed on the iPod (where greater "per pixel" compression quality becomes more significant when you resolution is scaled to fit the smaller screen).
I have a 60 Gig iPod and am able to carry (approx) 5000 songs AND 45 movies of varying lengths with me when I travel, and the videos are WORTH viewing, they are not just an adequate looking fascimilie of a movie.
"WORTH" is in the eye of the beholder. And since my eyes aren't what they used to be, I have gone the other route. I only have 101 audio files and 391 movies on my 60G iPod which is about 60% full at the current time.
So if anyone want's to bag on my file size for being bigger than H.264 at 768kbps, too late I beat you to it, again, for me, the image comes first.
In these cases one must choose efficiency in terms of time, space, or complexity. I can't fault your choice but merely point out that my priorities are different than yours. At native iPod viewing resolutions I achieve the same quality as you using the H.264 codec at 400 kbps which yields roughly 4MBs/min of source material or approximately 6 hours of program material in the space of your average files.
Hope that answers your E-mail question, Rich.

Video output from iPod Touch (2nd gen) via AV Component Cable (no audio)

Hi, I'm trying to output a video from my iPod Touch (2nd gen) to my TV via a AV Component Cable.
Unfortunately the audio doesn't work, I'm sure they are all connected into the right places.
The video works, but I get no audio. (And no subtitles when closed caption is on)
Here is a link to an image of the TV connections from ImageShack:
http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/7280/img0204y.jpg
At the top left of the image, are what I assume to be the red and white audio ports, highlighted in red.
I plugged in the red and white audio connectors into those ports.
And towards the bottom are three ports, green, blue and red, also highlighted in red.
I plugged in the green, blue and red connectors into those ports.
I changed the input of the TV to Input 2, I see the video for the movie I'm watching on the TV but no audio. I tried multiple movies.
I've also tried changing the video output from PAL to NTSC and back again, turning Widescreen on and off and turning Closed Captions on and off. I also tried plugging in the red and white audio connectors into the row of ports just below the green/blue/red row, to see if that made any difference, and it didn't.
I tapped the bottom left button of the iPod Touch when plugged in to the TV and playing video and it came up with an option that was selected called ~"Audio Source: English (Stereo)"
Any idea's? Thanks.

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*** What video output quality can I do from iPod video onto a tv?

I have HDV footage. Wondering if I have to squish it to mpeg-4 to get it onto my iPod or could I load it as full quality onto my iPod video (about 1.3 gb) and then connect it to a tv and show it full quality on the tv? Would that work? What kind of output connectors does the iPod video have?

You do have to convert it to mp4. And the resolution is only 320 X 240, so you'll be pretty disappointed in the picture quality on a tv. Video on the iPod is primarilly for viewing on the pod itself. I was however surprised how good some dvd material I have looked considering that small resolution. I had considered loading tons of movies onto mine for camping trips and travel, but I think I'll just continue to pack up a bunch of DVDs and a player for that considering how much better it looks. 320 x 240 is pretty tiny. But it is pretty novel to play movies and tv from such a compact player. Oh yeah, you'll also need an iPod-specific video cord to attach to a tv or monitor. A regular A/V mini plug won't work.
Good luck and have fun.
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What spec is the video output on an ipod?

Hi,
I know when playing movies on an ipod the specs are:
H.264 video: up to 768 Kbps, 320 x 240, 30 frames per sec.
MPEG-4 video: up to 2.5 mbps, 480 x 480, 30 frames per sec.
But is this the same for the video output on an ipod video 30GB version?

I searched all over on the Apple site. I cannot find what you are looking for. From what I understand, the video quality of hooking the iPod to a medium-small TV screen would be around or a bit less of the quality of a local TV station on flaky cable (depending on your provider). Just my understanding. My guess is that the stats are about the same, except, depending on the screen, the resolution and other size aspects would be different.

Connecting digital camera w/video output to ipod

can i view pics by connecting my digital camera with video output straight into my ipod?

Stephen,
I had posted a similar question here regarding downloading video from my digital camera. No replies, so I went to the Apple store today with my Sony DSC-H1 with a short video and a few photos on it. Had it hooked up through the "camera connector" accessory to the new iPod and everything was successfully downloaded to the iPod. The photos can be viewed on the iPod but the video is not in a format recognized by the iPod, so you can't review the video but the stored video can then be loaded onto your Mac for editing, etc.
A 1 gig Memory Stick for my camera costs $125.00 CDN, so for the price of 4 I can get 60 gigs of storage. SOLD!
Forest

TV (video) output from new nano looks very good!

Just a comment for those who may be wondering how the video quality on the new iPod nano looks when output to a TV. I have one of the old iPod AV docks with the s-video port and the new nano seems to work fine with that combination (using a standard s-video cable between the dock and the TV). Thus far I'm really impressed with the video quality, I can't see a single problem, the color is good, the quality and sharpness is as good as I've seen from any iTunes Store content, and as far as I can tell the frame rate is fine (no stuttering, skipped frames, or problems with audio sync). I'm amazed that such high quality video can come from such a small device. If it continues to look this good (after viewing more content and after more testing) then I think Apple may have "hit one out of the park." This thing could turn out to be the most popular iPod yet (if you have any interested in video and still want a small device).

I just found out that the video out (TV) on the new nano supports video playlists so you can create playlists for back-to-back display on the TV. Not even the AppleTV will do that (even though the latter has been a highly requested feature for the AppleTV since day one). In fact, if you can do without the on-TV menus you may find that the nano is a better video output device than is the AppleTV (that is, the menus system on the nano doesn't appear on the TV output).
Also, I just competed a few hours of video playback to my big-screen TV from the nano and I'm still impressed. No video problems at all, looks very good considering the quality limitation from the content that is currently on the iTunes Store (limited to standard definition, no HD movies, HD TV, or HD music videos as yet).

DLO HomeDock Deluxe + iPod Video 60 GB: after Update to 1.2 no audio signal

Please help!
I just received in these days my DLO HomeDock Deluxe and was very happy with it. Before I have had the Apple A/V-Kit and was disappointed to see no menu on the TV screen.
So the HomeDock works fine and I have been very happy with it, but only for some days.
I have installed the new iTunes 7.0 and with this comes an update for the iPod Video to system version 1.2 - and afterwards the sound output doesn´t work anymore !!!!
I have tried everything. Reset on iPod, reset on HomeDock. Various settings - NOTHING!!!
The video output works very fine, I have the menu, everything OK, but NO MUSIC.
I asked the support of DLO but no answer to my email...
Please help, no music in here :-(((

Hi, I have the Logic3 Universal Dock, using S-Video and stereo line out for Photos and Videos with sound to my TV, which works well.
BUT NO MUSIC when I want to play just music through the TV! Is this a software issue? You say you used to be able to hear music through your TV. Apple please help here! Thanks.

JBL Radial Speaker with an S-Video Output

Hey.
I'm trying to watch videos that are on my iPod classic. I have a black JBL radial iPod speaker that has an S-Video output. I have plugged in an S-Video cable to both my TV (on the specific S-Video channel) and speaker and have the iPod docked. When I tell my iPod to play a movie I bought from the iTunes store, it comes up with the "TV Out Enabled Please Connect Video Accessory" picture. Any suggestions what I should do? Thanks.

I think this is happening because the iPod classic doesn't support the firewire connection that my speaker uses. Does this sound right?

My ipod video wont play sound through the headphone jack or the bottom connector

Hello everyone. I have an iPod Video 60GB (supports video output through the headphone jack). Which I believe was the last one before the iPod "classic".
Anyways awhile back it stopped outputting sound through the headphone jack, I assumed I had damaged the jack itself as commonly happens but it stopped outputting sound through the dock connector to my ipod speaker dock and my cars ipod connector. The clicker wont make any noise either.
When I tried to search for an answer to this problem years ago I couldnt find anything and knowing it would be out of warrenty I put it aside and forgot about it. Having searched again recently it seems as if this could be the audio processor or some component on the board coming loose? Has anyone outlined this problem with pictures and steps to repair it?
I *may* take it in and pay the $30 but I would much prefer to fix it myself. Thank you for any help with this.

Update: The model # is MA147LL. Not sure why my edit didnt take effect.

Nano video output via headphone socket?

Can the new Nano video output to the TV via the headphone socket, like my iPod Video 80g?
Thanks.

Trip to Apple store and Genius Bar (Genius my a**e!), where I had a 2 hour wait, 20 minutes with the Genius (I use the term lightly) to be told what I already knew, plus he thinks the headphone output is connec ted to main logic board and that will cost almost £300 for parts. Dream-on!
On the way home I purchased a £8 Toslink cable (£32 in Apple store) plugged it in and hey presto - perfect sound.
So it looks like the headphone socket is stuck in digital mode.
Well at least it's getting better. Now off to research & establish how many other folks report same issue.

Video output via cable - incompatible with video p...

I find that although video output via cable from the Nokia 6220 classic (and I presume other Nokia phones) works fine with TV sets, I haven't found a single video projector that accepts the output and is able to project it. The projectors typically search their video inputs and should recognise the composite video input, but instead they just keep searching and are never able to recognise or project the video.
Is there something unusual about the video signal output from it so as not to be accepted as composite video by video projectors?

iphone4 and composite and component cable don't support mirror so they
only display images when an supported app is being used like youtube or the video app and the likes
use both the composite and the component cable with my iphone4 on 5.1 and both works fine
so do my ipod touch with 5.1 and ipad2 with 5.1

Problem with transferring mp4 file to iPod Video

I used MediaFork to rip a DVD (that I own) to mp4. It looks great on my iMac and MacBook when running in QuickTime. I can import the file into iTunes.
I can play the file from within iTunes. However when I sync content to my iPod it does not show up!
When in QuickTime the following information is displayed in Movie Info.
Format: h.264 Decoder 640 x 480, Millions AAC, Stereo (L R), 44.100 khz
Data rate 1610.00 kbits/second
Every once in a while the Playing FPS changes to > 24 (like 24.10)
Is the data rate the problem??? Or what else could be the problem?
Help!
This is from the Video IPOD video specifications.
H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Low-Complexity Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;
H.264 video, up to 768 Kbps, 320 by 240 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;
MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

The data rate you mention (1610) is over the published spec (1500), so I would guess that is indeed a problem.
Also, in MediaFork, did you set the encoder to the option marked for iPod?
If not, that could be a problem. Output from the encoder labeled MAIN won't work on an iPod.
Settings I use succesfully –
File format: MP4 file
Codecs: AVC/H.264 Video / AAC Audio
Framerate: Same as source
Encoder: x264 (h.264 iPod)
2-pass encoding: yes
Quality: Average Bitrate 1250
Picture settings: 640 x XXX

TV picture very unclear when I play ipod videos

Recently I have had a problem playing ipod videos on my tv. It used to work great, but now it only shows a picture with a bad horizontial hold. It constantly scrolls down and movies/vidoes can't be watched. Does it need to be reset?

You should check is the video output is PAL or NTFS. Try both to see which one works best for your TV. Also ... if it`s a big TV, unclear pictures are common, the iPod not having such a high resolution.
Hope this helped,
Darie.

Does the headphone jack have a video output?

Hi,
This quesiton is regarding either generation of ipad.
Does the headphone jack have a video output, akin to the ipod video?
If so, what's the resolution.
Thanks
AS

No iOS device has had video out through the headphone jack since....the model of the Classic since before the current one? I admit to not being entirely sure on when it was dropped. None of the current devices (iPad, iPod or iPhone) have that capability.

Ipod video output.

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