Itunes conversion of .mov files

I went to the apple support site and downloaded the test files to check file conversion in itunes 7.6. I could sync my ipod nano with the sample_ipod file but my ituens couldn't convert the sample_itunes file. I reinstalled itunes/quicktime but I stll can't convert the sample files to a ipod format. Any thoughts?

For my conversions, I use DigitalMedia Converter 2.7, and it does batch conversion very well. Now for the caveat (you knew one was coming, right?), Deskshare has introduced "new and improved" software, but I have not tried it yet. I do not know how it will handle your footage, so the trial might be in order.
Good luck,
Hunt

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I have my iTunes library on a network drive, when I add a folder, or just a bunch of music files into iTunes by dragging and dropping them into iTunes (a blue box shows up that covers music/movies, etc)... if I do not hold down any keys, it just shows the number of files, as if you where moving the files from 1 place in finder to another, but if you hold down (I think it's commnad), you get a green plus sign. iTunes preferences has an option for COPY files to iTunes.... did they use to have the option to MOVE files? Is there a way to MOVE files? See, I am organzing my hard drives, and finding random locations where I have a folder with music in it, so I just want to consolidate they all. Also, I did try the KEEP iTunes organised, but that did not seem to move them either.
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CapWkidd wrote:
you get a green plus sign. iTunes preferences has an option for COPY files to iTunes.... did they use to have the option to MOVE files?
No.
Is there a way to MOVE files?
Drag files to the folder /Music/iTunes/iTunes media/Automatically add to iTunes.
This will add to iTunes and move them into the correct folders in the /iTunes media/ folder.
I keep a shortcut to this folder on the desktop then simply put files in there.
Wasn't there a "consolidate" button under advanced before?
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Hi,
This may be a silly question but I have just realised that iTunes has moved my movie files. I had all my movies and TV shows saved on my hard drive and iTunes has moved these files to Library>Movies. It has kept the same folder structure that I was using but simply moved all files and folders.
Why did it do this?
Is there a setting I should have enabled/disabled that would have prevented this from happening?
regards.

These specific steps should apply to your setup:
Use File > Library > Organize Library > Rearrange files in folder "iTunes". This puts the media folder into the current layout.
Use File > Library > Organize Library > Consolidate files. This copies in the mobile apps and any other files that might not have been consolidated.
Copy the files iTunes Library.itl, iTunes Library Extras.itdb, iTunes Library Genius.itdb & sentinel (hidden) and the folder Album Artwork from <Profile>/Music/iTunes to the <root> folder of your external drive Iomega_HDD. Ignore the xml file and other folders for now, they are taken care of elsewhere.
Option-start-iTunes and open the library file at Iomega_HDD/iTunes Library.itl.
Check things work.
Close iTunes, rename the folder Iomega_HDD/iTunes as Iomega_HDD/iTunes Media, start iTunes, check the media folder is now called Iomega_HDD/iTunes Media, edit if not then close and reopen iTunes.
Close iTunes, create a folder called Iomega_HDD/iTunes, move the iTunes library files, Album Artwork & iTunes Media folders inside Iomega_HDD/iTunes.
Option-start-iTunes and open the library file at Iomega_HDD/iTunes/iTunes Library.itl, check the media folder is now called Iomega_HDD/iTunes/iTunes Media, edit if not then close and reopen iTunes.
Check things work again. Enjoy the music!
If at any stage things aren't working properly rewind the most recent change or ask for further help with details of exactly where you've got to.
These steps should get everything sorted with the minimum amount of copying.
Ideally you need a backup of the whole iTunes folder on another drive for security. Having set things up in this fashion it becomes easy to switch to the alternate copy if & when the need arises.
PS the folder currently at Iomega_HDD/iTunes/Album Artwork should be redundant and can be deleted.
tt2

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Some of the files are HD (1920x1080), some are SD 16:9 that were reduced from those HD clips, and some are original SD 4:3. The codec for the HD ones is reported by GSpot to be "Apple Photo JPEG", and the SD ones use something simply called "dvc" or "DV". Noting the similarity of the name "DV", I did try just telling the conversion program to leave the video stream alone and just change the wrapper from MOV to AVI. WMP and Windows' thumbnail generator seem to understand the resulting file, but PPro shows colored noise - so much for that idea.
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For my conversions, I use DigitalMedia Converter 2.7, and it does batch conversion very well. Now for the caveat (you knew one was coming, right?), Deskshare has introduced "new and improved" software, but I have not tried it yet. I do not know how it will handle your footage, so the trial might be in order.
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Hunt

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Hello,
I recently replaced my hard drive and restored my computer with a time machine back up. However, I have changed the preferences in Itunes so that the Itunes Media folder is still on the old drive (which still has OSX 10.6.3, connected as an external drive).
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If you let iTunes organise your media folders then that is the way it is. An option would be to change the Media Kind to TV Show which would gather them togther in one folder, but in a different part of the library.
tt2

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