Latest on how to convert my FCP timeline to play on iPod

I've been doing some searching, and I've found info on how to convert my movie in FCP to play on an iPod, but everything seems to be dated to 2006.
What is the latest way to convert my final movies to be able to play on an iPod? What size does it need to be and what compression settings?
BTW, I'm using FCP 4.0 on a Mac G5. My movie is 1 hour and 17 minutes long (so should it take 13 hours to convert?) I'm using the instructions from the following link to do this:
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/video_to_ipodstone.html
Is it still relevant to today's iPods? Should my movie be 640x480 or 320x240?
Thanks!

Export as a self contained, or even reference QUicktime Movie. Seeing that you are on FCP 4, you do not have the handy Compressor that has iPod settings. BUT, look at the Elgato Turbo.264 encoder. USB hardware encoding ENHANCING device that has presets for iPod and iPhone.
Might be slow on the G4, but the sucker screams on my MacPro. Best $80 I have spent in a while.
Shane

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