MPEG stuttering when played in iTunes, normal when played directly in QT

I have an MPG which plays just fine in QT, but when I add it to iTunes and play it through there (it lands in the Movies section and I double-click it), it stutters (the audio), as if it has trouble keeping up with it. Any ideas? Can this be fixed, or should I not be using iTunes to manage my video content?

I'm experiencing the exact same thing. All my music & movies stutter when played in iTunes but play fine through Quicktime. Any solutions?

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This is very weird. I have 44 songs that are not working right.
A few months ago I moved my music files to one central location on my computer (aside from iTunes). I wanted to get rid of duplicates and songs I just didn't want and more importantly I wanted to make sure the names were all correct.
Oddly enough the songs in questions I did not have to change.
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I tired playing the song in iTunes - the song played.
I found it on my computer - the song played in Windows Media Player.
Before I did all of this, on my old iPod - the song played.
In fact all 44 of the songs used to play and everything was fine. (I use my old iPod for my car and my new one for jogging, but I don't want to sync my new one until I solve the problem I just don't want to risk losing the songs)
So I looked in the iTunes files - there is a file known as "Not Added" within the "Automatically Added" File. The songs in question were in that file. Which is weird because I never had this problem before...I didn't change anything about these songs.
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Yes - I have tried restoring my iPod
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Select the track that is giving you a problem, then go to Advanced menu and select "Create AAC". Then try using that new AAC track on the ipod and see if it works.
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i

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Welcome to the Apple Community.
Not all mp4's that play in iTunes are comparable with the Apple TV.
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Kind Regards,
Passive.

You either sync your iPad to your computer's iTunes library (which does not require you to remain connected to the internet because they're transferred right to the iPad from your computer), or you use iTunes Match (a paid service) which requires an internet connection, but only for items which have not yet been downloaded from iCloud.
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Ahhh...never mind.
Solved it (I think).
I checked to see if I had any suspicious files recently, and no dice.
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