Problem Synching Video To Ipod

Whenever I try and load an Mpeg-4 video to Itunes my computer freezes for a long time. When it unfreezes the file does not show in Itunes. Any ideas what would cause this and how to correct it?

Double check to make sure podcasts are configured to sync to your device from under the iPod's Podcast configuration tab.
To access the Podcasts tab for your iPod, plug your iPod in and click on it from under theDevices section in the left hand pane of iTunes. This will bring you to the Summary tab. Along the top you should see a Podcasts tab, so go ahead and click on it. Here you can configure how and what podcasts sync to your iPod.
If you do make any changes to do this tab, make sure to hit the Apply button in the lower right hand corner to apply the update changes to your device.
Otherwise, are you getting any error messages when you sync your iPod Classic with iTunes?
B-rock

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sileni wrote:
I am trying to sync a video (.mp4) to my iPod Touch and it will not sync.
All of a sudden having same problem. Thought it was because updated to OS4 on Itouch yesterday. Tried everything I could think of still won't sync properly. Everything else sync's okay, maybe Itunes glitch today something to do with new OS ?
George in NY
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Plenty of lawyers in D.C. (I lived there for 50 years) would conclude that you don't own the right to "convert" the DVD to iPod format because the conversion creates a new product not intended by the copyright holders.
I doubt the police on the Metro would enforce (copyright Police force?) would take notice once you do get the film onto your iPod.
Test the "Export to iPod" setting using a 5 minute "cut". Open the Handbrake rip and copy 5 minutes of the file using QT Pro. Paste this cut into a new player window and save.
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