Protected videos and iPod classic

Hello,
I recently bought a new iPod Classic (7th gen, 160 GB) to replace a stolen 120GB iPod. When I tried to sync all of my movies to the iPod, I got the 'can't be played on this iPod' message. They are all standard definition movies, and they synced just fine with my 120GB classic. When I highlight the video (protected mpeg-4), it does not give me the option to convert to an iPod format. But again, I didn't have to do this step with my 120GB iPod. Any suggestions?
Thanks.

If the message says the wall charger is not supported then its telling you that there probably is not sufficient charge to keep your touch going that means unfortunately that you will be best served by purchasing an official charger from apple or finding one through ebay the good news is that the quality of the ebay chargers is very strong but be forewarned that even the best will not work well in electrical systems where you have multiple connections coming from say a surge reducer or its like.

Similar Messages

HT1386 I sync all songs, photos and videos between my computer and iPod classic with no problems, but when I get to sync info I get this message: "iTunes cannot sync Calendar and contacts to iPod. Try logging out of Windows adn then logging back in".

I sync all songs, photos and videos between my computer and iPod classic with no problems, but when I get to sync info I get this message: "iTunes cannot sync Calendar and contacts to iPod. Try logging out of Windows adn then logging back in". Could you please help?

Correct. When you update via iTunes all synced media that is not in your iTunes library will be lost.
As IO said before:
You can redownload most iTunes pruchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
I do not think it included audio books.

Having trouble syncing video to Ipod Classic 160GB

Hi all,
Finally moved up to an Ipod after a few too many years with other brands...and am really enjoying the Ipod/Itunes combo for music.
Video's a different matter, though, and I could use your help!
I'm trying to get a few videos onto my Classic, and have converted them into MP4 format and put them in the "Movies" folder in Itunes (they show up alongside every video I've shot on my digital camera). My Ipod is set to sync automatically, and does so for music, but not for video. I was able to get the videos on using the instructions I found on http://www.ehow.com/how4925922download-videos-onto-ipod-classic.html , but the next time I synced music on my Ipod, it removed the videos I'd added.
Is there a way that I could add videos manually, and keep syncing music automatically, without the automatic syncing removing things that I added manually? Or could I set Itunes/Ipod up such that music is automatically queued for syncing, while videos need to be approved for syncing?
Basically, how can I get this to work?
Many thanks for your help.

Hello stopheles,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
How do you currently have your iPod set up to sync Videos? What settings do you have enabled from under the Videos tab for your iPod in iTunes? Specifically, the "Automatically sync (Select Option Here, e.g. all) movies" option on this tab.
B-rock

I have a new PC and I tunes had to be added from my old PC to my new one, now some of my music is only playing half way through on both my PC and IPOD Classic

I have a new PC and I had to transfer my I tunes from my old PC to my new PC and now some of the songs only play half way through on both my PC and Ipod Classic
How can this be fixed, I noticed also that on I tunes on my PC before purchasing a song I listen to it and now it is only playing like 4 seconds of the song and I have opened up the URL and it still won't work correctly. PLEASE HELP

Are these songs that you purchased from the iTunes Store or imported from outside of iTunes? If there are iTunes purchases, delete them from your main iTunes library and redownload them again at no cost via iCloud.
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
B-rock

Am having problems with my Zeppelin music player and iPod classic. The Zeppelin, bought Dec '12, and the iPod, bought same time, used to work fine but now when I attach iPod to Zeppelin I get a message that says the iPod doesn't support the accesory!

I bought a Zeppelin music player and iPod classic in December 2012, and all went well until I last synched the iPod with iTunes, and now I get a message saying that the iPod doesn't recognise the attached accessory when I try to connect it to the Zeppelin. I did recently update to the latest iTunes version-could this be the problem, and if so how do I cure it? All help appreciated.

It's still charging when you plug it in. That just means it won't play music out the speaker. If that's what you were looking to do, they have speakers for iPods.
-Molly

Iphone 4 and ipod classic computer autorisation bug

Hi there,
I'm having some problems with both my ipod and iphone.
I use my iphone on my PC and my Mac so 2 machine only it has not been connected anywhere else, however it tells me that I have it authorised on 4 machines and so i have only 1 authorisation left.
My ipod classic is even worst, as it is only ever being connected to my PC and more than once it has asked me to be authorised and i think i have no more authorisations left.
Many times after a major itunes update the PC will ask me to authorise the ipod for this itunes library.
is it possible to reset this authorisations? and why is this happening ayway?
Thanks
Miky

I have Windows 8 Pro on my computer purchased from Microsoft for $39.99
I have the latest version of Itunes
I have desktop and the drivers seem to be installed but says "Windows encounted a problem installing the driver software of your device"for both iphone 4 and ipod classic 160gb.
The drivers are there and the actuall Apple products work but diagnostics in itunes don't recognise it. I''ve done Norton One/360 scans and no good. I paid Apple $39 dollars to fix and they said its a microsoft issue along with Symnatec.
I've disable the driver for Ipod and Iphone and reinstalled. It just says error updating the drivers and yesterday ipod worked and then did check for repair drivers and hardware and enabled ipod and iphone. Microsoft had a huge queue for 2 days and Apple don't understand windows 8. Can you help me diesel vdub? or anyone?

What Itunes version can i use both and ipod classic and ipod touch?

What Itunes version can i use both and ipod classic and ipod touch?

Hello laurie0823,
already have ipod 32 gig and just go ipod touch 8 gig can i use both on same itunes account?
Yes. There is no limit to the number of iPods you can have synced with one iTunes account or library.
if i hook up ipod touch will i lose all of the stuff in library or can i sync library to ipod touch?
No you can sync your content to any number of devices.
Simply, plug new iPod in, configure it to sync with iTunes library however you wish and be on your way.
For more help on different ways to manage multiple ipods with one computer, see this Apple support document.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495
B-rock

Xdoc and iPod Classic video prob

The question here is does anyone know if Creative will do a software upgrade so that the video portion of the ipod can be seen? Can the Xdoc receiver be upgraded via USB cable?, or does iPOD has a sofware upgrade so that the iPOD classic can be used with the Xdoc?.
If upgrade are out of the question why sell a product that is not compatible with the newer version of iPOD? Not fair to those that want to be always up to date with their electronics, makes no sense to go BACKWARDS.
Message Edited by watsal on 06-24-2008 09:00 PM

Hey OfficeMaven...
I also have one of the newer DLO Homedocks and a 80GB iPod Classic. I only have music on the iPod, so I don't know if the video out feature is working for me. As for the music features, they all seem to be working fine EXCEPT I am not able to PAUSE songs. The Play/Pause button has no affect once the song has started. Do you have this problem also? Not sure if problem is with iPod or Homedock. I really don't care about the video, as I am using primarily as a music server. BTW, mine also doesn't display album art... a little irritating, but I can live with it.
Thanks
Larry

Creative lab xdoc and iPod classic video problems

I purchased a creative lab xdoc which connects my ipod classic to my home theatre system, everything works except for the video portion, for some reason the ipod classic does not work with it,the question here is if Apple is working on a software upgrade so that we can use the video feature on the classic ipod,it is a shame that people try to be up to date with technology, but instead we get stuck with electronics that do work with later model, only with OLDER MODEL, i don't see the glory on this, do you?
Any help or guidance will certainly be appreciated
Rgds
watsal

I purchased a creative lab xdoc which connects my ipod classic to my home theatre system, everything works except for the video portion, for some reason the ipod classic does not work with it,the question here is if Apple is working on a software upgrade so that we can use the video feature on the classic ipod,it is a shame that people try to be up to date with technology, but instead we get stuck with electronics that do work with later model, only with OLDER MODEL, i don't see the glory on this, do you?
Any help or guidance will certainly be appreciated
Rgds
watsal

Can't transfer video to ipod classic

I recently added 6 new videos to my Itunes library. When I tried to manually transfer them to my Ipod Classic only 1 of the 6 shows up on my Ipod. When I drag any of the other ones over it shows the little green plus sign, but never has the spinning circle that shows it's adding it to the Ipod. All of the videos are the same format and all will play through itunes. I tried resetting the ipod, but no help. Any suggestions?

I figured it out. I went to play the video directly from iTunes rather than trying to transfer it to the iPod. I got a message I am not authorized, just like before. But this time it asked me if i want to authorize it. I clicked yes, obviously and voila...successful authorization. Now I can play it on my computer and iPod. Sorry for wasting everyone's time with this.

Apple Composite AV cable and iPOD Classic

I purchased the composite cable so I could watch movies on my TV. Hooked it up according to directions and only sound, kept getting the message "TV Out Enabled" (Please connect Video Accessory) with the picture. It is connected just as it should be.
Tried switching the video and sound cables to no avail. This cable was expensive! $50 down the drain? I also tried re-setting my iPOD and I even cleared it out and re-synced it. I would appreciate any good advice.

richiebrown wrote:
I forgot to say. You can only use Apples cable. No third party cables will let you view images through them.
That's not true. There are cables on eBay with a decryptor built-in. I bought one for US $8.99 from this seller. He has many more of them for sale on eBay right now. MUCH cheaper than Apple's offering and it works flawlessly with my 80GB Classic. My only complaint with it is that the RCA connectors are a very tight fit on my receiver. Other than that, no problem with the audio and composite video.

Using Video with iPod Classic 80GB

Hello All,
I am James I am a new user with the iPod, I have a Classic Black Colour, 80GB. So far I use it for muisic, Photos and wanted to watch movies. Does it support movies at all? I put some video clips in mp4 format, itunes converted to a suitable format but then When I watched it, I could only hear it with a picture displayed and no movie loading. Is this normal? or am I doing something wrong?
Another thing is that I don't have a proper user manual? Do you know where I can download one?
regards
James

On your iPod go to "Videos / Video Settings".
Then select "TV Out" and either set it to "off" or "ask".
Also, make sure you are accessing the video through the videos menu. If you have a video mixed in an audio playlist and you access it through that, you also won't be able to see the video.
Here's the PDF for the iPod Classic user guide.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iPodclassic_FeaturesGuide.pdf

Downloading hd video for ipod classic

I downloaded some TV shows from the Itunes store for my Ipod classic. I find out after I purchased them that they will not play on the Ipod. From what I am reading, it sounds like the HD versions will not play on an Ipod classic. That seemed strange since I am very certain that I have downloaded other HD videos from the store and never ran into this problem. Possibly the other HD videos were not 1080? I also don't recall being given the option to download the SD version and it does not appear that I can go back now and do so. Any help?

HD videos, whether 720p or 1080p, will not play on an iPod classic. Previously when buying HD versions of shows you automatically also received the SD version, but now only the HD copy will automatically download now (probably due to requests from people who don't need/want the SD version and complained about it being forced on them). The SD copy can be downloaded from your purchases area in iTunes. On the main iTunes Store page, go to Purchases under the Quick Links and then select TV shows. Click the "Not On This Computer" button. Uncheck the "Download HD when available" box and you should then see the SD copies of the shows and be able to download them.
Regards.

True Widescreen Video on iPod Classic

Hi there, I have a new iPod classic and I've just put some videos on it. They are widescreen videos and they even show up as widescreen pics on their little thumbnails in the iPod's list of videos. However when I play them they are stretched to fit the screen and everyone's faces etc are stretched vertically.
The 'Fit to Screen' option is OFF. Toggling the 'Widescreen' option on or off doesn't change anything either.
The only reason I can think is that these are true widescreen videos, i.e. they are not letterboxed into a 4:3 ratio with black bars; they are actually in a 16:9 ratio with no black bars. Could it be that the iPod needs them to be letterboxed...?
Please help
Thanks,
Josh

I think your guess is correct. In my very limited endeavors into converting video for my iPod, that 16:9 was some bad news. When I was using ImToo to convert, I did have to have it set to letterbox. Now I use Videora. When I was using ImToo and things went wrong with 16:9 letterbox, there was nothing to be done but re-convert from the original file in a stochastic process hoping to stumble on a proper aspect. Now I just use settings for Videora I found on the net and took me thinking right out of the equation! Since that isn't an option for you I'm afraid you'll have to suffer it or reacquire from a new source. However, I may be wrong. I am not all that knowledgeable. I just didn't want you to go unanswered and thought I'd share my limited experience.

Insert video on ipod classic 160 gb

i have an ipod classic 160GB bought on christmas 2010. i tried to upload a video ".wav" and ".mpeg" extention but is not possible. i should say that after that i can' see the "video" on my ipod at itunes menu.
what should i do to simply drag a video in the ipod and in which format?

Hello Birlas,
From your iPod's tech specs:
H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
So the videos you wish to sync to your iPod must be in one of the above formats. If you have already imported the video successfully into iTunes but still cannot sync it to your iPod, you can use iTunes built in converter. To do this, highlight the video, right->click on it and choose *Create iPod or iPhone version*.
If you need to convert a video into a format that is acceptable for iTunes, you are going to need the help of 3rd party software. [MPEG Streamclip|http://www.squared5.com> is a good one, but there are plenty of others out there.
And here is more information on syncing movies to your iPod.
[iTunes: Frequently asked questions about viewing and syncing videos|http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2729]
B-rock

Protected videos and iPod classic

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for