Quicktime Broadcaster and baseline H.264/AVC

Is there any way to force QT Broadcaster to encode to baseline profile when encoding H.264?
PowerMac G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Has anyone been able to create a iPod Video compliant video recording from QuickTime Broadcaster?
Don't believe Broadcaster accesses the "baseline" H.264 profile required for iPod compatibility. Use the "Movie to MPEG-4" export/share option to create "custom" iPod compatible files in QT or use a third party utility with user settings. You can also try any of the dedication QT conversion options but files will likely be much larger.

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I have setup quicktime broadcaster and feel that I have everything running properly however when I try to connect to my broadcast via the internet I get an open quicktime window showing "waiting for media" with a count up to 8 then back to 0 before it shows "Timed out".
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Hey,
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ok;
I've found this:
"The problem is that the Real Player itself is not able to handle MPEG4 part 10 profile (also called H264 or AVC).
I wish the Real Player could do this, because you can get a high quality videos with small file size using low bitrates.
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So here it is : another topic about audio streaming, sorry about that.
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Quicktime Broadcaster Play quick time movie

Can Quicktime Broadcaster play a .mov video file... or can it only use camera inputs?
CamCamX has the ability to play video as if it were the isight camera... but this software is more than I need. I just need to play one video through Broadcaster.
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The file must meet the following specifications to play correctly.
H.264 video: up to 768 Kbps, 320 x 240, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats
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MPEG-4 video: up to 2.5 mbps, 480 x 480, 30 frames per sec., Simple Profile with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats.
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H.264/AVC Encode

Hiya,
we all know our video guru el_loco whom I have known a long time and who helped me two consecutive years to get MY PHONE. This process is based on him.
Our N95 8GBs are HW accelerated for 640X480 REZ'd MPEG4/MP4s and 320X240 REZ'd H.264/AVCs.
I personally prefer H.264/AVC over MP4 just because it is bit clearer and well saturation level.
So, I have been trying to find out which converter does its best to convert **bleep** to good H.264s.
So, I use Videora iPod Converter.
It uses internet occasionally.
When you open it;to avoid so many confusions directly create a new profile.
Name it anything you like.
And the settings are:
It goes in this way:
Settings>New Profile
General: Profile Name
iPod 1-pass-ffPPEGVNB
Video>General>H.264, Baseline Profile, Level 1.3
(Lets keep General2, and general3 untouched)
Bitrate:
ABR
512(it is enough for me, but there is another option-576, if you want more experiment try it, but leave 768 or higher)
Max resolution:320x240
Audio: as you wish, but 64 AAC-LC is enough for me.
Thanks.
Any correction, el_loco welcome.

Hi,
Just some clarification so I don't continue wasting hours encoding video!
I've been trying for ages to get H.264 working on my phone at 640x480 resolution. So if I'm understanding this post correctly, the N95 can't go above 320x240 for H.264??
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Jessica

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Not sure if this is the right place to post that - can't find any other...
I have an opportunity to acquire an iBook Clamshell or a good price. It has 466MGZ, 512MB RAM, 8MB Vid, and a 10GB HD - Model M6411;
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My goal is to create a looping animation for playback on an iPod. Should be easy right? Not with the QT!
I did the following:
1) Render a bunch of frames destined for looping.
2) Convert them to an uncompresses ".avi" file.
3) Open the ".avi" file in QT Pro.
4) Click "Loop"
5) Play movie. It loops nicely.
6) Click "Export" and select "Movie to QuickTime Movie"
7) Click "Save"
When I play the saved ".mov" file (You said QT retains the metadate requiring looping) IT DOES NOT LOOP!
To recap: This is a Quicktime movie. I selected looping when I created the bloody thing.
It
does
not
loop.
This *****.
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