Some of the videos in your iTunes library were not copied to the iPhone because they cannot be played on this phone

I have been getting this error message even though I know that the videos I am trying to sync to my iPhone is in the right format, mp4. I have about 4 GB in videos and all of them are in this format but the new videos I am trying to sync to the phone (about 11 of them) in the same format cannot be copied over.
Any clue?
I am using iPhone 4 on the latest iTunes version on a Windows 7 PC

I kept having a similar problem - 3 out of the 10 videos I had on iTunes wouldn't sync. They were in the right format and I KNEW they worked on my iPod because I'd RECORDED them on my iPod. I finally figured out what to do! Go to the movies in your iTunes library. Click on one that does not sync. Click on "Advanced" at the top of iTunes and choose "Create iPod or iPhone version". Once that's finished, be sure you delete the old version so you don't keep getting the error (or have 2 copies of the same video) and sync. This should eliminate the problem. At least it did for me!

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Hi Team,
I am using IPhone 2G Model: A1203. While iam transfering Videos(mp4 format) from itunes to iphone it shows this Error "Some items were not copied to the iphone because they cannot be played on this iPhone". Itunes is 11 version Please help me to get rid of this error.
Thanks in Advance

Hey Ratnakar Reddy,
Thanks for the question. I understand that you are experiencing issues syncing your iPhone with iTunes. The following resource outlines the exact error message you are receiving:
iTunes: Videos may be unable to sync to iPhone, iPad, or iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1497
Thanks,
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i have re-installed itunes several times, deleted all my music and iported it again. retored my ipod and still i have the same msg. its only stating 8 songs so far that cannot be copied onto my ipod. please can someone help as ive tried everything that i can possibly do. thanks.

Hello mobyash,
Have you tried converting each of these 8 tracks to a different file format and seeing if they will then sync to your iPod. See this Apple support document for information and instructions on how to convert a song to a different format.
iTunes: How to convert a song to a different file format
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1497
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brackenfromrincon wrote:
Is it something about "I Shot the Sheriff" that my iPod has a moral disagreement with? It had no issue importing and installing Body Count's "Kop Killa"...
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1497
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- Brenden

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If you are having issues transfering videos to your iPod Touch, you may find the following article helpful:
iTunes: May be unable to transfer videos to iPhone, iPad, or iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1497
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