Syncing Videos Question

If I sync a video that's on my PC to the iPod, I believe iTunes shrinks it as it's copying it to the iPod which makes sense since you don't want huge videos (or pictures) copied there.
My question is, what happens when it syncs back to the PC; will it destroy by overwriting the original video on my PC to that from the iPod (which is much smaller)? Same thing for pictures.

Hello Rediance,
If I sync a video that's on my PC to the iPod, I believe iTunes shrinks it as it's copying it to the iPod which makes sense since you don't want huge videos (or pictures) copied there.
Yes that is correct. iTunes will shrink/optimize the resolution for both photos and videos so that they will display correct on your iPod.
My question is, what happens when it syncs back to the PC; will it destroy by overwriting the original video on my PC to that from the iPod (which is much smaller)? Same thing for pictures.
If you copy these videos and such back to your computer, these versions will still only be in their smaller resolution and iPod format. Why would you sync photos and videos back to your computer if they already stored on your computer?
B-rock

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