Tv shows to video ipod..wont import

i purchased a tvshow from itunes and i got it to import on to my ipod and when i went to sync my ipod to upgrade the songs and videos the tvshow disapeered from the ipod but it still in my library.
How do i get it back on my ipod!?!?!

I'm not too sure why but I think iTunes (video) is featured to be able to playback most of quicktime format videos. Handy for most but lil confusing for new ipod users. Meaning you're able to store any quicktime videos in iTunes for instant playback on desktop. But for iPod to be able to play it back, it has to be of a specific format. Either m4v/mp4 with mp3/aac audio with average bitrate no more than 640kbps.
Having quicktime pro should help you a bit with the conversion. In short it can help you compress prefereably higher quality video to the lower quality iPod format and never vise versa. In QTPro, Open the video/mov file that you want to have into your iPod. Then select Export As (Apple+E).... and you will see one of the choices as Movie to iPod (320x240). The rest should be dandy from then on. Import the exported file into iTunes or directly into your iPod's video folder.
If you're refering to wmv video which is played back with quicktime thru 3rd party plugin like Flip4Mac, these are definite no go for iPods which only takes quicktime format.
These advise are all from personal experience. Best to ask the video experts or google-up on video conversion and compressions for ipods. Good luck!

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I downloaded some tv shows through a tv tuner onto my hard drive. I also purchased Quick Time Pro and have it installed on my desktop. Somehow, while fiddling around with the tv videos, I got them into itunes. The videos play in itunes, but I cannot get them downloaded to my ipod. How did the videos get into itunes and how can I get them into my ipod? I purchased some video from itunes and they work perfectly on my ipod.

I'm not too sure why but I think iTunes (video) is featured to be able to playback most of quicktime format videos. Handy for most but lil confusing for new ipod users. Meaning you're able to store any quicktime videos in iTunes for instant playback on desktop. But for iPod to be able to play it back, it has to be of a specific format. Either m4v/mp4 with mp3/aac audio with average bitrate no more than 640kbps.
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Ipod video wont import videos need a software...continued

when i get videos(not from itunes) in my itunes library and try to import them it wont import them. it says they wont play with ipod. i talked to a guy and he said i need a software to do it. does anyone know what that software is? and where can i get it? please help.

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I DID NOT check the manually manage videos thing, and i DID click all of them to sync. It is sorta bugging me because i really want to see my glee..:D
but the weird things is, my songs and apps that i bought from my ipod WILL sync back. But it is just my tv shows... x(
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[Syncing Videos to iPod|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1333]
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