I just got a new iPod yesterday and I've been doing some tests with it. Here's what I've figured out so far. Please feel free to add to this.
Videos encoded with 3ivx and Apple's mpeg4, with AAC or mpeg4-audio (QT 6) all seem to work following the tutorials that we've posted at FreeVlog: <URL: http://www.archive.org/download/node101FinalCutProCompression/ FCP.compression.mov > <URL: http://www.archive.org/download/iMovie_Compression/ imovie_compress.mov > <URL: http://freevlog.org/archive/3ivx.mov > The one problem with all of these tutorials is that if you are on Windows you will need the Pro version of QuickTime in order to have access to the AAC audio codec required by the iPod. So, if you do have QuickTime Pro 7 for Windows you can also use it compress full resolution DV files (AVI format) using the process in this tutorial: <URL: http://freevlog.org/archive/wmv.to.qt.mov > The difference here being that you won't have to go through Avid Free DV (because you've purchased QT Pro) and you'll be using the AAC audio codec and not IMA 4:1 like the tutorial says. H.264 So the thing about the "Baseline" profile vs. the "Main" profile that Steve Watkins was talking about is correct. The iPod is only compatible with H.264 movies using the "Baseline" profile. The problem is that when you export as a QuickTime movie from FCP, Compressor, QT Pro, iMovie, QT Pro for Windows, etc., you have no ability to select which profile is used. The bad news is that "Main" is what is used by default. So, any .mov file compressed using H.264 is not going to be compatible with the iPod. But all hope is not lost for those of you wishing to use H.264. What you will have to do is export to "MPEG-4", select H.264 as your codec, click the "Video Options" button and "restrict profile" to "baseline." Of course you also have to use AAC as the audio codec. I've verified that this works on both Mac and PC. Export "Movie to iPod (320 X 240)" I had hoped that this would be an easy to use preset that would be great for videobloggers and the iPod but it's not. If you edit some DV footage and use this option it will make your compressed video 320 X 213 which looks like crap. What this feature seems intended for (and is good at doing) is taking an old quicktime movie (compressed with something else like Sorenson) that you've already downloaded and make it work on you iPod. That's about it for now. Verdi -- Me: http://michaelverdi.com R&D: http://graymattergravy.com Learn to videoblog: http://freevlog.org Learn to videoblog in person: http://node101.org ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
