Having the ability to either watch a video or listen to it instead should be a standard for all videos. It is a briliant idea, can someone make a tutorial about that, or provide instructions as to how to encode the files correctly for this option to work, thanks.
--- In [email protected], "Steve Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello :) > > Thanks, sorry about my wibbling, Ive got some kind of social paranoia > problem or something, but this isnt a self-help group so I'll stop > waffling about my defects ;) > > Aha thanks for the explanation, now I understand. I'll have a look at > the issue when I get home from work and hopefully find an answer, > there must be an explanation/pattern, looks like diggnation didnt > identify the factors correctly. > > Steve of Elbows > > --- In [email protected], "Susan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Don't panic!! :) There's hundreds of messages here, and I don't > > always keep up. > > > > diggnation, and also I have discovered Josh Leo's and a host of other > > video blogs (which, aren't necessarily only m4v's--Josh's are .mov's) > > will play as songs. What I mean, is on the new video ipod, on the > > main screen, you have a "songs" heading and a "videos" heading. > > Obviously you can play videos under "videos." But most videos also > > show up under the "songs" heading, and you can just listen to the > > audio from the song and not play the video. > > > > This is what I'm trying to make work on my own vlog. > > > > I've been trying to do research... it doesn't seem to be m4v specific. > > Some mov's will play. A couple of Josh's would play as songs. One > > of RichardShow's would, one wouldn't. It's really driving me up the > > freaking wall. > > > > Susan > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Steve Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > Oh please reply :( I spend ages looking at this so I could advise on > > > alternatives to achieve the same thing without having to by Quicktime > > > 7, but as I can see no behavioural difference between mp4's and mv4's > > > in itunes or on ipods. > > > > > > If everyone has decided Im a pain in the bum and worthy of being > > > ignored then please would someone let me know so I can stop wasting > > > mine and others time by posting here. > > > > > > Stve of Elbows > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Steve Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Im fairly confused about this. Could you explain exactly what your > > > > existing video files dont do? > > > > > > > > I cannot drag .m4vs to my older non-video ipod, so I dont see a > way to > > > > listen to them on older ipods. I tried with diggnation, no > difference > > > > at all. > > > > > > > > All videos (mov mp4 m4v) that play in itunes work in playlists etc, > > > > they dont get skipped over for me under any circumstances. > > > > > > > > What do you use to make mp4 files at the moment? > > > > > > > > If you go ahead and make .m4vs then often people without itunes will > > > > have no idea what they are or how to play them. > > > > > > > > Please explain what the diggnation m4v's can do that your mp4's > cant, > > > > I just spent an hour looking at this stuff and it just doesnt add up > > > > for me. > > > > > > > > Steve of Elbows > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Susan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi there! > > > > > > > > > > I actually got my question answered on The DV Show podcast! > > > > > > > > > > http://www.thedvshow.com > > > > > > > > > > Listen to the most recent podcast episode--my question was the > first > > > > > thing they talked about. Pretty interesting all the stuff he > found > > > > > out. And it looks like for my post to work, I am going to have to > > > > > break down and buy QuickTime Pro, though I wish I didn't have to > > just > > > > > for this one little feature. > > > > > > > > > > Unless someone else knows of a free program that makes .m4v > files? > > > > > Seems they all convert "out" of it, but not "in" to it. > > > > > > > > > > Susan > > > > > http://vlog.kitykity.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/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/
