Definitely vlog in .mov, I HATE when people restrict their content to .m4v. I blame Steve Jobs for the evil .m4v files of the world...
< charltonheston > Damn him, damn him to HELL!!! < /charltonheston > The only good thing about .m4v is that they tend to look better if you want to save them as .avi and incorporate them into your project. That's the only exception to my distaste for .m4v Kitka --- In [email protected], "Bill Streeter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Answers: > > Yes .MOV will play on iPods as long as they are encoded to the > correct specs (mp4 or h.264 with aac audio). Mp4 work fine but I see > no benefit to posting them rather than .mov. It caused me more > problems. There aren't that many more players that can play mp4s and > I've never been able to get them to play as they download like > a .MOV does. Yes you file must be h.264 or .mp4 to work on an ipod > (movs can be encoded with these). Also the M4V extension is just > another extension for MP4. You can change the extension to .MP4 and > it will work just fine. > > Bill Streeter > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > www.lofistl.com > > --- In [email protected], "aroundtheperimeter" > <aroundtheperimeter@> wrote: > > > > Ok. I made sure to read all the posts on the video ipod. I also > > checked out all the links that where provided. I'm still confused > > about the whole process. I want my subscribers to be able to > download > > my videos to there ipods without having to convert it. > > > > Now I now on the apple site it says this: > > > > * By following the steps in this tutorial, QuickTime 7 Pro will > > automatically create an .m4v file containing H.264 video and AAC > > audio. iPod can play the following video formats: > > * H.264 video > > File formats: .m4v, .mp4 and .mov > > Video: Up to 768 Kbps, 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames per > second, > > Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 > > Audio: AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 KHz, stereo audio > > * MPEG-4 video > > File formats: .m4v, .mp4 and .mov > > Video: Up to 2.5 Mbps, 480 x 480 pixels, 30 frames per > second, > > Simple Profile > > Audio: AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 KHz, stereo audio > > > > So if you have .mov can it be downloaded to an Ipod? > > > > Or do the users have to convert the .mov into mp4 to use it iPod? > > > > If your file format is not H.264 or MPEG-4 then it won't work on > the > > ipod? > > > > I guess you can save .mov file in different file formats other than > > H.264 or MPEG-4. Is this true? > > > > What are the draw backs of using a .mp4 file on your vlog? > > > > Thanks for your time. > > > > Oh. I'm thinking about getting a mac so i will be using iMovie to > edit > > my movies. > > > > soloride.org > > > 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/
