Hi Ronni, Thanks for all that info.
Success, I don't have QT Pro and haven't updated to SL yet but I did download and install the Tooble application you recently recommended. I went the "Enter a URL" route and it worked fine for the .flv file (downloaded and converted to mp4) but at first wouldn't work for the problematic .mp4 file - but then after approaching via a slightly different youTube link it seemed to recognise and download the file - so now all three are in iTunes -yea! I've also now got them all working as music videos -helped by your hint: > if you want to have movies, TV shows, and music videos all filed in the right > place, you¹ll have to individually set them in each file¹s properties under > the Video tab. Though for me the solution was under the "Options" tab - by changing the "media kind" from "movie" to "music video" Thanks again Ronni for pointing me in the right direction! For anyone who is interested, the three YouTube tracks I was looking at are: Lifes Ocean <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho7WIfjW74c> Rag Doll <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0971Ah9VVmI> Spun out <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrJccXdWcUg> Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 6/10/09 2:27 PM, Ronda Brown at ro...@mac.com wrote: > > Hi again Neil, > > Interesting ... I just opened one of the video.flv downloaded from > your link and opened it in the new Quicktime 10 application. > Then went to File > "Save As" - and it allows you to save a .mov, > which I then Added to iTunes. > So looks like Quicktime 10 handles flv and conversion to .mov > > You don't have to have Quicktime Pro to convert flv for iTunes ... > unless your want other conversion than .mov > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 06/10/2009, at 2:15 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> >> Hi Neil, >> >> iTunes only supports MP4, H264, Mov video formats >> >>> Any way, I'm looking for advice how to: >>> >>> 1) convert the flv file for iTunes >> >> Do you have Quicktime Pro? If so: >> 1. Open the flv in QTPro , go to File > Export - Movie to MPEG-4 >> Click "Save" >> 2. Open iTunes go to File > Add to Library - locate your saved .mp4 >> file >> Click "Choose" >> >>> 2) convert the problematic mp4 file for iTunes >>> The other .mp4 file doesn't open in Quicktime player but gives the >>> following >>> message: >>> The movie could not be opened. >>> An invalid public movie atom was found in the movie. >> Two reasons: >> 1. Movie atoms are little bundles of info that tell your application >> all sorts of information about the movie. >> An invalid movie atom error often occurs due to information >> containing illegal characters. >> >> 2. This error occurs when a program converts a video for which the >> correct codec is not installed. >> >> "For example, many programs will convert from divx/xvid to Apple >> friendly formats for iPods or AppleTv. Most of these programs assume >> that the correct video interpretation software (codec) is installed. >> If it is not, the program will convert it anyway. The ultimate >> unusable output will spit this error. >> >> The fix is to install the correct codec on the machine before >> performing the conversions" >> >>> 3) make iTunes treat the mp4 files as music videos rather than movies >> >> Only iTunes Store downloaded Music Videos will show in Music Video, >> any you import with go into Movies. >> You can drag and drop from Movies into Music Videos, put the >> original still remains in Movies. >> >> iTunes doesn¹t store video-type meta data in the video file itself, >> but rather in the iTunes database, if you want to have movies, TV >> shows, and music videos all filed in the right place, you¹ll have to >> individually set them in each file¹s properties under the Video tab.) >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo >> 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB >> OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard >> >> >> >> >> On 06/10/2009, at 12:16 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> A bit of advice regarding loading and playing music videos from non- >>> iTunes >>> store sources into iTunes. >>> >>> I recently found that one of our local singers has posted some >>> videos of her >>> performances on YouTube. >>> (See <http://www.simonekeane.com/> if you're interested) >>> >>> I have now downloaded 3 videos which are all a little different: >>> >>> One is a flash video file (.flv file - 23.9MB) >>> Two are MPEG-4 movie files (.mp4 files - 15.1MB and 10.8MB) >>> >>> (in all 3 cases the YouTube HQ option was chosen) >>> >>> All three files open and play just fine in VLC >>> One of the .mp4 files opens and plays in Quicktime Player >>> The other .mp4 file doesn't open in Quicktime player but gives the >>> following >>> message: >>> The movie could not be opened. >>> An invalid public movie atom was found in the movie. >>> >>> So I can obviously just use VLC to watch the files - and this works >>> just >>> fine and looks OK at full screen. >>> >>> I have tended to only use iTunes for basic music (from CDs) playing >>> and have >>> very little video experience but what I was wondering was how to >>> get the >>> files into iTunes and to show up as music videos. >>> >>> >>> So far: >>> >>> I added the mp4 that Quicktime player will play to the iTunes >>> library using >>> the "File: add to library" command. It has been added to my iTunes >>> library >>> OK (and plays just fine) but is showing up as a movie (and placed >>> in the >>> "Movies" folder) rather than a music video. >>> >>> I only have one "real" music video (an iTunes store freebie) - it >>> is also an >>> mp4 file but it was put into the library like a normal song and >>> just has the >>> little video indicator next to it when browsing the library. >>> >>> I added both other files to the iTunes library using the "File: add >>> to >>> library" command but although no error was generated, the files do >>> not seem >>> to have actually been added to the library. >>> >>> For the flv file, I am guessing I have to convert it to an iTunes >>> friendly >>> format like mp4? >>> >>> For the other mp4 file, I'm not sure what's next - presumably >>> iTunes doesn't >>> like it for the same reason that quicktime player won't play it - >>> though VLC >>> has no problems at all with it - is it a wrong mp4 "flavour" or >>> something? >>> >>> >>> Any way, I'm looking for advice how to: >>> >>> 1) convert the flv file for iTunes >>> 2) convert the problematic mp4 file for iTunes >>> 3) make iTunes treat the mp4 files as music videos rather than movies >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> >>> Neil >>> -- >>> Neil R. Houghton >>> Albany, Western Australia >>> Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 >>> Email: n...@possumology.com > > > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo > 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB > OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
