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    Re: HowTo: Encode Video for iPod Video

    Just a couple questions, ibelwich:

    1. What version of gtkpod are you using?
    2. What options did you use to encode the video?
    3. What's the filename of the video?

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    Re: HowTo: Encode Video for iPod Video

    Thanks for the reply Endersshadow,

    To answer ytour questions:
    1. Gtkpod version 0.99.8
    2.I used the default options in vive here's the output from the terminal:
    ffmpeg -y -f mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -b 700k -aspect 4:3 -s 320x320 -acodec aac -ac 2 -ab 192k -i "/home/scott/dvd/vive_dvd_temp1-1.vob "home/scott/dvd/trueromance.mp4"

    3. as you can see this is the filename created by vive when I originally inserted the dvd vive_dvd_temp1-1.vob

    and then I am encoding this to trueromance.mp4

    Thanks

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    Re: HowTo: Encode Video for iPod Video

    Rename it trueromance.mov and try again. It seems silly, but that's the way it is.

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    Re: HowTo: Encode Video for iPod Video

    Thanks endersshadow,

    that solved it partially. gtkpod recognises the .mov file and I can copy it to the ipod, but the behaviour is the same blank screen for 30 seconds and then returns back to the menu.

    I am going to play around with it a bit see if I can nail it. If you have any other idea's let me know I give them a go.


    one thing I have noticed and I am not sure if this is normal or not but in the vive terminal I see the following line

    ffmpeg version SVN -rUNKNOWN

    Not sure if this is a red-herring or an indication that I did not quite follow your instructions on building ffmpeg correctly


    cheers

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    Re: HowTo: Encode Video for iPod Video

    It's not unusual w/ ffmpeg to have that version.

    As for the video, does it play correctly on your computer?

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    Re: HowTo: Encode Video for iPod Video

    Yup plays perfectly on the pc...

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    Re: HowTo: Encode Video for iPod Video

    Enders this is a fantastic program! I got everything working fine but have one issue.

    Neither the video nor audio plays when I try on my iPod.

    I encoded 1min 56 secs of a DVD just fine. Plays fine on my Feisty laptop, plays fine *from* the iPod under Feisty or iTunes/WinXP w/ Quicktime. But nothing plays on the iPod, it's just a blank screen and no sound for 1min 56 secs.

    80GB video iPod f/w 1.2.1 using Vive 2.0.0 and gtkPod 0.99.8. The file name is blahblahblah.mov, I used Vive iPod/PSP presets.

    Any ideas?
    Last edited by joe_bling; July 29th, 2007 at 08:06 PM.

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    Re: HowTo: Encode Video for iPod Video

    Hey Joe,

    Thats interesting I am getting the same kinda behaviour on my ipod... 60 gb firmware 1.2.1....maybe there is an issue with version of firmware on the ipod. Enders may know

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    Re: HowTo: Encode Video for iPod Video

    ibelwich that is an odd coincidence.

    I should also mention that when I try to import my .mov into the iPod via iTunes, it will not import, iTunes reports "iPod cannot play this format".

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    Re: HowTo: Encode Video for iPod Video

    Try bumping the Audio Bitrate down to 128kbps. I see in the tech specs that it's only allowed to play up to 160kbps, so that may be the problem. The video codecs and bitrates all look good.

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