What Are The FACTS about video conversion for the ipod?

[raidersfann26]

I converted half of my collection to mp4 with pspvideo 9 then was told that pspvideo9 video didnt work... so now im using videora... and engadget is saying that doesnt put it on your ipod... my settings are h264/320x240/768kbps Steres/128kbps... i like the h264 much better because the quality seems less choppier... however when i convert them the output file is always an mp4 file.. is this normal... also can someoen who has actually put videos on their ipod verify for me that videora will in fact work with videos from limewire or torrent sites?... thanks

 

[filburt1]

Videora did not work for me either. So far, what has worked is 3GP_Converter which I believe uses MPEG-4.

Sorry, unlawful downloading of copyrighted material cannot be discussed here, only conversion of content you own, which in my case was my DVDs of Firefly and Family Guy.

 

[mrogers]

I used Videora, and it worked perfectly to convert to the correct format. Also, there's a TV/Video forum for this.

 

[raidersfann26]

I used Videora, and it worked perfectly to convert to the correct format. Also, there's a TV/Video forum for this.

ARRGGG!!! see what i mean by the mixxed answers!!! i have 30+gigs of video im trying to convert but i dont want to waste all that time... so what settings did u use EXACTALLY to get videora to work?... mp4 is too choppy compared to h264... plz tell me what u did... at least the difference between what the 2 of u did

 

[filburt1]

ARRGGG!!! see what i mean by the mixxed answers!!! i have 30+gigs of video im trying to convert but i dont want to waste all that time... so what settings did u use EXACTALLY to get videora to work?... mp4 is too choppy compared to h264... plz tell me what u did... at least the difference between what the 2 of u did

For Videora, I queued up a bunch of DivX-formatted Family Guy episodes originally at 640 x 480 and let it convert them all overnight to .mp4 files. iTunes recognizes and plays them, but it does not copy them to my iPod. I used the default settings, I believe.

For 3GP_Converter, I queued up a bunch of DivX-formatted Firefly episodes that were not in a 4:3 aspect ratio, so I edited some of its INI files to 320 x 176 instead of 320 x 240 and let it run overnight. iTunes recognizes and plays them, as does my iPod. I used the PSP format that does not dynamically rename the files.

Because the Family Guy episodes did not work, I have 3GP_Converter running in the background converting those right now. I expect it to work, especially given a customized 3GP_Converter configuration functioned, so the default should as well.

 

[raidersfann26]

For Videora, I queued up a bunch of DivX-formatted Family Guy episodes originally at 640 x 480 and let it convert them all overnight to .mp4 files. iTunes recognizes and plays them, but it does not copy them to my iPod. I used the default settings, I believe.

For 3GP_Converter, I queued up a bunch of DivX-formatted Firefly episodes that were not in a 4:3 aspect ratio, so I edited some of its INI files to 320 x 176 instead of 320 x 240 and let it run overnight. iTunes recognizes and plays them, as does my iPod. I used the PSP format that does not dynamically rename the files.

Because the Family Guy episodes did not work, I have 3GP_Converter running in the background converting those right now. I expect it to work, especially given a customized 3GP_Converter configuration functioned, so the default should as well.

what settings did u use with videora?... the h246? or sp?

 

[filburt1]

H.264 I believe. I was not overly impressed by the tool given its user interface, such as text on buttons that would wrap and the inability to queue large groups of files simultaneously, only one by one. 3GP_Converter, on the other hand, was just a matter of dragging and dropping a bunch of files, specifying an output directory, and letting it process on its own.

 

[raidersfann26]

H.264 I believe. I was not overly impressed by the tool given its user interface, such as text on buttons that would wrap and the inability to queue large groups of files simultaneously, only one by one. 3GP_Converter, on the other hand, was just a matter of dragging and dropping a bunch of files, specifying an output directory, and letting it process on its own.

Ya i agree... but videora is the only one that i know of that does h.246

 

[filburt1]

H.264 and MPEG-4 resulted in the same file size, and on such a small screen, I wouldn't want to go through so much effort just for H.264. The Firefly episode I watched had a smooth framerate with a high level detail and amazingly good sound. I just wish the color saturation was higher, but I don't think any codec will help with that but the video decoder hardware instead.

 

[j0shb3ck3r]

I used possibly the longest process ever.

I used Mac The Ripper to rip my Dashboard Confessional Unplugged DVD...

Handbrake to convert it to one giant MPEG-4.

Clip Creator 2 to cut it into individual videos (by song).

Quicktime to convert each song video into H.264

I get my iPod tomorrow, but since they all work in iTunes and were encoded with QuickTime, I'm assuming they will work.