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mp4 for ipod video & mkv for mac osx | ||
| carlosian posted 2009 Oct 07 23:10 | ||
| I have 2 problems
1. I have a MacOS X and recently obtained some mp4 files i'm trying to upload to my 5.5 gen ipod video. Whenever i try to transfer these files to my ipod i get a message saying that my ipod doesn't support these files. whenever i use itunes to make m4v files, it gets stuck. i would like to know what can I use to make these mp4 files playable on my ipod video. there really aren't many conversion tools for the mac. 2. I have some mkv files i'm trying to play on my mac but i can't play them because i can't find a reliable plugin for mkv's. where can i find a mkv player for my mac.. i would prefer it to be freeware. thanks | ||
| Ai Haibara posted 2009 Oct 08 01:27 | ||
| Handbrake, maybe? I haven't tried to create any iPod-compatible video on my iBook, so I haven't looked into it.
As for MKVs, you might want to keep a copy of VLC and one of the mplayer-based GUIs around, whichever of them works for you. :) I can't remember if installing Perian would allow you to be able to play MKVs in Quicktime... (My iBook's not Intel, so I can't test a lot of the newer apps/etc.) | ||
| carlosian posted 2009 Oct 08 12:54 | ||
Ai, thanks for the prompt reply. i downloaded handbrake and used it to create m4v files using the ipod 5 gen option. it created the file successfully but i still cannot upload the file to my ipod video. it still gives me the same response saying that the ipod cannot upload those types of videos. | ||
| terryj posted 2009 Oct 08 13:04 | ||
| I have seen this error many times before.
What I do to fix it is to drag the files into VisualHub, select the iTunes tab, encode for all devices, and click ok. It then makes an iPod /AppleTV compatible file that all my devices are happy with. and yes installing Perian 1.14 will enable playback of MKVs in Quicktime. You could then also set VisualHub to use Perian ( decode with Quicktime option flagged) to transcode the mkv files into iPod compatible mp4 files. | ||
| carlosian posted 2009 Oct 08 14:48 | ||
| terryj, thanks for the info. VisualHub has been discontinued. What other software can i use? | ||
| rumplestiltskin posted 2009 Oct 08 15:59 | ||
| In Handbrake, make sure you select the Legacy iPod pre-set or the files you create will not transfer. | ||
| terryj posted 2009 Oct 08 19:55 | ||
ur welcome. Discontinued, but ...not forgotten? :-) |
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