Video not playing on iPod!!

[setu4993]

Hello!

I have a problem with TV series episodes I have encoded to M4V that they don't play on my iPod Touch.

I use Handbrake to encode it. The iPod Touch preset file, in GSpot fetches me the report as:


And when I set it to a video bitrate of 480, GSpot result is as follows:


The weird part being that the 2nd M4V (the one with specified bitrate of 480) doesn't play on my iPod!?

I wonder why...

Also, if you have some suggestions for keeping file sizes low and enabling it to play on my iPod directly, you're welcome to post them as well.

Thanks!

[aedipuss]

i'd try xmediarecode as it has presets for the different ipods.

[setu4993]

XMedia Recode is not what I'm looking for. It'll also resize the video, just what I don't want.

If you see above, the frame size is something I didn't let it modify.

[hech54]

HandBrake and WinFF have never failed to make a playable video for my iPod Touch using the presets.

[setu4993]

I have used Handbrake for both the above and that's what I'm saying.

Why wouldn't the 2nd one play?

[hech54]

I have used Handbrake for both the above and that's what I'm saying.

Why wouldn't the 2nd one play?

Did you alter/customize the settings after you clicked the preset?

[setu4993]

Yes. I changed the Audio and Video bitrate to control the filesize.

The Gspot reports are in the first post and you can see there.

[hech54]

Yes.

You don't get to control what an Apple product accepts....Apple does.

[setu4993]

You don't get to control what an Apple product accepts....Apple does.

You've got to be kidding me by saying that.

That's the most illogical answer I have ever come across on VideoHelp.

[hech54]

You've got to be kidding me by saying that.

Not really. The one that you changed does not work. It's not brain surgery.
Preset = works
Yours = doesn't work

[setu4993]

I repeat, the answer is pretty lame.

I'm looking for a more technically sound answer. As to 'Why?'

[bat999]

I'm looking for a more technically sound answer.

Use MediaInfo to show the characteristics of both files.
Your gSpot screengrabs don't show enough technical information.

[setu4993]

MediaInfo says the same thing that gSpot says.

All I can assume from this is that the video bitrate is too low for the iPod to access. That's all I can think.

[teodz1984]

setu4993

First of all tell us what IPOD Touch Generation you have...
Each generation has a limit on what video specs it can play.

Apple Website tech specs for 4th Gen Ipod Touch

Apple Website tech specs for 3rd Gen Ipod Touch

Apple Website tech specs for 2nd Gen Ipod Touch

[teodz1984]

Please check this site for TIPS on making videos compatible with ipod touch

[teodz1984]

Video specs for 4th Generation

H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

Support for 1024 by 768 pixels with Apple VGA Adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable (cables sold separately)

[setu4993]

Please check this site for helps on making videos compatible with ipod touch

Your post before the edit was exactly what I was looking for.

Although, I'm not sure if it supports lower than 756 (or 753) kbps video bitrate.

Regardless, I got my answer and the way out for storing my videos. Sticking to Handbrake for the conversions.

Thanks a ton!

[teodz1984]

Your welcome, I have an array of I-devices and find myself encoding over and over to make them compatible with each device.

[setu4993]

And well, that's what I was going through.

So decided to maintain a single copy of everything which would work across all my devices. Thus, MP4, H.264 with AAC it is .

[hech54]

Regardless, I got my answer and the way out for storing my videos. Sticking to Handbrake for the conversions.

You're Welcome.