How To Convert Video For iPod
Getting home videos to play on your iPod used to involve downloading specialized software that would convert your video into an iPod-compatible format. It caused some confusion among iPodders, but thankfully Apple have solved the problem. Here’s how to convert video for iPod the easy way.
- Download iTunes 6.0.2 first.
- Add your video to the library (File -> Add To Library).
- Click on ‘Videos’ under the source menu.
- Right-click on your video.
- Select and click ‘Convert Selection for iPod’.
- iTunes will create an iPod-compatible version of the video and add it to your video collection.
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January 12th, 2006 at 9:59 pm
Tried to convert an .mpg file and it crashed my iTunes.
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January 13th, 2006 at 9:18 am
I hear that this update is causing a few video issues. It was ok for me, but one of the videos I converted with iTunes actually played ok … but there was no sound.
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March 19th, 2006 at 6:19 am
Hi, when I convert video for ipod using itunes, the converted video has not sound, why? how can i do?
Thanks and greetings
Dario.
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March 20th, 2006 at 11:08 am
No sound? Sounds strange … are you using the latest version of iTunes? Have you tried to convert your music with 3rd party software?
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March 29th, 2006 at 10:50 am
I have the same problem – I have several videos that play fine in iTunes but when I convert them to m4v’s to play on the ipod I end up with a video with no sound.
It seems to be happening with all MPGs.
I’m using iTunes 6.0.4.2
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March 29th, 2006 at 11:05 am
I just checked and the samething happens when I try to convert using Quicktime – so no iTunes involved – open the MPG in QT and convert to m4v and then play the resulting file in QT – no sound
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March 29th, 2006 at 2:25 pm
I too am getting no sound on my mpg conversions. Anyone know of another program to convert mpg’s?
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June 25th, 2006 at 4:25 am
I had the exact same problem. Apparantly MPG files are “muxed” which means the sound and video strems are intertwined so iTunes/Quicktime can only see the video (hence no sound).
Streamclip will fix this problem and is available (for free) from the link below.
http://www.squared5.com/
Just open your mpg in Streamclip, click file>Export to Quicktime
Select the MPEG4 encoder and hit enter. Select the file destination and you’ll have the same file but in MOV format. You can now use iTunes/Quicktime to convert this MOV file into an iPod compatible version.
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September 19th, 2006 at 8:56 pm
Your a genius
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October 19th, 2006 at 10:24 pm
Here you go guys, VideoraIpod Converter, free and faster then doing it through Streamclip
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December 3rd, 2006 at 11:25 pm
Thankyou soooooooooooooo much Adam!!!
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December 4th, 2006 at 4:33 am
and to zoorna, ty2
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December 26th, 2006 at 8:27 am
help i just got an i pod video and when i try
and put videos on it (converted videos)
it’ll work but with no sound
any program thats really good and popular to
get this working properly?
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December 30th, 2006 at 3:38 am
videora isnt free.there is only a free trial.
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December 30th, 2006 at 5:53 am
Ahhh Adam you’re amazing. You just solved my #1 problem, without paying any money, and it’s easy to do. I freakin love you!
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December 30th, 2006 at 6:24 am
Adam is a genoius, well considering im not too good with any of this whole computer stuff with all the files. I mean it still dosent make sence to me but I’m Not Complaining!. Cheers man u helped out alot!
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January 11th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
Alrite, having a little problem, I downloaded a video from google video, and now want to put in on my ipod. I followed the steps that were mentioned when using streamclip, but for some reason the ipod does not reconize the .mov file in itunes. I have tried to convert the files in itunes, but itunes keeps on crashing. Does anyone have any suggestions????
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February 4th, 2007 at 5:56 am
ADAM – thank you brother …. fucking great help
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February 16th, 2007 at 2:43 am
i was wondering if you demuxed a movie, would the sound file be separate and then after the video was converted, the separated sound file could be interlaced back into one file?
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June 12th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
Adam, thanks alot man, you really are a genious. i told my brother that i was going to find out how to make the sound work. i cant wait to see the look on his face. thanks for your help.
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June 29th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Adam, thank you so much! I was so frustrated after converting a bunch of movies to ipod format – thru itunes – and still had no sound. You saved the day!! THANK YOU!
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July 3rd, 2007 at 12:00 pm
Thank you so much guys for having done all the hard work in working this out for me!!.
I still cant belive that they can market the ipod and itunes as able to easily convert movie files to a file recognisable in ipod, then, not give you the software that actually does this.
How does the person who ISN’T so PC literate deal with it??
i think it sux!!!
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August 15th, 2007 at 12:07 am
Can i just take this opportunity to point something out;
It’s spelled GENIUS, not genious.
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September 6th, 2007 at 7:11 am
thank you sooo…fucking much adam!!!
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September 23rd, 2007 at 4:39 am
i cant figure out the export thing.
im soo lost!
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October 5th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
Brittany i hear you, how the fuck are you supposed to export them ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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October 21st, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Cheers for the help with this, was really bugging me that the sound didn’t work, thanks Adam
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October 27th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
Adam you’re a champ!
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May 11th, 2008 at 6:09 am
hey adam it works but i think it takes to long……….im downloading right but it takes to long and for the itunes to convert the vid……?
there needs to be a fast way
and i also found out this new site were u cud download youtube vdeos
viixy.net
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May 11th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Thanks so much Adam, you’re a life saver!
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July 1st, 2008 at 1:28 am
I put my video thru streamclip but now itunes wont convert it for my ipod!! sooo frustrating. can anyone help?
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September 27th, 2008 at 3:30 am
TO dario espinosa:
iTunes cannot convert muxed video (muxed video means the audio and video are on the same track), muxed video converted by iTunes will lose sound
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December 26th, 2008 at 2:28 am
ADAM THANK YOU SO MUCH! I’ve been converting over and over again, changing heaps of settings as I go. Three times I did it in iTunes and it still didn’t work! Looked over the internet for an answer. YOU FREAKING HELPED ME BUD =D LOVE YOU FOR LIFE xx
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January 11th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Thanks Adam, worked for me and I didnt have a hard time doing it either.
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