ipod movie

Posted by thelaststand

alright well i was just wondering how it would work, like if i have a video clip and put it in itunes, will itunes just convert it to quicktime format and then all i have to do is drag it on my ipod? also lets say i have a dvd i bought and i want to put it on the ipod could i do that, i guess that would be like asking if itunes has its own dvd ripper installed, i doubt it, but could i rip dvds and put them on my ipod

Posted by Klarth

Does the video format have to be Quicktime? If so, just get a QT encoder, I guess.


Christmas can't come soon enough.

Posted by Vampiro V. Empire

Quoted post: Christmas can't come soon enough.


I just saw that today. Black, 60GB... oh God I need money.
Posted by NegativeTrend

Buy a Laptop.

Posted by Pit

Quoting NegativeTrend: Buy a Laptop.


Doesn't fit in my pocket.
Posted by NegativeTrend

Normal iPods I wasn't talking about, I'm talking about the 60GB overpriced video one. A 2 inch video screen isn't worth it.

Posted by thelaststand

whats nice about it is that it doesnt just have the ability to play moives, but its also thinner, has a bigger screen (2.5in.), longer battery life and it comes in black so im definately picking one up (in reference to the 30gb one)

Posted by Trigger

I'm not even bothering with the iPod Movie at all. It's precisely the same as the normal iPod (according to Apple) but can play some movies, and it's the same price as the regular iPod. Besides, any "iPod" on the market today is just becoming an annoying trend. [url=http://podshirt.com/podshirt_q.php]Case in point[/url].

Posted by Klarth

That IS the "normal iPod" now. Now they all have colour screens, and the only decently-sized one you can get is the video-capable one. They've phased out the last line.

Posted by Richaod

Quoting Klarth: That IS the "normal iPod" now. Now they all have colour screens, and the only decently-sized one you can get is the video-capable one. They've phased out the last line.


all this superseding is getting really annoying. :(

By the way, you definitely won't be able to drag and drop movies; you'll probably have to update them through iTunes. iTunes 6.0 has some decent video compatibility, and I don't imagine you'll have to convert to the QuickTime format. It most definitely does not have a DVD-rip function or compatibility with DVDs, so you'll have to find another program that does it for you.

If your main intention is to play movies/DVDs on an iPod movie, I'd suggest getting a different media player instead. iTunes is really bad at handling movie files (I really despise QuickTime too, and there's no connectivity between the programs), although it's perfectly good for music. Perhaps an iRiver would be better; ask loony636.

The longer battery life is balanced by the fact that you can play movies on it, so even if you just watch the occasional video, it'll probably have a similar battery life anyway. :)
Posted by Non-ExistentOne

My only qualm with the iPods, is the fact that they calm the battery will last (I have an iPod Mini) up to, if not more then, ten hours. However, what they failed to mention was, that it will only last four hours if you use the touch-pad and select your songs rather then just letting it shuffle through all of them by itself, not to mention how much battery the light uses itself. I've tested this as well, so it's true, and it ****es me off.

I'm actually thinking about selling my iPod for a decent sized, battery-powered mp3 player. Charging the iPod is what I hate the most, because if it runs out and I'm out riding my bike or something, what am I supposed to do now?

Oh, and my school is starting to talk about completely banning iPods, because they are afraid kids are going to bring porn in on the video ones. How little of a life do you have to have when you need to bring porn into school?

Posted by thelaststand

its true that the ipod is a trend, i mean like the nano is a trend straight up, but for a portable device that plays music, moives and holds pictures, its not to bad, in price and the total set up of the system, i mean id probably rather have something like this http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=210&subcategory=211&product=12985, but thats another 100 bux i'd have to spend, im just gonna get the ipod at best buy when they get it, and if i dont like it i can always just take it back and save up some more $ for the creative zen vision