Hi.......I've been experimenting with ffmpeg, and according to several websites I've found on encoding video to a format my ipod can read, using the following command line:
/usr/bin/ffmpeg -i '/Documents/TVShows/Originals/The.Office.US.S03.E18.avi' -vcodec xvid -b 300 -qmin 3 -qmax 5 -bufsize 4096 -g 300 -acodec aac -ab 96 -s 320x176 -title '18' -author 'The Office' '/Users/davidcranor/Sites/ipodfiles/the_office/the_office_0_18.mp4'
it gives me a file clearly within the limitations of what the ipod can handle, but itunes won't copy it to the ipod, because it "cannot be played on this ipod."
on a somewhat related note, some video podcasts are giving me the same error several times per week. (the Make one and Rocketboom)
is this an itunes problem or my ipod's?
Help!
/usr/bin/ffmpeg -i '/Documents/TVShows/Originals/The.Office.US.S03.E18.avi' -vcodec xvid -b 300 -qmin 3 -qmax 5 -bufsize 4096 -g 300 -acodec aac -ab 96 -s 320x176 -title '18' -author 'The Office' '/Users/davidcranor/Sites/ipodfiles/the_office/the_office_0_18.mp4'
it gives me a file clearly within the limitations of what the ipod can handle, but itunes won't copy it to the ipod, because it "cannot be played on this ipod."
on a somewhat related note, some video podcasts are giving me the same error several times per week. (the Make one and Rocketboom)
is this an itunes problem or my ipod's?
Help!