iPod touch Best video format for iPod Touch?

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jpbl68

macrumors member

Original poster

• Aug 6, 2009

• #1

I'll be putting some DVD quality movies onto my Touch and I'd like them to take up the smallest amount of space whilst still looking good on the Touch's screen. Which video format takes up the least amount of space whilst retaining decent picture quality?

 

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mrj412

macrumors regular

• Aug 6, 2009

• #2

I use Handbrake to do conversions with the iPod Touch preset. Works great.

 

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jpbl68

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Original poster

• Aug 6, 2009

• #3

Which format do you convert to?

 

celticpride678

Guest

• Aug 6, 2009

• #4

.MP4 is the only movie file the iPod touch can read. Go into HandBrake and select Apple in the right hand sidebar, then select iPhone/iPod touch

 

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jpbl68

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Original poster

• Aug 6, 2009

• #5

I thought it could read H.264, or is that the same thing?

 

celticpride678

Guest

• Aug 6, 2009

• #6

jpbl68 said:

I thought it could read H.264, or is that the same thing?

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Same thing as MP4.

 

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jpbl68

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Original poster

• Aug 6, 2009

• #7

Cheers.

 

scotty96LSC

macrumors 65816

• Aug 6, 2009

• #8

celticpride678 said:

.MP4 is the only movie file the iPod touch can read. Go into HandBrake and select Apple in the right hand sidebar, then select iPhone/iPod touch

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Works. And looks/sounds good too.