AJ Muni said:
very simple.....
http://homepage.mac.com/major4/
i've converted mpg,mpeg2,avi,wmv,asf ....all types of files with that program...its great and FROM WHAT I HEAR, most people with video ipods (including my self) use it....
p.s. make sure u follow the instructions on how to install it...could be a lil confusing...
Once you get it started ffmpegx is a wonderful 'swiss army knife' of a tool, it's good for most videos & formats that you chuck at it.
For the iPod w/Video, drag your video into the "drop file here'" box, I suggest using the "PSP" default and then:
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Video tab, don't change the Codec, change the bitrate to what you want, I use 500kbps, but I think it goes up to either 768kbps, or 2.5Mbps, make sure the aspect ratio is (for 4:3 - fullscreen vids) 320 x 240, I'm not sure about the max. ratios the iPod w/Vid accepts. Make sure the framerate is the same as the original (unless you want to mess around with that!!)
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Audio tab, Audio codec will be AAC don't change that, change bitrate from 32 (ugh) to anything above 128 for decent audio (192 = max?). Set sampling rate at 44100 Hz or 48000 Hz
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Filters, the only think I would change here, is thhe crop, if you have horrible black borders and want rid, though you will have to re-adjust the aspect ratio after doing this.
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Options, Check 'High quality', 'Use B Frames' and 'Two-Pass encoding' for really good quality. Go back to the summary tab, and check to see if everything looks good.
Works every time