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How do I get a downloaded movie on my iphone 3g?

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shorty1985

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A friend gave me an mp-4 file and i want to put it on my iphone. I have it in itunes, and when i want to sync the movie to my phone, it just gives me an error message saying that it cant put it on the iphone. how can i get it to?
 
shorty1985 said:
A friend gave me an mp-4 file and i want to put it on my iphone. I have it in itunes, and when i want to sync the movie to my phone, it just gives me an error message saying that it cant put it on the iphone. how can i get it to?
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First time asking question in class? Don't you think the detail of error message is important?
 
I just drag and drop all my pr0... errr movie files onto the iPhone icon in iTunes with no tissues err issues.
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In iTunes, simply right-click on it and select "Convert for iPhone" that will adjust the bitrate and resolution to work on the iPhone, then select it from the list on the iPhone's Movie Tab.

TEG
 
TEG said:
In iTunes, simply right-click on it and select "Convert for iPhone" that will adjust the bitrate and resolution to work on the iPhone, then select it from the list on the iPhone's Movie Tab.

TEG
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When I right click, I don't have the option to convert for iphone
 
shorty1985 said:
When I right click, I don't have the option to convert for iphone
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Use the menuse...

Advanced>Create iPod/iPhone Version. If that doesn't work, I doubt the file even plays in iTunes, in which case you need to use iSquint, Toast, or ffmpeg to convert it to a compatible format, then import into iTunes, then convert for iPod. Not all MP4 video files are true MP4, some are MS-MPEG4, some are something else.

TEG
 
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