iPod Why won't this movie copy to my iPod Classic?

[mgartner0622]

Hello-
I converted this video with handbrake the other day from a DVD.
When I attach my iPod classic, it says the format is incompatible, yet in Handbrake I selected the iPod format, and I'm pretty sure MPEG-4 is the right one?
Here is a screenshot with the movie's information;
Thank you for any help that is provided.

 

[AdrianK]

Get MediaInfo Mac, drag in the file, go to export, open the text file and paste the output here.

It's pretty not using the Baseline profile for x264.

 

[mgartner0622]

Get MediaInfo Mac, drag in the file, go to export, open the text file and paste the output here.

It's pretty not using the Baseline profile for x264.

Ok, here's the text file:

MediaInfo Mac 0.7.33.2 file analysis report.
Created on: Jun 3, 2011 10:15:29 AM MDT
Report for file: Licence To Kill.m4v
General / Container Stream #1
Total Video Streams for this File.................1
Total Audio Streams for this File.................1
Video Codecs Used.................................AVC
Audio Codecs Used.................................AAC LC
File Format.......................................MPEG-4
Play Time.........................................2h 7mn
Total File Size...................................797 MiB
Total Stream BitRate..............................872 Kbps
Title (Tag).......................................Licence To Kill
Encoded with......................................HandBrake 0.9.5 2011010300
Video Stream #1
Codec (Human Name)................................AVC
Codec (FourCC)....................................avc1
Codec Profile.....................................Main@L2.1
Frame Width.......................................640 pixels
Frame Height......................................272 pixels
Frame Rate........................................25.000 fps
Total Frames......................................191542
Display Aspect Ratio..............................2.35:1
Scan Type.........................................Progressive
Colorimetry.......................................4:2:0
Codec Settings (Summary)..........................CABAC / 4 Ref Frames
QF (like Gordian Knot)............................0.162
Codec Settings (CABAC)............................Yes
Video Stream Length...............................2h 7mn 41s 680ms
Video Stream BitRate..............................703 Kbps
Video Stream BitRate Mode.........................VBR
Bit Depth.........................................8 bits
Video Stream Size.................................642 MiB (81%)
Video Encoder.....................................x264 - core 112
Video Encoder (Settings)..........................cabac=1 / ref=2 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=hex / subme=6 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=3 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=2 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=0 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=20.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=3 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Date of Original Encoding.........................UTC 2011-06-02 23:53:02
Audio Stream #1
Codec.............................................AAC
Codec (FourCC)....................................40
Audio Stream Length...............................2h 7mn 41s 675ms
Audio Stream BitRate..............................164 Kbps
Audio Stream BitRate Mode.........................VBR
Number of Audio Channels..........................2
Audio Channel's Positions.........................Front: L R
Sampling Rate.....................................48.0 KHz
Audio Stream Size.................................150 MiB (19%)
Date of Original Encoding.........................UTC 2011-06-02 23:53:02

 

[AdrianK]

Codec Profile.....................................Main@L2.1

Boom! Needs to be Baseline.

H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;

H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;

MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

In handbrake, after selecting the iPod present, check the 'iPod 5G Support' box. Then you can encode the file and it should sync

 

[mgartner0622]

Boom! Need to be Baseline.



In handbrake, after selecting the iPod present, check the 'iPod 5G Support' box. Then you can encode the file and it should sync

Thanks,
That's exactly what I wanted to hear.

 

[mgartner0622]

*Update*

After converting the video yet again from the DVD, this time with the iPod 5G support box checked, it still did not work- the codex remains as "Main"

This is the text file from MediaInfo Mac;
MediaInfo Mac 0.7.33.2 file analysis report.
Created on: Jun 4, 2011 7:29:21 PM MDT
Report for file: License To Kill.m4v
General / Container Stream #1
Total Video Streams for this File.................1
Total Audio Streams for this File.................1
Video Codecs Used.................................AVC
Audio Codecs Used.................................AAC LC
File Format.......................................MPEG-4
Play Time.........................................2h 7mn
Total File Size...................................797 MiB
Total Stream BitRate..............................872 Kbps
Title (Tag).......................................License To Kill
Encoded with......................................HandBrake 0.9.5 2011010300
Video Stream #1
Codec (Human Name)................................AVC
Codec (FourCC)....................................avc1
Codec Profile.....................................Main@L2.1
Frame Width.......................................640 pixels
Frame Height......................................272 pixels
Frame Rate........................................25.000 fps
Total Frames......................................191542
Display Aspect Ratio..............................2.35:1
Scan Type.........................................Progressive
Colorimetry.......................................4:2:0
Codec Settings (Summary)..........................CABAC / 4 Ref Frames
QF (like Gordian Knot)............................0.162
Codec Settings (CABAC)............................Yes
Video Stream Length...............................2h 7mn 41s 680ms
Video Stream BitRate..............................703 Kbps
Video Stream BitRate Mode.........................VBR
Bit Depth.........................................8 bits
Video Stream Size.................................642 MiB (81%)
Video Encoder.....................................x264 - core 112
Video Encoder (Settings)..........................cabac=1 / ref=2 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=hex / subme=6 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=3 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=2 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=0 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=20.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=3 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Date of Original Encoding.........................UTC 2011-06-04 11:04:27
Audio Stream #1
Codec.............................................AAC
Codec (FourCC)....................................40
Audio Stream Length...............................2h 7mn 41s 675ms
Audio Stream BitRate..............................164 Kbps
Audio Stream BitRate Mode.........................VBR
Number of Audio Channels..........................2
Audio Channel's Positions.........................Front: L R
Sampling Rate.....................................48.0 KHz
Audio Stream Size.................................150 MiB (19%)
Date of Original Encoding.........................UTC 2011-06-04 11:04:27

If anyone has any further suggestions please let me know.
Thank you

 

[Forum-User]

Maybe try my settings

I saved the following settings as custom presets by modifying the Regular, Normal preset for watching on my older iPods. These should get you working, & you can tweak as needed for Average bitrate and audio bitrate, etc.

Format: MP4 file; Video Codec: MPEG-4 (FFmpeg); 2-pass encoding checked; Picture Settings: 320 x 240 for full-screen or something like 336 x 144 for wide screen. I also name the destination file using .mp4 instead of .m4v for legacy reasons.

The only downside I have found is not being able to play these MP4 files on the iPad. For iPad, the only changes are selecting the H.264 Video codec instead, & setting the Picture Settings to a larger size. Then it works fine.

 

[mgartner0622]

I saved the following settings as custom presets by modifying the Regular, Normal preset for watching on my older iPods. These should get you working, & you can tweak as needed for Average bitrate and audio bitrate, etc.

Format: MP4 file; Video Codec: MPEG-4 (FFmpeg); 2-pass encoding checked; Picture Settings: 320 x 240 for full-screen or something like 336 x 144 for wide screen. I also name the destination file using .mp4 instead of .m4v for legacy reasons.

The only downside I have found is not being able to play these MP4 files on the iPad. For iPad, the only changes are selecting the H.264 Video codec instead, & setting the Picture Settings to a larger size. Then it works fine.

Thanks for the information-
However, when using my version of handbrake (the newest version) It won't let you select 2 pass encoding with the MPEG-4 file type. I also don't know how to set the resolution (picture settings)
If anyone knows, I would be very grateful to know where these settings are located.
Thanks!