10-10-2006, 07:22 AM

I just got Handbrake and ripped a few of my DVD's in the H.264 codec as someone said to do. I used 1-pass and it took about 1 1/2 hours each DVD. They play fine in Quicktime as MP4 files.
Then, i tried changing the extension on the file to match the iTunes store Movie files i had downloaded from there (M4v)and it worked. I was able to import my Movies into iTunes in this manner.

I only wanted these for viewing on the computer through Front Row but are these going to be compatible with an iPod?

10-11-2006, 03:32 PM

if it plays in itunes, then it should be playable on your ipod. the file has to be in an mp4 format to play via ipod, so check that out...

but i would imagine if it plays in itunes, youre good to go on the ipod. give it a try and let us know.

10-11-2006, 04:21 PM

Not necessarily - iTunes can play any h.264 encoded movie, iPod can only play those up to a resolution of 640x480 pixels.

Check the resolution (select file in iTunes, hit apple+r to show it in the finder, drag to Quicktime and select Window->show movie info) and if it's 640x480 or under it should play.

If not, reencode them using iSquint.