Basic iPod Video Help..

Right...Ive got my music on my iPod successfully, and Ive coded the movie I want on the iPod successfully aswell, and its on the iTunes under "movies". However, when I plug my iPod in, under the device, it has the iPod and its music subheading with playlists, but nothing else (Movies, Photos etc)...

Could anyone guide me to what Im doing wrong, and what I need to do to get the movie onto my iPod...Sorry If im not clear either..Im not really an expert when it comes to this stuff Lol..

You either need to Sync or Manually update your iPod and put the movie on it. The Movie category will show up under the iPod once the movie on there.

What did you use to code the movie?

I used handbrake...

JTGFX said:

I used handbrake...

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are you useing the most updated ipod and itunes software? if not that could be your issue.. what OS do you run you need atleast 10.3.9 or higher for the ipod video to work right.

Ok, assuming you used the correct settings you should be able to sync your iPod and upload the movie.

If you are uncertain about ripping the movies, you can read THIS.

Right...I did the exact settings as the one in your link baggss...
Erm...Ive got iTunes 7.0.2, but where can I check that my iPod is the highest version. Im working on a 10.4.8.

It sounds like the issue is with syncing, not encoding.

JT, when you plug your iPod in, you should get an information screen on the unit. Under the tab called "Movies" do you have "Sync Movies" checked? If so, make sure you also have either the "all" or "selected" button checked and that the movie you want to copy is identified.

Once you're sure those settings are correct, be sure to click "Apply" at the lower right. This will perfom the actual copy to your device.

Nope, thats my problem, on the info screen, I do not have Movies or Photos...

You don't get this?

No, Ive only got the Summary, Music, Podcasts and Contacts tabs. Ive using iTunes 7.0.2, and I only recieved the iPod yesterday so it must be highest version. Any ideas whats wrong?

Ok, under the Summary tab check the box that says "Manually manage Music and Videos", make sure you click accept. This will allow you to upload the movie manually. I'm assuming that the movie in question plays in iTunes. If so, find the movie in iTunes and drag it to your iPod and see if it uploads. It will tell you if it won't, if it is you'll see it uploading at the top of the iTunes window. If it does, the Movies Tab should show up in iTunes and the Movies subheading should appear under the iPod as well. If not, close iTunes and re-open it.

Let me know what happens.

Under the summary tab, it only has "Manually Manage Music", not the one you mentioned. Sorry to be such a pain. The movie does play in iTunes btw.

Ok, check that and try to upload the video manually.

Just to make sure, you do have an iPod Video, correct?

Upload the video manually? What do you mean?

After you check that box, find the video in iTunes and drag it to the iPod icon on the left side, then drop it on the iPod icon. That will manually upload the video. Make sure you hit Apply in iTunes after you check that box though.

Right, I dragged the movie to the iPod under devices, and it just went back to its place under movies. It didnt make the little "add" sign once over the iPod as it did with my music. Sorry..

What kind of iPod is this?

Its a 30gig 5G iPod its even got a space in the iPod for Movies...

When you click on Music under the iPod itself, are the songs that show up in the main iTunes window grayed out or can you select them individually?

Select individually...