Video iPod
Well, I was wrong - Apple announced the long-awaited video iPod. I ordered a black 30gb today, and it should be here soon. I’m glad I waited instead of buying the iPod Nano. I will report back when I have it in hand.
Questions which remain unanswered:
- Will it play DivX/XviD files as-is, or will they have to be converted? Specs say it plays MPEG-4 (DivX and XviD are MPEG-4 encoders), so I think it will. And it seems silly; the original iPod played existing MP3 files, so I don’t see why this should be any different.
- Will it play video larger than 320×240? Probably. I’d hate to have to reencode everything to 320×240. And it’s a pretty bad resolution for viewing with TV out.
- Will it play video smaller than 320×240? I.e. widescreen video at 320×173.
- Will it have issues with QPEL and/or GMC-encoded files? Hate to see that happen. I hope it just works.
December 28th, 2006 at 12:30 am
Ipods will play Xvid if the audio is in aac and the resolution is correct. (either 320×240 or 640×480)
(you can use ffmpeg to encode these files)
I don’t think smaller videos work.
GMC-encoded files tend not to work.
I hope this helps.
- Jon
January 8th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
I recently recieved a video ipod, and i love it. The problem i am having is not the quality of the video, but the fact that IT WONT PLAY ANY SOUND!! Any help at all would be VERY much appreciated.
January 23rd, 2007 at 3:44 am
Jon,
If you need FFmpeg to encode them to a different format, the iPod does not play them. It plays the reencoded format.
Erica,
Call Apple support.