apple video ipod, great for AMVs

supersayian313 · Post by **supersayian313** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:22 pm

i recently picked up the new video ipod from apple. this thing is awesome. 60GB of memory! i got it loaded with AMVs, movies, music and photos. i highly endorse this product. just thought i would put it out there, im sure most of you know about it.

giygus007 · Post by **giygus007** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:43 pm

So help me out, here. Does it matter which codec you used on the video? Will it play only .mov's, or did apple open it up to .avi's and .mpg's? I would consider buying one if it lets me watch videos other than apple produced or apple encoded ones.

Thanks!

supersayian313 · Post by **supersayian313** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:26 pm

the ipod plays .mov and .mp4 videos, but i have a program (cucsoft ipod video converter)that converts almost every file to mp4. or if it dosnt convert i use virtual dub to reencode it then use the cucusoft ipod video converter to change it to mp4. it works great.

also i spent another $100 for a home dock. it is the size of a vcr tape, i plug it into my tv or sterio system or my tv in my truck, and i can watch what is on my ipod or hear the music. i love it. it is an entire home entertainment system in a compact package.

michael117 · Post by **michael117** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:10 am

Yeah. personally, i bought the 30 gig model and it's great. the screen is very nice and crisp, good sound too especially if you buy better earbuds. anywho, the only downsides are: 1. you probably dont store your movies in mp4 format, and converting every video takes a while. 2. depending on the conversion software you use, you might lose some image and/or sound quality. if you dont mind waiting a while and are picky about the software you use to convert your amv's, this is certainly a great little gadget

M1lk · Post by **M1lk** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:20 pm

Yeah, i'm saving my pennies for a 30 gig model, i'm thinking of getting
"^iPod conformist^" etched on the back, lol.