The iPod Thread [Archive] - Revision3 Forums

nextgenxbox

10-01-2006, 05:27 AM

I'll start things off:

Are all downloads from iTunes now in the higher res h.264 format?

Any free programs that will allow me to encode to that format? I have one but it does only mp4 at the old res.

striker1211

10-01-2006, 05:32 AM

http://www.mainconcept.com/site/index.php?id=733

Or you can use x264 with mencoder. It's complicated as hell but it's free.

lordfoul

10-01-2006, 05:42 AM

I'm using Mainconcepts H.264 Encoder Plugin (http://www.mainconcept.com/site/?id=811) for the Mainconcept Mpeg Encoding Software (http://www.mainconcept.com/site/?id=825) and it's pretty fast and very good. You may want to check out the x264 project (http://developers.videolan.org/x264.html) though.

nextgenxbox

10-01-2006, 05:53 AM

Awesome. I shall look into this.

Will I notice a difference when watching videos on my ipod though? If not, then I guess there's no point in wasting time converting videos. :)

striker1211

10-01-2006, 06:32 AM

No, i dont think youll notice a difference on current gen ipods. However maybe the file size is smaller? Not sure. Try the same clip in both formats and see for yourself.

Casework

10-01-2006, 08:17 AM

h.264 is generally a smaller file size, but not enough to make any difference on a video iPod. And I doubt it will look much/any better on your iPod in a different format. It should look better on your computer and be smaller, but it won't make a difference when it comes to your iPod.

bird603568

10-01-2006, 03:28 PM

nextgenxbox

10-01-2006, 08:30 PM

are you on windows or linux?

Windows XP.

Spin

10-02-2006, 05:33 PM

are you on windows or linux?

i like ur hat

bird603568

10-02-2006, 06:47 PM

i like ur hat

its actaully my sisters old hat when she played on the purple team and lost the team hat so she had to get a rockies hat and cover up the logo and i just thought it looked gangsta