Why won't Revision 3 video podcasts transfer to iPad

[irascian]

It seems crazy to me that shows like AppJudgment won't transfer to my iPad, giving a warning when I try and sync that they're incompatible format when I sync it while other iTunes downloaded videos (eg Twit.tv) transfer fine.

Are there any plans to fix this soon? I don't want to be restricted to my PC to watch your shows.

Thanks,
Ian

[tehboris]

Which format are you trying to transfer?

[masherscf]

What's crazy is that Revision3 videos transfer seamlessly to my iPad and apparently not yours.

[wasabe34]

I have the same problem with my iPhone 4. Seems the Revision3 HD versions do not transfer; gives me cannot be played on this iPhone error msg. I can transfer other HD podcasts fine however.

[irascian]

I subscribe to the QuickTime HD format (why would I want just SD on my iPad?) and neither AppJudgment or HD Nation will transfer as part of the Sync process.

I also subscribe to TheWeekInTech (TwiT) which just identifies itself as "large" and that transfers fine.

[heisback]

I subscribe to the QuickTime HD format (why would I want just SD on my iPad?) and neither AppJudgment or HD Nation will transfer as part of the Sync process.

I also subscribe to TheWeekInTech (TwiT) which just identifies itself as "large" and that transfers fine.

You're not really going to notice too much of a difference between the HD and the large mp4's on your iPad. Use the large mp4 feeds, they sync flawlessly. If you absolutely must watch the HD version, subscribe to the HD feeds directly from iTunes on the iPad.

[thisself]

there seems to be a major problem with syncing hd shows to and from the ipad

1st it wouldn't copy any hd shows from itunes only large versions, when i tried to get the hd shows from itunes on the ipad, it would not let me download them 2 days ago. before posting i went through all this again just to be sure, even deleting my current feeds anf starting fresh, and tried again from the ipad store and it did download. but here rises another problem.... i started to watch just fine, (latest tekzilla) then when i transfered to itunes it continued to play from where i left off but an error popped up saying "podcast could not be transfered to ipad as it no longer exists" and the episode was no longer on the ipad

any1 having this issue?

btw other quality versions are working fine but i watch the hd show on laptop and atv, so switching to a lower quality version is not an option :P

another edit, after searching more on the forums i've noticed this seems to be a rampant issue for quite some time, what gives !?

[rylab]

Our current HD settings are not compatible with the iPad, but are optimal for an HD viewing experience on most other devices. We are always working to provide the best viewing experience on every device, and the large MP4 looks great on the iPad itself and will work seamlessly.

That said, we understand a small percentage of viewer's frustration when trying to use HD on the iPad just so they can sync with their computer, etc and only need one version. We haven't given up on finding an HD encoder setting that works in all situations, but it's just not there yet with the Apple devices and what we currently offer is the best compromise possible. Don't give up hope, but for now you'll need to use the large MP4 on the iPad to ensure reliable playback.

[hoostine]

here's a solution for you. this will allow you to transfer the HD videos to your iPad, verified by me. the videos are playable as-is on the iPad, but iTunes will not transfer them over because they are profile level 3.2 and it "only supports" level 3.1. well then, all we need to do is change the level to 3.1. no re-encoding needed, so this is quick.

first, get the version of ffmpeg.exe from here:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=152419

now, to change the profile level, we run the tool like this:
ffmpeg.exe -i [input file] -vcodec copy -acodec copy -vbsf h264_changesps=level=31 [output file]

to make this simple, i have a batch file do it for me, then copy the modified video to iTunes automatically. the paths included need to be changed for your computer. i keep all my media files on my E:\ drive.


@echo off
move %1 .\input.mp4
e:\ffmpeg.exe -i input.mp4 -vcodec copy -acodec copy -vbsf h264_changesps=level=31 %~nx1
del input.mp4
move %~nx1 "e:\itunes\automatically add to itunes"


i've saved the above as "proc.cmd" in the root of my E:\ drive. i download the videos from the rss feed with Miro, and have a scheduled task convert all found videos at once, every day.

it is executed like so:
e:\proc.cmd e:\mirovids\[feedname]\[video].mp4

it moves the video to it's current location, renames it "input.mp4", converts it and renames it back at the same time, then deletes the original (now "input.mp4"), and moves the new version into the "Automatically add to iTunes" folder where itunes now recognizes it.

et voila.

p.s. to make it simple, i think if you saved and modified the above .cmd file, you could just drop the video onto the proc.cmd icon in explorer and it would work its magic.

p.p.s. my scheduled task actually runs a different cmd file that calls the above cmd file. i thought i should include it too, just for completeness:

@echo off
mkdir %1\processing
cd %1\processing
for /r %1 %%f in (*.mp4) do e:\proc.cmd %%f


that one is a bit more complicated, but it's run like this:

cleanup.cmd e:\mirovids

which causes it to convert every video in my e:\mirovids folder and all subfolders and copy them to iTunes.