1) Open Videora

2) Click the SETUP button.

3) Choose ONE CLICK PROFILE MENU. You'll see a bunch of choices. These WILL work with the IPOD 5:

1. HP264/320X240/256kbpsStereo 96kbps

2. HP264/320X240/384kbpsStereo 96kbps

3. HP264/320X240/QB23Stereo 96kbps

4. HP264/320X240/QB30Stereo 96kbps

I could never get mp4 (MPEG-4) files made with anything but QuickTime Pro to play on my iPod. And the QuickTime mp4 files were terrible resolution. I have a PC, maybe this is the reason, I don't know, but my iTunes refuses to move any mp4 files into my iPod saying they won't play there. You figure it out. Frankly, I do not like iTunes any more than Quicktime.

Of the above choices, 2 is the highest quality, 1 is not as good, followed by 4, then 3 for the poorest quality. The size of the files is the inverse of the quality. So, if you want it to look good, you will make bigger files. Considering you have 30GB to play with on the IPOD, use the highest quality #2 choice 384kbps video bit rate, unless you plan on storing lots of full feature movies on your iPod. #2 is really the most acceptable, but you can try them all so you see the difference.

4) Select the folder where you want to put your newly converted file using the OUTPUT VIDEOS TO  tab. Its better to do this on a second hard drive if you've got 2 in your machine. This way the program runs on your HD1, and the file is stored on a second drive where you keep your data. If not, just put it where you can remember where it is, obviously.

5) You can select the Process Priority next, choose HIGH for the best chance at not screwing things up. The click the SAVE button in the lower right.

(NOTE: You can customize your settings by selecting the PROFILES tab in the SETTING menu. Remember, IPOD 5 has restrictions posted HERE, bottom of page in small faint lettering on the page trying to suck you into buying QuickTime Pro-- (don't do it!!!!), http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/creatingvideo.html )

6) Now Click on the CONVERT button on the left side of the menu.

7) Click on ONE-CLICK CONVERT (easiest method) and find and open the movie file you want to convert for the IPOD. I have been converting avi files. Others may work, but avi files are a done deal, no problemo.

8) THAT'S IT. Wait for 100% done before you try to move it into your IPOD.

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"WHY I RETURNED MY iPOD5"

My letter to Apple:

Dear Apple Corporation

I returned my iPod 5 this past weekend. (Actually my SECOND, because the first one FAILED after about two hours of use.)

Here's why

1) I was so pissed off that you charged me $30 for a totally inferior software program for converting video to iPod files, and then you further failed to refund my money after I discovered what a piece of crap it actually was. I went online and downloaded the free Videora program which did far more, infinitely better and more efficient that QUACKtime Pro. The idea that I should have to BUY software just to use my device to do things it's suppose to do to begin with is absurd. Most devices at least come with basic software, and I don't consider iTUNES basic, because it doesn't allow you to convert one single video file to use with EYEPOD.


2) I then realized even with Videora how much trouble it was to re-convert files for iPod, rather than Apple simply making it compatible with WMV, mpg, and other video formats. iPod would, in fact not show simple and STANDARD mp4 files, period except for those inferior low resolution ones coming out of Quacktime Pro.

3) iPod also refused to show any H264 files that it CLAIMED on your own website to show, that had the resolution ABOVE 384kbps . Not even approaching the 768kbps claimed compatible. Should viewing video be THIS HARD?? No.

4) The video brightness/contrast/saturation of iPod was clearly inferior to my simple LCD computer monitor, or for that matter, my cheap ass 13" regular TV. AND NO WAY TO ADJUST the picture on the iPod. To get a video to look like it should on iPod, I had to RE-RENDER it with increased picture saturation, just to get it to look right.

4A) I found that watching videos on my less expensive portable 7" Samsung DVD player was a FAR more enjoyable experience than watching the 2 videos I eventually got to play on my iPod after HOURS of trial and error. (One 100 minute video took FOURTEEN HOURS to convert using quacktime Pro!!!) The picture was better- better color, better contrast, better all around,the battery lasts twice as long, more than one person can see the thing, I didn't have to download or convert a damn thing- I checked out a free DVD from my library, popped it in-- showtime. My portable DVDplayer does not fit in my pocket. Gee whiz. So freaking what. How many times do I need to watch video sitting on the john at the bus station?

5) The EQ on the iPod was ridiculous. Presets only, with the exception of the custom preset BUT THAT could only be set in software- good lord. Absurd. What are we supposed to do, make up 20 different custom EQs and then apply them as we listen to see what works. Stupid, incredibly. My little $19 cassette player has better and more practical and usable EQ than the $300 iPod. What a rip.

6) Non-standard battery. After I thought about this, what another rip. I am supposed to RENT an iPod battery from you for $60 plus shipping every year, or year and a half? Forever? A battery you won't replace under warranty until it is less than 50% good. What a racket!! My little iRiver mp3 player takes a standard AA battery, that lasts for FORTY HOURS, and if it runs out, I replace with one from the drug store, or another standard re-chargable or regular battery. Let's see, my iRiver MP3 player holds more than enough songs that I'm going to listen to for MONTHS, the software is easier to use, and its all of the size of a Bic lighter. Hmmmm-- Do I really need 30GB or 7000 songs on a delicate portable device in my pocket all of the time that I must connect to a computer to recharge? Gee, I don't think so.

7) Oh yeah--- "Watch your music!". Man, do I really want to pay to download and then watch BANONO prance around? I don't think so. Don't want to watch Madonna either, or any of the other flavors of the month. How many times can you watch a music video. Let me see----- ONCE, and often, not even that. I thought I could watch my own movies. Oh THINK AGAIN. Claimed battery time for iPod 5 video?? Well over 2 hours. Reality: 2 hours, maybe after a total charge. Forget it if you already listened to some music. A whole movie? Hahahahah. Then, hook back up to your computer for hours. Oh yeah, 2 inch screen. This really sounds like a great way to watch video and film. WHAT WAS I THINKING???

8) Lets see, mechanical hard drive on a portable device. How many times have I replaced hard drives that went kaput on my STATIONAR computer. Lots and lots. How long do you think a hard drive is going to last that you carry around in your pocket? Well, if you drop it a couple of times, probably not long. Maybe if you keep it in a padded briefcase any time you move it, you'll be lucky and it will last a few years. Mechanical hard drives are not terribly reliable devices when you move them all the time, slap them down on a table, or have slip out of your pocket. If you treat them with kid gloves, you'll have more luck. But what price PARANOIA for a pocket device you just spent $350 on?

9) Screen scratches. Does the iPod5 screen scratch easily? You bet. Absurdly so. The FIRST one I got scratched within a DAY. Fortunately (?) my first iPod 5 completely FAILED within 4 hours of use, so I returned it, and got another one in exchange- which I was smart enough to leave the cheap protecto wrap on- even though, you are supposed to take it off-- and offcourse, then make your iPod vulnerable to easy scratching, unless you fork out ANOTHER $15 for a third party EYEPOD protector.

8) I took back my iPod 5, got my $300 back, plus the $50 for the "extended" warranty, that covers nothing if I drop the thing, nor the battery unless its more than 50% dead, and fortunately, Best Buy goofed, and gave me back an extra $25- so at least I got most of my money back for the Quacktime Pro Waste.

9) I feel MUCH better.


Neil Slade
Gadget freak, but NOT insane.

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FROM Dr. Robert Wolfson, faculty University of Colorado, Business School