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I want to save my extracted movie in a format for watching on my video iPod. What is the best format to use?

April 26, 2017best format iPod movie video watching

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I want to save my extracted movie in a format for watching on my video iPod. What is the best format to use?

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For video iPod, you have two choices of file formats, MPEG-4 File or iPod Movie File. The MPEG-4 File choice extracts much faster, but the iPod Movie File choice results in better quality and smaller file sizes. For MPEG-4 File output: • In Preferences, select your preferred MPEG-4 frame size. Use 320×240 for on-screen playback, or 480×480 for external TV playback. • On the Video tab, choose Decode to QuickTime • On the Video tab, choose Output Codec as “DV/DVCPRO – NTSC” or “DV/DVCPRO – PAL” to match the video format listed under “Main Video Stream” • On the Audio tab, choose Decode to AIFF or WAV • On the Output tab, choose Output Format as MPEG-4 File, then extract • Use iTunes to transfer the resulting MP4 file to your iPod. Cinematize 2 Pro advanced users can also custom configure the MPEG-4 file output settings by choosing MPEG-4 from the Custom portion of the Output Format menu. For iPod Movie File output: • On the Video tab, choose Decode to QuickTime • On the Video tab, choose