[MEncoder-users] Recoding RM files for iPod

[RC]

On Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:21:36 +0100
Fredrik Eriksson <feffese at yahoo.se> wrote:

> I think apple hates me... I still can't get 640:480 h264 files to sync
>  to the ipod... 

Apple hates everybody.  That's why they go out of their way to make sure
compatibility with their proprietary software is as difficult (and
undocumented) as possible.

> Anyone knows how to cure my stupidness, or at least can help me to get
> iTunes accept these videos?

If you want to create iTunes-compatible files on Unix systems, you'll
want to grab a copy of ffmpeg from around Oct 2006, and apply the
appropriate patches:  
http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2006-September/015930.html

I had just started figuring out why they don't quite work properly with
Mencoder (even though it does seem to write the atom to the mp4 file),
when the company that wanted it decided to just give up.  Best of luck
to anyone else that wants to try.