Play movies on an iPod Photo.

You need to perform four simple steps to play movies on your iPod Photo for Windows OS:

Step 1: Exporting Sound:
Step 2: Exporting Movie as frames:
Step 3: Transfer photos from PC to iPod photo:
Step 4: Play Movie on your iPod Photo:

Step 1: Exporting Sound:

• Download the movie to your local system.
• Open the downloaded movie using QuickTime.
  
  
  • Note: You can use other applications that can export sound and frames.
• When the movie opens up in QuickTime, Click on File.
• Click Export.
  
  
• "Save exported file as", window will open. Go to Export, click the down arrow and select Movie to WAV.
• Click Options.
  
  
• Choose Rate as 44 kHz in Sound Settings window.
• Select "16 bit" and "Stereo" radio buttons.
• Click OK.
  
  
• Exporting the sound has been done successfully!
• Import the exported sound in to iTunes.
• Now export the same sound to the iPod.

Step 2: Exporting Movie as frames:

• Downloaded frame rate of the movie was 15 frames per second: export the same in QuickTime also.
• Open the downloaded movie using QuickTime.
  
  
• When the movie opens up in QuickTime, Click on File.
• Click Export.
  
  
• "Save exported file as", window will open. Go to Export, click the down arrow and select Movie to Image Sequence.
• Click Options.
  
  
• Choose JPEG as format in Export Image Sequence Settings window.
• Type 15 in the Frames per second block.
• Click Options.
  
  
• Select Medium for quality in JPEC Options window.
• Click OK.
  
  
• Exporting frames to the new folder is done successfully!
  Note: Make sure that all frames rely on one spot. The process of exporting movies as  frames takes some time. Please be patient.

Step 3: Transfer photos from PC to iPod photo:

• Use iTunes to transfer frames from your PC to iPod Photo.
• Click Edit from iTunes Menu.
• Click Preferences.
  
  
• Select iPod tab.
• Select Photos sub tab.
  
  
• Check “Synchronize photos from” check box.
• Check “Copy all photos” radio button.
• Select “Choose folder” option.
• Select the folder where you saved all the frames.
• Click OK.
  
  
  • Note: iTunes alter the images before sending to the iPod Photo. Please be patient as this will take some time.

Step 4: Play Movie on your iPod Photo:
Disconnect the iPod after photos are transferred to the iPod Photo.
To listen Sound while playing the Movie:

• Click Music.
• Click Songs.
• Select the sound file which you exported.
• Press Play.
  
  

To Play the Movie:

• Click Menu.
• Click Photos.
• Click Photo Library.
• Now, iPod Photo start to display thumbnails according to the soundtrack.
• If you want to play the file which you chose then click wheel to a photo and press “T”.
  
  

Enjoy the Movie.

Exporting Sound:

• Download the movie to your local system.
• Open the downloaded movie using QuickTime.
  
  
  • Note: You can use other applications also that can export sound and frames.
• When the movie opens up in QuickTime, Click on File.
• Click Export.
  
  
• "Save exported file as.." window will open, Go to Export and click on the down arrow.
  
  
• Choose Export as Movie to AIFF.
• Click Options.
  
  
• Choose Rate as 44 kHz.
• Check “16 bit” and “Stereo” radio buttons.
• Click OK.
  
  
• Exporting the sound is done successfully!
• Import the exported sound in to iTunes.
• Now export the sound to the iPod.

Exporting Movie as frames:

• Downloaded frame rate of the movie was 15 frames per second: export the same in QuickTime also.
• When the movie opens up in QuickTime, Click on File.
• Click Export.
  
  
• "Save exported file as.." window will open, Go to Export and click on the down arrow.
  
  
• Choose Export as Movie to Image Sequence.
• Click Options.
  
  
• In Export Image Sequence
• Choose JPEG in Format Settings window.
• Type no 15 in the frames per second block.
• Check "Insert space before number" checkbox.
• Click Options.
• Select Best for quality in JPEC Options window.
• Click OK.
  
  
• Export these frames to a new folder.
  Note: Make sure that all frames rely on one spot. The process of exporting movies as frames takes some time. Please be patient.

Transfer photos from PC to iPod photo:

• Use iTunes to transfer photos from your PC to iPod Photo.
• Click Edit from iTunes Menu.
• Click Preferences.
  
  
• Select iPod tab.
  
  
• Select Photos sub tab.
• Check “Synchronize photos from” check box.
• Check “Copy all photos” radio button.
• Select “Choose folder” option by clicking the down arrow.
• Click OK.
  
  
  Note: iTunes alter the images before sending to the iPod Photo. Please be patient this will take some time.

Play Movie on your iPod Photo:
Disconnect the iPod after photos are transferred to the iPod Photo.
To listen Sound while playing the Movie:

• Click Music.
• Click Songs.
• Select the sound file which you exported and press Play.
  
  

To Play the Movie:

• Click Menu.
• Click Photos.
• Click Photo Library.
• Now, iPod Photo start to display thumbnails according to the soundtrack.
• If you want to play the file from where you chose then click wheel to a photo and press “T”.
  
  

Enjoy the Movie.

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