How to solve "cannot be played on iPod" error message
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December 4th, 2009 by Bigasoft Support
Tags: cannot be played on ipod, create ipod or iphone version, cannot transfer to ipod, cannot put on ipod, transfer, itunes, ipod
Won't iTunes let you put movies on your iPod? Sometimes your movies can be imported into movie library and played in iTunes fine, while when you sync with your iPod, iTunes pops up a message: "movie was not copied to the iPod because it cannot be played on this iPod".
Not all iTunes videos can be transferred to iPod; there are lots of limitations including resolution, bit rate, aspect ratio, size audio codec, and so on. You need convert them to iPod compatible video.
Here is a two solutions to help you fix the "cannot be played on iPod" error message. It's dead easy.
Locate and select the video file which cannot be transferred in your iTunes Library, and from the Advanced menu, choose Create iPod or iPhone Version. While converting, you will notice an item named "Converting..." appear in the iTunes Source list.
When the conversion is complete, iTunes will create a copy of your movie in your library. There will be two movies listed with the same name.
Download Bigasoft iPod Video Converter free trial version here, then install it.
Locate the video files which cannot be transferred by iTunes, drag them from iTunes or Windows Explore into the iPod video converter.
Click "Start" button to start video conversion. After conversion, drag the output video files to your iTunes and voila.
Converting with iTunes is a free and built-in solution, while using Bigasoft iPod Video Converter is faster and supports more video file formats.
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