Download and install QuickTime Player Pro 7. 0. 3 Select or import your video file. Select File->Export From the Export drop-down list choose Movie to iPod. A new file will be created on your Desktop. Import this file into iTunes and sync your iPod.
For Windows, Videora, PQDVD, 3GP Convert, Leawo Free iPod Converter, Any Video Converter (that is the title), and Handbrake are popular choices. For Macintosh, use Handbrake or VideoMonkey. If you’re having a hard time figuring out the process, type “[software] help forum” into an online search, with [software] filled in with the name of the application you downloaded.
Open the original movie file in QuickTime Player. From the Window menu, chose Show Movie Info. Click the More Info disclosure triangle in the Movie Info window (if it’s closed). Note the entry next to “Format. " If the format is “MPEG1 Muxed” or “MPEG2 Muxed,” the audio portion of your video file is incompatible with your iPod and iTunes applications, and with anything else based on QuickTime. There is not fix for this other than to use a third party application to convert all of the file.