Videos downloaded off of limewire won't transfer to Itunes

[nabautigers]

Does anyone know why some videos I download off of limewire cannot be transferred to my itunes library?
I am using IMtoo to encode my videos and then transfer them to Itunes and then video Ipod. The ones that won't transfer after I encode them cannot be played through quicktime after being encoded (error 37 - bad file name or volume name), but they can be played through limewire.

Also, some videos that transfer into Itunes library and play fine after being encoded cannot be picked up by my video ipod - it says that the file cannot be found. Any ideas?

 

[Jeffito123]

Why are you using limewire?

 

[nabautigers]

what would you recommend instead

 

[UlricT]

dude.. they frown upon allegations to piracy here...

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: UlricT
dude.. they frown upon allegations to piracy here...

Noob ... everyone knows LimeWire is for pr0n.

I'd wager that the ones that won't convert are ASF/ASX/WMV or some other "protected" MS codec, and that's why they don't change formats nicely.

- M4H

 

[nabautigers]

This probably isn't what you are referring too (I am pretty clueless on this stuff)- but they are all .mpg files (some convert and some won't) - also that doesn't explain why some covert and play in itunes but won't upload to my ipod - any ideas?

 

[cmdrdredd]

there are some apps that will convert them to iPod format that work with iTunes 100%. Xilisoft iPod video convertor will work.

 

[nabautigers]

Tried that it wouldn't work but thanks for the suggestion. I don't think it is the coverter that is the problem - the one's that won't transfer won't even play after being encoded - (error 37 bad filename or volume name). Any other suggestions?

 

[Jasiek]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd
there are some apps that will convert them to iPod format that work with iTunes 100%. Xilisoft iPod video convertor will work.

Do not use that program, your video will be a couple seconds behind the audio of the video.


Use Videora IPod Converter, and set it to movie quality 768/kb/sec