Vista Problems

[Xatticus]

Someone made a post of this but in the wrong forums so anyways.

I recently replaced my old iPod (fell down a drain...don't ask) and finally bought a Video iPod. I'm running into a problem though, it converts the videos fine but when I add it in iTunes, I can't play the videos because if I double-click the file, my computer locks up. In addition, if I plug in my iPod and try to upload the videos, my computer will lock up. And by lock up I mean Alt-F4 nor Ctrl-Alt-Delete do anything. The only way to "unlock" my computer is by restarting it which is a pain in the ass. I thought it was a Quicktime problem so I installed the Quicktime Alternate but that didn't solve the problem. In addition, trying to move the video files through Videora does nothing.

If this is a Vista issue, I am dual-booting with Windows XP so if it's something that cannot be resolved, I can always boot into XP and upload the videos through there.

[Midiman]

From everything I'm seeing, it appears that you would be best off to continue using XP for your iTunes.

[Xatticus]

kthx

but a new problem arises. in the default settings, it says that this video is incompatible with my iPod. I just bought my video iPod today and i just downloaded Videora a few hours ago so all the old threads that say update Videora are immediately thrown out.

All I wanna do is watch Ghost in the Shell and Bleach on the go

[Midiman]

If you've read lots of other threads, then you know what I need before I can help you much.

[endlrls]

Hey Man,
I have Vista 64-bit Ultimate on a pretty fast AM2 socket setup and I still haven't gotten Videora to Work. When I open the Converter, the animations and sound don't work and then I get a prompt from the O.S. Saying that Videora is missing a key component. When I go to the web site it states that no fix is Available. My suggestion is either use Freez Ipod Converter (freeware as well) and Hopefully Microsoft Releases the Service Pack for Vista in Q4 like we have all heard or Just use Xp for now. It sucks cuz Videora Ipod Con is a great conversion program for Free. Kudos to Red Kawa....
Endlrls

[laurenglenn]

Someone made a post of this but in the wrong forums so anyways.

I recently replaced my old iPod (fell down a drain...don't ask) and finally bought a Video iPod. I'm running into a problem though, it converts the videos fine but when I add it in iTunes, I can't play the videos because if I double-click the file, my computer locks up. In addition, if I plug in my iPod and try to upload the videos, my computer will lock up. And by lock up I mean Alt-F4 nor Ctrl-Alt-Delete do anything. The only way to "unlock" my computer is by restarting it which is a pain in the ass. I thought it was a Quicktime problem so I installed the Quicktime Alternate but that didn't solve the problem. In addition, trying to move the video files through Videora does nothing.

If this is a Vista issue, I am dual-booting with Windows XP so if it's something that cannot be resolved, I can always boot into XP and upload the videos through there.

I've been running Vista 32-bit Home Deluxe for a month or so now and I have no problems with Videora. Can you tell me what kind of video card you're using and interface (AGP or PCI-Express)?

Most, if not all, the videos I create are done using Videora because it's the easiest to use when using the same settings over and over again, plus it can be used easily to create anamorphic videos which I use for my DVD iPod player.

I'm just curious what your system setup is. With the recent fixes that Microsoft has issued, I really haven't experienced as many problems recently with Vista.

Lauren

[Midiman]

Second time I've heard you refer to your "DVD iPod player". What exactly is that?

[laurenglenn]

Second time I've heard you refer to your "DVD iPod player". What exactly is that?

Philips makes one. It's a DVD player with an iPod dock in it. I had the iLuv version until Philips came out with theirs. The Philips one is much better. Basically, you can use the 7" 16x9 screen to watch your iPod videos. The remote on the Philips will control the iPod unlike most other models, but it makes watching videos on the iPod more practical.

In order to make the video fill the screen, you have to encode it in an anamorphic 16x9 (force an aspect ratio of 4x3 when the video is actually 16x9, so the video looks stretched vertically). Otherwise, you'll have black bars on the left and right side.

I think the model number is DCP735
Lauren