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HarryT · 09-13-2009, 04:39 AM

I've had a 1st Gen 32GB iPod Touch for a year or so, which I primarily use as a video player; all my video I convert to MPEG 4 format, which worked very well.

I've just bought the new 64GB 3rd Gen iPod Touch, loaded some of my video onto it, and discovered that when it plays, all I get is a solid green background.

A little experimentation shows that if I recode the video to use the "H.264" codec rather than MPEG4 it plays fine.

Has Apple actually documented the fact that MPEG4 is no longer supported on the new devices? It's a bit of a nuisance!

09-13-2009, 04:39 AM	#1
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,556 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	No MPEG-4 support on new iPod Touch? I've had a 1st Gen 32GB iPod Touch for a year or so, which I primarily use as a video player; all my video I convert to MPEG 4 format, which worked very well. I've just bought the new 64GB 3rd Gen iPod Touch, loaded some of my video onto it, and discovered that when it plays, all I get is a solid green background. A little experimentation shows that if I recode the video to use the "H.264" codec rather than MPEG4 it plays fine. Has Apple actually documented the fact that MPEG4 is no longer supported on the new devices? It's a bit of a nuisance!