Video Converting Question

[MAGNUS]

I have never been big on converting videos for my iPhone or iPad but with recently purchasing the new ATV I'm considering converting most of my files. I can now stream just about all of my media directly to my TV but I really dig the ATV UI and am curious what is the most simple and efficient program to do this.

I've used a few programs back when I first got an iPhone 3G but with the higher resolutions of the i4/iPad(ATV), I'm not quite sure which program to use or which are the highest quality settings to use.

Do the settings for the ATV differ from the phone/pad? (I did search the forum but found different topics for each iDevice)



Thanks in advance for your input.

Note: I'm on a PC

 

[Slyfi]

if you can play it in iTunes you can play it on any iDevice

i personally use winamp for all my conversion atm

 

[MAGNUS]

if you can play it in iTunes you can play it on any iDevice

I figured as much, but I'm curious to know what the optimal settings would be for each device, or at the very least, for the ATV.

 

[Slyfi]

just convert it to .mp4 and the devices will fix it from there (at least thats my impression)

currently only using iPad and iPhone getting an ATV very soon but as far as IP___ goes it works thus far

 

[MAGNUS]

Thanks for your input.


Note: I don't know why but I never checked the Apple site. I found exactly what I was looking for. I feel like a tard. I spent a good amount of time reading different sites trying to find optimal settings and it was there all along.


For those interested, all devices support the same settings/codecs.

iPhone 4 - H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

iPad - H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

ATV - H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats



iPhone 4 - MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;

iPad - MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;

ATV - MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats



iPhone 4 - Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

iPad - Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

ATV - Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format



iPhone 4 - Support for 1024 by 768 pixels with Dock Connector to VGA Adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable (cables sold separately)

iPad - Support for 1024 by 768 pixels with Dock Connector to VGA Adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable

Now to find the best free program out there.