--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert <rupert@...> wrote:
>
> Dave, never be afraid to add a link to your videoblog on your
> messages so we can watch it, especially when asking for help :)
>
> What PC editing program are you using? Many PC apps now have an
> "iPod" export setting. That's all the Blip .m4v conversion is. As
> much as I think it's worth supporting Blip, there are cheaper and
> free ways of doing an iPod conversion if that's all you want. (as an
> aside to Blip: I think if you want to get more Pro users, you need to
> seriously upgrade your transcoding offering to allow multiple
> formats, including 3gp)
>
> If you're using something like Windows Movie Maker which doesn't have
> an iPod export setting, you could use a free service like
> MPEGStreamclip to convert to almost any format you want, including iPod:
> http://www.squared5.com/
> A lot of people on this list use it.
>
> Your current AVI file is about 200MB for 15 minutes. An m4v iPod
> file would probably work out at about 150MB or less. It shouldn't
> double your file size. 10MB per minute is average and acceptable for
> an iPod file (which is an H264-encoded MP4 file at 640x480)
>
> It's worth converting to a Quicktime-compatible format in any case.
> As you know, you can upload multiple formats to Blip for the same
> episode.
>
> Rupert
> http://twittervlog.tv
>
>

Right - after reading this again - and the other thread about
convertion - I've downloaded this software.

Trying it on my very short trailer - and picking the H.264 option -
the result is an audio only .mov file with black screen.

I'll try a again in case I'm doing something wrong - I didn't change
size or frame-rate.

Cheers, daveac

http://daveac.blip.tv/