converting videos to ipod format with mmpegx

[beyourself]

hey everyone. So i just bought a beautiful new ipod video and when I got home realized that all of my video podcasts weren't able to be transferred onto the ipod b/c they weren't in the right format. I got and d/l mmpegx, along with all of the required licensing stuff, and proceeded to convert my podcast videos into the ipod h.264 format. All was well until the conversion reached 99%, where it stopped. I checked out the info and it said something along the lines of "frame decoding failed maximum number of scalefactor bands exceeded" over and over and over again. I tried it again and got the same thing. Any suggestions on what I should do??? Thanks a lot!!!!

Are there any other free programs that you know of that are simple to use and can make the conversion?

[mdnky]

Just about program can be used (including iMovie), as long as it can export video that meet's the iPod Video specs (from QTPro FAQ):

H.264 video

• File formats: .m4v, .mp4 and .mov
• Video: Up to 768 Kbps, 320 x 240, 30 frames per second (fps), Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3
• Audio: AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 KHz, stereo audio

MPEG-4 video

• File formats: .m4v, .mp4 and .mov
• Video: Up to 2.5 Mbps, 480 x 480, 30 fps, Simple Profile
• Audio: AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 KHz, stereo audio

I'd suggest buying a key for QT Pro (7.0.3).