Want to put your own movies on your iPod? You can with iMovie HD and an iPod with video compatibility (currently Fifth Generation iPod). You also need to have QuickTime 7.0.3 or later and iTunes 6 or later installed - they're both free downloads!
The biggest surprise: watching video on the tiny, 2.5-inch screen (320 by 240 pixels) is completely immersive. Three unexpected factors are at work. First, the picture itself is sharp and vivid, with crisp action that never smears; the screen is noticeably brighter than on previous iPods. Second, because the audio is piped directly into your ear sockets, it has much higher fidelity and presence than most people's TV sets. Finally, remember that a 2.5-inch screen a foot from your face fills as much of your vision as a much larger screen that's across the room.Eu ja imaginava que devia ser maneiro. Taí o David Pogue confirmando. O lance é que a tela do iPod, se você levar em consideração a pequena distância entre os olhos e o iPod, deve ser equivalente a uma tela de 16 ou 20 polegadas a 3 metros de distância. E como a qualidade da tela é excelente e o áudio também, dá onda.
Apple's offering is not a video iPod in the generic portable media player vein that that product was often discussed. It's a video-enabled iPod that evolves the specific product that owns the digital audio player market.
With QuickTime 7 Pro, you can create your own videos that will play on the new iPod. Already have great home movies you want to play on your iPod? No problem. QuickTime 7 Pro helps you easily convert them to a format that iPod understands.* Just follow these easy instructions and you'll be watching your own video on your iPod in no time.