Apple posts video podcast tutorial

By Dave Caolo

Much like the podcast tutorial we saw a couple of months ago, Apple has posted a "Creating Video Podcasts on Mac OS X" tutorial to its website. They suggest you use an iSight camera (of course) and Quicktime Pro 7.0.3 to create your video. Once you've finished recording, select the new "Movie to iPod (320x240)" option from the "Export" menu to ensure iPod compatibility.

The tutorial results in an .m4v file containing H.264 video and AAC audio. The webpage goes on to explain that the iPod can play the following file formats specifically:

  • H.264 video – File formats: .m4v, .mp4 and .mov
    Video: Up to 768 Kbps, 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames per second, 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 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile
    Audio: AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 KHz, stereo audio

 

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