TV Shows Menu On iPod

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  1. seaneb

    seaneb Member

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    Can someone please help me, i have been search many forums but cannot find wot i am looking for.

    I have a 30gb video ipod which i have been using and works fine. it has firmware version 1.1 installed on it.

    i recently ripped one of my family guy dvds and converted it into mp4 using videora ipod convertor which i have used many times for movies. i imported the episodes into itunes and named them. i then changed the video type to tv show. i then disconected from itunes and went to the videos menu on the ipod. the tv shows menu is not there only movies, music videos and video podcasts. i have tried restoring the ipod but this didn't help.

    Please can someboy help me

    Thanks in advance SEAN
     
    seaneb, Mar 21, 2006
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    Lethal_B Moderator Staff Member

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    Hi buddy, this is how it is.

    Your videos will only show up under the 'tv shows' menu if you purchase them from iTunes. Otherwise, it simply will not display on your iPod.

    Sorry :-(
     
    Lethal_B, Mar 21, 2006
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  3. taichi66

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    There is a program called ipodtvshow. It is a little tedious, but works.
     
    taichi66, Mar 22, 2006
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  4. jazo123

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    What exactly does it do?
     
    jazo123, Mar 22, 2006
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  5. taichi66

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    Once the application is opened. The user selects the file then types in details in the blocks provided in the program. For example:

    TV Network:
    Show Name:
    TV Episode:
    Episode#:
    Season#:

    The user hits the "apply" button and the program creates a temp file of the video (in the same directory). It works with Atomic Parsley progam. Thus; once the user hits "apply", a little black screen pops up and one sees the file being written. It takes maybe 10 SECONDS to do one 21 minute episode. After it's done. Drag the new file into Itune TV Shows and it will be there. It's cool little program, but if you have like 21 episodes, it can be tedious. For me, I am glad not to see it under my Movie Section on the IPod Video.
     
    taichi66, Mar 22, 2006
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  6. Lethal_B

    Lethal_B Moderator Staff Member

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    Atomic Parsley is a great program -- it has helped me to make several programs for my videos..
     
    Lethal_B, Mar 22, 2006
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    Well there you go - you have someone confirming recorded televison shows do NOT have to be purchased through ITunes to get them to display correctly in the TV Shows section.

    If possible, perhaps the procedure should be mentioned under the FAQ section. I am sure there is more than one person trying to get the tv shows files to display correctly in ITunes.
     
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  8. Lethal_B

    Lethal_B Moderator Staff Member

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    taichi66- Yea, I'll add it to the FAQ when I get time. Usually when I suggest things a little more complicated than the basics of iTunes/iPod, people don't want to know. But I'll stick it into the FAQ, and If you have any more suggestions for the FAQ, please kindly add your suggestion as I will be adding a lot of questions & answers to it soon.
     
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    Lethal_B, Mar 24, 2006
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  9. jazo123

    jazo123 Guest

    Lethal--
    Might want to edit that to ask instead of, you know, LOL.
     
    jazo123, Mar 24, 2006
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  10. Lethal_B

    Lethal_B Moderator Staff Member

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    Actually, it's 'add', but thank's for spotting the typo..
     
    Lethal_B, Mar 24, 2006
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  11. jazo123

    jazo123 Guest

    Yeah, swearing is against the rules, lol
     
    jazo123, Mar 24, 2006
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    Lethal_B Moderator Staff Member

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    Jazo, I do know the rules, thanks..
     
    Lethal_B, Mar 25, 2006
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  13. jazo123

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    LOL, JK I know that you know the rules, probably better than the people who made them. ;)
     
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  14. iPod_luva

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    OMG that program is sooooooo good. i can finally get rid of 20 TV shows from my 'Movies' Section
     
    iPod_luva, Mar 25, 2006
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    Lethal_B Moderator Staff Member

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    It is indeed. It saves one having to wait for Apple decide the 'if`s' and the 'when`s'. :)
     
    Lethal_B, Mar 25, 2006
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    one thing you can do is create a playlist in itunes entitled tv shows, and put the shows there. You can change the info to tv shows instead of movies. When you open the video section in your ipod, just go under video playlists and it will be there.
     
    ant0064, Mar 28, 2006
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  17. Lethal_B

    Lethal_B Moderator Staff Member

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    No you can't. That method only works for iTMS purchased videos, hence the suggestions of loopholes ;-)
     
    Lethal_B, Mar 28, 2006
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    is there any windows ports of a similar program?
     
    Myxotosis, Apr 3, 2006
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  20. Myxotosis

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    thank you very much!!
     
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