adding movies on iPhone not bought on iTunes - Page 5

dturner · 08-16-2008, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by Mrsmaris

still doing the same thing...

Are you dragging the clip into the library of itunes and not a folder of itunes that is in explorer or finder (PC or mac)?

Mrsmaris · 08-16-2008, 08:32 PM

basically I have movies open in itunes, i clicked add file to library, added my first episode of niptuck. and it shows up in the movies section. I plugged in my iphone, went to the movies section, went throught he ENTIRE section of the iphone and it recogizes other things ive actually gotten from itunes but does not list my niptuck episode. so i put it into the "purchased" section. and in the video section i clicked sync the purchased section. so right now its "backing up" my iphone and as soon as it is done i will let you know if the episode is in my iphone but i highly doubt it is.. *rolls eyes*

macgirl · 08-16-2008, 08:37 PM

Sometimes even when a video converter makes a video iPod/iPhone-compatible, iTunes still won't recognize it as such. When that's happened to me, I right click on the video in my iTunes library and select "Convert Selection for iPod/iPhone" (or you can click on the video once to select it, and choose this option from the Advanced menu at the top). It takes a while for it to convert, so you have to be patient, but it will create a duplicate copy of the video in your library that will work on your iPhone. After it's done, you can delete the original file in your library to save hard drive space - just be sure you delete the right one since the files will be identical.

Mrsmaris · 08-16-2008, 08:41 PM

I GOT IT I GOT IT WOOOO HOOO

suddenly it popped up below the tv shows in the video tab and allowed me to apply it to my iphone. thank god.
wooo hoo

dturner · 08-16-2008, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by Mrsmaris

I GOT IT I GOT IT WOOOO HOOO

suddenly it popped up below the tv shows in the video tab and allowed me to apply it to my iphone. thank god.
wooo hoo

What do you think you were doing wrong?

Mrsmaris · 08-16-2008, 08:54 PM

not quite sure... it just popped up when i closed and opened itunes again...

BigCiX · 08-16-2008, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by macgirl

Sometimes even when a video converter makes a video iPod/iPhone-compatible, iTunes still won't recognize it as such. When that's happened to me, I right click on the video in my iTunes library and select "Convert Selection for iPod/iPhone" (or you can click on the video once to select it, and choose this option from the Advanced menu at the top). It takes a while for it to convert, so you have to be patient, but it will create a duplicate copy of the video in your library that will work on your iPhone. After it's done, you can delete the original file in your library to save hard drive space - just be sure you delete the right one since the files will be identical.

I'm gonna try that converting option cause I have a file that was converted over with videora and it won't sync on neither my iPod or iPhone. It's on itunes and everything is checked but won't show up on neither.

jgibo1 · 09-11-2008, 12:52 AM

I was having trouble adding a movie too. Turns out that I didn't scroll down and see the movies part. Was only seeing rented and tv shows.
Talk about feeling stupid.

aka_darkkat · 10-25-2008, 03:46 AM

Originally Posted by Mrsmaris

I have the season 5 of niptuck I want to add to my iPhone. It's in the library and everything but it will not go into my movies or tvshows section and will not sync onto my iPhone. Yet it's in my movies section. I don't understand how to get it onto my iPhone. It's in iTunes and converted and everything.

I had the same trouble as Mrsmaris and here is the solution: open Itunes make sure your phone is plugged in. On your very left of Itunes you should see your library, store, phone, play lists ect. You want to click phone from list and you will see another list
of a library of your phone this time click movies and check first and second box (you will probaby need to scroll down the page a bit) now look back to very left side of Itunes again and sync your phone again. You will see it transfer takes a couple of minutes. Voila!! You now can open ipod feature of phone and you will go to video and movie will be there.

I would also like to add and ask please don't let things like this happen because it's very frustrating PLEASE PLEASE STICK TO THE TOPIC. It took 5 pages to come somewhat close to the answer. It took 5 pages for people to talk about programs they like best.....

lady_bugz22 · 12-02-2008, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by macgirl

Sometimes even when a video converter makes a video iPod/iPhone-compatible, iTunes still won't recognize it as such. When that's happened to me, I right click on the video in my iTunes library and select "Convert Selection for iPod/iPhone" (or you can click on the video once to select it, and choose this option from the Advanced menu at the top). It takes a while for it to convert, so you have to be patient, but it will create a duplicate copy of the video in your library that will work on your iPhone. After it's done, you can delete the original file in your library to save hard drive space - just be sure you delete the right one since the files will be identical.

Yeah..it worked!! I'm so glad I found your suggestion