Page 1 of HELP NEEDED PLEASE!!! ------ I-pod nano

HI there. firstly i would like to apologise if this in in the wrong forum, time is of the essence here and i figured the general forum is most popular when visiting the site.
Daughter`s birthday this Sunday. We have got her one of those nano thingies - the new slim ones and I have spend the last 4 hours trying to figure it out - no joke.
Very little problem putting music on it, copied the old favourite `test` playlist quite quickly but I cannot get videos to work on it for love nor money.
Not exactly true i synced it (??) and lots of vids that were on the p.c. went to I-tunes (my new Primark - places I hate to go!!) but only one was a music vid with sound all the rest from old digital camera with no sound. Anyway i tried to put it on and it told me something about not able to play it so I created an i-pod version as per instructions and transferred it and it plays fine but has no sound. Question 1 eh why?
Next I can`t seem to transfer all the music vids my daughter has to the i-library. Personally I can live without seeing the Jonas Bros and Mr Efron for a while but that`s not the point. I assumed correctly that they must be in the wrong format (avi) so i have tried unsuccesfully to convert. here is the story so far:
I have tried using i-tunes 8 to do it but no joy. I have tried using quicktime 7 pro to do it but can only get the vids to play the song (jumpy) with a white screen. I even tried winavi and converted the avi vids to mpeg1 and they worked in i-tunes but again no sound when transferred to the pod. Going mental!!

I am out all tomorrow so need to try and fix this today. I have been on to various websites but can`t seem to find anything new.
To recap I have the latest version of i-tunes, quicktime pro 7 and currently my quicktime settings are set to the direct x settings although i have tried them on safe mode GDI (don`t know if this is important).
Hate I-pods. Help please.


cheers

Get hold of Videora ipod converter:
www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/

That`s free and very quick to convert most videos for the ipod(s)

Miles

PS - You don`t "Hate ipods" - you just don`t understand them enough yet ;)

"Build a man a fire, and he`ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he`ll be warm for the rest of his life."
-Terry Pratchett.

This item was edited on Friday, 3rd October 2008, 12:49

Also - and I know it sounds like a stupid question, but I had to ask....
You are plugging headphones/speakers into the ipod aren`t you?

"Build a man a fire, and he`ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he`ll be warm for the rest of his life."
-Terry Pratchett.

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You are plugging headphones/speakers into the ipod aren`t you

:B Wouldnt be the first time iv`e seen that not done :D :B

:) Funny. Yes headphones in. i know this as I heard tunes in my ear from the playlist. This is the guy however who did phone the Dell helpline and roared at some poor guy about lack of sound only to be asked `have you turned your speakers on?` To which i replied `What speakers?` I shall download convertor and hope it works.

ta

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This is the guy however who did phone the Dell helpline and roared at some poor guy about lack of sound only to be asked `have you turned your speakers on?` To which i replied `What speakers?`

How about one of my support experiences:

Customer cannot dial in with her laptop in spain, every time she dials the number it is is engaged..




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When fishermen catch dolphin-friendly tuna, how do they know which tuna are being friendly to dolphins?

:) Sorted. Thaks. Miley Cirus never sounded so good? Now all i need is a reliable tool to get vids from youtube etc that is not awash with trojans - less than subtle hint hint there.

ta again