Compression for iPod

Can Compressor be used to convert a short movie to the right kind of mpeg-4 for an iPod, and assuming the answer is yes, can someone point me to a place to find the right settings?

Both movies are under 5 minutes.

Thanks,

Mike

Also, is it worth up-rezzing (if that's the right word) the letterboxed 4:3 to 16:9 before compressing it since it's going to be so much smaller anyway?

There's a good step by step for getting video onto ipods here [www.apple.com]

If you still want to do it via compressor, it notes

"* By following the steps in this tutorial, QuickTime 7 Pro will automatically create an .m4v file containing H.264 video and AAC audio that is optimised for iPod. iPod can play the following video formats:

* 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
"



Post Edited (02-23-06 00:45)

Thanks Jude,

I read the tutorials and get on it.

Mike