More specific iPod question

[chavvah]

Okay, so. I would like to make an iPod friendly video of an episode of "Futurama" currently stored on my computer.

QuickTime Pro takes 40 minutes to produce an iPod friendly video with no sound.
Windows Movie Maker takes 15 minutes to produce a poor-quality, non-iPod-compatible nightmare.
Videora takes 20 minutes to produce an iPod friendly video with no sound.

Before I download any more software, I want a guarantee that it will turn mpegs into iPod-compatible mp4s with sound.

Comments

[kataclysmic.livejournal.com]

I'll try uploading it to YSI (it's in two halves, each around 200MB), but I don't know if transfering over AIM might be quicker.

[chavvah.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately I am at work right now and not AIM-handy, but if YSI doesn't work, we'll go from there.

P.S. You rule the internets.

[kataclysmic.livejournal.com]

Let me say this first: I have been playing it on VLC player, not an iPod, so I cannot promise that it will work, but it's worth a try :o)

Quality isn't amazing. The lip-sync goes dodgy for ten minutes in the middle, and all the voices are slightly lower in pitch than is right. But it's not that bad.