ipod Video software Possible to write?

where can i find more information on this dv-pod? i tired searching the forum and did a google search but nothing came up.

i think he means a mp4 player there is no such thing as a dv-pod he means a video player

heres my theory on the ipod video.

apple wants to release one, but they cant. the reason being you cant download movies on itunes, so your either stealing them off limewire or kazza or somehow you are saving the dvd to your computer.. which i dont know how to do or even if its possible because of copyright protection

Originally posted by AndyH
Possible? Perhaps.

Are we likely to ever see a "hack" for the iPod which allows for video-playback...highly doubtful.
Will we ever see a hack? Maybe so, though I think you will still be needing a TV to utilize it. If you are capable of understanding things like this (http://www.ipodlinux.org/index.php/Documentation#Technical_Details) then you can pretty clearly see that the iPod has some pretty powerful internals that are entirely unchallenged by MP3 playback. The most troubling problem with video IMO would be hard disk access. Seeing as the ipod has a relatively small amount of RAM, and videos (even short ones) take up a pretty big amount of space, the ipod would almost have to continually be accessing its hard drive. It's hard to say if the ipod would be capable of real time playback of videos at the same resolution of the iPod's LCD (ignoring sound for the moment).

The other problem is that the ipod doesnt have a sufficient MMU to use a comparably standard distro of linux. So it has to use a special brand called uClinux which doesn't need a MMU at all. The limitations of uClinux will ultimately limit what the developers can do with iPod Linux. Though, just to prove the ipod is indeed capable of moving image output, check out this video. Here (http://booc.coob.org/cubedemo.avi)

That cube is controlled by the user. As well, it should be noted that the linux kernel does boot on the 4g iPod's, but some key features don't work yet, like audio output.

Originally posted by B0rat
I can tell by reading this that you pirate software, music and movies becuase this is what you think about. What if i made a video on Imovie and wanted to watch it? would this be copyright infringment?

so what are you going to arrest him? why dont you make a post to contribute to the thread?

>> Eventually there will be an ipod that will be able to play videos, either apple will finally give in and put it in as a feature or somone will create a good hac for it.