Zune 101: Configuring the Zune Software to Find Your Videos
This is the first in a series of videos designed for Zune owners – this video is very basic, describing the steps required to configure the Zune desktop software to find your video files. Got a request for something you’d like to see me cover in a future video? Post a comment and make a request! Thanks for watching, and please rate the video and subscribe to the Thoughts Media channel – and stop by Zune Thoughts (www.zunethoughts.com) for all your Zune news and reviews. This video was creating using the awesome Camtasia 5 from TechSmith. – Jason Dunn
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@ThoughtsMedia But i think they did one update ago.
This actually explained why most of my videos dont show up. I feel however that they need to expand the types of files that the software plays.
well first off the movies i have, wen i play them on the software , the color is off and is fuzzy will they show up on my zune hd like that?and i notcied u have a 720p video, my hd videos wont load on the software?plz helpp
Software > File Types only impacts what file types the Zune software is associated with. The Zune software will not play or sync Divx or Xvid video files. Perhaps your content is in that format?
- Jason
Hey Jason, you could’ve told me about “software” -> “file types” :) i DIdnt get why my videos are not syncing until i changed that setting, but still they are not being added to my device!! help!
The way to get the best video quality is to rip DVDs that you own, so it’s only one conversion. I can’t give advice about working with content “acquired” from torrent sites.
- Jason
A very thorough tutorial indeed. I just bought a Zune 120, so for me this was very helpful, although I had allready used a couple of hours to figure it out on my own. The thing is, I was wondering if you could give me some advice. I have a lot of videos (torrents) and I have used some conversion freeware to convert some of them, but 1. It is poor quality, 2. It covers half the screen. Any advice on what to do to get best video output? Thanks
- Guy from Norway
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No, sadly the Zune team hasn’t added any AVI compatibility to the Zune software.
- Jason
would an avi file work for the Zune softw.
Yes, the software is still basically the same since v2.
- Jason
Does this work on the newest release of the Zune software?
Just rip your own DVDs – that’s the best source of content.
- Jason
hey i hope u can post a video were we can actually downlad real compatable movies for the zune because i can seem to find anything thats compadable with the zune software
I’m not sure, it’s been years since I ran across MPEG content (other than MPEG2 off a DVD). I kind of doubt it…
- Jason
Would MPEG able to work????
The broke that with the 3.x update – the best you can do now is click in the artist list and start typing, it will work there. Or the search box. I miss that feature too…
- Jason
One time I remember just typing letters and they came up in the main screen while highlighting the bands of the letter I typed. I cant remember how i did that. can you guys tell me how to do that again?
nvm thank you. it worked out of nowhere
That should work, but since it’s not, it must be that whatever format the MPEG4 file is in isn’t Zune-compatible.
- Jason
ok so i downloaded a movie off of google videos. I clicked on “Download video – iPod/PSP” and it gave me an mp4 file of it. i put it in “phillip/document/videos” but the zune doesnt read it. what should i do?
I can’t explain why it won’t delete music – unless that music is in a strange folder/place where the software can’t access? There are too many variables to say for sure. If your music is in a strange format, you’ll get that error, though I’ve never seen it myself.
- Jason
No, that’s not true. You need Windows XP or Windows Vista to run the software. Go to the Zune web site and download the 3.1 software.
- Jason
I would appreciate if you can help me with a small problem. I’ve tried deleting music from the software but nothing seems to happen. Another thing 4 you, when I try to add certain music, sometimes it says “Invalid Media Type”, why?
Is it true you need an ms media center 2005 or newer to get the software