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Best program for mp3 transfer in my opinion is Dopi. It can handle cover art too if the image file is inside the mp3 folder and image name is cover.jpg. Dunno what is the maximum resolution but I guess at least 320×320 images will be displayed.

Here is info how to add videos to ipod in linux:

Adding Video files to the iPod

With the latest CVS version of gtkpod its possible to add video files just like every MP3 file. See here.

Creating Video files that actually work

I found this site. The command (slightly modified, see below):

ffmpeg -vcodec xvid -b 300 -qmin 3 -qmax 5 -bufsize 4096 -g 300 -acodec aac -ab 96 -i input_file.avi -s 320x240 -aspect 4:3 ipod_output.mpg

This creates videos that work fine with the iPod. I had some problems, though. Following command also works (thanks go here):

ffmpeg -i in.avi -f mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -maxrate 1000 -b 700 -qmin 3 -qmax 5 -bufsize 4096 -g 300 -acodec aac -ab 192 -s 320x240 -aspect 4:3 out.mp4

For 16:9:

ffmpeg -i in.avi -f mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -maxrate 1000 -b 700 -qmin 3 -qmax 5 -bufsize 4096 -g 300 -acodec aac -ab 192 -s 320x180 -aspect 16:9 out.mp4

Note: With firmware 1.2 (for games etc.) you can set the resolution to 640×480 (640×360 for 16:9) to have a better quality on the TV screen. As the resolution of the built in screen is 320×240 you will not get any advantage here.

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