# PodFlick: reconstructing iPod Video library editing

> PodFlick reconstructs iTunesDB editing for fifth-generation iPod Video devices in a macOS video-transfer app. It converts clips to H.264 Baseline and AAC with ffmpeg, then writes video records directly into the device database without iTunes. The repository includes a format specification, Python reference implementation and database fixtures.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: App
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/rockerlabs/podflick>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/rockerlabs/podflick/blob/a168920267c0afd6b6ddd04588ec68cb55e62f58/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/podflick-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/podflick-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/podflick-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** iPod Video 5G or 5.5G mounted as a disk.
- **Prerequisites:** Apple Silicon Mac running macOS 14 or newer; source builds require Xcode 15 or newer and ffmpeg on PATH.
- **Limits:** Support for iPod Classic 6G and later and Intel Macs is planned; Linux and Windows are on the long-term wishlist.
- **License:** MIT licence.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/rockerlabs/podflick/blob/a168920267c0afd6b6ddd04588ec68cb55e62f58/README.md>

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