I don't doubt that the file can be imported as audio. I would like for it to be imported in the same manner as other audio managers do (iTunes and Anapod). Imported as video, the file simply does not play on the device so the implication that if I want to see the "video stream", I need to play as a video isn't correct. Furthermore, I'm not certain that iTunes imported it as video. I simply played them from the Podcast genre with all of the functionality I would expect from it. I'll have to double check although I don't look forward to wrestling with iTunes...words can't describe the loathing I have for it.
I'm assuming that DirectShow is an underlying technology (API set, etc.) that MC uses to interact with and handle files within the system. Do I gather from the responses I've seen that it is not possible to transfer these particular files to the device unaltered within this framework?
Another confusing twist in the story is that MC, on the computer, will play the file as expected...audio, slides, etc. It's only when transferred to the device (some auto-tagging) I'm assuming, that it loses this feature.
Perhaps there is some common knowledge I haven't been exposed to yet so bear with me if I'm not completely versed in the MC culture just yet.
I'm new to this application (I've had it for a week and purchased it the day after I installed it as I was thoroughly convinced this was the solution I was looking for.) In fact, I have sung its praises to at least two people that are looking for a means to manage the iPod between two different computers. Hopefully they'll be aboard soon.
The trouble I'm having with the AAC multimedia file is simply a nuance that I would like to figure out if indeed there is a solution. It certainly doesn't ruin the MC experience for me...far from it.