Why Mp4 plays in VLC but not iTunes in my iPod

I converted a video to an mp4 so that I can put it on my ipod touch, but when I open the file in itunes, the video is jumpy and the sound does not play.
How can I get around this? (The video plays fine in VLC)
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The codec information is as follows:

Stream 0
Type: Audio
Codec: MPEG AAC Audio (mp4a)
Language: English
Channels: Stereo
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
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Stream 1
Type: Video
Codec: H264 -MPEG-4 AVC (part 10) (avc1)
Language: English
Resolution: 480x320
Frame rate: 29.962349

Statistics
Audio
Decoded: 200 blocks
Played: 200 buffers
Lost: 1 buffers
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Video
Decoded 146 blocks
Displayed: 130 frames
Lost: 2 frames
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Input/read
Media data size: 928KiB
Input bitrate: 1138 kb/s
Demuxed data size: 562 KiB
Content bitrate: 875 kb/s

Wish for anyone help.