Video Compression Software

[Esamed]

Got some video footage of green laning etc, seen the post re uploading to host sites etc. Was wondering if any of peeps know of any compression software for video?

Steve

[jotto]

Got some video footage of green laning etc, seen the post re uploading to host sites etc. Was wondering if any of peeps know of any compression software for video?

Steve

Have you got windows movie maker??

[Esamed]

Have you got windows movie maker??

Got Power director 4 etc but that doesn't compress down much. Not got windows movie maker though.

[jotto]

have you got windows xp

[IIIrd]

i think you can make a wmv with media player 10

[Esamed]

Yes got XP, what I am after is to compress even further if possible, as I still end up with huge files. a winzip video copression sort of thing if you see what i mean. Searched around such things do exist just wondering if anyone had any expereinces.

[jimbob_steele]

Movie Maker

If you have XP, you should also have Movie Maker. It's under Accessories, Entertainment.

You can import clips, add basic titles, etc. There is a timeline at the bottom of the screen, which lets you create a sort of story board using photos, clips and text banners. Details at Movie Maker at Microsoft.Com

Then you can create a media file, using one of several compression systems.

If you cannot find a compression system you like, you could try xVid, which is available at http://www.koepi.org/xvid.shtml. It has very high quality compression, and produces small files. (It is, of course, the most difficult to set up and use.)

I think, if you have a valid XP license, you can download Movie Maker 2 for free.

[Esamed]

If you have XP, you should also have Movie Maker. It's under Accessories, Entertainment.

You can import clips, add basic titles, etc. There is a timeline at the bottom of the screen, which lets you create a sort of story board using photos, clips and text banners. Details at Movie Maker at Microsoft.Com

Then you can create a media file, using one of several compression systems.

If you cannot find a compression system you like, you could try xVid, which is available at http://www.koepi.org/xvid.shtml. It has very high quality compression, and produces small files. (It is, of course, the most difficult to set up and use.)

I think, if you have a valid XP license, you can download Movie Maker 2 for free.

Yep seen that, got nero as well, just want to go smaller.

[Danno]

Go to www.vcdhelp.com, theres heaps of info on compressions, software (some is free!) and very good detailed guides on how to do it.

I use it all the time for the very same reason. All depends what format you want it in and the eventual size.

AVI's are good, but quite large, try changing the dimensions, and not go for 800x600. Although looks nice in full screen, its a monster file size. Most people have got the DivX codec now so compress with DivX and you'll get a reasonable file size.

I'd shy away from WMV's as these aren't reliable and often only work on recent Windows Media Player. Also the file sizes can be large.

Alternatively if you just want the file hosted on a site then try putfile.com or google video. They'll host it and give you a link to it.

If you want it edited then Windows Movie Maker is a good start to get the video looking the way you want with titles and bits clipped out to make it more watchable. Save the finished vid as an AVI then use a different program to compress it into DivX or Xvid.

Hope this helps

[Gizmo]

Look for MPEG4 Direct Maker.....does conversion of video formats and believ it allows you to change the size and frame rates during conversion

[Esamed]

Go to www.vcdhelp.com, theres heaps of info on compressions, software (some is free!) and very good detailed guides on how to do it.

I use it all the time for the very same reason. All depends what format you want it in and the eventual size.

AVI's are good, but quite large, try changing the dimensions, and not go for 800x600. Although looks nice in full screen, its a monster file size. Most people have got the DivX codec now so compress with DivX and you'll get a reasonable file size.

I'd shy away from WMV's as these aren't reliable and often only work on recent Windows Media Player. Also the file sizes can be large.

Alternatively if you just want the file hosted on a site then try putfile.com or google video. They'll host it and give you a link to it.

If you want it edited then Windows Movie Maker is a good start to get the video looking the way you want with titles and bits clipped out to make it more watchable. Save the finished vid as an AVI then use a different program to compress it into DivX or Xvid.

Hope this helps

Cheers Danno

Sorted.