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Oct 26, 2003, 04:25 PM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
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Compression Utilities for AVI files
Whats a good app for compressing avi files? I use Snagit and the output file size is flippm huuuuge!!
Anyone have any ideas?
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Oct 26, 2003, 04:40 PM
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Flash Banner Hater
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They don't compress well, so it's a case of using an appropriate codec with in the file
eg. http://www.techsmith.com/products/studio/codec.asp - Techsmith's own lossless codec
Or Alparysoft's
http://www.alparysoft.com/prod/lossless-video-codec.php
The other installed codecs may be available but lossy codecs will not render as crisply - although a more standard codec would be better if you intended distributing (although converting to WindowsMedia would probably be more appropriate) |
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Oct 26, 2003, 04:40 PM
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I dont know of any free apps, but Adobe Premiere, Sound Foundry Vegas, or any other professional video app allows you to render using different codecs and compressions and crap
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Oct 26, 2003, 05:41 PM
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Burned
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Divx, 3ivx are good compression codecs, very high quality as well.......used with virtual dub, you can get some fantastic results.
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Oct 26, 2003, 06:14 PM
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I suggest using virtualdub with either the Xvid codec or the Divx codec to re-encode the movie. Also, an easy factor to shrink filesize in video is to cut the mp3 quality to something like 64-96kbps. Most movies you just simply don't hear the difference between 128kbps and everything else. At least I don't.
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Oct 27, 2003, 12:58 AM
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Excellent guys... thanks.
I have registered a copy of Divx Pro 5.05, so i have the codec just lackn the application to compress the files.
I got virtuadub and its great!
Last edited by Warpy; Oct 27, 2003 at 01:15 AM.
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Oct 27, 2003, 01:29 AM
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DriverHeaven Granddaddy
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Totally FREE:
RadTools (Bink and Smacker)
And Very Easy To USE!
http://www.radgametools.com/bnkdown.htm
Click the RAD Video Tools download. |
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Oct 27, 2003, 01:40 AM
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Is it better then virtua dub bud?
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Oct 27, 2003, 01:45 AM
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DriverHeaven Granddaddy
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Quote:
Originally posted by Funky Monkey
Is it better then virtua dub bud?
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It was recommended to me quite some time ago by someone in the professional media business. I and my son have used it quite a bit. |
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Nov 5, 2003, 12:01 AM
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compress avi??? avi is just a container for divx and xvid for example.....they are already compressed file formats
if you want it really smaller...rezise the screen format of the video or the bitrate
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Nov 5, 2003, 10:30 AM
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DriverHeaven Granddaddy
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Quote:
Originally posted by damiandimitri
compress avi??? avi is just a container for divx and xvid for example.....they are already compressed file formats
if you want it really smaller...rezise the screen format of the video or the bitrate
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I've used the RADTOOLS Smacker/Bink options to reduce a 900 MB AVI into a 17 MB file without loss of screen size. |
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Nov 5, 2003, 10:59 AM
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DriverHeaven Junior Member
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then the bitrate has changed
else every one would have used smacker..and not divx for video.....
but....i will find out
i think it is a kind of transcodeng or re-encoding..not compressing
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Sep 3, 2005, 03:56 PM
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RADTools
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Originally Posted by Dyre Straits
I've used the RADTOOLS Smacker/Bink options to reduce a 900 MB AVI into a 17 MB file without loss of screen size.
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Did you have to play around with all the settings? Or did you get away with basically clicking 'smack' or 'bink'?
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